JH Abbott & Co. Portfolio of Bendigo and Ballarat Views. Light Blue cover with 8 yellowed paper pages with photos of Bendigo and Ballarat. Calendar inside has the year of 1902 Tied at the edge with light pink thread in a bow.

Richard Hartley Smith Abbott was the step son of Joseph Henry Abbott and continued on in the family tradition of entering into business, becoming a successful business man. He also held asperations to serve on local council and was elected a representative in the Mandurang riding in the Shire of Strathfieldsaye in 1887, served as Mayor of the City of Bendigo from 1917 - 1918 and was Secretary of the Bendigo Art Gallery for over 20 years. Like this father he continued to build local industries with a particular interest in tanning selling products locally and exporting to London. The Tannery (in Tannery Lane, Mandurang) was one of the largest in the state. Unused order book designed to use carbon paper between two pages. Page numbers stamped in red. Black titles on each top page. Card back cover.city of greater bendigo commerce, mayor abbott

Australia Provincial Assurance Association LTD head office APA building, 53 Martin Place Sydney. 'BONUS NOTICE 30.9.,1955 for J Badham, 16 Abbott St Bendigo. Small fine paper memo in blue type.document, memo, railway, australian provincial assurance association ltd head office apa building , 53 martin place sydney

Australian Provincial Assurance Association Ltd. Head office APA building , 53 Martin Place Sydney BONUS NOTICE 30.9.,1947 for J Badham , 16 Abbott St Bendigo / small fine paper memo in red type.document, memo, railway, australian provincial assurance association ltd head office apa building , 53 martin place sydney

Australian Provincial Assurance Association Ltd. Head office APA building , 53 Martin Place Sydney bonus notice 30.9.1956 for J Badham, 16 Abbott St Bendigo. Printed on small fine paper memo in red type.document, memo, railway, australian provincial assurance association ltd head office apa building , 53 martin place sydney

Hand held Scalebuoy with chromed handle and cage with a glass ball enclosed containing a small amount of liquid mercury. Invented by Bendigo businessman Richard Hartley Smith Abbott, a well known Bendigo businessman, used for improving the quality of water.Bendigo Electonic Coy Patd A.C. Scalebuoysciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bendigo-history-inventions-abbott

Bendigo Advertiser ''the way we were'' from 2000. This photograph taken by Alan Doney in 1955, shows George Bennett's end of Abbott's or Bendigo Arcade, looking towards Hargreaves Street. (Photo courtesy of the Bendigo Historical Society). The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Letter addressed to Messrs J.H. Abbott & Co., Bendigo. regarding delivery of gelignite and blasting gelatine for the Bendigo Magazine. Letterhead from W. & J. Lempriere, Melbourne, sole agents for Phoenix Explosives, dynamite, gelatine dynamite, blasting gelatine and detonators.

4 brochures with information on Cleaver Brooks Self-Contained Boilers. Stamped on two brochures ' Victorian Sales & Service, Crockford and Robertson Pty Ltd, Abbott Street, Fairfield, Victoria, JX 1234' Written in biro on three brochures ' Graeme Turk'.organisation, commerce, cleaver brooks boilers

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 29th May, 1935 between A.W. Jordan (seller) and H. Stanyer (buyer) for land situate No.45 Abbott Street, Bendigo, together with 4-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 275 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Abbott collection, black and white photograph showing a group of men in military uniform trying to dis-entangle a tank from barbed wire, in a thin black wooden frame, under glass with buff coloured mount, brown paper backing with framers label.photograph, tank, abbott

Advertising Sheet (photocopy). - J H Abbott Co, date not signified. Includes photos of ornate iron-laced frontage and verandah of shop. List of ladies shoes on left of photo and gents shoes on right with prices. Reference to Pall Mall premises and Factory.business, retail, j.h. abbott & co, pall mall, market square, j.h.abbott & co.

Two pages of typewritten notes entitled 'Anti Tank Barbed Wire, another Australian Invention'. It describes the manufacture of Barblok barbed wire. There is also mention of two other inventions by members of the Abbott family, the 'Scalebuoy' and PIV gear. There are 2 copies of these notes.topic, barblok barbed wire, h.a. abbott, r.h.s. abbott, barblok, barbed wire, scalebuoy, piv gear

Copy of a letter dated 25 January, 1937, from Frank A. Stevenson to R. H. S. Abbott. Letter details the changes in the colour of the water from the diesel engines on the 180 Gold Mining Coy., Bendigo, after the Scale Buoys were installed.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, stevenson bros. motor service station, r h s abbott, crown hotel, 180 gold mining coy, frank a stevenson

Photograph - black and white. Photograph of Pall Mall, Bendigo. Written on right hand side No. 22. In the distance you can see shop names like 'Hall and Batchelder', 'Beehive', 'Abbott', 'The Shamrock'. Cafe. many cars parked in the gutter in front of the shops.place, streetscape, pall mall, pall mall bendigo

Soft cover and card board, white colour print on front, book and spine cover illustrated "Life on Slaten's Knoll" by Harold Abbott. Light brown, black and green colour background. Rising Sun badge on front and back cover. 220 pages. Autobiography. Hand written in black ink, "Donated by Byo Y Mens Club". books, military history

Coloured photo of the Mayor & Councillors for 1990 - 1991.|Mayor Cr. Bruce Atkinson|Crs. Kevin Abbott, Harry Janssen, John Smith, Dorothy Smith, Les Cooper, Peter Allan, Savvas Athan, Margaret Edwards, Sally Goode, the Mayor, Joan Morgan.city of nunawading, abbott, kevin, janssen, harry, smith, john, dorothy g, cooper, les, allan, peter, athan, savvas, edwards, margaret, goode, sally, atkinson, bruce, morgan, joan

Buff coloured invoice. Letterhead has elephant pulling a shoe attached to a tree. Invoice has no name on it, issued by J.H. Abbott, 1921? date. on invoice Tannery: Mandurang, wholesale warehouse, iron yard, etc Market Square; boot Manufactory & Warehouse, Pall Mall.bendigo, business, j.h. abbott & co

Light green and red Immigrant Identification Card, United States Department of Labor with the name Richard Hartley Smith Abbott, born in Canada Jan. 12, 1885. Has a 5.6 x 4.6 photo with imprint of stamp at the lower end. Has a brown card cover.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, richard hartley smith abbott, united states department of labor, robert a rawcliffe

Green hard covered book, The Electrical Factor In Metabolism Volume Two - First Edition, 452 pages with coloured photographs & graphs, inscribed in front Mr Frank Stevenson with the compliments of the Auckland Research Group & signed by the Author W N Abbott 18/8/54W.N.Abbottbooks, technical, chemistry

Black and white photo of Last Council Meeting City of Nunawading held in Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading, November 1994. R - L: Councillors Kevin Abbott, Adam Kliska, Peter Allen, Terry McDonald, Les Cooper, Jan Plummer.city of nunawading, abbott, kevin, kliska, adam, allan, peter, mcdonald, terry, cooper, les, plummer, jan

Sepia Photo of Jean Abbott taken at a period ball arranged by the Nunawading Arts Council (date unknown). Jean was a well known local artist, a foundation member of the Nunawading Arts Society (now the Whitehorse Arts Society) and President of the Nunawading Arts Council for a number of years.abbott jean, nunawading arts council, whitehorse arts society, nunawading arts society

Four pages handwritten from Willathorne Co. dated 14th April, 1877 detailing a list of items relating to the stock of the Abbott Company sent to Sandhurst as samples on credit because Mr. Willathorne (?) was unable to get up there. The sender address is stated as Lonsdale Street East.business letter, commercial, abbott family, shoe manufacturing, commercial enterprise.

Large framed item. At the centre a photograph of the Bendigo Mayoral Chain designed and manufactured by F. Prescott, jeweller, Bendigo At the right a photo of George Lansell esq. and on the left a photo of J.H. Abbott esq. A list of Mayor is underneath the two photos, starting from the left J.F. Sullivan 1857, J.H. Abbott 1860, J.J. Casey 1861, R. Burrows 1862, G. Aspinall 1869, J. Boyd 1870, G. Aspinall 1873, J.A. Woodward 1874, H.Hattam 1876, E. Neil 1876, A. Bayne 1877, J.A. Woodward 1879, P. Hayes 1880, W.G. Jackson 1881, A. Harkness 1882, S.H. McGowan 1885, P. Hayes 1886, T.J. Connelly 1887, J. Cohn 1888, J.P. Carolin 1889, J,R. Hoskins 1890, J.H. Abbott 1891-92-95. Under the Mayoral chain the words: Bendigo gold fields discovered 1851. Proclaimed municipality of Sandhurst 1855 and city in 1871. Name changed to City of Bendigo in honor of which event cnr. J.H Abbott inaugurated the mayoral chain and the medallion was presented to the City Council by George Lansell esq. To whose implicit belief in the inextinguishable nature of our gold resource and the indefatigable energy in developing them Bendigo manly owes its present prosperity. July 1893, W. Honeybone Town Clerk and signed by F. Prescott.bendigo, council, mayoral chain, from dudley house stored at bendigo art gallery from 2000, returned to bhs 03/02/2023

Coaster showing 'Pannam's Store 1900' is historically incorrect as Pannam did not come to Vermont until c1934. It appears that it was known as 'Vermont Store' in 1900.Boxed set of six square coasters with rounded edges. Gilded alloy surface etched with black line graphics featuring scenes of early of the former municipality of Nunawading. Each coaster is backed with blue foam/felt. Rectangular presentation box with maroon colour lid - label inside.On each coaster-:|Pannam's Store, Vermont 1900|First Nunawading Council Chambers 1925|Backhouse's Dairy 1920|Nunawading Coat of Arms 1872|Blackburn Railway Crossing 1882|Schwerkolt Cottage Pump 1864|On label is typed 'Collector's Item. This is one of only 100 sets of coasters showing early Nunawading, designed by Jean Abbott, for Nunawading Arts Council to celebrate Victoria's 150 anniversary'|Written in ink '75'. Signature in ink 'jean Abbott'.civic mementoes, souvenirs, domestic items, table setting

Would have been used in electrical engineering laboratory experiments. Slip inside of lid indicates that the instrument would have been checked at times for accuracy of readings. This was checked and passed on 28 November 1959.Wattmeter, portable, in varnished wood case with leather strap handle. Hinged lid with calibration chart inside the lid. Range - 0 to 1.5. Voltage ranges: 150v; 300v; 600vSerial No 2927 Dated: 28/11/58 Signature: J J Abbott A J William Electrical Instruments, Melbourne, C.1. Dymo tape on front side: WATTMETER 0 - 1.5 kwwattmeter, portable, electrical engineering, experiments, dynamometer type, scientific instrument