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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, c1900
Wooden box containing W.W. & R.M. Telford Balance Scales and weightsstawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Postcard, The Balanced Rock Wonderland in the Grampians -- Postcard
The Balanced Rock Wonderland The GrampiansBlack and white photograph of a round boulder balancing on the edge of a rock formation.The Balanced rock Wonderland.halls gap grampians -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Scales, W. & T. Avery Ltd. Mill Lane Works, Nullawarre PO & tray + 2 weights, Early 20th century
These scales come from the Nullawarre Post Office and would have been used there for most of the 20th century. Nullawarre is a small settlement 25 kilometres south east of Warrnambool. It was first settled in the late 1860s and 70s and the main agricultural pursuit for the area today is dairying. The first Nullawarre school was opened in 1878 and the Nullawarre Post Office operates today in the Nullawarre General Store. These scales are of interest as a memento of the type of weighing scales used in Post Offices in Victoria in the early to mid 20th century. They are also of local interest as they come from the Nullawarre Post Office.This is a metal set of scales with a balance mechanism on a metal stand. The balance has a circular tray at one end to hold weights An oval dish to hold items to be weighed is a separate item that sits at the other end of the balance. The scales were once painted green and some traces of the green paint are visible. Two weights are with this item. The scales are much rusted. ‘W & T Avery Ltd Birm.’nullawarre, victoria, history of warrnambool -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Balancing Toy Horse
White wooden horse with horse hair tail Rider's clothes are painted red. Rider's head & Horse's head moves as the horse rocks back & forth on it balance. Balance is made up of thick wire coming from the underneath of the horse. There is a piece of moveable lead on the other end of the wire to create the balanced movement. Horse balances on its hind legstoys, children, presents, horse, balance-toy -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Juggler performing, c 199s
The juggler was invited to entertain the students at Bulla Primary School some time in the mid 1990s. He entertained them in the sheltered courtyard area.A coloured photograph of a juggler balancing a plate on a long stick while riding a monocycle.bulla primary school, jugglers -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Horizontal Oil Engine, Early 20th century
Horizontal cylinder oil engine in working condition. Mounted on a steel and timber chassis with 4 wrought iron wheels. Axles are fixed to timber spacer beams. Two flywheels. Cylindrical cooling water tank, cast iron exhaust system and vertical exhaust pipe mounted at crankshaft end. Engine painted dark green, crankshaft balance weights red, flywheels black, cooling water tank black. Oval brass plate on cylinder - "The "Blackstone" / Carter's Patent / 92393 / Quote This No. / When Ordering Parts / Oil Engine". Brass plate on engine frame - "British Patents / Nos. 19640-02 / 24611-03" Oval brass plate on Balance weight guard - "The "Blackstone" Oil Engine / Clutterbuck Bros / Adelaide / South Australia". engines .... horizontal cylinder ....oil engine, machinery - engines, oil -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Robb Brothers Store account book 1917-1919
Robbs Store was in Thompson Ave, Cowes, near current day Priceline Pharmacy. D. H. Robb was possibly David Robb.HistoricalSmall black lined account book with account names, amounts and balances for 1917 and 1919D. H. Robbrobb family, gullifer family, gall family, mclardy, mccoll, billson family, shops -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: BALANCE SHEETS 1901-94
Sixteen Cohns bros Brewery handwritten Balance sheets for years between 1899-94.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - W.D.MASON COLLECTION: BALANCE SHEET AND ACCOUNTS, 30 June 1950
Document, W.D.Mason Collection, Balance Sheet and Accounts for the Year Ended 30th June 1950.Ernest Granger, Chartered Accountant, Bendigo.business, retail, w d mason -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Financial record - Annual Report, Port Melbourne Bowling Club, 1910
Annual balance sheet of the Port Melbourne Bowling Club 1910-1911, 4 pgsport - lawn bowls, port melbourne bowling club -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Financial record - Annual Report, Port Melbourne Bowling Club, 1911
Annual balance sheet of the Port Melbourne Bowling Club 1911-1912, 4 pgsport - lawn bowls, port melbourne bowling club -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Scale, George Salter & Co, Circa 1921
The Hughes’ Family Scale No. 48 is a spring balance scale. It uses the Imperial measurements of ounces and pounds. There are 16 ounces (OZ) in one pound (LB), and each pound equals approximately 454 grams in Metric measurements. Scales have been used to measure and compare items for value for centuries. A weight was placed on one side of a balance and the object was placed on the other. Adjustments were made to either the weight or the object until the balance was horizontal, which meant that each side was the same weight. The Salter family business began in 1760 with spring makers, Richard and William Salter. In the late 18th century, Richard Salter invented the spring scale, where the weight of an object on the tray of the scale causes pressure on a spring in the scale. The pressure caused by gravity was then measured to calculate the weight of an object. Spring scales are still used today along with the more recent and accurate digital scales. The company began manufacturing in West Bromwich, England, in 1770. The firm was taken over by William’s sons, John and George. In 1824, after the death of John, the firm became George Salter & Co. The company produced a wide variety of products, including Britain’s first bathroom scale and the first English typewriter. In 1884 the Salter Trademark of a Staffordshire knot pierced by an arrow was registered. After over 100 years of manufacturing, the company was bought out by Staveley Industries, which was bought by Weigh-Tronix, and then that company was bought by HoMedics Company in 2004.This scale was made by Salter, the company that invented the balance scale, the first British bathroom scale and the first English typewriter. The scale represents the domestic equipment used for measuring in food preparation over 100 years ago. Modern kitchen scales are still using the same principal, along with scales used in business and industry.Scale; a domestic spring balance scale for measuring weight from 0 to 20 pounds. The scale’s grey metal case has a round white dial on the front with black markings, an arrow indicator and a round shallow metal bowl on a pedestal at the top. The scale is raised on a rectangular metal base with outward-sloping sides. An adjustable screw is on the dome top. The scale is marked from 0 to 20 pounds, with each pound marked in 1-ounce increments. The scale is named the Hughes Family Scale No. 48 and was made in Britain by Salter.“HUGHES’ / FAMILY SCALE / No. 48” “BRITISH MADE” “TO WEIGH 20 LBS BY 1 OZ” “SALTER” above logo [knotted rope with an arrow through loops]flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, hughes, salter, british made, family scale, no. 48, spring balance, scale, weighing instrument, weights and measures, weighing machine, kitchen utensil, baking accessory, domestic equipment, cookware, bakeware, kitchen scale, kitchen accessory, food preparation, recipes, cooking, measuring -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Balance Sheet for Court King of the Forest, dated 31st December 1863. Double page Balance Sheet showing Receipts and Expenditure. Signed by the Auditors, Hugh Brown and john Charles Also dated after the Auditors signatures, 11th January 1864.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, court royal oak, savings bank, bro holl, bro kelynack, hugh brown, john charles -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Balance Sheet for Court King of the Forest, dated June 30th 1863. Double page Balance Sheet showing Receipts and Expenditure. Signed by the Auditors, Joseph King Smith and Hugh. Also dated after the Auditors signatures, June 29th 1863.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, savings bank, bendigo united district, bro holl, w brockleman, bro nicholson, joseph king smith, hugh brown -
Donald History and Natural History Group operating the Donald Court House Museum
Spring Scales
Used for weighing produce for sale.Metal Spring weighing scales."Salters Spring Balance 50 lb. by 1/4 lb. BRITISH MADE PATENT"weighing scales, georgie ah ling, donald, market gardener, salters scales. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Statement of accounts, 1937
Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham - statement of accounts and balance sheet for the year ended 30 Sep 1937Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham - statement of accounts and balance sheet for the year ended 30 Sep 1937Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham - statement of accounts and balance sheet for the year ended 30 Sep 1937local government, shire of blackburn and mitcham, financial documents -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: GOLDEN SQUARE METHODIST CHURCH BALANCE SHEET AT MARCH 31ST 1916, 1916
LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: Golden Square Methodist Church Balance Sheet at March 31st 1916bendigo, history, bendigo churches -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Clocks, 1950
In 1865 James Jones Elliott of 156 Cheapside in the City of London, was apprenticed to a clockmaker"Bateman" of 82 St John Street, Smithfield, London., to learn the art of clock making. Initially, J J Elliott specialized in producing pinions and balance shafts for clocks. He eventually progressed to making, and patenting, a weight-driven movement which had chimes on tubes. This clock was very successful and resulted in considerable trade with America. James Elliott's son, Frank Westcombe Elliott, when he was 17 years old, went into business with his father after his father had bought a partnership with a jeweler called “Walden” of Brompton Road, London. In 1904, JJ Elliott died and Frank succeeded his father in clock making business. In 1909 company of JJ Elliott amalgamated with Grimshaw Baxter, and the factory moved to Grays Inn Lane, London, in 1911, followed by a further move, in 1917, to larger premises in St Ann’s Road, Tottenham, London. In 1921 the partnership with Grimshaw Baxter was dissolved and Frank Elliott joined a well-known firm of Bell Founders and Clockmakers, Gillett and Johnson Ltd, in Croydon. In 1923, two years later, he took over their clock factory and formed the famous company of F.W. Elliott Ltd. He was joined by his two sons, Leonard and Horace Elliott, who had served their apprenticeships in the trade. The third son, Ronald, joined the company in 1929. Elliott's started to produce clocks for the armed forces when war was declared in 1939, together with test gear and apparatus for the Rolls Royce engines used in the RAF planes. In 1944, Frank Elliott died at the age of 69 and Horace Elliott assumed the role of Managing Director. Whilst Horace controlled sales from a showroom in Hatton Garden. In 1952, Horace Elliott was elected Chairman of the British Horological Institute in the same year as Tony, one of Horace's sons, joined the company after he had completed training as a cabinet maker. Ronald Elliott died suddenly in 1966, at the age of 54, his son Peter continued to manage the company until 1998 when it ceased trading. An item that is now regarded as vintage, sought by horology collector’s worldwide and is in excellent condition. The item is unique in that it was made specifically for ships by a well-known British clock manufacture. Its provenance is well established as the serial numbers on the clock indicate it was made in 1950. Production by F.W Elliott for this design of ships clock ceased in 1959. Clock has a gold color case with a 150 mm white painted dial and Roman numerals. The movement has a balance wheel escapement and a slow-fast timekeeping adjuster to the top of the dial. The back of the clock is stamped “made by F W Elliott Ltd of Croydon” and a serial number 21B/829, an additional number 994 is also stamped on the back casing. Thsi model clock finished production in 1959. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, clock, f w elliott, maritime clock -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NAPOLEON REEF GOLD MINING CO. N.L, 1944-1956
Document: Napoleon Reef Pass Book for the English Scottish & Australian Bank, Hardback cover with loose leaf entry sheets (38 pages), opening balance £61-14-0 on the 30 June 1944, closing balance £410-16-0 June 1956.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Scales - Grocers, Merchants, Kitchen
W & T Avery England commenced in 1818 and the company continued until 1979. The scales were used to measure the weight of goods from or at a store. A balance scale used by a resident in the Kiewa Valley eg. a merchant or grocerBrass coloured metal scales with removable, rectangular, flat tray and three weights.There is a central balance indicator.Printed on the front: "Sole Agents / W & T Avery ' (Australia) Pty Ltd" Embossed on the top - left hand side "Avery" and Right hand side "To Weigh 2 lb" "These cale and the weight / dupplied for use fortheith / illegible.. Office purposes"w & t avery, scale and weights, household, grocer -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, The 13A Mine Incident - Image 4, 1970
American "Dustoff" medical evacuation helicopter (Medivac) carrying so many casualties that the Medic is balancing on the skid.medivac, denis gibbons, dustoff helicopter -
Melton City Libraries
Document, Scots' Church Choir, 1955, 1937
In March 1955 the Presbyterian Oratorio Society Choir held a Sacred Concert including with solo performances from Clarice Gerber, Anne Ballantine (Mrs Creighton Barr) and Eric Hancock. The choir performed the following pieces; With a Voice a Singing (Shaw) How lovely are the Messengers (Mendelssohn) The Storm (Jenkins) Spring Bursts Today (Shaw) Linden Lea The Spirit of the Lord (Elgar) Hymn 135 Rejoice the Lord is King. Choir and Congregation All in the April Evening (Roberton) Nightfall in Skye Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah (Congregation Standing) From Scots’ Presbyterian Church Melton-Edna Myers Barrie musical contributionsEdna Barrie's copy of the Presbyterian Oratorio Society Choir schedule and Edgar Barrie's copy of a balance sheet churches -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Balance Sheet for Court King of the Forest, dated September 30th 1863. Double page Balance Sheet showing Receipts and Expenditure. Signed by the Auditors, G I M?, Hugh Brown and John Charles. Also dated near the Auditors signatures, Oct 5th 1863.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, savings bank, bendigo united district, bro nicholson, bro h brown, bro catlin, bro mason, g i m?, hugh brown, john charles -
City of Whittlesea
Award - Council Awards
Whittlesea Council has received a variety of awards, commedations and plaques. There are currently over 100 awards in the collection.Example: CH11/0097 - Best Internal Communications Award 2011 for Find Your Balance Campaign. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Instrument - Spring Balance
Metal instrument for weighing - possibly in a butcher's shop. Round ring at top attached to a round dial measuring pounds(lbs) up to 200 lbs. Indicator on dial. Large hook at base of dial to attach the item to be weighed.0 - 200 Salter's Spring Balance British Made Silvester's Patent to Weigh 200 lb.instruments, weighing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - REPORT ON COUNTER-BALANCE BY INSPECTOR GRAINGER
Copy of a printed report taken from Inspector Grainger's Report in which a chain of three different sizes acts as a counter balance when the cages are being raised and lowered. This counter-balance was at Mr. George Lansell's No. 180 Mine, Sandhurst. Mr. Lansell claims it as his own.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, report on counter-balance by inspector grainger, mr george lansell, no 180 mine, mines report 1887, inspector grainger's report pages 40 & 41, annual report sec for mines 1887 p 40 & 41 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: SANDHURST MUTUAL PERMANENT INVESTMENT & BUILDING SOCIETY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
Pass book, deposit account in the name of Miss Lillian Prout issued by The Sandhurst Mutual Permanent Investment & Building Society. It covers period from 1937 to 1959. Opening balance of 102 pounds 8 shillings, closing balance 530 pounds 18 shillings 7 pence.organization, business, sandhurst mutual investment society -
Federation University Historical Collection
Scientific Object, Scales
Used at Ballarat School of Mines / University of Ballarat2 pound weigh scale; yellow gold gunmetal base, brass pans. Black pointer indicates balance."AVERY" and "TO WEIGH 2LB MADE IN ENGLAND".scales, brass, avery, england, weight, weigh, ballarat school of mines, university of ballarat, school of business, office equipment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: PROFIT & LOSS AND BALANCE SHEET 30TH APRIL 1896
Two handwritten pages of [a] Cohns Profit & Loss and [b] Balance Sheet for year ended April 30th 1896bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NELL GWYNNE REEF MINE - PROPOSAL FOR AMALGAMATION, 1957 - 1959
Document. Manila Folder containing assorted letters and documents : creditor information - shareholders values - proposals - balance sheet.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, nell gwynne reef mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, nell gwynne mine, tooleen gold mining syndicate, gold mining, proposal for amalgamation