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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Digital images of Lagoon Oval Pavilion removal sign, Janet BOLITHO, 3 Jan 2024
The Lagoon Oval Pavilion was demolished in February 2024 to make way for an updated facility. The entire oval was resurfaced and new lights and irrigation installedA digital image of the Lagoon Oval Pavilion removal sign and an image of the old pavillionbuilt environment - demolition, lagoon oval pavilion -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Kodak, Bray's Old Home, 1978
Home of W. Bray. A very early settler of Tatura and Merrygum districts. One of the first commissioners of Rodney Irrigation Trust. Copy of L0340Copy. Colour print of exterior of Bray's old home at Byrneside. 1978. on back: Bray's old home at Byrneside. 1978w. bray, rodney irrigation trust -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Higginson-type gynaecological douche syringe
... Irrigation ...Inscribed on attached label, "...used to procure abortion. Using a Lifeboy soap solution. Filled the septic wards of the Royal Women's Hospital in the 1940s."Douche syringe consisting of two lengths of rubber tubing with a central bulb, a nozzle, and valve at each end.irrigation, abortion -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Enema syringe case associated with midwife Mary Howlett, c. 1866 - 1920, 1880 (approximate)
... Irrigation ...The enema box was used by midwife Mary Howlett in the 1880s on her district rounds. It was used to hold Ingram's Patent No. 1474 Seamless Enema Syringe, but the syringe is missing.Mary Howlett (1840-1922) began practising as a country midwife in 1866 in the western district of Victoria. She qualified as a 'ladies monthly nurse' in 1887 and continued to practise as a nurse and midwife until 1920.She began her six months training at the Melbourne Lying-In Hospital. She was known by many as 'Auntie', and her career spanned more than 50 years. Mrs Howlett's midwifery box and contents were given to Dr Frank Forster, and he donated them to the museum collection in 1993.Oval shaped black leather case with gold clip. Base (.1) and lid (.2) have become separated. Instructions for use, and how to clean the instrument, are pasted inside the lid and base of the box.midwifery, irrigation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Our Water Mark
... irrigation ...Information regarding water in Australia, its uses, climate change, agriculture.Soft covered book, picture of water and reeds with a blue swipe through with title of book in white. Bottom left has a white mark with watermark Australia in gold. Spine is blue with white writing. Back is blue with white writing. irrigation, water in australia -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
CD, 1961 State Rivers and Water Supply Commission Water Loss Report to Victorian Government Public Works Committee
... irrigation ...Donor F.L. Burns was a design engineer with State Rivers and Water Supply Commission and wrote, as part of a report, "methods of reducing seepage losses".Silver disc. Black text. Inside a black and clear plastic rectangular cover.irrigation, victoria state rivers and water supply commission -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document - Biography, Anne Tyson, John West in the Goulburn Valley, 2003
... irrigation ...Written by an academic to publicise the part West played in agriculture, especially the fruit growing industry of the region.Black spine. Clear plastic front. Black plastic back. Front page is white with black printing.fruit, irrigation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph
... irrigation ...irrigation, waranga -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Report, Objects of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, 1980s
... irrigation ...Typed reports about water management in Victoriairrigation, victoria state rivers and water supply commission -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph
... irrigation ...goulburn weir c1999, irrigation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph
... irrigation ...goulburn weir, irrigation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph
... irrigation ...irrigation, waranga -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Catherine Larkins, Survey of Crown Lands, between Lake Bunga and Mill Point, 2013
... Irrigation ...Proceedings of the farming seminar held as part of 150th aniversary celebratins Brainsdale Victoriafarm, irrigation -
Merbein District Historical Society
Photograph, Joseph Jamieson at Merbein Pumping Station, unknown
... Irrigation ...merbein pumping station, irrigation -
Merbein District Historical Society
Photograph, Forming the Channel, unknown
... Irrigation ...irrigation, channels -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Kodak, Bray's Old Home, 1978
Home of W. Bray. A very early settler of Tatura and Merrygum districts. One of the first commissioners of Rodney Irrigation Trust. Copy of L0340 and L0341Copy (3). Colour print of exterior of Bray's old home at Byrneside. 1978. on back: Bray's old home at Byrneside. 1978w. bray, rodney irrigation trust -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Achievement Report, 2000/2001
Information from NRE Irrigation Region in Mildura and Irymple, Swan Hill, Kerang, Pytramid Hill, Echuca, Kyabram Dairy Centre, Tatura and CobramBlue cover, 4 small panels depicting scenes of water-farming-fruitgrowingirrigaton, books, history, local, rural -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Stan Cox at the Hines Tomato Growing Property in Pomonal
Tomato Growing at Hines property Pomonal. Stan Cox in foreground digging with people in the background. The tomato's plants are being irrigated with water along the rows.Black and white photograph of a scene depicting watering a vegetable crop. Two people are working the crop in the background and in the foreground a person is digging. Stan Cox watering Hines Tomatoes Pomonal.stawell -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Taming The Wilderness, 1985
To document the work done by the Davies family on irrigation projects of local interest such as Waranga Basin and Coliban Reservoie and family history, including "Claremont", Toolamba West.Story of one family's contribution to irrigaton in Australia - JH Davies, 2 brothers and cousin. Some members lived in Taturataming the wilderness, irrigation in australia, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Kodak, Bray's Old Home, 1978
Home of W. Bray. A very early settler of Tatura and Merrygum districts. One of the first commissioners of Rodney Irrigation Trust. Copy of L0340 and L0341 and L0342.Copy (4). Colour print of exterior of Bray's old home at Byrneside. 1978. on back: Bray's old home at Byrneside. 1978w. bray, rodney irrigation trust -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Walter Gibbons Cox, Artesian Wells, 1895 (exact)
Brown hard covered book of 142 pages. Contents include state of the art of boring for water in Europe, Asia and America, Progress in the Australian Colonies, Water-bearing rocks - permanence of supply, machinery and cost of boring, irrigation for Artesian wells, and sub-artesian or shallow boring. Ilustratednon-fictionwells, walter gibbons cox, water supply, artesian wells, south australian bores, western australian bores, new south wales bores, queensland bores, cambridge downs, sebania, queensland, richmond downs, queensland, toorak, queensland, native dog, barringun, new south wales, marathin station, queensland, mazxwelton no. 2, queensland -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNOLLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION:
Twenty nine pages hand written legal document. Warden's Court Sandhurst. Tuesday 19th November 1889 adj. by Counsel Tuesday 21st January 1890. Samuel Garvin vs the Tragowel Plains Irrigation and Water Supply Trust. Present Mayor Kirby, Mr. Tatchell.business, legal, connelly & tatchell, dunlop -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - 35mm Colour slides, Sunken Garden and Ro-Tree, 1984
a. 7 slides showing laying of irrigation pipes in the Sunken Garden. b.17 slides labelled "Ro-Tree Oct 1984" photographs of a ceremony to commemorate Ro-Tree on 26.09.1984 by the planting of a Davidia involucrata by Premier John Cain. Also see B15.0646. All Oct 1984. construction, sunken garden, ro-tree -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Leader, Horticultural Notes, 1891
Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) on 17 October, 1891 p 14. Results of the first examination of the School of Horticulture on agricultural science. C.M. Bastow gained highest place. Members of the Board of Horticulture asked the Commissioner of Public Works for an irrigation pipe from Dights Falls to the Horticultural Gardens.the leader, school of horticulture, c.m. bastow, dights falls, examinations, examination results, agricultural science, commissioner of public works, irrigation pipe, horticultural gardens, burnley gardens -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Stuart Murray Canal Sign, 1890s
Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Sign:-"STATE RIVERS AND WATER SUPPLY COMMISSION/GOULBURN IRRIGATION SYSTEM/STUART MURRAY CANAL/CONVEYS WATER FROM GOULBURN WEIR TO WARANGA RESERVOIR/DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED BY VICTORIAN WATER SUPPLY DEPARTMENT - 1981./STUART MURRAY M.I.C.E CHIEF ENGINEER."goulburn weir, victorian state rivers and supply commission -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - STATE RIVERS AND WATER COMMISSION : COLIBAN DISTRICT IRRIGATION AND TOWN SUPPLY CHANNELS, 30/11/1956
State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. Foolscap-size map. Title : Coliban district Plan showing Irrigation and Town Supply Channels. The map covers the area from Raywood to Guildford. Scale : 1 inch to 4 miles. Dated 30/11/56, number 5,491 in bottom right corner.state infrastructure, water supply, coliban system, state rivers and water supply commission. coliban system. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Ear and ulcer syringe
Red ear and ulcer syringe in a yellow and black box. It has a long tip. Can be used for aspiration or irrigation procedures. Pronounced ribs provide a secure grip for more accurate volume control. Flat bottom allows syringe to stand on its own. Made by Dunlop. Aileen and John Ellison Collection.ear and ulcer syringe, dunlop, medical -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Student at Burnley Gardens, c. 1950
Note by T.H. Kneen 4 March1992, "Student is Peter Smith now a leading nurseryman in the Mildura area (nursery in N.S.W.). Here is studying an approach graft using an irrigated scion for ? Camellia or Rhododendron ?."Black and white photograph. Student examining an plant in a pot in the Nursery.Inscribed, "Student at Burnley Gardens B19-1230."peter smith, nurseryman, mildura, grafting, scion, students outside class, approach graft, camellia, rhododendron, nursery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: RECEIPTS IRRIGABLE ESTATES COMPANY LIMITED
Receipts (3) issued by Irrigable Estates Company Limited, Melbourne, for monies received from Messrs Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop for share issues and an application fee, all dated July 2nd. 1888. Documents printed by 'News' Office, Sandhurst, written on LH side of receipt.Green one penny stamp at the foot of the documentbusiness, legal, irrigable estates company, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, irrigable estates company -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1896
Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop. 1 - 1896 - Letter from Attenborough, Nunn & Smith, Melbourne. Mentions O'Connell v Frizzell? 2 - 1896 - Letter from Bell J, Secretary, Trust Office, Mincha, Tragowel Plains Irrigation & Water Supply Trust. Dated Feb 7 1896. 3 - 1896 - Letter from Melbourne Office to Bendigo Office re Proctor & Braybrook. 4 - 1896 - Letter from Myrtleford - payment for fortnights rent. 5 - 1896 - Letter from Melbourne Office to Bendigo Office re Agency costs. 6 - 1896 - Letter from Browne John, Kyabram. 7 - 1896 - Letter from Sheridan William F, Mildura re Irrigable Estates v Sheridan.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, attenborough nunn & smith, o'connell, frizzell?, bell j, tragowel plains irrigation & water supply trust, proctor, braybrook, browne john, sheridan william f, irrigable estates