These detachable collars are most likely Australian Army issue from the World War Two era (1939-1945). They are made to be used with a khaki shirt. These collars have no known local provenance but are retained as examples of the detachable collars used by Australian Army personnel in the early to mid 20th century. These three men’s collars are made of cotton and are khaki in colour. They have three button holes on the straight neck edge, one at each end and one in the middle. australian army uniforms, warrnambool, history of warrnambool

The metal probe in this set (.6) was used to puncture superficial skin blisters or eruptions and to probe suspected pus filled wounds. The Mayo scissors (.7) was (and still is) part of all major and minor suturing sets. It is also used in general theatres.Dr Mitchell Henry O'Sullivan worked in the Victorian country town of Casterton as a general practitioner from 1919 until his death in 1977. He also practiced obstetrics. His son, Dr David More O'Sullivan donated his obstetric bag and its contents to the College in 1999. The bag and contents are a unique time capsule of the type of instruments and pharmaceuticals used in the inter-war period.Pocket dressing case containing surgical tools. Case [185.1] is made of cream household chamois, with two end flaps and small overlapping front piece to indicate the front of the case. Middle of the case has a strip of chamois divided into nine sections to hold the instruments. Tools contained in the case are: straight Spencer Wells artery forceps x2 [185.2,185.3], Allis box jointed tissue forceps x2 [185.4,185.5], straight probe [185.6], curved Mayo scissors [185.7], straight dissecting forceps [185.8], catheter (female) [185.9], straight McPhail needle holder [185.10]. Artery forceps 185.2 are stamped with '19' on both inner arms. Tissue forceps 185.4 are stamped with "2" on inner arm. Tissue forceps 185.5 are stamped with "8" on inner arm. Mayo scissors 185.7 are marked with '"1". Dissecting forceps 185.8 are marked with "1".surgery

Crosscut saws are used to cut down trees and to saw the trunks to length. This is a two man cross cut saw. The two-man crosscut saw has wooden handles that fit into a steel socket at each end. The teeth are designed to enable both users to have equal strength.Orbost has historically been based on the timber industry and it remains an important but diminishing economic activity. Timber cutting tools are reminders of this history.A steel bladed cross cut saw with wooden handles that fit into a steel socket at each end. The blade has one straight edge and a toothed curved edge. saw timber cross-cut-saw tool

Part of set of 4 photographs of Poulter posing in traffic signals. They were kept with note with information on Poulter. Black and white photograph of William Arthur Poulter posing in traffic signals. Standing on his right side, his right arm is straight out (stop signal).January 1944 Stamp: PHOTOGRAPH BY // RITTER JEPPESEN STUDIOS // 107-111 LONSDALE ST., MELB 0.1 // PHONE CENT. 5218 // REFERENCE NO [handwrittern] 10043 // POSITION [handwrittern] Ftransit police, traffic signals, 1940s, ritter jeppesen studios, poulter, william, william arthur poulter, victoria police museum

Chair wooden with straight back & 3 back supports & with carved diamond motif, 2 turned legs at front, plain legs at back, upholstered in a brown materialflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Clothing. Pale pink nylon woman;s panties with gussett and straight legs edged with 4cm embroidered nylon fabric with scalloped edge. Elasticized waist band.Tag inside side seam,''KAYSER NYLON LINGERIE 100 % NYLON SW''.costume, female underwear, woman's pale pink nylon panties

Metal intravenous needle. Needle has a dial and fittings at one end, and a straight hollow shaft ending in a sharp point. The number '10' is engraved on the fitting of the needle.'10'surgery

Coat was purchased & worn by Judith's Mother, Jean Gorsuch, in 1968 as her best coat. Jean Gorsuch loved fur and fur trimming - she loved this coat and always felt very smart in it. It is very heavy.Beige wool coat with cream fur collar (coat has a self zig-zag pattern in the wool). Straight style - long sleeves. It is a very heavy coat.Bonwear Clothing Melbourne.costume, female

This item was used at the Ballarat School of Mines Physics department until the 1970s-1980s to demonstrate that electrons have a straight line. A sealed conical glass tube, equipped with two electrical connections. One, at the narrow end, terminated inside with a sic shape electrode and faces a cross-shapped aluminium steel target near wide end. Other electrode is side branch, which also provided means of mounting on a polished wood circular stand. A Crookes Tube is an early experimental electrical discharge tube, with partial vacuum, invented by English physicist William Crookes and others around 1869-1875, in which cathode rays, streams of electrons, were discovered. May also be called a Crookes–Hittorf tube or Maltese Cross Tubemaltese cross, crookes tube, physics, electron emission demonstration, cathode rays, vacuum tube, electrons, crookes–hittorf tube, maltese cross tube

Intending passengers were able to walk down from Main Road and straight onto the railway platform; there was no rail track on that side then.Copy of sepia photographeltham railway station

Free newspaper circulating in Eltham, Diamond Valley and Whittlesea. Main article: Setting the record straight: the Bourke/Burke family of Hurstbridge12 p. Black and white text and photographs hurstbridge, burke family, patrick bourke

Gaiters belonged to Alan Walter Mason VX140967, 2/10th AUST PORT OP COY AATNC. Enlisted 7 May 1943, Discharged 30 November 1945..1) & .2) Khaki webbed gaiter fitted with two clips and two straps for fitting. Straight double taped top and curved bottom with canvas lining on inside bottom.1 & .2) "VX140967 MASON, A.W." in black ink on canvas lining.uniform, gaiters

Chutney and pickles came in bottles bought at the local grocery store or at a large city store on a shopping expedition. The sale of the bottles changed as did the stopper used to seal it. This bottle may have been re used for homemade chutneys.Historical: Change of bottles - shape, embossing, stopper, use. Aesthetic: Display showing shape & size Clear glass bottle used for chutney or pickles sealed with a cap. Straight sides three quarters of the way up then tapering to the neck and then to the slightly wider opening. Embossed on the base.Base: 641 above F996 with M beneath it.preserves, pickles, chutney, bottle, household

This bottle was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Clear brown glass bottle with rectangular base with curved edges. Straight edges and almost horizontal shoulder to short neck. Front is heavily embossed as are the two sides and base.Front: From top to bottom 'Not to be Taken' with 4 vertical lines from top to bottom. Both sides have 4 vertical lines down them. Base: 'A 10 oZ?'medical, hospital, poison, medicine

Six colour photographs of nursing students wearing old nursing costume, and also a straight jacket. Many of the nursing costumes are now held in the Federation University Historical Collection.nursing, federation, costume, textiles, apron

Cream coloured fine cotton baby's pants. Straight legs. Hand made. Waist does not have tie or elastic. Cut in one piece. One side seam.costume, children's, baby's pants

Straight razors were once the principal method of manual shaving but have been largely overshadowed by the safety razor, which incorporates a disposable blade.Straight razors were once the main method of shaving, This razor with the BENGALL mark was known for its quality on an international scale. During WW11 Cadmans supplied the defence forces with 250,999 razorsCut Throat Razor by 'T R Cadman & Sons Sheffield England'. It has a metal blade, a cream coloured bakelite handle, with a pin hinge for folding to cover blade.Bengall R. Cadman & Sons Sheffield Englandrazor grooming cut-throat-razor

Milk bottles were bought at the local store. Metric measures were introduced in Australia in 1966. Bottles were recycled and remained the property of the manufacturer.Dairy farmers live in the Kiewa Valley and send their milk to the local dairy to be pasteurised and bottled. Historical: Bottles changed shape, size, embossing and seal. Aesthetic- Display showing bottles of different shape, size, embossing.Clear glass milk bottle with straight dies three quarters of the way up tapering gently to the opening. The tapered sides are heavily embossed in capital letters with 5 lines of writing.Near opening: around top: 4 lots of 'm' each in a circle on 4 sides Next line 'Wash and Return' twice i.e.. each side Next line 'Milk 600 ml' twice i.e.. each side Next line 'Use not permitted without written permission owner milk Bottles Recovery Ltd Next line: 'M10058 18'milk bottle; kiewa valley; dairy industry

Stone ware bottles were used to store items such as ink for ink wells in schools and offices when ink pens were used.Jan may have used this bottle when working at the S.E.C. office. Historical: Ink was used in schools and offices for ink pens before biros were invented. Aesthetic: Stone ware was made in many shapes and sizes.Cream coloured stone ware bottle used for storing ink. It has straight sides tapering sharply to an opening which is narrow. There is a cork with a central core in the opening. Flat base.stone ware bottle

Displayed in History House.Cotton patch worked knitted quilt. Composed of shell-shaped pieces sewn together. Bordered by pattern of straight alternating rows of knit and eyelet patterning, with edging in a triangular pattern.

Sergeants' Mess SilverSilver Cup. Cup and base in one piece. Flared top then straight sides to bulbous section above base.Two horizontally set handles (80 mm) affixed to bulbous section4/19 P.W.L.H. SGT'S MESS Presented by WO2 M D'Atri BEM 1984sergeants' mess, trophy, d'atri, sergeants' mess, silver, trophy, d'atri, silverware

Spike set marlin and coarse bag with rope handle. One spike is straight and all metal/ the other has a wooden handle and curved point. Bag has large holes.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

View of Bendigo city from lookout tower in Rosalind Park, looking straight up Bancroft Street with Queen Elizabeth Oval (QEO) on Left and Bendigo Aquatic Centre on right..slide, bendigo, bendigo views, bendigo view rosalind park bancroft street queen elizabeth oval bendigo aquatic centre swimming pool

Black and white postcard. Image shows Brooklands race track, crowd of people and vehicles on side of track. Card coming down straight. On top of card ' "Brooklands - Finish of Race'.Valentine's Series

Metal intravenous needle. Needle has a gold coloured dial and fittings at one end, and a straight hollow shaft ending in a sharp point. The word 'CONTRACIO' is engraved on the needle fittings.'CONTRACIO'surgery

Mrs. Eliza James was a schoolteacher.Matte, black and white head and shoulders portrait photograph of Mrs. Eliza Knox mounted on board with an oval frame removed. Mrs Knox is looking straight at the camera and is wearing a cape and mrs eliza james, james knox wesleyan methodist