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Rutherglen Historical Society
Bottle, Melbourne Glass Bottle Co, 1897 (Approximate)
G.H. Pritchard traded in Chiltern between 1897 and 1915. The trade mark was registered late October 1897. G.A. Pritchard was Mrs Lyle Riddel's grandfather.One of two identical lemonade bottles with marble stopper, indented neck to keep marble in place.On front: "G.A. Pritchard / Trade Mark / [mark] / Chiltern" On back: "Lemonade"bottle, lemonade, pritchard family -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Bottle, Melbourne Glass Bottle Co, 1897 (Approximate)
G.H. Pritchard traded in Chiltern between 1897 and 1915. The trade mark was registered late October 1897. G.A. Pritchard was Mrs Lyle Riddel's grandfather.One of two identical lemonade bottles with marble stopper, indented neck to keep marble in place.On front: "G.A. Pritchard / Trade Mark / [mark] / Chiltern" On back: "Lemonade"bottle, lemonade, pritchard family -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Plate, c. 1850's
In the words of the donor, Betty Stone, "This pewter plate belonged to Joshua and Susan Chamberlain. They, with their family, arrived in Australia as assisted migrants in January 1855. Our Chamberlain family was among those chosen to participate in a Bounty Scheme and on 24 October 1854 embarked on SS Shand to begin their journey. A few years later they set up a home on a small farming property in Wangoom, Warrnambool with the possessions they had brought with them from the village of Thriplow, Cambridgeshire, England. Amongst those household possessions was this plate. During the first half of the nineteenth century, a Bounty scheme was introduced to encourage migrants to Australia to work on properties granted or sold to settlers. Agents in England were engaged to select suitable emigrants; applicants had to be "sober, industrious and of good moral character....and married men over the age of forty-eight were only eligible to receive the bounty if they had five or more children over the age of ten years'. The successful applicant also had to pay one pound sterling for each adult, and ten shillings for each child between the ages of one and fourteen years. This payment covered the cost of a mattress, bolster, blanket, small box, knife and fork, two spoons, metal plate, and drinking mug, all of which became the emigrant's property on arrival in the colony. The pewter plate, handed down from one generation to the next, was always valued by members of the family as an important artefact. The plate has a mark stamped on the back which is almost indecipherable." (Reference- Brown Martyn- Australia Bound! The story of West Country connections 1688- 1888 Bradford on Avon Wiltshire Ex Libris Press 1988 p 112.) (Note: For additional information please refer to Betty Stone’s book “Pioneers and Places - A History of three Warrnambool Pioneering Families” ie. Chamberlain, Dale and Lees Families)This item is associated with the families of Chamberlain, Dale and Lees. These families are listed in the "Pioneers' Register" for Warrnambool Township and Shire, 1835-1900, published by A.I.G.S. Warrnambool Branch. The plate is an example of the goods emigrants brought to Australia under the Bounty Scheme in the 1850s.Pewter plate: metal plate with a wide rim and shallow bowl. The top has a gold-brown colour, underside is grey with a red-brown mark. Made c. 1850. The plate has an Inscription stamped on the back and front.It is part of the 'Chamberlain, Dale and Lees Collection' Maker's Mark on back: 'rectangle with rounded corners / T H all within a circle' almost indecipherable. Mark heavily stamped on front: 'L / T M'flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, chamberlain, dale, lees, stone, betty stone, warrnambool pioneers, pewter plate, emigration, bountey system, dinner ware, joshua chamberlain, susan chamberlain, 1855, emigrant, assisted migrant, ss shand, wangoom, triplow, cambridgeshire -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Silver toned Link Chain Necklace from the Sarah Coventry Jewellery Range c. 1970s-1980s
Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. was a North American jewellery company that was established in 1949 by the Stuart family as part of Emmons Jewelry, Inc. It began operations in England and Australia in 1968, and in Australia it moved from Carlton in Melbourne to Wodonga in 1969. The premises were originally on High St. in Wodonga, but a new warehouse was built in Melbourne Rd. later in 1969. It was a direct selling jewellery business using a party-plan model similar to Tupperware and Avon. The sales reps or 'Hostesses' were provided with jewellery samples in demonstration kits, which they displayed at jewellery parties in their homes. The designs for jewellery such as brooches, necklaces, earrings, chokers and bracelets were purchased from freelance designers and jewellery manufacturers rather than in-house designers. In 1979 Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. in Wodonga was bought by three Australian businessmen, including Wodonga local Jim Sawyer, and continued to sell jewellery under the name "Sargem Pty. Ltd”, for several more years in the 1980s. As part of the Sarah Coventry collection, the necklace has local significance with the decentralised commercial development of regional centres such as Wodonga in NE Victoria, as well as national and international significance from the perspective of social and economic developments for women after World War II. The direct selling party-plan business model Sarah Coventry was based on is also considered the first of its kind for jewellery.Silver toned, wide link chain necklace from the Sarah Coventry Jewellery range, featuring circular makers mark tag.On circular makers mark tag, "SC", on reverse "(c) Sarah Cov". sarah coventry, jewellery, wodonga, costume jewellery, vintage fashion jewellery, necklace, necklaces -
Orbost & District Historical Society
rolling pin, Richardson, Mark, 1899
This item was hand-carved by Mark Richardson in 1899 at Tabbara. He operated the Richardson saw mill on the Brodribb at Tabbara and was a farmer at Bete Bolong.A hand-carved wooden rolling pin made from local blackwood."by Mark Richardson 1899"rolling-pin domestic food-preparation richardson-mark -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Army Survey Regiment Personnel – Mahogany Ship Survey, Warrnambool, VIC, 1985
This is a photograph of Army Survey Regiment personnel undertaking surveying measurements during a search for the ‘Mahogany Ship’ Warrnambool, VIC on 3rd September1985. CPL Mark Lander and SGT Don Williams were taking electronic distance measurements using an MRA-301 tellurometer. To measure the distance, personnel at another site operating another MRA-301 tellurometer would have exchanged the signal emission. A ‘Hilga Watts’ light appears in the background and a barometer in the foreground.This is a photograph of Army Survey Regiment personnel undertaking surveying measurements during a search for the ‘Mahogany Ship’ Warrnambool, VIC on 3rd September1985. The photograph was printed on photographic paper and is part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photograph was scanned at 300 dpi. L to R: CPL Mark Lander, SGT Don Williams‘R.S. 3/9/1985 CPL Mark Lander, SGT Don Williams PIC BY COURTESY OF THE WARRNAMBOOL STANDARD’ annotated on back of photoroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, surveying -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Great Goals, 1993
Produced to mark the occasion of the centenary. Holds photographs of teams and associated citizensBook created to mark the centenary of GV Football League 1894-1994. Gives history of all the clubspremierships, gooks, history, local -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Blade, Laryngoscope
Seward laryngoscope blade only. No light bulb is present in this item. Size1 for infants use. Minor scratches and dust around the piece. Some hit marks on top of the blade and base. Rusty washer under the joint base. Stamped on the base, lateral side: the trade mark details (PENLON), place where it was made (ENGLAND) and at the back side of the blade the type of blade (SEWARD) and the size (1). Stamped, REGD. TRADE MARK / PENLON / MADE IN ENGLANDblade, laryngoscope, seward, light bulb, size 1, penlon -
National Wool Museum
Newspaper, The First 150 Years 1840 - 1990 Geelong Advertiser
Special souvenir of seven issues of the "Geelong Advertiser" in a presentation box to mark the newspaper's 150th anniversary.Special souvenir of seven issues of the "Geelong Advertiser" in a presentation box to mark the newspaper's 150th anniversary.geelong advertiser -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE WAYWARD TOURIST, 2007
The Wayward Tourist. Mark Twain's Adventures in Australia. Introduction by Don Watson. First Pulished 2006. Reprinted 2006. ISBN 978 0 522 85312 4 ISBN 0 522 85312 9.Inscription: To the Bendigo Historical Society with every good wish for its future, D Watson Oct 18 2007.Mark Twainbook, australia, mark twain touring australia -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Handle, Laryngoscope, Longworth fitting
This object was displayed as part of the temporary Mask-Inhaler Exhibition during the Geoffrey Kaye Symposium, 29-30 January 2013.Laryngoscope penlite handle for infant Longworth fitting blades use, with a serrated grip on battery deposit, no batteries included. Top handle fitting screw is present. Minor scratches and hit marks are present over its surface. It has stamped the trade mark and place of manufacturing.Stamped on the top handle attachment place, REGD TRADE MARK / PENLON / [M] ADE IN ENGLANDhandle, penlon, longworth fitting handles, infant size handle -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Currency - Bank note, German Currency, 1930 (Approx.)
Possession of Internee at Camp 3 Tatura. Laminated copy of bank note c1930 German mark value 100000. Light mauve coloured wash, picture of head and shoulders of a gentleman (encircled). Details printed in Gothic (German) script. Original note in safe.R.B.D 100000 MARK|(No.)T.01630879banking, camp 3, tatura, commerce, john ran, german currency -
Clunes Museum
Plaque - NAME PLATE, CUMPSONS ENGRAVING WORKS, PTY. LTD.379 HAY STREET, EAST PERTH
NAME PLATE OF DOCTOR MARK FOWLER, RESIDENT DOCTOR IN CLUNES IN THE 1950 S.A CHROME DOCTORS NAME PLATEDR. MARK FOWLER PHYSICIAN & SURGEONlocal history, signs, medicine -
Kilmore Historical Society
Clothing - Pain Childs Black Button up Shoes, Pair Childs Shoes, unknown
Black leather shoes with colour wear marks. Leather bows on arch. Strap with islet punch for black buttonMakers mark worn on sole "ALL LEATHER IHM" in stamped circle 11 stamped on sole -
National Wool Museum
Clothing - Cuff links
Pair of gold plated rectangular cuff links inset with wool mark logo. Part of a collection of Australian Wool Corporation promotional memorabilia believed to have used in the era of Sir William Gunn.Pair of gold plated rectangular cuff links inset with wool mark logo.wool marketing, australian wool corporation, gunn, sir william, cuff links, clothing, fashion -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, Shires of Boroondara, Nunawading, C1856
Photocopy of part of very early map covering parts of Boroondara and Nunawading.Photocopy of part of very early map covering parts of Boroondara and Nunawading. Marks old tracks on lines of Whitehorse and Canterbury Roads.Photocopy of part of very early map covering parts of Boroondara and Nunawading.maps, shire of nunawading, shire of boroondara, barkers track, deep creek, nunawading -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Mark Plummer, late 1960's
Black and white photo of W5 831, inbound route 48, Whitehorse Road or Mont Albert Road, passing a large cleared block of land. Tram has the destination of city. Photo by Mark Plummer late 1960's.Has the "Mark Plummer" stamp on the rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, mont albert, tram 831 -
The Cyril Kett Optometry Museum
Georgian silver spectacles, early 19th century
These silver spectacles are of a design widely used through the early to mid-19th century. They may have been used by several generations after the original owner. They are part of a major donation to the Kett collection by Mrs Wantrup, widow of optometrist Cyril Wantrup.These silver spectacles have significance to the collection as part of a major donation to the Kett collection by Mrs Wantrup, widow of optometrist Cyril Wantrup.Silver oval eye Georgian spectacles with saddle bridge and glass lenses. Sliding sides with small loops at ends for a riband. Partial hallmarks: lion passant and IP (maker's mark)on front and each side.Stamped with lion passant and maker's mark 'IP'.silver, spectacles, glasses, georgian spectacles -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Men's Dress Shirt
Welmar was formerly Welch Margetson Co. Pty. Ltd, men's outfitters and converted to a public company in 1945. There main factory was in Melbourne with a second site opening in Bendigo. In 1949 the Chairman was Mr A Mee.Cotton dress shirt. Brand "Mens Wear by Welmar". Size is undetermined. Laundry mark on collar appears to read "Bigg". Starched waffle pattern bib panels and large cuffs with allowance made for cuff links. Front opening with button holes. Buttons missing.Collar laundry mark. "Biggs"formal wear, dress shirt, welmar -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Concertina, Lachenal and Co, 1879-1933
... British Government, Trade Marks ...Louis Lachenal manufactured concertinas for C Wheatstone & Co. from around 1848-1858 in a combined home and manufactory in Cheswick, England. He then establish up his own business 'Lachenal's' at 8 Little James Street in London. In 1863 the firm began advertising both 'Anglo and English concertinas, which were more expensive. Lachenal passed away in 1861, so his wife Elizabeth took over the business. The firm was sold to a group of five businessmen in about 1873 and in 1874 the firm became ‘Lachenal & Co.’ A Trade Mark application was made by Richard Ballinger on behalf of Lachenal & Co. on 31st August 1878 and the Number 19,555 was published in the Trade Mark Journal January 8, 1879. The symbol was an English-style reed-shoe with the words 'Trade Mark' and 'English Make'. It was stamped on the right-hand rail (handle) of the Lachenal Anglos, to distinguish them from the German-made ones. It seems that the company ceased business in 1933.This concertina, made in the late 19th to early 20th century, represents the portable musical entertainment of the early settlers in the colony of Australia. Concertina, six sided, 21 buttons, with fitted case. Wooden ends have carved cut-outs and leather straps attached to brass buttons. Five-fold bellows have light coloured sides with reinforced edges and corners. Constructed with steel reeds and bone key-buttons. Wooden, black fabric-covered hexagonal case with triangular metal catch, two brass hinges, leather handle and faded red lining. Inscriptions on label inside lid and on wooden ends of bellows. Lachenal, Anglo design, made by Lachenal & Co. of London. Label within oval cut-out "LACHENAL & Co / PATENT CONCERTINA / MANUFACTURERS / LONDON", Label inside lid " - CHENAL -", Impressed into wood STEEL REEDS", "ENGLAND", "TRADE MARK ENGLISH MAKE [reed-shoe symbol]" , (originally marked with Number "98030" )flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, concertina, squeeze box, musical instrument, london, english make, trade mark 15222, english-style reed, richard ballinger, louis lachenal, concertina manufacturer, reed-shoe, lachenal anglo, lachenal & co, lachenal -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Holder, Letter opener holder, Early 20th century
No specific information is available on this item. Letter openers and book marks of an ornate nature were common household and personal items in the past and are still used today. This item probably dates from the early 1900s. This item is of antiquarian interest and is useful for display as an example of household or personal items of the past.This is a stiffened velvet holder edged with gilt metal with a chain attached. The chain has a gilt book mark attached. The book mark has a metal blade with an ornamental shield at the top. The book mark can also be used as a letter opener. The holder probably originally held another letter opener or another similar item to complete the set. The case is somewhat scuffed. letter opener/book mark and case, warrnambool -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Mark Plummer, late 1960's
Black and white photo of W2 562 or 502, leaving a "shoofly" temporary track deviation during road / track reconstruction. Location not known at this time. Photo by Mark Plummer late 1960's. Note the kerosene warning lamps, could be route 69.Has the "Mark Plummer" stamp on the rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, track repairs, trackwork, tram 562? -
Unions Ballarat
Loner: Inside a Labor tragedy (Don Woodward Collection), Lagan, Bernard, 2005
An insider's account of one of the years in which Mark Latham was ALP leader. After leaving politics, Mark Latham became a media political commentator. He announced in 2017 that he would join the Liberal Democrats party, after which the ALP moved to impose a life long ban upon his rejoining the ALP.Biographical, political and current affairs.Book; 246 pages. Cover: brown background; sepia photo of Mark Latham; yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, latham, mark, leader of the opposition, alp, australian labor party, biography, politics and government, federal government -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, C. 1880
Rev. Mark Guy Pearce (1842-1930) wrote a good deal of hymns and was a prolific writer. He was well known for his book titled Thoughts on Holiness. He promtoed the work of the London West Central Mission.Semi-gloss, sepia, head and shoulders studio portrait of Rev. Mark Guy Pearce.pearse, m. g., methodist, london west central mission -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
photograph - juniors
Black and white photograph of two Junior running team Champions.( Paul Grenfell, Mark Brown). Photo taken at the Ely St. fire station in the meeting room in front of the concertina doors in 1986.Black and white photograph of two Junior running team Champions.( Paul Grenfell, Mark Brown).paul grenfell, mark brown, junior running team, 1986, ely street -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Symbol, The Page's/Esquire's Mark/General Mark of the Order
"Seven is regarded in the scriptures as a perfect number, and reminded the Page of his high ideals embodied in his seven-fold Law. The number is enclosed in an equilateral triangle which is the symbol of the triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit "[Ritual of the Page's Degree for use in Junior Court Ceremonies, 1952, pg 5] "In olden times, both the figure seven and the equal-sided triangle were considered to be perfect signs, therefore the two signs together become an ideal symbol for God, Who is perfect. The mark is also known as the General Mark of the Order" [Ritual of the Page's Degree for use in Junior Court Ceremonies, 1963, pg7]MOK Esquire's Mark symbols in various sizes. MOK220.1 MOK220.2 on wood base MOK220.3 methodist order of knights -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Article - Book Mark, 1940
Property of internee at Camp 3 Tatura. Used there as a book mark. To be found inside C7330Hand painted and printed book mark. Coloured illustrations at top and bottom with the words "Ein Jeder Bucks Lobt Seinen Schuans" in the middle.Gisela Wiedinternees camp 3, hand crafts, internee hand crafts -
Puffing Billy Railway
Double Headed Rail, circa 1872 - 1883
Double Headed Rail from Ravenswood Station Siding which was dismantled circa 1987 the two rails were stored for a time at Maldon before being donated to Puffing Billy Museum Bearing makers marks of Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield- Steel works Wilson & Cammell made Steel rails at their Dronfield Steel Works, in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire, England from 1872 - 1883 Double-headed rail In late 1830s Britain, railway lines had a vast range of different patterns. One of the earliest lines to use double-headed rail was the London and Birmingham Railway, which had offered a prize for the best design. This rail was supported by chairs and the head and foot of the rail had the same profile. The supposed advantage was that, when the head became worn, the rail could be turned over and re-used. In practice, this form of recycling was not very successful as the chair caused dents in the lower surface, and double-headed rail evolved into bullhead rail in which the head was more substantial than the foot. Info from Wikipedia - Rail Profile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_profile The first records of double headed rail being used In Victoria by Victorian Railways was in 1859, the rails, chairs, oak and trenails were imported from UK. After the 1870’s the Victorian Railways went over to using flat bottom rails, but they still needed replacement double headed rail for lines already laid and this continued up to at least 1883 Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield- Steel works Wilson & Cammell made Steel rails at their Dronfield Steel Works, in Dronfield England from 1872 - 1883 Mount Alexander & Murray River Railway The Melbourne, Mount Alexander & Murray River Railway Company received parliamentary assent in February 1853 to build Victoria's first inland railway from Melbourne to Williamstown, and Melbourne to Bendigo and Echuca. Construction commenced in January 1854 with work on a pier at Williamstown but lack of funds slowed progress, eventually prompting the company to sell out to the government. The 100-mile (162 km) section to Bendigo opened in October 1862. Its cost of £35,000 per mile made it the most expensive railway ever built in Australia. In 1864, the line was extended to Echuca, tapping into the booming Murray-Darling paddlesteamer trade. info from Museums Victoria - Victorian Railways https://museumsvictoria.com.au/railways/theme.aspx?lvl=3&IRN=450&gall=456 1863 Ravenswood Station open on the 1st Feb 1863 Victorian Railways - purchased and imported the Rail and Chairs from Raleigh, Dalgleish, White and Co. London Importation of railway plant : abstract of a return to an order of the Legislative Assembly dated 27th June 1860 for - Copies of the advertisements calling for tenders, the names of the tenderers and the accounts and correspondence with Mr Brunel relating thereto GP V 1859/60 no. C 15 http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoC15.pdf Report from the Select Committee upon the Importation of Railway Plant : together with proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendix GP V 1859/60 no. D 38 (2.9 MB) http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoD38.pdf Ravenswood Siding When the Victorian Railways were established in 1856 they adopted one of the popular British permanent way standards - heavy 80lb (36.3kg) double-headed rail held up right in cast iron chairs attached to transverse timber sleepers by wooden pegs called trenails. The Ravenswood Railway siding was constructed in 1862 with 12 feet wrought iron double-head rail held in cast iron chairs with Ransom and May patent compressed keys. Trenails held the chairs to the sleepers and the joints were secured in joint chairs. Joints were subsequently joined using fish plates. It formed part of the Melbourne to Echuca rail line, initially known as the Melbourne, Mt Alexander and Murray River Railway. George Christian Derbyshire, the first Engineer-in-Chair of the Victorian Railways was responsible for the design and construction of the works. No new lines were built in Victoria using double-headed rail after 1870. The siding was disconnected from the main line in 1988. The Ravenswood Railway Siding demonstrates the original 1856 philosophy of the Victorian Railways to adopt British permanent way technology. The siding demonstrates significant aspects in the development of permanent way technology in England and Victoria over the period from the 1830's to the 1880's. The chairs in the Ravenswood siding are physical evidence of early railway technology rendered obsolete 120 years ago, namely joint chairs at rail joints and trenails to secure the chairs to the sleepers. The double-headed rail demonstrates an important stage in the evolution of British rail technology in the 1830s. The old fish plates, square headed bolts and square nuts demonstrate the success of fishing the rail joins. The Ravenswood siding demonstrates the earliest form of rail joint technology developed in England, and existing in Australia, the joint chair. In part of the siding the sequence of joint and intermediate chairs is consistent with the 1856 specifications, that sequence is rare with the joints secured in joint chairs. The survival of chairs in this sequence is rare and almost certainly demonstrates that they remained in continuous use at the same location from 1862 to 1988. This remnant of the Ravenswood siding has survived 126 years. The siding has proved to be the most significant of extant remnant double-headed sidings in Victoria, containing a rare combination of early permanent way technologies. Construction dates 1862, Info from Ravenswood Railway Siding Victorian Heritage Database Report http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/4693/download-report The remaining section of this siding is significant at the State and National levels in that it demonstrates the use of chaired rail by the Victorian Railways Department for the Trunk Lines and, more particularly, the following stages in the evolution of this long obsolete method of permanent way construction: a) The use of joint chairs and intermediate chairs at regular intervals inferring that the original wrought iron rail lengths were 12 feet, as is known through documentary sources to have been the case. The survival of chairs in this sequence is unique and almost certainly demonstrates that they have remained in continuous use at the same location and in the same sequence from 1862 to 1988 . b) The use of joint chairs and intermediate chairs designed for use with trenails. c) The use of later intermediate chairs designed for use with steel pins and the use of fished joints with steel double head chaired rail, representing a second method of constructing the permanent way using chaired rail technology. info from Ravenswood Siding - Melbourne/Echuca Railway Line - Victorian Heritage Database Report http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/70103/download-report Addition to Citation for Melbourne to EchucaRailway Line 1/10/1990 Double Head Rail The surviving lengths of double head rail with chairs on this railway compare with one surviving similar remnant on the Geelong to Ballarat railway and are representative of permanent way construction techniques applied exclusively to the two trunk railways of the 1860's. In this respect they are rare survivors and may be unique at the national level and of technical importance at the international level to the extent that they enhance contemporary understanding of early railway building technology. Surviving lengths of chaired double head rail survive at Kyneton, Ravenswood and Bendigo on this railway and include a number of different types of cast iron intermediate and joint chairs with hardwood keys and metal pins. The Ravenswood siding is of special significance for the diversity of chair types and for the sequence of chairs recalling rail lengths known to be associated with construction of the line in 1862. Construction of the Railway Tenders closed on 24 March 1858 with no less than 133 tenders being received. A contract was let to Cornish and Bruce for £3,356,937 to commence work on 1 June 1858 and complete the line by 31 July 1861. Cornish and Bruce made quick early progress with the Melbourne to Sunbury section being officially opened on 13 January 1859. The line was officially opened to Bendigo (Sandhurst) on 20 October 1862 by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Barkly. A great banquet was held for 800 guests and this was followed by a grand ball. The extension of the line to Echuca was a relatively simple matter as that part of the line was across plain country without any significant engineering challenges. Tenders were called for the work in 1863 and the work was completed in 1864 by contractors Collier and Barry Apart from the line contractors, other firms directly involved were J Shire law and Co (sleepers), R Fulton, Langlands Brothers and Co, William Crossley (water supply), B Moreland, Langlands Brothers and Co (platelayers lorries), E Chambers (iron pins, traversers), Miller and McQuinstan (luggage vans and steam engines) and various contractors for building works. Info from Engineers Australia Engineering Heritage Victoria Nomination for Recognition under the Engineering Heritage Australia Heritage Recognition Program for the Goldfields Railways - Melbourne , Bendigo & Echuca Railway Page 25 - .2.9.2 Statement from National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Listing number B5323 for Mt Alexander/Murray Valley Rail Line: Page 69 - Theme 3 https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/system/files/engineering-heritage-australia/nomination-title/Melbourne_%20Bendigo_Echuca%20Railway%20Nomination.pdf The Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company was a railway company in Victoria, Australia. It was established on 8 February 1853 to build a railway from Melbourne to Echuca on the Victorian-NSW border and a branch railway to Williamstown. The company struggled to make any progress and on 23 May 1856, the colonial Government took over the Company and it became part of the newly established Department of Railways, part of the Board of Land and Works. The Department of Railways became Victorian Railways in 1859. Construction of the Bendigo line commenced in 1858, but this private consortium also met with financial difficulties when it was unable to raise sufficient funds, and was bought out by the Victorian colonial government. The design work was then taken over by Captain Andrew Clarke, R. E., Surveyor-General of Victoria, with bridge designs completed by Bryson and O'Hara The contract for the first stage of the line from Footscray to Sandhurst (now Bendigo), was let to Cornish and Bruce for £3,356,937.2s.2d ($6.714 million) with work commencing on 1 June 1858. Completion of the permanent way was to be by 31 July 1861 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne,_Mount_Alexander_and_Murray_River_Railway_Company Victorian Railways - purchased and imported the Rail and Chairs from Raleigh, Dalgleish, White and Co. London Importation of railway plant : abstract of a return to an order of the Legislative Assembly dated 27th June 1860 for - Copies of the advertisements calling for tenders, the names of the tenderers and the accounts and correspondence with Mr Brunel relating thereto GP V 1859/60 no. C 15 http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoC15.pdf Report from the Select Committee upon the Importation of Railway Plant : together with proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendix GP V 1859/60 no. D 38 (2.9 MB) http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoD38.pdf Victorian Railways : report of the Board of Land and Works November 1862 GP V 1862/63 no. 21 (2.8 MB) https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1862-63No21.pdfHistoric - Victorian Railways - Double Headed rail Ravenswood Railway Station and Siding Victorian Heritage Database Reports Victorian Heritage Register VHR H1100 Victorian Heritage Register VHR H1786 National Trust VHR H1100 Mount Alexander and Murray River Rail way Line National Trust2 rail lengths of Double Headed Rail made of Iron makers marks : Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield - Steel and 20 joint chairs with metal rail pins Makers mark Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield - Steel (possible date 187? very hard to read ) puffing billy, double headed rail, wilson & cammell - dronfield - steel works, ravenswood station siding, melbourne to echuca rail line, initially known as the melbourne, mt alexander and murray river railway. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Chair, late 19th - early 20th C
Chair, bentwood, wooden, dark stain, curved backrest with carved leaf pattern, 6 turned spindles. Fabric padded seat attached with studs, upholstery webbing is visible underneath. Bentwood legs have bracing ring, front legs have truned rings on top. Mark; pressed into wood under seat.Mark pressed into wood "15"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bentwood chair, dining chair, cafe or bistro chair -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet, The Story of Devonport
Produced by City of Devonport to mark their achieving city staus in 1981, and presented to the Mayor of Port Melbourne on the occasion of maiden voyage of 'Spirit of Tasmania' 28 Nov 1993.Small paperback 'The Story of Devonport' produced by Port Melbourne's sister city to mark their achieving City status in 1981.On title page, presentation message from Mayor of Devonport to Liana thompson, Mayor of Port Melbourne`local government - city of port melbourne, transport - shipping, liana thompson, mayors, devonport