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Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Functional object - Hook, block and tackle
Block and tackle hook with frame for two pulleys. (pulleys missing) hook rotates in metal pin (as designed), but metal pin rusted into frame; surface rust all over. Composed of three sheets of steel connected by belts to hook. -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Award - Royal Victoria Institute for the Blind, Wodonga Auxiliary Service Awards, 1932 - 2002
The 3 items in this display - bell, crystal vase and cake server- were presented to the Wodonga Auxiliary of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB) marking 50, 60 and 70 years of service respectively. This auxiliary was formed in March 1932 with K.D. Watson as the Inaugural President. Its purpose was to raise funds to assist blind and visually impaired people across the state of Victoria. The volunteers over 70 years spent countless hours door knocking in the annual fundraiser, and selling raffle tickets at street stalls. As the City of Wodonga expanded the areas to be door-knocked increased, creating a challenge for the mainly elderly members of the Auxiliary. Eventually it closed down in 2002 when the RVIB amalgamated with Vision Australia. The longest serving member of the Auxiliary was Mrs. Jean Burbidge.These items have local and state significance as they represent the work carried out by a local group of volunteers to support an important state wide institution.3 awards received by the RVIB Wodonga Auxiliary for recognition of their service. They include a crystal vase, a gold bell and a silver cake server. 18/10 is stamped on the reverse of the cake slicer. This relates to the percentage of chrome and nickel within the steel.On the bell: 'Presented to Wodonga R.V.I.B. Auxiliary 50th Anniversary" Around the middle of the vase: 'Presented to RVIB Wodonga Auxiliary 60th Anniversary, 1992" On the cake server: "Presented to RVIB Wodonga Auxiliary for 70 years service March 1932 to March 2002" On back of cake server:" 18/10 and initials FK inside 2 circles.royal victorian institute for the blind, rvib wodonga auxiliary -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Uniform - Cloth ID card tag, Metlink, c2000
Red cloth ID card tag holder with folded chromed terminal and steel chromed clip. The more orange tag has a plastic tag that allowed the tag to be disconnected. Both have Metlink and logs over printed on them.trams, tramways, metlink, identity cards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: Catherine Reef South shaft
Black and white photocopy of original photo. Image shows black square checker board steel capping on concrete base. Cap is situated on top of Catherine Reef South shaft, Eaglehawk. Shaft capped by Western Mining Corporation.On back in pencil: Catherine Reef South Shaft, WMC cap.western mining corporation, goldmining, capping, shaft, catherine reef south shaft, mining regulations -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Peter Bassett-Smith, Unveiling ceremony of the Memorial Plaque at corner of Main Road and Pitt Street, Eltham commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Eltham District Historical Society, 10 October 1987, 10/10/1987
Shire of Eltham Historical Society Monument commemorating Victoria’s 150th Anniversary. The monument consists of a ‘Tyring Disc’ surmounted by a steel tyre standing over a Time Capsule to be opened in the year 2035. The commemorative plaque explains the functions of the various items used in the Victorian 150th Anniversary Monument and Time capsule.Colour photograph and sepia photograph1987, activities, eltham community centre, time capsule -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Letter Opener, Early 20th century
No specific information is available for this item. However, ivory was common in early 20th century household items, which were often purchased overseas as souvenirs. Many ivory items originated from Asia. Letter openers are still used today; however, they are now made out of steel as ivory is illegal.This item is an example of the use of ivory in domestic households early in the 20th century. A long, cream-white letter opener made out of ivory with a plain blade and rounded handle.There is decorative patterning on the handle consisting of holes and circles.ivory, letter opener, letters, chiltern athenaeum museum, mail -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - KATHLAMBA
This stencil was used as a ship identifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Kathlamba was a steel screw steamship owned by Ellerman Bucknall Steam Ship Company Limited and launched in 1913. It was built by W Gray & Co at Hartlepool, Britain. All wool bales stamped with KATHLAMBA would be transported on the Kathlamba ship.Wool bale exportation stencil - KATHLAMBAKATHLAMBAwool transportation, wool export -
Vision Australia
Photograph (item) - Image, Support around the home
As well as assistance in education and employment, agencies also provided support for adapting around the home. In this example, one woman is shown by a worker how to feel the temperature points in a pressure cooker. They stand in a kitchen, in front of an upright Davell cooker, next to a fridge and with steel utensils hanging on the wall behind the cooker.orientation and mobility, royal blind society of nsw -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Functional object - Fender, Fire place fender
Iron and steel fireplace fender for preventing (to fender off) potential embers or burning logs from falling from fire and landing on a floor. Removed from kitchen with the removal of the wood stove in the 1980s when a gas stove was introduced and placed in former bedroom now used as a study/library room.fender, fire, ballarat, ember, kitchen -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Dish
The development of bronze and iron metalworking skills allowed for cookware made from metal to be manufactured, although adoption of the new cookware was slow due to the much higher cost. After the development of metal cookware there was little new development in cookware, with the standard medieval kitchen utilising a cauldron and a shallow earthenware pan for most cooking tasks, with a spit employed for roasting. By the 17th century, it was common for a Western kitchen to contain a number of skillets, baking pans, a kettle and several pots, along with a variety of pot hooks and trivets. Brass or copper vessels were common in Asia and Europe, whilst iron pots were common in the American colonies. Improvements in metallurgy during the 19th and 20th centuries allowed for pots and pans from metals such as steel, stainless steel and aluminium to be economically produced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookware_and_bakewareThis item is significant as an example of an item in common use in the kitchen in the second half of the 19th Century, and thereafter.Metal oval cake/pie dish. Significant rust all over..None.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, cookware, bakeware, kitchenware -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - PITTOCK COLLECTION: FOUR TOOLS
Pittock collection: four carpenter/painter's tools * rusted putty knife, 260mm L x 32 mm W * white painted putty knife, 210 mm L x 25 mm W * red handled spatula, rusted blade, marked A ?eg Steel product, 195 mm L x 25 mm W * steel scraping tool with wooden handle, copper sleeve joint, 150 mm L x 100 mm W Items stored in Pittock coach builder's box, reference 13000.1. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - PITTOCK COLLECTION: THREE HAMMERS/MALLETS
Pittock collection: three hammers/mallets * one timber mallet. well used, with hardwood handle and mallet head. Marked Pittock in red on the mallet head. 285 mm L x 160 mm & 60 mm round * rubber mallet with hardwood shaft. 300 mm L x 90 mm W & 50 mm round * steel headed hammer with hardwood shaft. 290 mm L with100 mm L 35 mm steel head Items stored in Pittock coach builder's box, reference 13000.1. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 2, 1978
Yields information about the construction of the BTPS Depot in the Gardens.Black and white photograph of the two stages of the extension of the BTPS depot in 1978/1979. The first photograph shows the depot pits constructed and the building foundations in position. The second photograph of the first stage of the steel erection. Reference Annual reports - 1977 - 1978 - concrete finished except for backfiring. 1978 - 1979 - steel partially up - Christmas 1978, started November 1978. Photographer of item 2 (and may be other photos ex the album) was Graham Jordan - see history of the object. See BTPS Annual Reports, 1977-78 and 1978 - 1979.tramways, trams, btps, depot extensions, depot -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: HANDWRITTEN report ROYAL HUSTLERS RESERVE
Hand written letter signed by A. Richardson, 29 Harrison Street, Bendigo - 03/02/1970. Royal Hustler Reserve No. 2 (lift) shaft. Depth 1660 feet. Memorial Hall in Pall Mall covers site. Steel poppet legs, 60 ft high (lattice-steel garden type). Winding engines built by Roberts and Sons, Bendigo. Pair of 24 in. clear cylinders, 5ft stroke, 10ft ? drums. Note 3rd wheel on poppet legs for pumping equipment to be raised or lowered. Gold yield from this shaft 9,009 ounces.person, mining, albert richardson -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Financial record - Invoice and receipt, Sale of Fordson tractor, July, 1944
Invoice Dr to Malcolm Moore Ltd, Engineers and Contractors, to Mr H. F. Pearson, Wonga Road, Ringwood, Victoria. Receipt with Victorian duty stamp attached - July 1944 1 new English Fordson Tractor, 4.3 gear box complete with radial drawbar,choke control, steel wheels with Duplex grips fitted. Orchard type fittings. £338.10.0 Less Allowance £13.17.0. Total amount and receipt £324.13.0. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, 2x Gimlet, boring screw, c1900
A gimlet is a hand tool for drilling small holes, mainly in wood, without splitting. A gimlet is always a small tool made of a piece of steel of a semi-cylindrical form, hollow on one side, having a cross handle at one end and a worm or screw at the other. A similar tool of larger size is called an auger. Early settlers in Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant as they established their farms and built their homes using tools like this gimlet. 2 x small hand tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and cross handle for boring holes early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, cheltenham, tools, blacksmiths -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Taradale Viaduct, 2015, 29/03/2015
The contractors for the Melboirne to Sandhurst railway line were Conish and Bruce. The five bluestone columns stand up to 36.6 metres above Back Creek. In 1933-1934, after heavier steam trains with longer loads commenced usng the bridge pre fabricated steel columns were placed under the bridge.Panoramic photographs of the bluestone viaduct at Taradale, Victoriataradale viaduct, taradale, bluestone, bridge, cornish & cruce, railway -
Bendigo Military Museum
Print - PRINT, PHOTOGRAPHIC
By referring to Cat No 7237.2 this will bring up all items associated with Thompsons.This is a photocopy of an original of Arms Manufacturing machine. The machine is large. It appears to have 4 cone shafts that are adjustable. In the center is a shaft that looks like a cannon barrel. The whole assembly is on a heavy steel bed. The machine is inside a large iron shed.cannon manufacture, arms, print -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - POUCH, WATER BOTTLE, C.1960’s
Military issue as part of a soldiers kit and equipment.Water bottle pouch, green colours, water proof outer, soft felt inner, two folding flaps with press studs, back has a webbing section sewn on with 3 types of attachment to a webbing belt, 2 off steel.pouches water, equipment military -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Matchbox Cover, 1946; Post WW2
Rectangular stainless steel matchbox cover, with matches. It is engraved on its three sides. It was presented to W.H. Dolamore, VX7638 who was a P.O.W. in Changi, Malaya. He was with 8th Division, 2/10th Royal Australian Engineers, Australian Infantry Forces.On the front is an etching of a scroll with the inscription 8th Div, 2/10F, W.H.DOLAMORE VX 27638, RAE, AIF. onthe back is the Rotary International symbol and on the side are the words P.O.W. CHANGI MALAYA.8th, aif, changi, w h, cover, matchbox, dolamore, p o w, division, 2 10th, rae -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Container, Storage
Protective container for storage and transporting the W. W. BOES Co MKll Astro Compass. The container is manufactured from black Bakelite, has a hinged lid, a woven cotton carrying strap and nickel-plated steel hardware . (refer 00357.1)The container is labelled: "ASTRO COMPASS MKll, MFR"S PART NO. 94, CONTRACT NO'-W-535 A.C.24194, The W. W. BOES CO, 3001 SALEM AVE, DAYTON, OHIO" -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Weapon - Sword-bayonet with Hooked Quillon (Copy)
Standard pattern bayonet for Short, Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle Mk III from 1907 until 1915 . Pattern 1907 Sword bayonet Mk1 with hooked quillon, wooden grips and steel grip screws/nuts. LITHGOW and 7 '19 markings are spurious - hooked quillons were removed from bayonet production in 1915 (Lithgow) and 1913 (England). Crown stamp (King Edward VII Cypher) E R (Edwardus Rex) 1907 7 '19 LITHGOW -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Rocket Launcher and Case, n.d
Purchased from Brendon Kurtze by the City of Portland.Rocket launcher - tripod, galvanised iron channel. wrought iron and wooden legs. Bronze hinges and fittings. Rocket -"stick" - wooden, hexagonal head, steel tubular, orange slides onto stick. Case - white. P & H on the side.Front: 'P & H' on side of case. Back: -rocket launcher, case, marine safety -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Badge School Carnival, Circa 1970
This badge represents a period in time when a School Carnival was not only a major School activity but also had a community "spirit" attached to it. It represents the balance between the metal (learning) and the physical (body) development of the student body. This balance of the growing student has been in existence for centuries. Although some students excel in the academic side of schooling others balance this through the sporting/physical side of "school life" This balance is mirrored in the overall Australian society. From the late 1990's the highly lucrative "professional" sports have provided a highly monetary incentive for those excelling in the physical side of society.The Mount Beauty High School has not only provided outstanding academics but also sports professionals. It has and is still producing a cross section of outstanding Australian men and women. Although the local environment (rural) has limited opportunities for further scholastical and professional sporting achievements it is a vital facility in the student's development for the ever changing Australian society. This yellow coloured, round "lapel" badge is made from mild steel (tin). It has a safety pin shaped around a hole and running horizontal it can be pressed into a "U" shaped hole for fastening onto any material (blazer or shirt).On the front of the badge (in smaller green coloured print) and following the round shape of the badge is "MOUNT BEAUTY HIGH SCHOOL". In the middle portion of the badge, and in larger print "CARNIVAL". Below this in smaller print again is "21st MARCH 1970"high school education, metal school badges, school sports -
Learmonth and District Historical Society Inc.
Scales, "Circa 1863"
This set of scales would have been used to check the acuracy of Weights and Measures.Where it was used is unknown, but it may have always been part of the Shire.The maker was J.D.Potter,Poultry,London Middlesex,U.K. One of several sets of scales of various sizes in collection of Learmonth And District Historical Society Inc.To measure precise weights,the instruments used were a set of precise balanced scales. Set on a wooden box,( which would have contained the weights).It is made of brass and has a brass beam balance,steel pointer with index and twin pans. Date 25/1/1865.Various hallmarks similar to "jewellers".tools, and, scales, weights, measures, potter london, measuring devices -
Fire Services Museum of Victoria
Fire Engine - Ladder "Leyland Ladder", Leyland Ladder, 1938
Leyland Metz turntable ladder Manufactured 1938 for Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board, Melbourne (MFB) Steel 5 stage extension ladder on turntable with maximum extension ? m [ ? feet] Mounted on Leyland ? chassis with 8 cylinder petrol engine. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Scientific Instrument, Spherometer
A spherometer is an instrument for the precise measurement of the radius of curvature of a sphere or a curved surface. Originally, these instruments were primarily used by opticians to measure the curvature of the surface of a lens. A fixed-frame tripod with adjustable central contact screw, equipped with micrometer scale. Brass construction with steel contact points. Designed for measuring curvature of lenses. Stored in a polished timber box. Made specially for Silberberg and Co. Ltd. Melbournescientific instrument, spherometer, h.b. silberberg & co ltd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - QC BINKS COLLECTION: THE BENDIGO ORDNANCE FACTORY
The Bendigo Ordnance Factory - accompanying note says '(now the Australian Defence Industries -A.D.I.) Under construction on site previously cleared and levelled for the new Bendigo Aerodrome April 1941 -.Foreground shows railway lines - background steel structures.photo, the bendigo odnance factory -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - PITTOCK COLLECTION: STAINLESS RAZOR BLADES
Pittock Collection ; Stainless razor blades Original packaging for Democrat stainless steel razor blades (packet of five); six blades within the packet. One additional angled blade. Items stored in coach builder's box, reference 13000.1. -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
C. Langton Hewer airway, C. Langton Hewer, circa 1936
The small, cylindrical steel airway is used to prop open the patient's mouth to allow air into the lungs. The opening has a wide, curved lip and is covered with T-shaped grating which prevents its use with an endotracheal tube as a bite block.mouth gag, mouth prop, bite blocker, c langton hewer, anaesthesia, endotracheal, airway, oral apparatus, tongue