Used by State Rivers and Water Supply Commission prior to their privatisation about 1990.A clear tube with sand inside - similar to an egg timer. Used to measure the accuracy of water wheels over a half minute or less. Measurements marked on outside and related to one revolution. The blue scales relate to small meter outlets(wheels), yellow scales related to large meter outlets(wheels).Figures of rates relating to measurement of water in one revolution.irrigation, victoria state rivers and water supply commission, water wheel

Former possession of local ex serviceman.Blue cloth covered book with black printing. Text has black and white illustrations. Book sellers label (Melb) on bottom right hand corner of front cover. Price one shilling. 142 pages.Advanced Training for the Home Guardhome guard, wheeler

Excerpt telling the story of John Stewart Dethridge and the Dethridge Meter adopted for standard use by the State Rivers and Water Supply CommissionPhotocopied section of a book on 2 pages with picture of J. S. Dethridge and the Dethridge Meterdethridge, irrigation, dethridge meter, dethridge wheel, j. s. dethridge, john stewart dethridge, john dethridge

The sleeves contain sheets of typed material detailing the background, military history and circumstances of death, burial place and commemoration of people from Tatura and surrounding areas who were killed in action in WW1. Some have photographs as well. 1 page list of personal details of Tatura's WW1 roll of honour. 1 page list of names, dates enlisted, regiment number, last unit, rank, action, DOB and burial place of those listed. 5 page list of Tatura and District WW1 Nominal Roll. 2 page list of Decorations and Awards to Tatura and District men. Black folder with multiple sleeves each containing typed sheets with pictures.harry rowan agnew, robert ernest alexander, daniel allan, joseph stanley bainbridge, henry saundry bazeley, arthur boot, john connors, thomas cross, albert blackburn crossley, james lawrence cummins, charles patrick fitzpatrick, richard fuzzard, charles alfred philip josiah hampton, haswell harding, joseph arthur head, thomas patrick keating, john mackay layton, richard goulburn layton, robert mactier vc, thomas james maher, stanley george mars, john archibald duncan mccoll, angas ewen mclennan, michael joseph meagher, robert alexander mitchell, thomas james port, albert reddrop, albert charles joseph robinson, charles john seamons, george sinclair swanson, alfred tavener (curran), william robert wheeler, tatura's ww1 roll of honour, tatura and district ww1 nominal roll, decorations and awards to tatura and district men

A brief survey of the 96 years work of the Sisters of Mercy in Victoria 1857-1953. Includes a chapter on their arrival in Tatura in 1899.Pale blue linen like hard cover, white dust cover. Blue white religious logo. Title in blue writing.the wheel of time, ignatius, sister m (starkie), sisters of mercy, tatura, convent of mercy, history, religion, sister starkie

Wages ledger for Shire of Rodney from 1950 - 1955. Includes office staff, saleyards, abbatoirs, infant welfare sisters, truck driversHard dark green leather cover with beige suede corners and spine. Title "Shire of Rodney" on red panel with silver lettering on spine. "July 1950 to June 1955" written in pen on spinetatura, shire of rodney, wages, council, martin, neill, lange, french, muir, mellows, hogan, mills, steen, huggard, chalker, maclennan, price, clayton, forbes, burke, pell, hawking, hazelman, stagg, maskell, pyke, taylor, whitehead, willmott, colliver, connor, corrigan, glover, hinneberg, hooper, ibbott, adams, page, nelson, sheales, trevaskis, anderson, knee, barber, young, dick, flintoff, dudley, coonerty, nevett, shead, gilmore, gemmill, mclure, clarke, cantwell, mark, seamons, maclachlan, wain, macmahon, bartlett, brown, whyte, evans, cole, harten, king, preece, clark, gillespie, george, woodman, wheeler, hulley, steddar, thomson, neal, henderson, waites, gannon, mckenzie, gaunt, wright, jones, power, dogherty, birthisel, crawford, de lai, baldwin, pearson, carter, padgham, ponting, hargreaves, mcwhinney, matthews, nicholl, webb, mcphee, bennett, conley, guy, dempsey, o'brien, gundry, holden, graves, thornton, hays, harding, kerrins, knott, smith, williams, thomas, lindsay, mccartney, londrigan, hall, asboth, hearn, mcinnes, collie, rodney shire, accounts

"Sonya's Mob: the life and times of a Polish-Australian family" - Lois and George Carrington, Canberra, 1996 (self published). Includes a seperately printed index and location guide to Sonya Carrington's khilims. Biography of Sonya Carrington-Zakrzewska, artist and weaver. Inludes information about her husband, Wlodek Zakrzewski who made and repaired spinning wheels.To the National Wool Museum / with our best wishes / Lois Carrington / George Carringtonweaving textile art, spinning, spinning wheels, carrington wheel, carrington-zakrzewska, mrs sonya zakrzewski, mr wlodzimierz, weaving, textile art

Wire Cable found underground when mine workings re-opened 1982-1983Colour Photograph of underground mine shaft containing relics used in miningstawell