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Tennis Australia
Ball container , Ball, Circa 1990
An unsealed plastic container of three Virginia Slims 'Women's Tennis' balls. Missing metal ring-pull lid but has a plastic reclosure cap. Contains three original yellow balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Plastic, Synthetic material, Rubbertennis -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newsletter - Folder of Newsletters, VCAH McMillan, Estafette Distance Learning Centre, May 1987-1993
vcah, victorian college of agriculture and horticulture, distance learning, mcmillan campus -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Lamp
It was used as a bedroom lamp by Valmae (Colling) Gaudion in various railway houses lived in around Victoria in the days before electricity.A bedroom oil lamp with a light amber coloured glass bowl with a ring holder and blue oil inside. It has a green glass handle, a metal burner, cotton wick and a knob to adjust the flame. The chimney is clear glass with a decorated edge on the top.lamps, oil lamps -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Model - Cooee N gauge W6 964 - keyring, Cooee Classics Pty Ltd
Diecast and painted N gauge model of a Melbourne W6 or SW6 tram, made in China for Cooee Concepts. Painted in MMTB Colours with a Yarra Trams logo. The individual wheels rotate.Demonstrates the work of the model maker.Diecast painted model of a W6 or SW6 tram - numbered 964 on the ends of the trams, with a Yarra Trams logo. Numbered 955 on the underside. At one end of the object, - tow bar point on the bumper bar is a small extension to allow for the fitting of a key ring. models, cooee concepts, w6 class, trams -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Trophy
This tiny urn was found in an antique shop in Queenscliff in 1996 and purchased and returned to the school by old collegian R Alister Cannon (1953). The urn was featured in Ring-a-roo July 2033 p.24 in the hope of someone knowing its provenance but without result. Silver urn shaped trophy with double handles and Ballarat College crest on face of urn130mm Halister-cannon, ballarat-college, trophy -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Eltham Shire Offices, 1985c
Shire of Elthan Offices, Main Road Eltham including the south end wing which was used for a library and opened in 1971. Shire of Eltham Archives Series 13, Photograph Album, 1985. Originally contained in a 2-ring PVC binder and document sleevesTen colour photographsseries 13, shire of eltham archives, eltham shire office, etham library -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Mirage Iiii O - Airframe
Description: MIRAGE III D AIRCRAFT Planned Servicing Schedule Flight Servicing AAP: 7213.002-6-1M Date: Sept 82 Author: RAAF Amended to AL: Publisher: RAAF Pages:110 Binding: Ring Content/Keywords Level of Importance: . -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Checklist - Conventional Ordnance Loading
Description: PORT AIRCRAFT Planned Servicing Schedule Flight Servicings AAP: 7211.001-6-1M Date: May 82 Author: RAAF Amended to AL: Status 08 Publisher: RAAF Pages: 30 Binding: Ring Content/Keywords Level of Importance: . -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - SOVEREIGN CASE
1. 9 carat gold sovereign case belonging to 'Robert H. Baron'. Part of the Robert H. Baron, No.3596, and Cooper Collections. See Catalogue No. 1981P for details of R.H. Baron's service.1. Rose gold coloured hinged sovereign case. Circular in shape, interior has spring loaded clip for holding a sovereign. Catch and ring for a chain located on top. Owners initials engraved on front. Message to owner engraved on inside of lid. Outside front and back finely engraved. Hallmark on inside. 2. Brass coloured hinged sovereign case. Circular in shape. Pressed decoration and blank cartouch on front. Back plain. Dark felt lining inside lid. Interior has spring loaded clip for holding a sovereign. Catch and ring for a chain located on top.1. Hallmark stamped on inside and on inside of lid. '9.375'. Engraved on front: R.4.B. Engraved on inside: from Mother to Bob, Xmas, 1924.robert h. baron, cooper collection, sovereign case, accessory -
Bendigo Military Museum
Medal - MEDALS, EASTERN EUROPEAN, unknown
See Cat 7003.2 - Greenwood.1. This is a lightweight medal. It is based on a gold wreath. It has a red wedge at top and in centre is a cold war era East European soldier with AK47. He is wearing cold war vintage helmet. Cyrillic word above the soldier and with the letters "CABO" in a rectangle at bottom. It has 5 pointed star tips protruding, the top one has a holding ring. 2. A rectangular piece, it has gold borders with the inside divided into three sections. They have two red and one enamel fill ins It has a mounting clip on the rear and a mounting ring on the top border.east europe, badges, greenwood -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Mould Candle Making, Circa mid 1900's
Candle stick manufacturing moulds were extensively used throughout the Kiewa Valley and its regions to provide rural homes and businesses with illumination during times of limited light e.g. night time. These candles were used before the Kiewa Valley was placed of the electrical grid. The candles were made from parrafin wax. Before the 1920"s electricity was in limited supply due to the inability of the private electricity suppliers to service isolated rural regions. It was not until the Victorian State Government passed legislation (1920) to improve electricity supplies by forming the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (S.E.C.V.) Isolated rural communities could not meet the higher costs to have electricity supplies connected and therefore it was not until the 1950's that adequate domestic electrical power could be supplied.The isolation that the Kiewa Valley provided was of a greater hindrance to any utility (power,roads & telephone) where the cost per instillation was beyond the rural population's ability to pay either directly or indirectly. One of the benefits that the "closed" community of Mount Beauty had, when it was administered by the SECV was that some utility costs were a lot lower than that of the other settlements in the Kiewa Valley. This disparity led to a conference in 1928 of the rural and regional councils to demand from the Government an equality of electricity tariffs. This equality did not take place until 1965. The demand and usage of cheaper and affordable lighting that wax candles provided was for some rural families a way of life until the mid 1900's.This candle making mould is made from mild rolled sheet steel(tin). The top basin is rectangular in shape with beveled edges(facing in on all sides. There are six holes in the top basin for vertical hollow tubes to feed off. The six tapered cyclindrical tubes running from the top basin to the bottom raised platform base. All connections are welded together. The bottom of each cylinder has an opening for the candle wick. The wick is positioned in place before the molten wax is poured into the cylinders. A positioning ring has been welded to one bottom ring for stability.parrafin wax, candles, domestic household ighting -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Bottle, 1840s to 1870s
This small green bottle has been handmade by a glassblower and is the typical shape of a carbonated soda or mineral water bottle. It was made from 1840s-1870s. The bottle was found in the coastal waters of Victoria about 100 years from when it was made. It is part of the John Chance Collection. Glassblowers made bottles like this one by blowing air through a long pipe and into molten glass at the end of it. The shape of the glass would be blown out to fit into the shape of the cylindrical dip mould. Once it set, the glass was removed from the mould and the glassblower would continue using the pipe to create the neck and another ponty tool to push up and form the base. The bottle would be cracked off the end of the glassblower’s pipe and a blob of molten glass would be wrapped around the top of the neck and shaped to finish the lip of the bottle. The seal was usually a cork, held in place with a ball-wire fitting attached between the upper and lower parts of the neck finish. This style of handmade bottles usually had thick glass so that it could be heat-sterilised, then re-filled. The bottles would often have horizontal bubbles in the applied finish, caused by twisting the glass, and vertical bubbles and diagonal lines in the body from it being blown, and a pontil mark in the base where the ponty tool had been attached. Although the bottle is not linked to a particular shipwreck, it is recognised as being historically significant as an example of bottles imported for use in Colonial Victoria in the mid-to-late 1800s. The bottle is also significant as it was recovered by John Chance, a diver in Victoria’s coastal waters in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Items that come from several wrecks have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value. Bottle; green glass, soda or mineral water style, handmade. Applied finish, blob double ring collar; upper is wide and rounded, lower is a narrow ring. Diagonal lines in glass on neck and shoulder. Low shoulder mould seam. Body is matt with ripples in glass, tapers inward towards base. Shoulder and neck are shiny. Push-up base with pontil mark, visible through glass. Marks on heel. Uneven base. Bubble on side and top of lip. Sediment on inside surfaces. Two score lines, one half way down body, one near base. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, john chance, glass bottle, antique bottle, handmade, dip mould, mouth blown, pontil mark, 19th century bottle, collectable, soda bottle, mineral water bottle, green glass, blob finish, push-up base -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Uniform - Telegram Satchel
Electrical telegraphs were point to point text messaging systems primarily used from the 1840's until the late 20th century. It was the first electrical telecommunications system and were sent by an operator or telegrapher using Morse code. Social telegrams were also encouraged and special pictorial forms and envelopes were designed such as the special purple form and envelope which was used when conveying condolence details during World War 2.(fn. Powerhouse https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/163103). There was a brief resurgence in telegraphy during World War I but the decline continued as the world entered the Great Depression years of the 1930s. Although telegraph lines continued to play an important part in distributing news feeds from news agencies post World War 2, the rise of the internet in the 1990s and the widespread installation of the telephones in homes saw the need for telegrams to greatly decline. When the Commonwealth Post and Telegraph Act was passed in June 1902, and a national Postmaster General's Department (the PMG) was established the responsibility for the nation's mail and telephone services fell on Post Offices. The Bendigo Post Office, built in 1887 and situated on Pall Mall was the central distribution centre for receiving and delivering telegrams and continued to deliver communication and postal services until 1997. Now a Visitor Centre, dedicated volunteers at the Post Office continued to demonstrate and educate the public about telegraphic services and the development of this unique form of communication up until 2019 when Covid 19 disrupted every day life, coupled with the death Ted Rankins (the last Post Master and a long term telegraph volunteer at the Post Office). This satchel was used by Junior Postal Workers in Bendigo to carry telegrams which were delivered by bicycle in the early years. Small, rectangle, leather satchel with attached shoulder strap and buckle. Satchel is made of five pieces of leather: two side pieces, one piece which is folded to create the front, bottom, back and flap and two small pieces to hold strap ring. The flap has a single hole through which a metal toggle is inserted to secure the flap closed. Satchel has four metal tabs to secure the top front to the top sides and an internal pocket on inside. The leather strap is attached to the top of the side seams of the satchel with circular metal rings and two metal press studs. Inside flap: Sticker with '540B'bendigo post office, bendigo tourism, city of greater bendigo tourism, making a nation exhibition, post office collection -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Horse hames
Used on a farm in the late 19th or early 20th century.A pair of brass horse hames with a missing chain link at the top. Each has a hook attached with a metal ring at the end. It has four rings. It would have been attached to a horse collar and used to to distribute the load around a horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wooden pieces, called hames, to which the traces, which attach to the wagon or plough, of the harness are attached. The collar allows the horse to use its full strength when pulling. It was used in the late 19th or early 20th century.horses, horse accessories, harness, animal accessories, farm equipment, hames -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Badge, Stokes and Sons, 1960's or 1970's
Badge - brass with a gold finish, two triangles merged - stamped No. "114" and with raised writing "M&M Tramways Board" with a brass ring through the top of the badge, to allow it to be attached to a key ring. Issued to Members of State Parliament. On rear has remains of "Stokes and Sons Melb". Does not appear to have been used or received little use. Reference page 94/95 of Reg Item 13 Sections and Fares Book for 1975. 2nd copy No. "454" from Ron Scholten added 5/9/2021 - silver finish See 6888 for another example.trams, tramways, badges, parliament, mmtb, passes -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Historic Photos, c 1986
This book was compiled by volunteers at the Orbost Visitor Information Centre(Slab Hut) as a reference for visitors.This item is a useful reference tool.A white plastic-covered 2 ring binder with title Historic Photos inside cover. It contains photos of past and present residents , businesses, streets, transport, scenery, bridges and nearby places. It also contains a newspaper - Snowy River Holiday News (1986).orbost-history slab-hut -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Chair, 1907-1914
The design of this set of four lightweight chairs is based on Thonet’s bentwood designs, which are still some of the best-selling designs for café and restaurant owners. It is elegant, sophisticated and durable. Some of these chairs still have their original seat, under which the letters “TH” or “RSL” are hand written. Flagstaff Hill has several bentwood chairs with these letters on them, in either chalk, black paint, or both. It is believed that the chairs were used in the original Warrnambool Town Hall, and later the RSL. The Town Hall was completed in 1891, built on the corners of Timor and Liebig Streets. (In 1977 the Town Hall was declared unsafe and was later replaced by the Warrnambool Performing Arts Centre.) Some of the chairs have marks, paper labels and symbols on them that show that the maker was Josef Jaworek, who had a small furniture factory in east Sinensia, which was at that time in Austria, from 1907 - 1914. Bentwood chairs are made by a process of wetting wood in water, bending it into curved shapes, then allowing it to dry so that the shape becomes permanent. This process originated by Michael Thonet, who had been given the right to bend wood into desired curves by the Austrian Courts in 1842. In 1856 he was granted a 13 year patent to manufacture chairs and table legs of bent wood treated by steam or boiling water. In 1859 his company Gebruder Thonet produced his original design. Thonet’s early designs also featured hand carved or laminated wooden seats. His Model No. 14 was produced in the 1850’s and his most popular design. After Michael’s death in 1871 the family went on designing and producing chairs. These bentwood chairs are believed to be associated with the original Warrnambool Town Hall. The Warrnambool Town Hall played a significant role in the both the local government and the social events of local and district areas. It was a place for Council meetings, community events and entertainment, theatrical and musical.Bentwood chair (4 of 4), painted black, inner back is curled loop, seat has leather cover attached with studs, ventilation holes under seat, legs are splayed and have a bracing ring. Marks: under seat, handwritten and stamped into wood.Marked with handwritten "TH", in both black paint & white chalk. Under rim is label printed "65" Stamped into wood on rim under chair "95".flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bentwood chair, café chair, restaurant chair, josef jaworek, austrian chairs, furniture -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Locket, Locket Gold Bostock, 1880s
This gold locket was presented to Thomas Edward Bostock on his retirement as Secretary of the Warrnambool Cricket Club on 1st August 1884. Thomas Bostock was a member of the Bostock family who had come from Tasmania to the Warrnambool district in the late 1840s. The Bostock brothers were prominent in the history of the area as pastoralists, shopkeepers, flour millers and Bond Store operators. They were all enthusiastic local cricketers. Thomas worked for the Bank of Australasia in the 1880s and was a keen footballer and cricketer. He moved to Geelong where he made his mark as a Councillor, Mayor and businessman, with several buildings and a street named after him. This item is of very high significance because:- 1. It is an attractive and valuable gold locket from Victorian times 2. It has strong local significance as it was presented in 1884 to a prominent Warrnambool man, Thomas Edward Bostock 3. It has considerable social significance, demonstrating the customs of the time of a man carrying a locket containing miniatures of personal interest to the bearer and of the presentation of such an object by a sporting club. This is a gold locket with a monogram of T.E. Bostock on the front and an inscription on the back. The locket has a small ring at the top so that it could be attached to a watch chain. The locket opens to reveal two oval inserts (one with a blue background) suitable for small photographs or miniatures.Monogram - T.E.B. Inscription: ‘Presented to T.E. Bostock by the Warrnambool Cricket Club on retiring from Secretaryship, Aug 1st 1884’ bostock, thomas edward bostock, warrnambool cricket club 1884, bostock brothers warrnambool, bostock locket -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Artefact, Ear Syringe, Late 19th to Early 20th centuries
This instrument is an ear syringe that would have belonged either to a doctor or to a medical clinic or hospital. When it was first donated to the Warrnambool and District Historical Society in 1972 it was described as a throat syringe but this does not appear to be correct. This ear syringe, in our collection for 45 years, is a fine example of a medical instrument in use 100 years ago or more. It will be retained for display purposes and also for its aesthetic appeal.This is a brass ear syringe. It has a barrel with a plunger that is ridged at both ends and a handle with three rings for the user to enclose three fingers and a syringe tip tapering to a point. There is an oval brass plaque attached to the barrel and this contains information on the maker of the instrument and the maker’s crest. ‘Mayer & Meltzer, Makers, London’ ‘ To the University College Hospital’ ‘To the Hospital for Deseases (sic) of the Throat’ ‘To the Hospital for Women’ ‘To the Middlesex Hospital’medical instruments of the past, history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medal, Peace Medallion 1919, !919
This medal was awarded to children of Australia up to age of i4. The medal was designed by Charles Douglas Richardson, a sculptor. . One million, six hundred and seventy medals were produced and they were distributed in 1919 to mark the end of World War One. On the original medal the inscriptions included the words: "AUSTRALIA," "VICTORY", THE TRIUMPH OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE " and " THE PEACE OF 1919"This medal is significant as a memento of the declaration of peace at the end of World War One. Circular white metal medallion .The obverse features a figure of peace with decorative surrounds and on the top two doves and text. The reverse has a crown with rising sun rays. Below is a laurel wreath, a sailor and a soldier and text. It has a small ring attached to the top,Obverse VICTORY, the rest is indecipherable on our item. Reverse AUSTRALIA, the rest is indecipherable on our item -
Bendigo Military Museum
Mixed media - ARCHIVE BOX - GRINTON COLLECTION, Miss Jean Grinton, Photographs and Postcards - 1916 to 1919 and Folder c.2009
Items relate to Jack Grinton No 1043, 38th Batt AIF. The photographs were taken during and after WW1. The series of postcards, some of which are labelled, were collected by Grinton. Pictures of 38th Battalion soldiers are depicted on a number of postcards. Other photographs and postcards feature scenes from France and the UK. Part of the Grinton Collection which included hundreds of negatives and developed photos taken by Jack Grinton during WW1. See also 1290.2P and 1291.2P. Refer Cat No 1280 for Jacks service recordBlack three ringed plastic folder in a black plastic box. Folder is divided into labelled sections each of which contains a number of photographs or postcards. Photographs and post cards are housed in clear plastic pockets. A handwritten white label is taped to the spine of the box..1) Each section divider is labelled in blue ink: 'ADDITIONAL PHOTOS', 'PHOTOS WITH WRITING', POSTCARDS', SCHRAPNEL POSTCARDS', HEATHER'S CARDS'. .2) On spine label handwritten in blue ink: ' ADDITIONAL PHOTOS', PHOTOS WITH WRITING', POSTCARDS', SCHRAPNEL POSTCARDS', HEATHER'S CARDS', JEAN GRINTON'.38th battalion, postcards, photography - photographs, books - albums, grinton collection, western front -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGE, RED CROSS, COLLECTION, 1930 - 45
Items in the collection re Ian McLeod RWAFF, refer Cat No 2262.2 for service details..1) Badge, metal, brass round with white shield with red cross under is a scroll .2) Badge, metal, brass, two sections joined by ring top is scroll in red. Bottom is circular with shield and red cross. Rear of bottom section is stamped..1) "British Red Cross Society, Inter Arma Caritas" .2) "City of Glasgow, The British Red Cross Society" 26730, city of glasgow/18badges, collection -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge, G&E Rodd, 1940
The badge belonged to Mrs May BALDWIN. Two stars on the badge showed she had two sons in the 2nd A.I.F, Ted & Robert. Ted (short for Edward) is believed to be George Edward BALDWIN No VX120046. He enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 10.7.1942 age 20 years. On discharge from the Army on 2.4.1946 he was a Pte in the 29/46th Aust Infantry Battalion. Robert is believed to be Walter Robert BALDWIN No VX55835. He enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 14.5.1941 age 20 years. He was in the 2/29th Batt and is listed in their history as being in D Coy. He was taken POW and is listed as died while a POW on 27.5.1943. Refer 1895.Badge, metal, "To the Women of Australia". Centre section is round with a crown over two circular wreaths with a map of Australia Centre. Attached by 2 rings is a clasp with 2 stars. A fine chain and pin attached at the top. Rear has 2 lugs and pin."ISSUED BY THE C'WLTH GOVT A77484"numismatics - badges, metalcraft -
Bendigo Military Museum
Mixed media - ARCHIVAL BOX - GRINTON COLLECTION, Miss Jean Grinton, Photographs and Ephemera 1916 - 1919 and Folder c. 2009
Items relate to Jack Grinton No 1043, 38th Batt AIF. The postcards document Grinton's visits to various UK, French and European sites of interest. The ephemera in the last section include booklets, sketches, souvenirs, programmes, paper money, photo wallets, letters, pay slips and Grinton's discharge certificate. Part of the Grinton Collection which included hundreds of negatives and developed photos taken by Jack Grinton during WW1. Refer Cat No 1280 for service details. See also 1291.2P and 4528.2P. Black three ringed plastic folder in a rectangular black plastic box. Folder is divided into labelled sections each of which contains a number of postcards and assorted ephemera. Postcards and ephemera are housed in clear plastic pockets. A handwritten label is taped to the spine of the box..1) Each section divider is labelled in blue ink: 'P/Cs CAPE TOWN', 'P/Cs ENGLAND & SCOTLAND', 'P/Cs FRANCE & EUROPE', 'ASSORTED EPHEMERA' .2) On spine label handwritten in blue ink: 'POSTCARDS - Sth AFRICA, UK, FRANCE, ASSORTED EPHEMERA, JEAN GRINTON'. 38th battalion, books - albums, western front, john 'jack' grinton, grinton collection -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Medal - Commemorative, Centenary of Victoria, Melbourne and Portland, 1935
This commemorative medal celebrates a colonisation of two towns, now cities, in Victoria; Melbourne and Portland. The medal shows the significance placed on the colonisation of Victoria and the growth of the hundred year period. Medal, silver. with hole and ring at the top. Obverse: Sailing Ship, Coast, Boat on shore, 3 men. Reverse Colonial man on grass, river, city buildings on other river bank Medal commemorates the centenary of Victoria and Portland 1834 and Melbourne 1835. "CENTENARY OF VICTORIA 1934" & "PORTLAND 1834", "CENTENARY OF MELBOURNE 1935" & "1835" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, medal, centenary medal, centenary of victoria, centenary of melbourne, 1834-1934, 1835-1935, colonial, centenary of portland, colonisation of victoria -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Tools, Chisel, Late 19th century/early 20th century
This chisel belonged to Ernest Brighton Phillips, a Warrnambool furniture maker. Ernest Phillips (1875-1924) was born in Warrnambool and was apprenticed as a cabinet maker at the Warrnambool Box Works. In the 1890s he established a furniture store at the corner of Liebig and Koroit Streets and by the 20th century he had the largest furniture warehouse and factory in Victoria outside Melbourne. His products were sold all over Australia. Ernest Phillips and his family lived at ‘Heatherlie’ in Koroit Street. Today this property is the site of the residential complex for senior citizens known as ‘Heatherlie’. This chisel is of interest as it belonged to Ernest Phillips, a prominent businessman in Warrnambool at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The item is also of interest as it is a good example of a woodworking tool that was used 100 years ago. This is a chisel with a wooden handle and a metal blade flattened at the end and attached to the handle by a brass ring. The blade is rusty and the handle has some of the wood gouged out at the top end. The handle has splotches of paint on it. The name of the owner, E. Phillips, is stamped into the wood. ‘E. Phillips’ernest phillips, history of warrnambool, warrnambool -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Sanctuary Lamp, ca. 1944
The sanctuary lamp was part of the original furnishings of St Nicholas Seamen's Church, Williamstown, Victoria. The church was operated by the Missions to Seamen organisation. The lamp was donated by Miss C. Roberts to St Nicholas Seamen's Church, Williamstown, as a memorial to Edward Roberts, who passed away on August 7th, 1905, as stated on the plaque. THE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN (Brief History: for more, see our Reg. No. 611, Set of Pews) The Missions to Seamen was an Anglican charity that served seafarers of the world since 1856 in Great Britain. It symbol is a Flying Angel, inspired by a Bible verse. Today there are centres in over 200 ports world-wide where seamen of all backgrounds are offered a warm welcome and provided with a wide range of facilities. In Victoria the orgainsation began in Williamstown in 1857 as a Sailors’ Church, also known as ‘Bethel’ or the ‘Floating Church’ in an old hulk floating in Hobson’s Bay, Port of Melbourne. It soon became part of the Missions to Seamen, Victoria. In the year 2000 the organisation, now named Mission to Seafarers, still operated locally in Melbourne, Portland, Geelong and Hastings. The Ladies’ Harbour Lights Guild was formed in 1906 to support the Missions to Seamen in Melbourne and other centres such as Williamstown. Two of the most significant ladies of the Guild were founder Ethel Augusta Godfrey and foundation member Alice Sibthorpe Tracy (who established a branch of the Guild in Warrnambool in 1920). The Guild continued its work until the 1960s. In 1943 a former Williamstown bank was purchased for the Missions to Seaman Club. The chapel was named St Nicholas’ Seamen’s Church and was supported by the Ladies’ Harbour Lights Guild, the Williamstown Lightkeepers’ Auxiliary and the League of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Friends. It ceased operation in 1966. A Missions to Seamen Chapel and Recreation Room was a significant feature of ports during the late 1800s and into the 1900s. It seemed appropriate for Flagstaff Hill to include such a representation within the new Maritime Village, so the Melbourne Board of Management of Missions to Seamen Victoria gave its permission on 21st May 1979 for the entire furnishings of the Williamstown chapel to be transferred to Flagstaff Hill. The St Nicholas Seamen’s Church was officially opened on October 11, 1981, and closely resembles the Williamstown chapel. The lamp is socially significant as a lasting memorial to Edward Roberts. It is also significant historically for its origin in the St Nicholas Mission to Seamen's Church in Williamstown, established in 1857 to cater for the physical, social, and spiritual needs of seafarers. It originated in Bristol, England when a Seamen's Mission was formed in 1837. The lamp is historically significant for its connection to the Ladies Lightkeepers’ Auxiliary, an organisation of women, formed to support seafarers. The connection of this lamp to the Mission to Seamen highlights the strong community awareness of the life of people at sea, their dangers and hardships, and their need for physical, financial, spiritual and moral support. Sanctuary Lamp, brass six-sided lamp supported by three chains to a main disc, with single chain above. Ring on base. Ruby glass bowl on top. Inscribed glass plates on sides. Lamp bowl is lit by electric lamp. Made in England.Marked on plates "In Loving Memory of Edward Roberts who passed away 7 August 1905 Nearer My God To Thee"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, religion, religious service, sailors rest, bethel sailors’ church, bethel floating church, ladies harbour light guild, harbor lights guild, joy club for fighters, ladies lightkeepers’ auxiliary, missions to seamen victoria, mission to seafarers, flying angel’s club, st nicholas seamen’s church williamstown, st nicholas mission to seamen church williamstown, mission to seamen williamstown, st nicholas seamen’s church flagstaff hill, 139 nelson place williamstown, sanctuary lamp, electric lamp, church lighting, pendant lamp, edward roberts, memorial plaque, 7-08-1905, c. roberts -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ADVERTISING SAMPLES FOR J M LEECH, 1929, 1930
Advertsing samples from Cambridge Press for J M Leech, Diamond Ring Specialist, Watchmaker and Jeweller, Engraver and Optician; Hargreaves Stree, next (to) Matthews. A. and b in different colours - pale green and light tan with different Printer's Sample information on reverse.organization, business, bendigo businesses -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Newsletter: Northern Metropolitan College of TAFE Staff news 1990-2007
Four ring binders. Volume 1 - 1990-1991; Volume 2 - 1992-1993; Volume 3 - 1994-1999; Volume 4 - 2000-2007. 1990-1996 Northern Metropolitan College of TAFE; 1997-2007 Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE.northern metropolitan college of tafe, northern melbourne institute of tafe, staff news, newsletters, nmit -
Clunes Museum
Memorabilia - NUMISMATICS, Stokes & Sons
.1 White metal medal with a tricolour ribbon of red, white and blue. Attached to a ring connected to the medal. One side depicts the scene of landing at Portland in 1834 and the other side depicts a pioneer on the south bank of the Yarra river looking across Melbourne. On Reverse: Centenary of Victoria 1934 and Portland 1834 On Obverse: Centenary of Melbourne 1935 (AD)centenary of victoria 1934, centenary of melbourne 1935