In 1885, at the instigation of James Oddie, the Government reserved three acres (about 1.2 hectares) for an observatory in Cobden Street, Mount Pleasant, originally known as the Ballarat School of Mines Observatory. In March 1886 a committee was appointed for the care, protection and management of the reserve. Captain Baker, a retired sea captain, was invited to become the first Superintendent of the Ballarat Observatory. Six colour photographs of the stained glass windows in the Ballarat Observatory. The first stained glass window was installed from around 1915-16, and were probably associated with John Brittain. By 1929 sixteen stained glass windows had been installed. most the work of Ballarat craftsman W.J. Robson.stained glass windows, sebastopol cambrian society, welsh, ballarat city council, ballarat teachers' college, ballarat local preachers methodist centenary, independent order of ordfellows ballarat, ballarat freemasons, freemasons, masonic, architecture, mount pleasant, john brittain

Glass stopper.Patent No. 117403

Date of manufacture reference style of 'AGM' letters.Rectangular clear glass bottle.Embossed on base illegible numerals / symbols and the letters 'AGM' inside a round circle.glass manufacturer.

Seven photographs of a number of stained glass windows at the Ballarat Observatorystained glass window, ballarat observatory, ballarat teachers' college

Used at the Federation Univeristy SMB science laboratory100 ml glass syringe with luer lock and metal tiplaboratory, scientific equipment, flask, injection, medical

Small clear rectangular glass bottle. Reminisce of cork inside. Sloans Liniment. Made in USA

Small clear rectangular glass bottle. Misshaped bottle neck.

Small clear (with light blue tint) rectangular glass bottle.Woods. Great peppermint cure for coughs and colds.

Small round tall clear (with green tint) glass bottle.St Jakobs Oel. The Charles A. Vogeller Company Baltimore, MD U.S.A

Small clear (with green tint) square shaped glass bottle.Hire's household extract. For brewing rootbeer at home. Manufactured by the Charles Hires Co.

Glass syringe with metal attachments - all needles various sizesMeasurements on sryinge - 2cc or 32ml. Trade Vanmarksyringe, needles

Colour image of a stained glass window at Hymettus Cottage, Ballarat. architecture, hymettus cottage, stained glass window

Colour image of a stained glass window at Hymettus Cottage, Ballarat. architecture, hymettus cottage, stained glass window

Colour photograph of a building used to show glass lantern slides. lacock, theatre, lantern slides

Broken section of a clear glass bottle with a slight blue colourisation pottery, ceramic, archaeology

Sandra Pullman visited the Melbourne City Council Exhibition, 'Melbourne Parks and Gardens Through the Magic Lantern' in November 2012. Lex Nieboer, former Burnley student graduating in 1975, found a large number of glass lantern slides in a store room and took them home as he was concerned they would be thrown out. His family has a long tradition of being involved in photography, so he understood the value of the slides. He donated the ones that were of Melbourne City Parks and Gardens to the Council and they used them in their exhibition. Sandra contacted Lex and arranged with Jane Wilson (Archivist) to visit Lex on 12 April, 2013 at Wilson Botanic Park, Berwick where he works. After Lex showed them the slides, he, very generously, donated approximately 300 slides back to the Burnley Archives. There was already a collection of almost 100 glass slides in the Archives. They were in a wooden box containing glass lantern slides with label on outside, "Slides of Horticultural Objects and Views." Inside lid is handwritten, "Mr Bailey Botanic Gardens Adelaide." (John Frederick Bailey, Director Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1917-1932.) and, "Mr Isaac 9 pla? 2 ficifolia." (Probably Mr Isaacs Mayor of Adelaide 1917.) Also, "Purchased from Estate of Reeves Late Malvern Gardens, AWJ." (F.L. Reeves, Malvern Council's Park Curator in the 1920's died in 1933. AWJ, A.W. Jessep, Principal Burnley Horticultural College 1926-1941.) These were numbers 61-85 "History of the Rose." Geoff Olive, former Staff member, remembered taking a number of glass slides to a photographic processor to have 35mm slides made from them. 60 of these are also in this collection. Also see B10.0057 for Melbourne City Council collection and, 11.0039, 12.0033 for photograph prints of lantern slides lost to the collection.Collection of approximately 400 glass lantern slides used for teaching at Burnley Horticultural College during the first half of the twentieth century. Some were made specifically for Burnley. Some images would not upload. The images include: overseas views of gardens, historical sites and geographical features (some hand coloured from Japan); a series of hand coloured images of roses with notes for teaching the history of the rose; school gardens of the early 1900's; fruit and vegetables; miscellaneous horticulltural; Australian native plants; cells; 'Living Races'; plants, trees and grasses; parasites, organisms and fungal diseases; miscellaneous horticultural scenes; parks; cattle; agricultural data.sandra pullman, lex nieboer, melbourne city council exhibition through the magic lantern, john frederick bailey, mr isaacs, f l reeves, a w jessep, history of the rose, plants, trees, diseases

This is a small medicine measuring glass supplied by the Warrnambool pharmacy of Harry London. Born in England, Harry London, a chemist and dentist, came to Warrnambool in 1891, occupying the Nettleton building at 95 Liebig Street. In 1896 he built new premises at the corner of Liebig and Koroit Streets and in 1905 his was the first shop in Warrnambool to have electric lighting. He was succeeded in the early 1920s by the chemists, Dougall and Easton. This glass is of considerable significance because it came from the pharmacy of Harry London, an important chemist in Warrnambool at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. It also shows the custom of the time of chemists supplying to customers small glasses for measuring out medicine. This is a small thick glass tumbler used for measuring medicine. It is etched with the measurements of teaspoon, dessertspoon and tablespoon and the name of the supplier, H. London, a Warrnambool chemist and dentist. It has the initials of the maker on the base. Etched on side in oval shape: ‘H. London, Chemist and Dentist, Warrnambool’ Etched on side: ……. Tea ……. Dessert ……. Table Etched on base: ‘W.T. Co., A J. U.S.A.’ harry london, warrnambool, dougall and easton, chemists

Three glass beakers used at the Ballarat School of Mines for Chmistry classes.chemistry, laboratory, scientific instruments, glass flasks, beakers

Clear beer glass with handle, blue dragon on shield with Vietnamese writingVietnamese writing with Drgon graphicbeer glass, vietnam

small clear oval shaped glass bottle with untacked cork inserted. Eucalyptus Oil

Colour photograph of a stained glass window in the Catholic Church at Portland, Victoria. portland, heritage, building, catholic church, stained glass window

Colour photograph of a stained glass window on a double storey brick building. former ballarat east library, stained glass window, architecure

Colour photograph of a stained glass window on a double storey brick building. former ballarat east library, stained glass window, ballarat public library jubilee, architecture

Colour photograph of the stained glass windows in the bar of the Old Colonists' Hall. stained glass windows, old colonists' hall, old colonists' association ballarat, leadlight

Two drinks coasters from 2013. They were part of a fundraising campaign in conjunction with the RSL and CUB Pty Ltd. Afterwards some were in use in Legacy House and have been added to the archive. A record of a marketing campaign in 2013.Two cardboard coasters with information about the Raise a Glass Campaign in 2013.fundraising, promotion

Groves McVitty were wholesale grocers, wine and spirit merchants, tea and coffee importers, manufacturers of Medallion brand foods. The company was located at 8-12 Market Street, Melbourne . Its own Medallion brand products included everyday staples such as shoe polish, flour, sugar, teas, cough syrup, furniture polish and Barnes brand honey.A clear glass bottle. It is tinted green.On bottom - letters 'G' & 'M' inside 'A' 15M - 6 8 Medallionbottle medallion