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Bendigo Military Museum
Manual - TRAINING MANUAL, ARMY, Department of Defence (Army Office), Australian Army: Manual of Land Warfare, 25 June 1981
Manual contains restricted information covering the following; Part One - Conduct of Operations. Volume 6 - Operational Staff Work. Pamphlet No. 2 - AIDE-DIEMOIRE Part of the collection of KEVIN JOHN HERDMAN, No 397661. See Cat No. 5942P for details of his service recod.Khaki coloured plastic four ring folder. White coloured pages have cut edges. Eash has four holes punched for filing into folder. Title on front in black type. Army logo in black. Text on pages in black type. Black tabs to match chapter. Abbreviated title in black type on spine.australian army, land warfare, manual, kevin john herdman -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - SPUR, STRAPS, RAMC, BRITISH, c.WW1
Items found with Mess Dress uniform issued to "Capt. McKenzie" R.A.M.C. Refer Cat No. 7874.2 and 7875.5.1. Spur - one metal horseshoe shaped spur with buckle attached via a ring. Two brown colour leather straps insitu. 2. Straps - pair of brown leather straps to be used with spurs. these are new with owners cardboard label attached. handwritten - black ink label tied on with yellow colour cotton thread.Owner information - black ink pen on cardboard label. "Capt McKenzie/ R.A.M.C." On reverse of cardboard - black ink print "YANKE/ Whiteaway, Laidlaw/ BOMBAY/ Made in US."uniform, ramc, british, ww1, mess dress, capt mckenzie -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medal - Warrnambool City Council Citizenship Award -Cyril Hayward, Mid 20th century
Cyril Hayward came with his wife Joyce to Warrnambool from England in 1955. For 30 years he and his wife were dominant figures in the performing arts organizations in Warrnambool. Cyril Hayward was a leading figure in the Warrnambool Theatre Company as an actor, stage manager, electrician, technician and the person who did any other job that needed to be done. He was a Life Member of the Theatre Company and President of the Warrnambool branch of the Victorian Arts Council, organizer of the weekly talking newspaper for the visually impaired, a tutor for the local Adult Literacy Scheme, a founding member of the Warrnambool Probus Club and was on the building committee for the development and building of the Performing Arts Centre in Warrnambool. The Warrnambool City Council gives Citizenship Awards annually.This is a significant item because it was an award received by Cyril Hayward, a prominent person in the Warrnambool Arts scene for 30 years.This is a bronze-coloured medallion presented to Cyril Hayward as a citizenship award in 1982. It is circular in shape with the crest of the City of Warrnambool on one side and a laurel wreath with inscriptions on the other. It has a ring at the top for hanging the item. It is in a black leather box lined with red velvet and white silk and includes a small metal stand to display the medallion. Medallion – City of Warrnambool, Dieu et Mon Droit, By These We Flourish Citizenship Award, Cyril Hayward, 1982, Stokes Melb. Box – Stokes(A/Asia) Limited, Melbourne, Australia, estd. 1856 cyril hayward, warrnambool city council -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Mail Bag
This bag was used by the Timekeeper at Pretty Valley camp to carry timesheets to the administration building at Bogong and later at Mt Beauty. In the early days this bag was collected by the Timekeeper who rode a horse to the camps fortnightly.SECV - Kiewa Hydro Electric SchemeBrown leather mail bag with stitched gusset. Metal and leather handle fastened at the top by two metal rings attached to a leather covered rod. A flap at the front fastened by two metal press studs. Front pocket of leather and transparent material stitched on. Internal leather strap fastened by metal press stud in the centre. "SEC MAIL" stamped on the front flap and back of bag. Written inside in ink "BAG NO.11 TIMEKEEPER - PRETTY VALLEY". secv, khes, mail bag, timekeeper, pretty valley, payroll -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Tin Coffee Cylindrical, circa mid to late 1900's
This "coffee" tin has by the "art deco" appearance its origins in the late 1950's to 1960's. This time period was one of accelerated growth both in the physical (housing) sense and the mental (new ideas and inventions) changes in "attitudes". These occurred more rapidly in cities but had its effects on the rural environment. The drinking of coffee was spurred on by easier distribution of imported food and drinks. Advertising by stronger radio links and then by television brought the variety of foods and drinks to semi isolated rural regions. The accessibility through greater information channels becoming available brought with it unbelievable ranges of goods and foodstuffs. Rural regions still relied on bulk supplies and relatively larger storage containers than those in cities. This "bulk" buying and storage "syndrome" was a lingering result of many years of "drought" periods when road transports met delays from flooded roadways in supplying population centres in the Kiewa Valley. The construction phases in building the SEC Vic Hydro electricity Scheme in the eastern sections of the Victorian Alps brought many changes to the quiet rural regions in the Kiewa Valley. Changes in population and social mores. The influx of a varied , mostly temporary, and "European flavoured cuisine" changes the "cuppa tea only" flavour to the have a "coffee break". The subliminal influence of the "American" films changed those children growing up in the post 1950s from the "English tea" to the "American coffee". This "Americanisation process has influenced not only rural Australia but also other areas throughout the world.This "insignificant" coffee tin is very significant as it demonstrates that the Kiewa Valley was becoming more accessible to reliable coffee supplies and general food items.The container was part of a "set" of containers that included tea, sugar,biscuits,flour, rice and other family condiments. This type of kitchen storage containers was brought about through changing patterns in tea and coffee useage and overall consumption. Household demands for faster "self help" cooking especially beveridges and the greater choice of kitchen "utensils" was brought on by easier access to products due to a lessening of the area's "isolation" by having a reliable (all weather) road system and an ever increasing population growth. The need for travelling goods/merchant supply caravans to service the area became a diminishing factor, as a result of the establishment of grocery stores in Tawonga and Mount Beauty in the supply of previously "hard to get" groceries. This transition was precipitated by the SEC Vic Hydro Scheme of the 1940's to 1960's which increased the valley's population level three fold.This cylindrical tin has a pull/push lid(for easy access to the contents). The container is labelled for "coffee" however it has no commercial manufacturer's label to establish that it was bought with coffee ingredients in it. The majority of the container's external surface has a "metallic" light blue colour with two sets of silver rings confining black (horizontal spotted) rectangles. "COFFEE" within an elongated spherical "art deco" four pointed banner of silver and black colouringkitchen containers, domestic food storage, bulk stocks of dried condiments -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - FOB WATCH & CASE WW1, c.1900
Item was given to M E MONIGATTI who was a POW in Germany in exchange for a sandwich by a German soldier. Ref Cat No 3562 for his service details..1) FOB Watch, round, face is intricate with inlays of silver, coloured flowers blue / red / green around numbers. Face has small second hand. Rear opens, inside inscriptions. .2) Metal case to suit watch with glass face, inside has red felt lining. Swivel ring at top..1) Wording appears to be: “Resnontow cylinder 10 Reelis, 22652” .2) Wording appears to be: “BRAVO”accessory, watch, fob -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - LADIES PENDANT WATCH
Swiss silver Ladies Half Hunter key wound Pendant Watch with Face cover .Black hands & Roman Numerals on face. Face protector has enamel Time ring .Well Hallmarked with the Swiss rampant bear .Name scratched inside back cover -May / Markings - 18050 F 0.935 (silver content).horology, watches, pocket, horology-watches-ladies-swiss -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Case
Cream yellow box with three objects and a velvet blue lining. 11008.1 - box is yellow cream with blue velvet and a rusted ribbon (black). 11008.2 - cream yellow dome handle. 11008.3 - cream yellow large tweezers - is rusted on the ring that opens object. 11008.4 - large handle with rusted hook and small design on bottom.Made in England 11008.1 - who it was donated by. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: UNNAMED COUPLE
Studio portrait of an unknown young couple. The lady is wearing a dark dress with ruffles and a decorated hat, she has droop style ear rings. The gentleman is wearing a dark suit and has a handlebar moustache. They are seated on a bale of hay or similar. Written on the reverse is S. Solomon School of Photography 51 Rundle St. AdelaideS. Solomon, Adelaideperson, group, couple, s. solomon -
Clunes Museum
Memorabilia - LEATHER MONEY BAG AND MONEY
.1 Leather bag, leather pocket at front, leather straps fixed to bag by metal half circle rings. Metal clip and compartments. Looks to be hand sewn. .2 Currency - Silver coin .3 Currency - Bank of Victoria, Ten Pound Note .4 Currency - The Caledonian Banking Company, One Pound NoteNilcash bag, currency, ned kelly film -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Commercial Bank Greensborough, 1913_
An early photograph of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Greensborough Branch in Main Street Greensborough, taken before 1914. Teller Walter West stands on the left (according to his grandson John Cramp). The rings on the white posts are for tethering the horses. After service in World War 1 West married the daughter of Greensborough butcher Mr. N. Elliot and moved to a soldier settlement fruit block at Redcliffs.Digital copy of black and white photograph.commercial bank of australia, main street greensborough -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Instrument - SANDHURST DRUMMER'S COLLECTION: Drum with red trim
A ring called the hoop is used to attach the head to the shell, and the tuning bolts are tightened to tighten the head. The hoop is supported by the lug, and the hoop and lug are attached using a tuning bolt. Long ago, animal skins were used as drum heads, but now drum heads are primarily made of plastic. Basically, when the tension on the head is higher, the tone is higher, and when the tension is lower, the tone is lower.A Cylinder made of metal and wood 37 centimetres diameter and 21 centimetres high. It has a red, black and white wooden trim on the top and bottom and is held together with six metal clamps. There is a drum head on the top and bottom of the cylinder. Ever Play Extra brand is on the top drum head.Lowe musical instruments, drum, sandhurst drummers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Instrument - SANDHURST DRUMMER'S COLLECTION: Silver Drum
A ring called the hoop is used to attach the head to the shell, and the tuning bolts are tightened to tighten the head. The hoop is supported by the lug, and the hoop and lug are attached using a tuning bolt. Long ago, animal skins were used as drum heads, but now drum heads are primarily made of plastic. Basically, when the tension on the head is higher, the tone is higher, and when the tension is lower, the tone is lower. A Cylinder made of chrome plated metal 37 centimetres diameter and 32 centimetres high. There is a drum head on the top and bottom of the cylinder. ARLTON DALLAS-LONDON brand is on the side of the cylinder. It's in a canvas carry bag. On canvas bag - S.N. QUIN B. H. P. D. musical instruments, drum, sandhurst drummers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Wall Clock, 1945s
UnknownClock square with rounded corners cream bakelite electric wall clock with art deco style corners. Silver edged clock face with black numbers on silver edge with cream centre. Black filigree hands with a red minute hand. Black adjustment knob at bottom. Made in Great Britain by Smiths Sectric is marked on face. Back is black bakelite 'Smiths English Clocks' 200/250V 50SFC - Reg Trade Mark. Made in England. Instructions to set hands, press and turn knob. Made under one or moe Brit. Patents 366710 369 336 374 713 384441 484222. Back is cream with black book and white electric cord with black ring-grip plug 250V - 10amp. Made in Australiahorology, clocks, electrical technology, appliances & accessories -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Furniture - Chair, 1900-1914
Bentwood furniture is a type of furniture made by bending wooden rods into the required shape after they have been heated with steam. Mundus bentwood chairs are among the most successful examples of early mass-produced furniture. The inventor of manufacturing chairs using this method was Gebrüder Thonet. The subject item was made at Josef Jaworek small factory that produced bentwood chairs and was the only Polish member associated with the Mundus furniture company of Vienna. This company was founded in 1907 and Mundus went on to merge with J & J Kohn in August of 1914. Mundus furniture was a significant manufacturing company, active in several places in the Austro Hungarian Empire, at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century. Factories seem to have existed in multiple locations including Poland. Their products carry diverse labels, such as "Budapest", "Borlova", "Czechoslovakia", etc, some of the furniture was co-signed with "Jacob and Josef Kohn". Mundus also merged with Gebrüder Thonet in 1922 the inventor of the bentwood chair.The subject item is believed to be associated with the original Warrnambool Town Hall and would have been part of the buildings furnishings. The town Hall played a significant role in both local government and social events of local and district areas. It was not only a place for Council meetings but community events and social events. The item is significant as it is an early example of mass-produced manufactured furniture from a company in Austria that pioneered this type of furniture around the turn of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This item is now regarded as a collector's piece giving it additional significance and interest.Bentwood chair (2 of 4), painted black, inner back is curled loop. Seat has leather cover, attached with studs. Ventilation holes under seat in star pattern. Splayed legs with bracing ring. Marks: pressed into some legs, under seat, paper label on rim under seat says the chair is made in Austrla.Marks: "3" is pressed into some legs, chalk letters under seat "RS", makers label, cream with dark print; on either side are 2 coins, top left coin has bust of a man, top right has an emblem with 1885 under it. Text of label "MOBEL-FABRIKEN / von / JOSEF JAWOREK / Teschen, osterr, Schlesien"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, bentwood chair, café chair, restaurant chair, josef jaworek, austrian chairs, furniture, gebrüder thonet -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - BADGE, LIFE MEMBER BDSC 1986, Bendigo & District RSL Club, C.1986
The Bendigo & District Servicemen's Club was a Co Operative of the 3 Bendigo RSL Sub Branches. Roy Leslie Thurlow was a tireless worker for the Servicemen's Club, he was President 1984 - 85, 1988 - 89, he was made a life Member of in 1986. With the Bendigo RSL Sub Branch he served on the Committee from 1980 - 93, he was Jnr Vice President 3 years and 4 years as Snr Vice President. Refer Cat No 4688PBadge metal, colours are red, blue and gold. The top section is rectangular shape with the wording "Bendigo and District Servicemen's Club, centre of has 3 figures as per the RSL Logo, a membership pin for the year "1987" is attached. Rear has details and maker. Attached to the badge section via rings has the wording "LIFE MEMBER".On rear, "R.L. Thurlow" - 0004 - 1986"brsl, smirsl, bdsc, life member -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medal - Warrnambool City Council Citizenship Award -Joyce Hayward, Mid 20th century
Joyce Hayward and her husband, Cyril came from England to Warrnambool in 1955. For 30 years she and her husband were dominant figures in the performing arts organizations in Warrnambool. Joyce was the Director of the Warrnambool Theatre Company from 1955 to 1985 and directed more than 80 plays and musicals. She founded the Warrnambool Calisthenics Club, helped develop the Holiday Actors Company and was a key figure in the revival of the Warrnambool Arts Council in the 1970s. She was a Life Member of the Theatre Group. Along with her husband she helped to develop and build the Warrnambool Performing Arts Centre. She was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to the arts in Warrnambool in 1981. Warrnambool City Council gives Citizenship Awards annually. This is a significant item as it was an important award received by Joyce Hayward, a prominent person in the Warrnambool arts scene for 30 years. This is a bronze-coloured medallion presented to Joyce Hayward as a citizenship award in 1970. It is circular in shape with the crest of the City of Warrnambool on one side and a laurel wreath with inscriptions on the other. It has a metal ring at the top for hanging the item. It is in a black leather box lined with red velvet and white silk and includes a small metal stand to display the medallion. Medallion – City of Warrnambool, Dieu et Mon Droit, By These We Flourish Citizenship Award, J.T.H.Hayward, 1970, Stokes Melb. joyce hayward, warrnambool city council -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Lamp, Spirit Lamp, Early 20th century
There is no known history connected to this item. A spirit lamp was an essential household item in the 19th century and the first three decades of the 20th century until electric lighting became a common feature of most homes. This lamp has no particular significance and is suitable for display as an example of family life in the past.This is a spirit lamp with a milk glass base in two sections (two pedestals in rings). The bowl is made of green glass emulating the shape of the base. There is a brass section connecting the bowl to the wick holder with the wick exposed. There is a small knob or handle external to the bowl for controlling the wick’s use. The clear glass lamp mantle is slim-line bulbous shaped. history of warrnambool, social history, spirit lamp -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Watch, Silver, one hand
The initials on this watch are not clear but, even so, no information is available on the original owner, whether the initials are ‘J.T.F.’ or not. The makers, Hunt and Roskell, were a firm of manufacturing and retailing jewellers and silversmiths in England in the 19th century (founded 1843 and taken over by J.W. Benson in 1889 and continuing to trade as Hunt and Roskell Limited until 1965). This watch is suitable for display material only unless some provenance can be establishedThis is a silver watch with an outer casing covering the dial but showing the time in a smaller circular frame. The figures are Roman numerals on the dial and on the outer casing. The second hand is missing and the hour hand is bent. The dial has an inset showing the seconds. The face has black markings on a white background. There is a large ring at the top of the case for attachment to a chain. Back of watch case: ‘J.T.F.’ (?) Inside case: ‘69188’ Back of watch: ‘Examined by Hunt & Roskell, 156 New Bond Street, London’ hunt & roskell, silver watch, warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, Warrnambool & District Pipes & Drums Cookbook, Early 2000s
This cookbook was produced by the Warrnambool and District Pipes and Drums, partly as a fund-raiser and partly as a promotional exercise. A Pipe Band was formed in Warrnambool in 1906 with twelve foundation members. Simon Fraser was the original Pipe Major and the band has had some changes of name since its foundation. The band was not operating for some time during the years of World War One and again during World War Two but today under the name of Warrnambool and District Pipes and Drums it performs at concerts, dinners, band competitions, official functions, street parades etc and has won both Victorian and interstate Championship titles. This book is of interest as an example of a fund-raising exercise by a local organization early in the 21st century. This is a soft-cover book of 94 pages. It is a cookery book published by the Warrnambool and District Pipes and Drums. It has a blue cover overlaid with plastic and is bound with plastic rings. The front cover has the logo of the Warrnambool and District Pipes and Drums. It has an introduction, an acknowledgements page and two pages of information on the Warrnambool and District Pipes and Drums organization.Front Cover: ‘Warrnambool and District Pipes and Drums Cookbook’cookbook, warrnambool, warrnambool and district pipes and drums -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medallions, Town of Warrnambool Queen Victoria 60yrs, 1897
These medals were issued by the Town of Warrnambool in 1897 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the reign of Queen Victoria of England. Walter John Hickford, the Mayor Warrnambool at that time, has his name on the medal. Walter Hickford (1855-1928) was a Warrnambool businessman, setting up a shop in Liebig Street in 1880, supplying the paint materials for householders, contactors, painters and artists. He also carried out decorative work in private homes, businesses and churches. Hickford was active in civic life in Warrnambool, serving as a Councillor from 1890 to 1903 and he was Mayor from 1895 to 1897.These medals are of considerable importance as they were produced for the Town of Warrnambool in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. They have both a local and a wider national significance.,1These two circular bronze medals have profiles of Queen Victoria as a young woman and as a crowned monarch on the reverse and the Warrnambool Coat of Arms on the obverse. Both have a punched hole with a metal ring on the top. .2 As above .3 These five circular medals, four of which are bronze and one brass are identical with those described above..1Queen Victoria 60th year of reign 1837 to 1897 obverse Town of Warrnambool W. J. Hickford Mayor .BY THESE WE FLOURISH Reverse .2 As above .3 As for .3 above Note one of the bronze ones has a fabric cord attached through a hole at the top.medals, queen victoria 60th anniversarry, warrnambool, mayor john hickford -
Greensborough Historical Society
Application, Squatters, speculators and settlers: Plenty River Cultural heritage trail, 20/12/2011
This application is for the restoration and preservation of listed heritage sites along the Plenty River in Greensborough and surrounding area. Although the 2011 application was not successful there is much information about the Plenty River trail in this document.This document contains relevant information regarding the various sites along the Plenty River. 3 copies. 60 p., ill. (some col.). Copy 1 is in an A4 3 ring binder and plastic pockets (Location Greensborough Historical Society publications shelf), copy 2 is spiral bound (Location Plenty River Cultural heritage Trail file), copy 3 has loose pages (Location GHS file)Heritage Victoria application reference: 53149plenty river cultural heritage trail, dennis ward, anne paul, rotary club of greensborough, plenty historical society, plenty river -
Learmonth and District Historical Society Inc.
Plaque.Olympic Games.1992, Circa 1992
In 1992 the Shire of Ballarat gave their support to the Australian O;ympic Team who competed at Barcelona & Albertville,and in appreciation were presented with this Plaque. Acknowledgement and support given by Shire of Ballarat.rectangular in shape this plaque is on a marble look background.At the top is a round medallion enamelled in white background, on which is the Australian Coat of Arms and the Olympic Rings,"hanging"from a green and gold "ribbon".At the base is a rectangular plate with the inscription-Presented to Shire of Ballarat in grateful acknowledgement of your support to the Australian Olympic Games Team Barcelona & Albertville.1992.PRESENTED TO SHIRE OF BALLARAT IN GRATEFULL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR SUPPORT TO THE AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC GAMES TEAM. BARCELONA & ALBERTVILLE 1992.1992 olypic games.shire of ballarat.plaque -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Flower Holder, Stayput Products, Late 19th to early 20th centuries
This spiky, pointy metal flower holder, often called a flower frog or kenzan, was made around the late 19th to the early 20th centuries by Stayput Products of Melbourne, Australia. The flat metal base has been made in layers with the head of the spikes between the layers. It is likely to be handmade. Heavy flower holders made of non-corrosive metals are designed to sit in the base of a vase, dish, bowl or other suitable holder so that cut flower stems can be pushed into the spikes and held firmly in the arrangement. Flower frogs can be made of glass, ceramics or, more recently, synthetic materials.The flower holder is an example of Victorian era domestic decoration aids that have carried through to the 21st century.Flower holder, rectangular block made from layers of metal, with spikes embedded into the metal. The block is heavy, likely to be lead, and the spikes are strong brass pints arranged evenly in rows. There are remnants of florist's putty between some spikes. An inscription within concentric oval rings is moulded in the flat base. Made by Stayput Products, Melbourne, Australia.Stamped into the metal: "STAYPUT / PRODUCTS / MELB. AUST."flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, flower frog, flower arrangements, flower holder, pin-holder, stayput, flower aid, ikebana flower arrangement, kenzan, moribana style, flower support, melbourne manufacturer, spiky pin frog, metal flower holder, stayput products, flower block, flower arranger, vintage, antique, late 19th to early 20th centuries, vase accessory, decorative item, floral arrangement support, florist accessory, floral art, needle aids, victorian era -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Anchor, Before 1831
Historical Information: The anchor is from the wooden sailing ship CHILDREN, which was wrecked at Childers Cove east of Warrnambool on the 15th of January 1839 with the loss of 16 lives. The Children anchor was raised from the wreck site by Flagstaff Hill Divers; Peter Ronald, Garry Hayden (Terang, still), Tim Goodall (now Warrnambool), and Colin Goodall (now Warrnambool), on Sunday 3rd January 1974. A week or so later it was dragged up the cliffs and taken to Warrnambool. It is now on display near the entrance to the Maritime Village and Museum. It appears to be a Pering’s Improved Anchor, developed at Portsmouth after 1813. The addition of broad curvature to the anchor arms provided a stronger purchase than the pre-existing Admiralty Old Pattern Long Shanked Anchor with straight arms. However, the evidence of hammer-welding the separate pieces of the arms and palms to the central shank (peaked crown and flat palms) suggests the manufacture is before the 1831 Rodger’s Anchor design, (which cast both arms and their flukes as one piece that was then attached to the shank by a bolt through the crown). This identification seems consistent with the date of the CHILDREN’s construction in 1824. The CHILDREN was a three masted barque with a wooden hull built at Liverpool in England. She was bought by the Henty family of Portland (Australia Felix) in 1837 for regular coastal trading between Van Diemens Land, the Port Phillip District of New South Wales and South Australia. Only 255 tons burden (92 feet in length, with a beam of 25 feet and depth of 17 feet), she sailed from Launceston bound for Adelaide in late December1838, on her first Australian voyage and under the English master who had brought her out – Captain H. Browne. On board the CHILDREN were 24 passengers, including 9 children; the captain and 14 crew; livestock of 1500 sheep, 8 bullocks and 7 horses; general cargo of beef, pork, tobacco, tripe, butter, limejuice, horse hair, currants, lead shot, beer and spirits; 5,000 house bricks from London; and six whaling boats with associated whaling gear. The vessel was battered by gale force north-westerly winds shortly after setting out from Launceston on 11 January 1839 and adverse sailing conditions persisted for the next four days. At 11 pm on the 15th of January 1839, and many miles north and east of the captain’s navigated position, the CHILDREN struck the Pinnacle, a limestone stack off Childers Cove. Within half an hour the ship was completely destroyed. As well as the loss of livestock and cargo, 16 passengers and crew perished, including the captain, six men, one woman and eight children. In 1931 shifting sands at Childers Cove uncovered the skeleton of an adult male. In 1951 another two skeletons were exposed by storms, an adult male and a child. In 1963 some district scuba divers retrieved a small signal-cannon from the site. And in 1974 Flagstaff Hill recovered the anchor and some house bricks. The shipwreck of the CHILDREN is of state significance – Victorian Heritage Register No. S116.A large forged-wrought iron anchor from the wreck of the CHILDREN. Flat hammer-welded flukes on opposing curved arms and a peaked crown. It has a metal (elbowed) stock or cross-bar and a heavy duty pinned shackle (not ring) for the anchor chain. It is in fair condition but extensively corroded after 135 years on seabed (supported on display) .warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck artefact, maritime museum, the children, childers cove, anchor, pering’s improved anchor, 1839 shipwreck. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Matson and Co, Stawell Volunteer Cadet Corps, 1903, 1900-1904
Possibly associated with Stawell State School No 502.1) Stawell Volunteer Cadets - Corps - 1903. Captain Daley written underneath a number of young cadets i uniform in front of a picket fence. The back row stands, the front row crouces on one knee, .2) Stawell cadets Physical Education Team stand in front of a brick building holding hand rings. Named on verso. Back "Stawell Cadet Corps Capt Daley 1903 (part of detachment without rifles)armed services, music, stawell, volunteer regiment, stawell volunteer cadets -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Furniture - Chair, 1900-1914
Bentwood furniture is a type of furniture made by bending wooden rods into the required shape after they have been heated with steam. Mundus bentwood chairs are among the most successful examples of early mass-produced furniture. The inventor of manufacturing chairs using this method was Gebrüder Thonet. The subject item was made at Josef Jaworek small factory that produced bentwood chairs and was the only Polish member associated with the Mundus furniture company of Vienna. This company was founded in 1907 and Mundus went on to merge with J & J Kohn in August of 1914. Mundus furniture was a significant manufacturing company, active in several places in the Austro Hungarian Empire, at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century. Factories seem to have existed in multiple locations including Poland. Their products carry diverse labels, such as "Budapest", "Borlova", "Czechoslovakia", etc, some of the furniture was co-signed with "Jacob and Josef Kohn". Mundus also merged with Gebrüder Thonet in 1922 the inventor of the bentwood chair.The subject item is believed to be associated with the original Warrnambool Town Hall and would have been part of the buildings furnishings. The town Hall played a significant role in both local government and social events of local and district areas. It was not only a place for Council meetings but community events and social events. The item is significant as it is an early example of mass-produced manufactured furniture from a company in Austria that pioneered this type of furniture around the turn of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This item is now regarded as a collector's piece giving it additional significance and interest.Bentwood chair (3 of 4), painted black, inner back is curled loop. Seat is plain wood (replacing original). Splayed legs with bracing ring. Marks; Stamped into wood under seat, a small paper label and a label, cream with dark print. Paper label on rim under seat says the chair is made in Austria.Marks; Stamped into wood under seat is "49" and a small paper label with "49". Makers label, cream with dark print; on either side are 2 coins, top left coin has bust of a man, top right has an emblem with 1885 under it. Text of label "MOBEL-FABRIKEN / von / JOSEF JAWOREK / Teschen, osterr, Schlesien" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, bentwood chair, café chair, restaurant chair, josef jaworek, austrian chairs, furniture, gebrüder thonet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MALE PORTRAIT, approx. 1920
sepia toned photo of male seated on cane and wooden chair. Dressed in pin striped 3 piece suit. Fob watch chain to vest. 2 buttons on sleeve, cravat at neck of shirt with horse shoe pin in knot. Signet ring on left hand little finger. Palms beside chair. 467 in lead pencil on back.Yeoman & Co., next to Theatre Royal, Melbourne.person, individual, portrait male -
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Tool - WEBSTER BROS. ADVERTISING GADGET
this object has a metal ring inserted into a wooden cylinder and another metal square at the other end, on the wood the words: Webster Bros. 210 Mitchell Steet Bendigo, cycle and motor manufacturers, repair to any make, telephone 286. Made (after some words that cannot be read) trade (decapitator) Mark Varleys agencies, Melbourne.business, retail, webster -
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Medal - MEDAL COLLECTION: ANZAC DAY MEDAL, 1918
Object. Bronze medal issued by the Victorian Education Department and sold on behalf of the British Red Cross Society. With suspension piece at crest with suspension ring. Obverse: ''HONOR TO THE AIF''. Bust of Australian Soldier in a Slouch hat. Reverse: Around edge, ''EVO ANZAC DAY 1918''. In Centre: Spray of Wattle with porter. ''GALLIPOLI FRANCE PALESTINE''.numismatics, medals - military, anzac day medal, manufacturer; stokes and son melbourne.