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The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Little Friarbird, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
The Little Friarbird is a migrational bird, moving between northern Australia and the New South Wales/Victoria border in the spring and autumn times. It is primarily found near in forests and near water: rivers, wetlands. They eat nectar, bugs, fruit and seeds. They form monogamous pairs and nest close to water. They are not a threatened species. The Little Friarbird has a brown head, back, wings and tail. Its chest is light brown. Its legs, beak and face are dark grey. It has bright blue patches on its cheeks under the eyes. This specimen does not accurately match how the Little Friarbird looks because the specimen has lost clumps of feathers on its chest, neck and face. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century This Little Friarbird has blue patches on its cheeks, brown head, back and tail. The front and neck are a light brown. Its back is grey. It has serious pest damage to the back of its neck, which has no feathers. Above its eyes shows early signs of pest damage. The front of the bird has ruffled patches of feathers. It stands on a dark wooden stand. It has an identification tag hanging from its left leg. Label: 61a/ Blue faced Honey Eater / See catalogue page 19 taxidermy mount, taxidermy, burke museum, beechworth, little friarbird, australian bird -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, Letter to Lillie from Ted, 31 August 1928
This is one in a series of letters written by various seafarers to Lillie Duncan. Lillie was a member of the Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild during the 1920s. She seems to have struck up a number of friendships with seafarers who used the facility. The Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild was responsible for much of the fundraising that constructed and maintained the organisation from its inception in 1902. They were also responsible for arranging dances and other social activities designed to make seafarers welcome in a strange environment.The purpose of the Mission to Seafarers is, as it always was, to provide comfort and welfare services to visiting seafarers. This letter, and the series of which it is a part, underscores the importance of making relationships abroad for those who earned their living on the seasHand written letter in five parts consisting of a white envelope with four white pages of handwritten text in black ink using only the face of the page. There are two post marks, one at the top and central on the face of the envelope, the other at the top right. The first reads: 31 AU 28 3.50/ PORT SAID/A". The second post mark reads: "31 AU28 0.50/ PORT SAID/A""melbourne, ted, letters, 1928, stamps, envelope, missions-to-seamen, mission-to-seafarers-melbourne, ladies-harbour-lights-guild, 11-paxton-street-east-malvern-melbourne-australia, lhlg, lillie duncan, port said, ss mandasor -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - GAS MASK AND CONTAINER, C.1939 onwards
Item relates to W.F.R Budge VX48105, refer Cat No 2721 for his service details..1) Carry Bag, kahki canvas, pockets & metal carry clips. .2) Respirator, red, metal, breathing hose & face mask attached, black elastic strapping attached to back of face mask. .3) Tin container, green, eyepiece cleaner, small box respirator & mask.“Carry bag: [up arrow] Romac” ,Inside top: “1941”, Back in biro: “VX 48105 MAJ J BUDGE”. Respirator: “No 4A Willow 1939”, Top embossed: “HL - 10 12 40 - 1 57”, Bottom embossed: “WKL6 - EIV” Face Mask: “L22 [up arrow] 22.10.40”, On air outlet etched: “SD - 1940”.military equipment - army, passchendaele barracks trust -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Equipment - Bellamy Gardner mask, 1908
H. Bellamy Gardner, an anaesthetist at the Charing Cross Hospital, was the first to use open ether in England and was responsible for popularizing the technique. Bellamy Gardner's mask consists of a wire frame which was covered with layers of gauze. He recommended constructing a face-pad consisting of several layers of gauze which were rolled together and tied to make an oval. This was applied to the face and the mask rested on the top. Ether was then administered directly on to the mask.Oval chrome-plated steel wire frame designed to fit around a face. The wire-framed dome has both vertical and horizontal wire components to sit over a patient's nose and mouth. Ether was applied to a gauze pad which was held securely in place by a hinged wire lid. This is a modified version of Bellamy Gardner's original mask.Etched on clasp: BELLAMY / GARDNER'S / ETHER MASKether, gauze -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Box Camera
Front face lens, upper side handle inscribed Ensign, with and lens, right hand side clip (unable to open) for opening to add film left hand side clip to open for film, winder for opening camera, , Front face ENSIGN "All Distance" "Twenty. Left side Time, Inst, Ordinary Light, Bright Light Arrow to expose. Winder inscription "withdraw winder before opening camera"cameras, box camera, photography, pictures, film -
Mont De Lancey
Glass bottle
Aqua glass bottle, 12.7 cm tall, embossed on three sides: ‘Hauthaway’s/ Peerless Gloss/ Made in U.S.A’. Hauthaway’s company, established in 1852, manufactured protective coatings for shoes. The bottles come in different colours. Some have the name Hauthaway’s repeated (instead of ‘Made in U.S.A). This example was discarded in 1908 after the death of Mary Everett. Embossed on base, ‘C/6’.Green, square-bottomed glass bottle"Hauthaway's" on one face, "Peerless Gloss" on the opposite facebottles, containers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: THE SHAMROCK HOTEL, 19/11/1977
Newspaper Article entitled 'The Four Faces of the Shamrock' , by Amy Huxtable, from the Bendigo Advertiser Saturday November 19 1977. It is a chronological History of the Shamrock Hotel. 1st face 1854, 2nd face 1860, 3rd face 1897, 4th face, the current Shamrock after restorationBendigo Advertisernewspaper, bendigo, early history, the bendigo advertiser, the shamrock hotel, any huxtable -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Box Camera
This camera has representative significance as a replica of a model used widely during the 1950's.Black box with handle, lens and film opening clip on upper face, view finder, lens open close shutter and winder on left hand side, Inner compartment opens outwardly with clip to store film. Yellow and red descriptive sticker on upper lid, Use Kodak 620 Films. Front face gray and sliver striped plate,Brownie Flash II Camera , Kodet Lens ,Kodak Australia Pty Ltd Melbourne Australiacamera, pictures, film, photography, kodak -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Local colour, 1/05/1987 12:00:00 AM
'Nunawading News' item from May 1987 issue, with photo of Fankhauser family.'Nunawading News' item from May 1987 issue, with photo of Fankhauser family, asking for response from the readers if they recognise faces and also photocopy of same article. Responses from M. Pellow nee Mary Law, Mrs Bon Neumann, Elsie May French, Sue Kraushofer, Joan Frazer.'Nunawading News' item from May 1987 issue, with photo of Fankhauser family. nunawading news, fankhauser family, pellow, mary, law, mary, neumann, bon, french, else, kaushofer, sue, frazer, joan -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Badge, House Captain's badge
House captain's badge provided by Ballarat Clarendon College for the Captain of Henderson House. Two gold-plated badges with House name in red lettering. Rectagular name plate sits on red circle. Gold border to both pieces. Pin fastening fixed across rear. Face: HENDERSONhenderson-house, house-captain, ballarat-clarendon-college -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Rudder
Commemorating Ballarat College's first win at the Head of the Lake. Wooden rudder from rowing boat with gold inscription and brass detail with black calligraphy on face and school crest in red and blackPainted on face: BALLARAT COLLEGE / HEAD OF THE LAKE 1920 / LADIES CHALLENGE CUP / HENLEY 1920 / J S COLTMAN 10ST 10LBS stroke / W R HICKS 10 st 12 lbs No 3 / A D CLARK 11ST 10 LBS No 2 / K V BRADBY 9ST 13 LBS BOW / A J KING COX / Mr W D DAWSON COACH. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - GAS MASK, Mask: 27.6.1941; Canister: 21.11.1941
Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Gas mask with brown cloth covering & rubber face cover. 2 circular, clear, glass eye pieces with threaded mounts. Mask is secured to head with black elasticized straps. Metal breathing plate is attached to a red metal canister via a black ribbed rubber tube. Side port on LHS face mask. Port is covered with a black cap. Printed on head straps: No 4 MK(2) 6/41 PAT. Nos 296463 & 305080 Printed in black under chin & face mask: ? L(above)2 ? & Co. SMAL SPEC (?) T.MIC LOT No 198 ? 27/6/41 Stamped on top of canister: Z 21/11/41 AT Stamped on canister base: No 4A M 1941 U6 EVIequipment, gas, masks, military -
Brimbank City Council
Abstract Painting
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Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Scales, Salter
19th C weighing machine used in kitchens for food preparation.An antique footed ornate black cast metal Salter brand kitchen scale from the Victorian era. This item is rare.The cream coloured metal face is quite decorative with Household Scale No 49, British Made To weigh 0 - 20 lbs. It has an adjustment winder on the back to set the scales to 0. The top of the scale has a metal claw shape to support the black metal dish which the food is placed on to weigh.Household Scale No 49, British Made, To weigh 0 - 20 lbs. A knotted rope design and Salter is printed at the bottom of the face.kitchen equipment, kitchenware, cooking, scales -
Orbost & District Historical Society
carving, Heather, Clem
A rectangular block of wood with faces of two women carved into it. Faces have been lightly coloured with paint.handcraft carving -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - CUFF LINKS, Post 1945
.1) Gold cuff link blue face blue face crown with wings under. .2) Same as .10 .3) Silver cuff link- black and grey face. Similar to colour patchaccessory, cuff links -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Currency - Coin, Japanese Coin
Coin found at Camp 13 when huts where being dismantled and relocated.Japanese coin with milled edge featuring crest/design on one face and pattern and currency value on other face.coin, camp 13, japanese, japanese currency -
Birchip History Museum
Money Box, 1949
Souvenir of the State Savings Bank in 1949Souvenir from Savings Bank owned by Pam Plunkett (née Reid), daughter of Mr and Mrs Rob Reid, Simpson Street, Birchip.Money Box . Circular plastic brown box with King Geiorge V1 on front face and Kangaroo on back face. Front. SAVE HOLD HAVE "MY OWN SAVINGS BANK". AUSTRALIA Back - FROM TINY MITE TO TINY MIGHT STAR. 1949. A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED " my own savings bank" -
South West Healthcare
Psychiatric Nursing Badge, Nurse Badges
Metal brooch with pin fastener.Face: "PSYCHIATRIC NURSING"nurse badges, psychiatric nursing, mental health service -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Ceremonial object - Realia, Carved Aboriginal Shield
Believed to have come from Hopwood Property near Mt Egerton Near Gordon Western Plains Carved Curved Shield with handgrip, front has parallel groves covered in Ochre. Parallel groves on face -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Ceremonial object - Realia, Woomera like object possibly Sacred Object Kulpidje
Believed to have come from Hopwood Property near Mt Egerton Near Gordon Western Plains Carved on front, with snaking pattern of groves. Small Hole on one end. Made of wood with curved back. Parallel groves on faceindigenous -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Ceremonial object - Realia, Woomera like object possibly Sacred Object Kulpidje
Believed to have come from Hopwood Property near Mt Egerton Near Gordon Western Plains Carved on front, with snaking pattern of groves. Small Hole on one end. Made of wood with curved back. Parallel groves on faceindigenous -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Circle/Convex Faced Plane, Prior to 1950
Before setting the barrel head, the cooper smooths the inside surface of some barrels with a stoup, compass or circle plane and an inside shave (or in shave plane). A stoup or compass plane has a convex sole in both directions to work within the doubly curved staves of a barrel. The cooper smooths the outside of the barrel with a downright, another large-handled shave, and a similar scraping tool to finish off called a buzz. The final step is to fit the head and drive on wooden or steel hoops. Making the barrel has taken a number of planes similar but different from those of other trades, each perfectly adapted to a cooper’s work shaping curved surfaces. And if he has done his work well, the barrel will hold the exact amount of liquid and not leak.A tool unique to the cooper used to smooth out the inside of a barrel that has been in use since the making of wooden barrels and buckets for hundreds of years without much change to the design or how the tool is used.Compass or Circle face PlaneNoneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Circle/Convex Faced Plane, Prior to 1950
Before setting the barrel head, the cooper smooths the inside surface of some barrels with a stoup, compass or circle plane and an inside shave (or in shave plane). A stoup or compass plane has a convex sole in both directions to work within the doubly curved staves of a barrel. The cooper smooths the outside of the barrel with a downright, another large-handled shave, and a similar scraping tool to finish off called a buzz. The final step is to fit the head and drive on wooden or steel hoops. Making the barrel has taken a number of planes similar but different from those of other trades, each perfectly adapted to a cooper’s work shaping curved surfaces. And if he has done his work well, the barrel will hold the exact amount of liquid and not leak.A tool unique to the cooper used to smooth out the inside of a barrel that has been in use since the making of wooden barrels and buckets for hundreds of years without much change to the design or how the tool is used.Compass or Circle face PlaneNonewarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, coopers tools, joiners plane, coopers plane, woodworking tools, circle plane, convex plane, carpenters wood planes -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Paint Face Camouflage
Paint Face Camouflage with sunscreenequipment, vietnam, army -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Domestic object - Button Hook
steel with face & wings handle -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Constructing Lake Bellfield
Workers on the rock face of the walllake bellfield -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Face Powder
Two boxes of face powder.Pour La Beaute De Dames.personal effects-toilet requisites, cosmetics -
Learmonth and District Historical Society Inc.
Medal - Queen Victoria 1897, Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee 1837-1897, Circa 1897
To mark the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria reigning as the monarchy for 60 years. She died four years later in 1901. These medals were mass produces by Stokes & Sons of Melbourne, many of the local government bodies had them made.Marking the 60 years that Queen Victoria was on the throne. A round medal with a young and older faced Queen Victoria on one side. And on the other side is the Shire of Ballarat 's "Coat of Arm". This medal was issued by the Ballarat Shire as did many of the local government bodiesThe two faces of Queen Victoria, one as a young woman, the other later in life with the words, "QUEEN VICTORIA'S 60th YEAR OF REIGN. 1837 TO 1897". On the front. On the back is written "SHIRE OF BALLARAT. E.BUTLER. PRESIDENT". Also there is the Ballarat Shire "Coat of Arms", written underneath is the words "BY THESE WE FLOURISH".queen victoria, shire of ballarat, diamond jubilee -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Currency - Coin, Italian Coin
Coin Found at P.O.W Camp 13 when huts were being dismantled and relocated.Italian coin, flattened to oval shape. Some Latin script visible on one face and a number 2 on reverse face.camp 13, murchison, coin, italian currency, george taylor, vera taylor