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Robin Boyd Foundation
Furniture - Ladder-frame bookcase, Bruce Anderson
This wrought iron "ladder-frame" bookcase, which includes a drop-down table, is located in Suzy's bedroom. A second "ladder-frame" bookcase with desk is located in Penleigh's bedroom (item F085). They were both designed by Bruce Anderson - in the past they have been incorrectly attributed to Clement Meadmore. This type of furniture was featured in 'The Age' Small Homes Service and a similar one was featured in 'The Age' Dream Home Exhibition in 1955. From 1947 to 1953, Robin Boyd was the director of The Small Homes Service, set up by the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects in conjunction with 'The Age' and he produced a weekly article for 'The Age'.Wrought iron black frame with 10 ladder slots, and 3 cross brace frames, with 4 timber shelves. In the centre, there is a drop down table to use as a desk. Shiny metal feet, rubber covering top of metal frame. bruce anderson, robin boyd, dream home, small homes service, walsh st furnishings, ohm2022, ohm2022_39 -
Brighton Historical Society
Dress, Wedding dress, 1948
Louris Holly Larsen-Disney married Percy James White at Melbourne Grammar Chapel on 17 June 1948. In later years the dress was given to an opportunity shop and purchased by Mrs Landells of the Brighton Historical Society. Louris subsequently visited the Society and recognised her dress, and was able to provide BHS with information on it. Also in the Society's collection is a 1950s pink strapless silk chiffon dress worn by Louris, and a wedding photo of Louris taken at her mother and stepfather's home at 53 South Road, Brighton. The couple moved into a house just a few doors down, at 49 South Road.Wedding dress made from silver metallic thread crepe. Fastens down front with small self-covered buttons and loops. Long fitted sleeves fastened with 10 covered buttons and loops. Full bias cut skirt with train.wedding dress, 1940s fashion, louris holly white, percy james white, brighton -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, before 1912
This photo shows the Storm Bird at the end of the jetty and the Wangrabelle in the foreground. Both ships were well known traders. the Wangrabelle became beached and wrecked in 1916 and the Storm Bird became obsolete when the railway from Bairnsdale to Orbost arrived in 1916. (ref. Story of Gippsland Shipping - J.C. Bull) At the start of the river trade goods were shipped from Marlo to Melbourne but when the railway reached Bairnsdale this became unprofitable and the ships plied only between Marlo and Cunninghame. Eventually river transport became economically unviable. The Wongrabelle is still buried in the sands of the entrance of the Snowy River (albeit where the entrance used to be). It took from April 11th 1912 to August 12th 1912 for the loss of the Wongrabelle to be complete, the final entry in the Orbost Shipping Co. records reads:- "The Wongrabelle is completely covered in sand." (ref River, Road, Railway Newsletter O.D.H.S.) This is a pictorial record of a time when the water highways were the only feasible transport mode in sending goods from Orbost and Marlo to Melbourne.A black / white photograph of a ship, sails down, anchored at the Marlo jetty.on back - "M. Gilbert, Wangrabelle at Marlo"storm-bird wangrabelle shipping transport- marlo -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Textile - Bedspread, Vera and Aurelia Giles, Late 19th to Early 20th Century
There are many 19th century items of furniture, linen and crockery donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by Vera and Aurelin Giles. The items are associated with the Giles Family and are known as the “Giles Collection”. These items mostly came from the simple home of Vera’s parents-in-law, Henry Giles and his wife Mary Jane (nee Freckleton), whose photos are in the parlour. They married in 1880. Henry Giles was born at Tower Hill in 1858. He was a labourer on the construction of the Breakwater before leaving in 1895 to build bridges in N.S.W. for about seven years. Mary Jane was born in 1860 at Cooramook. She attended Mailor’s Flat State School where she was also a student teacher before, as family legend has it, she became a governess at “Injemiara” where her grandfather, Francis Freckleton, once owned land. Henry and Mary’s family of six, some of whom were born at Mailor’s Flat and later children at Wangoom, lived with their parents at Wangoom and Purnim west, where Henry died in 1933 and Mary Jane in 1940. The Giles family collection is of social significance at a local level, because it not only illustrates the level of material support the Warrnambool community gave to Flagstaff Hill during it’s establishment. But the Giles collection also gives us today a snapshot into what domestic life was like in early colonial times prior to Federation.Bedspread, white and has been eaten by a dog down one side.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, giles collection, henry giles, tower hill, cooramook, warrnambool breakwater, mailor’s flat, wangoom, 19th century household goods -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - "Persia", Beirut. Live transport ship, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - street scene, Portland, n.d
Street scene with a man herding a bullock train down a street in Portland.portland, street scene, bullock train, farming -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Rock Crusher, J. T. Somerville, photographer, Casterton, n.d
Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg) D. JenningsBlack and white photo of rocks going down chute in rock crusher.Back: Round, purple, photographer's stamp -
Federation University Historical Collection
Minute Book, Eureka Stocade Memorial Park Association Minute Book No 5, 1943 - 1950
Brown cloth covered book, with brown packaging tape down the spine.eureka stockade, band, w a shaw, eureka anniversary, j birch, w shaw, j trevenan, eureka annoversaryrailway bridge, speilvogel, eureka swimming pool, returned service, w marshall, j h hanley, j h stanley, soldier s, advance ballarat association, w young, ursula chisholm, a barnett, j o dell, ballarat ophaniage, eddie callow, eureka caravan park, allan jones, ballarat swimming club -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Decorative object - ELEPHANT STATUE
Metal statue of Elephant, black with white tusks and toenails, trunk down.ornaments, metal, statue -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Various port scenes, 1980s - 1990s
Looking down from steps on Centenary Bridge to Port Melbourne Stationpiers and wharves - webb dock, piers and wharves - station pier, centenary bridge -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DAVID MCDONALD COLLECTION: EPPALOCK. CONSTRUCTION, c1963
Eppalock. Construction. Water going down to the Campaspe River from the spillway.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Functional object - Large Clear Glass Vase, Vase
Clear glass vase. Square top. Graded down to square base.Small imprint "Italy" -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Photograph of Decorations and Medals
Framed photo of decorations and medals awarded to Wg Audio, CDr Downingdowning john -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Painting, Tunnel Rat
An original painting of s soldier holding a torch looking down in a tunnelpainting, vietnam lest we forget, tunnel rats -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Print: (archival inkjet): Jessie IMAM, Jessie Imam, Ground Cover, 2017
Imam is represented in the Nillumbik Shire Art Collection and was the winner of the 2015 Nillumbik Prize for her work "Diagram of sentiment #1" (judged by Linden New Art Director Melinda Martin). She was also a finalist in the Nillumbik Prize 2016, 2015, 2013 and 2010. Imam completed a residency at Laughing Waters in 2011. Imam works within photography, the moving image and installation to create works centred on themes of embodiment and the female perspective. In this work she participates in a dialogue between her body and the Finnish Archipelagos in order to develop a relationship with the islands as both a place and an organic body [of land] where flux and change occurs. Photograph of the artist immersed from the waist down in green moss (landscape).N/Afinnish, archipelago, inkjet, print, photographic, body, island, moss -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Ariel View of Lake Bellfied looking down the valley showing the wall, 1960's
Ariel View of Lake Bellfied looking down the valley showing the wallgrampians -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Talking culture, 1997
Oral history workshop during Culture Down Under Festival (photo)Oral history workshop during Culture Down Under Festival (photo)Oral history workshop during Culture Down Under Festival (photo)heritage festivals, city of whitehorse, alves, lesley, lipszyc, lola -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Photos, Batch
Batch of 5 black and white photographs of downed aircraft, German/ Italian.Photograph No. ______ / Supplied by Military History / & Information Section AIF / for personal enjoyment only / and on condition that it will / not be reproduced in any form.crashed planes,, beached planes,, world war 2, ww2, midddle east -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Man walking down steps using white cane
Two trouser legs and soft pair of leather shoes descend steps, along with a white cane.B/W photograph of man walking down steps with white caneSkills Training - O&M A white cane provides blind people with early warning of obstacles 5A inset into Pic 5 CJ 481/C/4royald blind society of nsw, white cane day -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, View Across Garden to Principal's Residence, Unknown
Looking down through lawn and garden beds to Principal's Residence in background.lawn, gardens, principal's residence -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Model - Minature Model Aircraft, Flying Tiger
Curtis Commando C46. One of a collection of 25 model aircraft made by Brian Anthony DOWD The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a twin-engine transport aircraft. It was used as a military transport during World War II by the United States Army Air Forces and also the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps. The C-46 served in a similar role to its Douglas-built counterpart, the C-47 Skytrain. Large white minature model plane with blue stripe down the sides. Flying Tiger Linemodel airplanes, curtis commando c46. -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
The steamer S.S.CASINO was much loved by the whole Port Fairy community- with the possible exception of some of the fishermen whose boats she ran down! Transport of the large quantities of wool, potatoes, onions, grain, sheep, cattle and other produce grown on the rich lands of the Western District Belfast was served by a plethora of shipping, both sail and steam, but only one of the steamers then in the regular trade (S.S. DAWN) would ever be able to get up the river and reap the cost savings of loading against a wharf. It was not unusual for four steamers to be anchored in the bay at once and for seven or eight different steamers to call during a week. A number of inter-colonial steamers also called to pick up produce for delivery to Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. Production in the Western District was increasing and virtually all of that production had to go through one of the western ports in order to reach markets. By 1882 a meeting 15ft. March, 1882, in the office of auctioneer, J.B. HoIden in Cox Street took action and it was unanimously resolved - that the Belfast & Koroit Steamship Company be formed with a capital of £20,000 in 10,000 shares of £2 each". A number of steamers were offered by letter to the fledgling company, including the new and almost sister ships, CASINO and HELEN NICHOLL. The CASINO was on her delivery voyage from England was due to arrive in Warrnambool to load potatoes for Sydney and, initially, arrangements were made for her to call into Port Fairy for inspection by the BKNS Co directors. She eventually proceeded direct to Warrnambool and the Directors inspected her there. Without hesitation they purchased her even though they had to raise a large bank loan to do so. The CASINO arrived in Port Fairy on Saturday, 29th. July, 1882, steaming triumphantly up the Moyne River, and was greeted by crowds, many of whom had driven in from the surrounding countryside, which gave her “loud ringing English cheers". By 1884 the CASINO could not carry all the cargoes available to her and in December of that year the company purchased the new steamer BELLINGER to provide additional capacity. She helped to open up the intermediate ports of Lorne, Apollo Bay and Port Campbell, but the BELLINGER was not really suitable for the trade and she was sold in 1887, leaving the CASINO to operate alone -as she was to do for almost all of the next 45 years. The opening of the railway in 1890 decreased the cargo available to the steamers and the economic depression of the early 1890's worsened the situation. The weak soon began to fall by the wayside and when the Portland & Belfast SN Co. decided to go into liquidation in April 1895, the Belfast & Koroit Company bought the Portland Company's steamer DAWN on advantageous terms, a substantial part of the payment being in BKSN Co shares. The BKNS Co and the Howard Smith Line came into direct head to head competition and nearly forced the BKNS Co out of existence. Cargo dropped to such an extent that in 1899, they reached agreement that only one ship would run and that the ship which ran would pay a weekly amount to the competitor to stay out of the trade. This controlled service ceased in1909, and competition intensified when Howard Smith placed the newly built, larger steamer EUMERALLA on the run. The BKNS Co survived this competition and even prospered during it partly by extending on a more regular basis, the CASINO'S voyages to South Australian ports Port Macdonnell, Kingston, Beachport, Robe and, on occasions Adelaide. There were setbacks when, on 20 October 1924, CASINO went ashore at the Kennett River, near Apollo Bay, and again, in February l929, when she struck a submerged object at Warrnambool and had to be beached. The railways placed great competitive pressure on the small steamship company and this pressure was intensified when the Great Depression slashed the market for Western District produce, BKNS Co struggled on, paying dividends in most years, and the company planned a big celebration for the CASINO'S fiftieth anniversary in the trade on 29th July, 1932. Disaster struck soon after 9 o'clock on the morning of Sunday I0 July, 1932 when the CASINO was lost at Apollo Bay together with the lives of 10 crew members. Black and white photograph of s.s.Casino steaming down to berth at her wharf on the left fishing boats in foregroundship, boat, industry, belfast and koroit steam navigation company, moyne river, river, s.s.casino, wharf -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Sewing Machine
Singer treadle sewing machine circa 1919. Singer Manufacturing Co. No Y2656052 Has 3 drawers down each side with a flip out drawer. Sewing machine folds down into body of machine.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Register of Common Lodging Houses and Noxious Trades, c. 1864
Brown marbled notebook with wide blue paper binding, label handwritten in brown ink "Register of Common Lodging Houses and Noxious Trades". contains details of rooming houses 1864 to 1892 and noxious trades 1884 to 1889. Hester, Thomas & Sons, (marine store):HESTER, Thomas & Arthur (boiling down works):Arthur HESTER (boiling down works):Hester & Hart (boiling down works):J Kitchen & Sons, (soap and candleworks, bone mill, boiling down works):HANSON, H:Morris & Ludwig, (marine store):KERR, James:NETTLEBERG, P (tannery):GOTZ, Martin (fishcuring):BROWN, Capt. P. (fishcuring):SMITH John, (marine store):Apollo Co Ltd:QUINN, James (boiling down works):QUINN, Denis (boiling down works):MULCAHEY, James (marine store):SCOTT, John Brown (bone mill):KELLY, Thomas (tannery):ELWORTHY, James (piggery):KENNETT, Caleb Amos (boiling down works):Yills (?), Charles (glue factory):Cockbill & Mulling (bone mill, boiling down works):SEWARD, George (marine store):Australasia Sugar Refining Company:NJ Butcher & Co. (boiling down works):I Hill & Sons (fish curing)Ink inside front cover: 'Fee for Registration Ten shillings 18 Victo: No 8 Clause VIindustry - noxious, built environment - domestic, business and traders, built environment - commercial, thomas hester & sons, thomas hester, arthur hester, hester & hart, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, h hanson, morris & ludwig, james kerr, p nettleberg, martin gotz, p brown, john smith, apollo candle co, james quinn, denis quinn, james mulcahey, john brown scott, thomas kelly, james elworthy, caleb amos kennett, charles yills (?), cockbill & mulling, george seward, australasia sugar refining company, n j butcher & co, i hill & sons -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Letter copying press, Late 19th century
A letter copying press was first developed by James Watt in 1780. Copying clerks were employed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to copy letters and documents. In this press a sheet of oiled paper was inserted next to a dampened piece of tissue in the copying book. An unblotted letter written in special copying ink was then inserted with its face up against the back of the tissue. The book was then put into the press and screwed down tightly for a few minutes, depending on how many copies were being made. Many of these old letter books with important historical information still clearly legible survive today. This letter copying press is of great interest as it shows how letters and documents were duplicated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is of relevance to the Warrnambool and District Historical Society as its historical collection includes many letter books with copies of letters and documents relating to our local history.This is a metal letter copying press. It has a rectangular base with an over-arching curved metal piece and a handle which was able to be turned around to screw down a book. The press has been painted black at some stage but is now partly corroded. vintage letter books, history of warrnambool -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Swimming pool remains Rhyll
HistoricalColoured photograph of remains of swimming pool which was in front of the old Captain John Barnard Lock's family home, built about 1870.The remains of the swimming pool down in front of Lock home built about 1870rhyll, swimming baths, captain john barnard lock, recreation -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, n.d
Black and white photo of Drik Drik Post OfficeBack: 'Drik Drik P.O. Vic closed down 1971' - blue birodrik drik -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, Alan L. Mitchell, 1965
Looking down path along Pine tree" area towards Principal's House." alan l. mitchell, burnley gardens, pine tree, principal's house -
Bendigo Military Museum
Functional object - WALLET
Wallets sent to serving soldiers during WW1 from YMCA related to "Henry Trevor Clutterbuck" No. 7462 who enlisted 2/6/17 age 18 in 25th Reinforcements 7th Batt, and embarked 4/8/17. Returned 25/9/19. ENLISTED WW2 10/7/40, S/N VX43810.Black hard board wallet with fold down flap and two inside pockets.Marked "The Aussie Wallet" "Xmas Wishes from" "Australian YMCA" "1918"henry trevor clutterbuck, wallet, ymca, ww1, ww2 -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Crib board
Made from downed Japanese zero fighter plane and New Guinea timber