A porter illegally in the signal box moved the points under a train coming into the south platform from a siding. The 5th carriage took two lines as shown, and brought down the overhead stanchions over both the passenger and goods lines. For about 36 hours, the service beyond Mitcham was maintained by steam trains connecting with electrics at Mitcham. Men are pictured putting up temporary overhead stanchions over the passenger lines around 10 a.m. on Saturday 22/6/1945 and another photograph shows the steam crane near the signal box lifting the Melbourne end of the derailed carriage. The other picture is on the same day 22/6/1945 of A2 engine at Box Hill. See also Item 11003 for another photo of the derailment. Accompanying typed sheet reads, "...shows the steam crane about outside the signal box lifting the Melbourne end of the derailed carriage".

Black and white photograph mounted on card, Golden Square State School Choir, Bendigo Competitions 1931, with list of names on back. Fourth row from left: David Luke, Peter White, Claude Charlton, ? Plumridge, ? Porter, ? Trebolco, Alec Smart, Oliver McGuire. Third row: Alfred Boland, Jean Bynon, Pearl Jones, Mavis Strugnell, Margaret Marion, Marjorie Holland, ? Elliot, Jean Turnbull, Hilda Plant. Second row: Alfred Goudge, ? Coombs, Dorothy Johns, Lois Wilson, Carmel Royal, Joyce Rolf, Phylis Trebilco, Nellie Johns, Sadie Hester. front row: Belle Mmouney, Muriel Moore, Joyce French, Miss Hamilton (Pianist), Mr. Newman (teacher), Mavis Abbott, Jean Hawkins, Ruby Exon.Kalmabendigo, education, golden square primary school

James Lerk Collection -- Five pages with the title ''The Vanished Breweries of Bendigo'', researched by Len C Bennetts and published by Bendigo Central Bottle Club. These are loose pages and appear to be in draft form rather than the final (bound) copy of the publication. There is no index to the various breweries referred to in this publication. In order of appearance they are; Union Brewery, Liverpool Brewery, Edinburgh Brewery, Phoenix Brewery, Emmett's Brewery, Burton Brewery, Hindmarsh Brewery, Dublin Porter Brewery, Anchor Brewery, Albion Brewery, Adelaide Brewery,Lucan St. Brewery, Sandhurst Brewery, Tankard Malting Coy., Bendigo Cognac Distilling Coy., Malthouse, Tankards, Kent Brewery, Norfolk Brewery, Victoria Brewery, London Brewery, City Brewery, Co-operative Brewery, Bendigo, Bendigo United Brewery.bendigo, business, breweries

Elizabeth Morrison, was born in 1874 and died in 1963, aged 89 years. She was the schoolteacher at Warrigal until she married the donor's grandfather and moved to Melbourne to take up residence with him. Her husband Edward was a porter on the train from Melbourne to Adelaide. Together they had three children: two boys and a girl.  The donor's father was the youngest who was born in 1911.  The eldest son, Kenneth Morrison, was a Monsignor in the Catholic Church, and an Air Force Chaplain during the Second World War, while the daughter was a spinster who owned a few haberdashery and children’s clothing stores. The donor's father had a newsagency in Bridge Road, Richmond. He and his wife lived in Carson Street, Kew for about 50 years and had four children, two of whom were to become lawyers, another a surgeon and the final child social worker/family therapist.The donor's father lived until he was 100 years of age.Copy of a photograph of the owner of a 19th Century dress in the collectionPhotocopy of a photograph of Elizabeth Morrison (nee Fitzgerald) in c.1892. australian fashion - victorian era - 1890s, elizabeth morrison

Elizabeth Morrison, was born in 1874 and died in 1963, aged 89 years. She was the schoolteacher at Warrigal until she married the donor's grandfather and moved to Melbourne to take up residence with him. Her husband Edward was a porter on the train from Melbourne to Adelaide. Together they had three children: two boys and a girl. The donor's father was the youngest who was born in 1911.  The eldest son, Kenneth Morrison, was a Monsignor in the Catholic Church, and an Air Force Chaplain during the Second World War, while the daughter was a spinster who owned a few haberdashery and children’s clothing stores. The donor's father had a newsagency in Bridge Road, Richmond. He and his wife lived in Carson Street, Kew for about 50 years and had four children, two of whom were to become lawyers, another a surgeon and the final child social worker/family therapist. The donor's father lived until he was 100 years of age.The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.The costume, which may have been used as a mourning dress is comprised of a matching heavy black silk skirt and top. The styling of the short bodice is accentuated by pleating and by the use of spirals of Parisian jet (black glass beads) on the bodice and cuffs. Chiffon lace is attached to the cuffs and is of the period. The dress is made of silk damask with a woven design of joined lines and circles. The rigidity of the fitted bodice is achieved by the use of baleen and by a heavy striped cotton fabric. The wide skirt, in contrast, has a stiffened brown cotton lining. There is a small insertion on the inside of the bodice that may have been used for a watch. The dress is in excellent condition. elizabeth morrison, australian fashion - 1890s, women's clothing

Bendigo Competitions 1941, Golden Square State School Choir, Grade V winners of A.G.Treloar trophy. Black and white photograph, mixed group boys and girls in a brown timber frame, under glass with list of names attached on back. Back row: G. Whitlock, K. Wills, B. Vernon, K. Thomas, C. Sheridan. 2nd back row: K. Wilkinson, F. Crofts, C. Rance, J. Eadie, r. Purdy, L. Kent. B. Westgarth, m. Jorgenson. 2nd front row: P. griffiths, N. Iles, L. Browell, L. Bateman, D. Lewis, A. Matthews, A. Foley, L. Roberts, V. Potter. Ftont row: B. Jones, L. Westgarth, B. Mamouney, P. Laub, L. Porter, J. Cooper, R. Bull, I. Watt, M. Sullivan.Kalma Studiosbendigo, education, golden square primary school

View looking northeast from present day Ely Street (near intersection of present day Cronus Court and Porter Street) across what will become the site of Eltham High School towards Main Road showing the Eltham Courthouse and Police station. View is very similar to the sketch of Eltham published in 'The Illustrated Australasian News', December 26, 1884, p212. Note the large bluestone cell block behind police house and stable. George Knapman's Shoeing Forge next to the courthouse and the concentration of buildings around the Evelyn Hotel and Watson's Eltham Hotel on opposite sides of Main Road at Pitt street. Also note George Stebbing's cottage (c.1860) on Pitt Street behind the courthouse and 'Sunnyside' (home of W.J. Taylor built c.1885) at the top of the hill on Bible Street. In the foreground are orchards running up to the main street, Maria Street and also between Brougham Street and Dalton Street bordered by Bible Street.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Negshire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, 1890, bible street, brougham steet, dalton street, eltham courthouse, eltham hotel, evelyn hotel, franklin street, grant house, knapmans forge, main road, maria street, orchards, police residence, police station, pre 1900, stebbing cottage, sunnyside, w.b. andrew corn store, watsons hotel, little eltham

Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. Bell Punch No. D406. A heavy nickel or chrome plated steel ticket or fare strip canceling / registering mechanism used on Melbourne cable trams. When a fare was sold, the bell would ring advising the passenger that their fare have registered. "An ingenious device resembling in principle the ticket punch of a railway porter. It is carried by the conductor who wears pinned to his coat a 'trip-slip'. He punches this once for every fare received; the action is simultaneously registered on a dial inside the punch and bell rings to appraise the passenger of the fact. The punch is provided with a patent lock, the secret of which is known only at headquarters and effective system of check is thus secured." (" A story of the Melbourne Cable Tramway System" - page 54). Used by the MT&O and MMTB until 1922/23 when replaced by the check ticket system. Manufactured by the Railway Register Manufacturing Company. Has "MT&O Co. ..." stamped on one side along with patent dates.Demonstrates the equipment used by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. to register fares and provide an accounting method.Nickel or chrome plated steel ticket punch, used by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. stamped "MT&OCo" and "D406", c1885.ticket punch, tramways, trams, bell punch, tickets, fares, cable trams, railway register manufacturing company

Was property of J. H. McNaughton who was a student of the Ballarat Teacher's College in 1929. Two cream coloured, thin card with pencil markings inside each, programmes for the twelfth Annual Reunion Dinner 1938 for the Ballarat Teacher's College. ballarat teachers' college, ellwood, hamano, watson, mcdonell, rosewear, allwell, porter, mclennan, kerr, taylor, byrne, vickers, campbell, tuohey, scott, schefferll, fry, hender, coe, young

Black and white photograph mounted on card, Golden Square State School Choir Grade VI Winners of Kalma Trophy Bendigo Competitions 1941, with list of names attached to back. Fourth row from left: Fred Allen, Arthur Sullivan, Leigh Anquetil, Len Thirlwell, Bill Stevenson, Walter Randall, George Watt, Keith Taylor, Murray Woodman. Third Row: Fred Foon, Arthur Dixon, Stan Sullivan, Jean Guy, Unknown, Margareta Tuff, Barbara McIvor, Norm Priddle, Graeme Warne, John Meager. Second row: Csaryl Hammill, Ruby Crofts, Nora Willcocks, Lois Goodwin, Betty oldham, Margaret Withworth, Nancy Tarr, Joyce Pozza, Joan Dresder. Front row: Barbara Mamouney, Ruth Bull, Mary Watt, Arlene Matthews, Valerie Potter, Jean Cooper, Joy Porter, Lorna Browell, Margaret or Joan Sullivan.Kalma Studiosbendigo, education, golden square primary school

Bendigo Operatic Society Programme Booklet 'Production Ánything Goes Capital Theatre Bendigo Opening, 6th April 1962. For Four Nights. Former Producer The Late Norman Lee, New Producer Miss Beatrice Oakley. Arrangement Samuel French Ltd. Lyrics & Music Cole Porter, Book By P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton. Musical Numbers Include: Ï Get a Kick Out of You' Ýou're the Top', 'There'll Always Be A Lady Fair, 'Ánything Goes' 'Gypsy in Me'' Cast: Denis Cremen, John Stephens, Ferd. Lorenz, Heather Lindhe, Margery Reed, Len Carr, Fred Trewarne, Carol McKenzie, Bernice Boromeo, Max Beckwith, Peter Unmack, Daryl Walker, Ian Beckwith, Rick Perry, Victor White, Roger Sprawson, Roy Cronin, George Steele, Joan Crane, Joan Heard, Alfred Annison, Kath Alexander, Reginald Boromeo, Ray Austin, Peter Houston.Cambridge Press.clubs and associations, theatre, bendigo operatic society, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/anything_goes

A hat coat and umbrella stand is a device used to store hats and often coats on, and umbrellas within. Some catalogues in Europe marketed this furniture as a portmanteau from the French words Porter (carry) and Manteau (cloak). The front hall was the introduction to the house, and as such was an important part of the Victorian home. Furnishings were selected not only to make it a useful place to hang a hat and coat, store an umbrella and leave a calling card but also to show family wealth, social position and knowledge of current styles. A hall stand or a hat rack was the most important piece of furniture in homes at this time. New and more elaborate designs began to appear about 1840, as homes became larger and social visits became more structured. Usually made of wood and standing at least 1.5 meters tall, they have a single-pole making up most of the height, with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of lengthy pegs or hooks at the top for placement of hats. Smaller houses had smaller front halls, so a single-pole type as by the 1920s houses had become smaller. A household furniture item possibly from the 1920s that was common in houses from the early 1840s, it's significance is social, demonstrating how furniture trends change over time with the more elaborate the item the more social standing was attributed to the owners' position in society. even today persons association and ownership with inanimate objects tend to represent their social standing along with their financial and community acceptability. Coat rack with four curved legs, circular holder for umbrellas and walking sticks. Four metal hooks, screwed onto main column of stand. Condition: one curved leg broken. 2 hooks broken.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

The catalogue includes twenty-one diverse types of bottles ranging from beer, soft drink and chutney bottles to bottles designed to hold perfume, medicines and poisons. They appear to range in date from the nineteenth to c.mid-twentieth centuries and represent various types of mass-produced consumer goods that were commonly available at the time. The five different types of bottles included in 0156.5 are made of clear glass with tapered necks and narrow openings to facilitate pouring. One can be positively identified as an imported mineral soda water/soft drink bottle because of the marble stopper in the neck and thickness of the glass. The globe-stopper bottle, also known as a ‘Codd’ bottle, was invented by English engineer, Hiram Codd in 1873 for holding gaseous soft drinks. The thick glass could withstand the pressure of the contents as well as repeated bottling by manufacturers. The bottles were probably used by former lightkeeper households. and tapered, narrow necks. The older ‘porter’ has a slightly bulbous neck. The bottles were probably used by former lightkeeper residents. Five glass bottles. Four are clear glass and one has coloured to green.

Appears to be an original piece from Mt Buffalo Chalet. Purpose made for the Chalet as inscribe d with Mount Buffalo Chalet to Clock face most likely in Victorian Railways era, post 1924.. "Interestingly, the photograph indicates that a big round clock was mounted on the fenestration just behind and above the cabinet (fig 36). Reminiscent of railway clocks, it was perhaps introduced by the Victorian Railways after 1924. it resembles the clock that was subsequently mounted on the wall above the Chalet reception desk, and more recently stored away for safety with other movable items in the Chalet. Closer comparison however seems to indicate that the two clocks have different wooden frames and probably differ in diameter." "A number of specific items, which have been useful in the day to day operations of the chalet, remain in the building, with each complementing the other to provide context, meaning and character to their setting. items such as the hall porter bell, the many signs providing information to guests, the wall clock, barometer and dinner bell point to the Chalet being a well-run social institution with a pleasant environment for rest, recreation and congenial company." (Pg 81, Historica, MBCC)Large circular clock with "Mount Buffalo Chalet" printed in black on face. Clock has Roman numerals in black with two black hands against a white face. Wooden , circular frame. "Mount Buffalo Chalet"

This is the twenty-first key presented to Ronald Arthur Edwards in August 1935. The celebration, held at his parents home in Husband Road, Forest Hill, was attended by many well known local people who signed his birthday key. Ronald Edwards was the youngest child of Arthur and Martha Edwards. In 1929 aged 15 he contracted poliomyelitis and became an invalid. He died in 1955 at Forest Hill.This item is significant in the history of Forest Hill as all the attendees and Ronald Arthur Edwards are from the pioneering families of the area of the Shire of Nunawading.Large wooden plywood key made to celebrate the 21st birthday of Ronald Arthur Edwards in August 1935. Written on handle end in pen Ron Edwards 21st - 19.Key end signed Anna Course, Herbert Course, R.J. Bird, D.J. Bogle.Reverse side R. Course, A.H. Course, Aunt Corrie, F. Bogle, Aunt Harriet, Marjory Course, S. Edwards, Edwards, H. Edwards, E. Edwards, Doug Edwards, Charlie Course, Jean Course, Tom Bailey, H.S. Tainton, N. Tainton, ?Luen Edwards, C.W. Bird, ?S.U. Course, J. Porter, Bob Course, J.E. Bird, M.P.? Course, ?Edwards, L. Tainton, J. Bird, Shirley Edwards, H. Edwards, Ed, A.E. Edwards, Albert H..., V. Edwards, F. Smith, W. Smith, L.James, E. Galley ?, A.E. Edwards, Mother and Father. Gold traces on one side; 21 carved out in key end.See Descriptionhandcrafts, woodwork

Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. Bell Punch No. D382. A heavy nickel plated steel ticket or fare strip cancelling / registering mechanism used on Melbourne cable trams. When a fare was sold, the bell would ring advising the passenger that their fare have registered. "An ingenious device resembling in principle the ticket punch of a railway porter. It is carried by the conductor who wears pinned to his coat a 'trip-slip'. He punches this once for every fare received; the action is simultaneously registered on a dial inside the punch and bell rings to appraise the passenger of the fact. The punch is provided with a patent lock, the secret of which is known only at headquarters and effective system of check is thus secured." (" A story of the Melbourne Cable Tramway System" - page 54). Used by the MT&O and MMTB until 1922/23 when replaced by the check ticket system. Manufactured by the Railway Register Manufacturing Company. Lock code IDMA. Has "MT&O Co. ..." stamped on one side along with patent dates.Has "D 382" punched above ticket entry slot (both sides), "335" on handle, "MT&O Co." stamped on numbering registering face.trams, tramways, ticket punch, bell punch, tickets, fares, cable trams

Pupils of Orford school 1947 all namedBlack and white photograph of a group of school children outside weatherboard building with names added underneathOrford School 1947. Back Row.- L to R.- George Riordan, Don Fry, Judy Roberts, Wally Tieman, Lindsay Roberts, Alan Ryan, John Bruin, Centre Row.- Reg Cameron, Doug Jacobsen, Vonnie Tieman, Barbara Ryan, Lorna Cameron, Myra Gleeson, Edna Gapes, Val Gleeson, Muriel Fry, Betty Ryan, Alan Gapes, Phyllis Gleeson. Front Row.- Doug Bruin, Margaret Porter, Helen Roberts, Jim Gleeson, Alan Cameron, George Jacobsen, Cliff Ryan, Graham Fry, Georgina (Beadie) Youngorford, school, pupils, students

Originally situated on the northwest corner of Ely and Porter streets, Eltham. Incorrectly titled by the artist as "Old School House" Newsletter No. 189 November 2009 Donation: Lesley Rickards of South Australia has made a donation to the Society of a painting by her father Ronald Coudrey, who was a well-known artist in that state. The water colour painting reproduced below, is titled "Old School House, Eltham" but has been identified as an old cottage that once stood in Ely Street Eltham near the Eltham High School. In the late 1970s and early 80s this building was the subject of a campaign by our Society with the objective of its preservation. It had been identified as having associations with Eltham pioneer Frederick Falkiner. Suggestions that it was an old school building shifted to this site were not supported by any evidence. The land developer donated the cottage and a small area of land to the Eltham Shire Council. However, due to its poor condition and vandalism, it was decided that the cottage could not be retained and ultimately it was demolished. The land on which it stood has recently been sold by Nillumbik Shire Council. The Society has a number of photos and another painting of this building, but this recent donation is an important addition to our collection and we are grateful for the donation.art, falkiners cottage, ronald coudrey

The Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) Football team pose for a team photo, wearing the gold and brown football jumper and shorts. The Herald Shield Football Squad results were as follows: 1. SMB 13-15 defeated Sebastopol Technical School 8-12 2. SMB 21-18 Defeated Ballarat North Technical School 7-6 3. SMB 6-3 defeated by St Patrick's College 21-10 Standing left to right: P. Giani, D. Murnane, L. Pery, S. Ching, J. Murphy, I. Porter, D. Lamb, B. Mitras, D. Mooney, S. Mason Seated left to right: A. Gibbs, W. Gordon, D. Newell, Colin McCurry (coach), M. Sharp (Captain), D. Sizeland, J. Conroy, R. Sutton (1st aid) Front left to right: A. Scott, B. Ahrends Absent: S. Bartley, C. Cox, C. Cushion, K. Darcy, D. Graham, D. Hubble, S McConnell, D. Rowe, B. Stone.ballarat school of mines, football, australian rules footballl, herald shield, mccurry

The Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) Football team pose for a team photo, wearing the gold and brown football jumper and shorts. The Herald Shield Football Squad results were as follows: 1. SMB 13-15 defeated Sebastopol Technical School 8-12 2. SMB 21-18 Defeated Ballarat North Technical School 7-6 3. SMB 6-3 defeated by St Patrick's College 21-10 Standing left to right: P. Giani, D. Murnane, L. Pery, S. Ching, J. Murphy, I. Porter, D. Lamb, B. Mitras, D. Mooney, S. Mason Seated left to right: A. Gibbs, W. Gordon, D. Newell, Colin McCurry (coach), M. Sharp (Captain), D. Sizeland, J. Conroy, R. Sutton (1st aid) Front left to right: A. Scott, B. Ahrends Absent: S. Bartley, C. Cox, C. Cushion, K. Darcy, D. Graham, D. Hubble, S McConnell, D. Rowe, B. Stone.ballarat school of mines, football, australian rules footballl, herald shield, mccurry

Programme: Bendigo Youth Choir presents ''Das Namensfest'' (The Grandfather's birthday party) by Sussmayr at the Bendigo Art Gallery on Saturday, 10th August, 1985 and Sunday 11th, August, 1985 at 7.00pm. Musical director: Valerie Broad Pianiste: Eileen Hetherington Soloist: Benjamin Fenselau, Luke Gallagher, Traude Beilharz, Marcus Mawby, David Evans, Paul Veitch, Russel Boivard, Jeni Fleay, Natalie Hetherington, Sonya Morrissey, Barnaby Breaden. Grandfather: Kevin Vallence. Choir members: Jane Ash, Holly Beazley, Jillian Boivard, Peter Campbell, Lyndon Carty, Lisette Curnow, Justine Dowdle, Jodi Elliot, Kara Every, Michael Ewart, Rachel Fenselau, Paula Fleay, Kirsten Fletcher, Matthew Garside, Lorinda Grant, Meagan Lee, Glenice McIntyre, Francis Fyffe, Simon Waugh, Janet Phillips, Rebecca Porter, Aleesa Pratt, Elizabeth Reid, Fiona Ritchie, Mary-Teresa Ritchie, Cindy Waugh, Alison Wells, Nicola Wells. Red bow tied to the top of the programme.clubs, music, youth choir

Copy of a black and white photograph, laminated. We also have the original black and white photograph. It has been cut into three and re-stuck on card.Form 2C 1946 Don Jack, ?, Wally Gunn, ? Barry Walters, Bob Lane, Keith McDonald, Ron Willshire Graeme Stock, Ray Tresize, Bob Brent, Ray(/) Jamieson, George Picone, Roy McQuade, Charlie Williams, ? Elaine (?), Mavis Dunne, Eileen Bowes, Nola Strahehir, Valerie Maxwell, Norma Billington, Shirley Williams, Myra ?, Maureen Porter Alwynne Harris, Shirley Hall, Elaine ?, Netta McCallum, Shirley Carter, Norma Eden, Beth Crowder, Dawn Best, Marlene Edwards Stan Forbes, Don Orr, Alec Copeland Form Teacher: Mr Don McCullochwilliamstown high school, 1946, class photographs

The etymology of the word portmanteau: A portmanteau was a travelling bag used as a mailbag. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, both newspapers and letters were transported in these leather mailbags that opened into two sections. A portmanteau is a word created by the blending of two other words in terms of the sounds and meaning. Portmanteau itself is a portmanteau; made up of the French ‘porter’ meaning ‘to carry’ and ‘manteau’ meaning ‘cloak’. The other meaning of this word is ‘a travelling case or bag' but was coined by Lewis Carroll with its new meaning in 1882. History: English merchant Thomas Witherings established mail routes throughout Europe in the 1620s. He drew up a proposal in 1635 for an English mail system based in London in which portmanteaux (containing 2 leather bags lined with cotton) could travel to European towns with sealed bags of mail for protection against spies. The system was put into motion and some 26,000 letters were mailed safely and unopened between London and European towns each week. In the nineteenth century, the official portmanteau was used to carry the mail, letters and newspapers on Americas New England stagecoaches that travelled the postal routes. Before 1789 newspapers were mostly excluded from the mail and the official portmanteau. After the first United States Congress (1789–1791) the postmaster general allowed printers free postage to communicate reports and articles of Congressional informational newspapers with other publishers in other towns and cities for distribution. Example of a mid-20th-century leather bag not connected to a person of significance from history or a historic event. The significance lies in the historic social aspect of this type of bag and how it got its name. This type of bag was popular from the mid 19th century for personal use and fell out of favour in until the 1950s and the origin and meaning of the word used to describe this type of leather bag "portmanteau". Portmanteau leather bag, with brass oval badge, tan interior with compartment separator. Inscribed "Allchin Bros Makers Ballarat". flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, portmanteau, allchin bros

Ironing is the use of a machine, usually a heated tool (an iron), to remove wrinkles from fabric. The heating is around 180–220 °Celsius, depending on the fabric type. Ironing works by loosening the bonds between the long-chain polymer molecules in the fibres of the material. While the molecules are hot, the fibres are straightened by the weight of the iron, and they hold their new shape as they cool. Some fabrics, such as cotton, require the addition of water to loosen the intermolecular bonds. Many modern fabrics developed in or after the mid-twentieth century require little or no ironing. Permanent press clothing was developed to reduce the ironing necessary by combining Wrinkle resistant polymers with cotton. The first known use of the iron for removing wrinkles in clothes is known to have occurred in China, and the electric iron was invented in 1882, by Henry W. Seeley. Seeley patented his "electric flat iron" on June 6, 1882 (U.S. Patent no. 259,054). On 15 February 1858 W. Vandenburg and J. Harvey patented an ironing table that facilitated pressing sleeves and pants legs. A truly portable folding ironing board was first patented in Canada in 1875 by John B. Porter. The invention also included a removable press board used for sleeves. In 1892 Sarah Boone obtained a patent in the United States for improvements to the ironing board, allowing for better quality ironing of shirt sleeves.A domestic item with an interesting history of development, significant as it shows the progress and the evolution of a domestic item designed to make housework more efficient.Wooden Ironing board with press board for sleeves, board is folding.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, domestic item, ironing board, ironing, clothes, wrinkles in clothes, henry w. seeley, w. vandenburg and j. harvey

The etymology of the word portmanteau: A portmanteau was a travelling bag used as a mailbag. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, both newspapers and letters were transported in these leather mailbags that opened into two sections. A portmanteau is a word created by the blending of two other words in terms of the sounds and meaning. Portmanteau itself is a portmanteau; made up of the French ‘porter’ meaning ‘to carry’ and ‘manteau’ meaning ‘cloak’. The other meaning of this word is ‘a travelling case or bag' but was coined by Lewis Carroll with its new meaning in 1882. History: English merchant Thomas Witherings established mail routes throughout Europe in the 1620 s. He drew up a proposal in 1635 for an English mail system based in London in which portmanteau (containing 2 leather bags lined with cotton) could travel to European towns with sealed bags of mail for protection against spies. The system was put into motion and some 26,000 letters were mailed safely and unopened between London and European towns each week. In the nineteenth century, the official portmanteau was used to carry the mail, letters and newspapers on Americas New England stagecoaches that travelled the postal routes. Before 1789 newspapers were mostly excluded from the mail and the official portmanteau. After the first United States Congress (1789–1791) the postmaster general allowed printers free postage to communicate reports and articles of Congressional informational newspapers with other publishers in other towns and cities for distribution. Example of a mid-20th-century leather bag not connected to a person of significance from history or a historic event. The significance lies in the historic social aspect of this type of bag and how it got its name. This type of bag was popular from the mid 19th century for personal use and fell out of Portmanteau soft leather bag with lock, leather handles (one broken) and with metal plate on front.No inscription flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Soft covered book with yellow trumpet and red treble clef on green and white block background on front cover, with black titles, 126 pages. Back cover white and blank except for red printing on right hand side bottom corner"F.W." on title page in black ink at top right hand corner.wright, brass instrument, music, besson & company, boult, ball, brain, calvert, clayton, cundell, cuthbert, draper, eskdale, faulds, hargreaves, hespe, hind, mcbain, manton-myatt, morris, mortimer, phillips, porter, rankl, rhodes, rimmer, smith, timms

Bendigo Central Bottle Club Newsletter - James Lerk Collection (April 1976 by deduction). Reference to William Brude store owner/wine and spirit merchant. Involved in partnership in London Brewery and owned Norfolk Brewery - includes list of various bottles owned and used by William Bruce. Reference to Sheepwash being once a main thoroughfare to Bendigo (with sketch map) and information on two of the seven vineyards in area by 1855 - A. Derivan (sic) De Ravin and William Jones, Wine Merchant; article on Bendigo Breweries - reference in it to Albion Brewery, Phoenix Brewery (Pheonix sic), Lucan St Brewery, Thunder & Co, Thunders Sandhurst Brewery, A Thunder & Co, Tankard Malting Co, Bendigo Cognac Distilling Coy, Norfolk Brewery, BB Brewery, Union Brewery, Dublin Porter Brewery, Hindmarsh Brewery, Liverpool Brewery, Edinborough Brewery, Adelaide Brewery, the City Brewing Co, Anchor Brewing Co, Kent Brewery, Alpine Brewery, Sandhurst Brewery; Page listing know Bendigo aerated water manufacturers who used the Hamilton Patent - W Bruce, J Heffernam (sic) ,Hefferman?, G Pritchard, Hunter Bros, J Wharton, F G Beard, A Phillips, T Davies.

The subject item is a saw blade sharpening clamp that attaches to a bench allowing the operator to sharpen the teeth on a saw with a file while keeping the saw blade in an upright position. Henry Disston (1819–1878) began his career as an American saw maker in Philadelphia. He emigrated from England in 1833 and started making saws and squares in 1840. In 1850, he founded the company that would become the largest saw maker in the world the ”Keystone Saw Works” on the Delaware River. Some five years later, Disston built a furnace possibly the first melting plant for steel in America and began producing the first crucible saw steel ever made in the United States. While his competitors were buying good steel from Britain, he was making his own, to his specification, for his own needs. Disston subsequently constructed a special rolling mill exclusively for saw blades. Over the following decade, the Disston company continued to grow, even while dedicating itself to the Union Army's war effort. In 1865, when his son Hamilton Disston rejoined the business after serving in the Civil War, Disston changed the company's name to Henry Disston & Son. Henry Disston and his sons set the standards for American saw makers, both in terms of producing high-quality saws and developing innovative manufacturing techniques. Disston also started making files in 1865. In September 1872, Henry Disston and two other men dug a part of the foundation for what was to become the largest saw manufacturing facility in the world: Disston Saw Works. This was in the Tacony section of Philadelphia. Having previously moved his expanding business from near Second and Market Streets to Front and Laurel Streets, Disston sought to establish his business away from this cramped area. It took over 25 years to move the entire facility to Tacony. This Philadelphia neighborhood seems to have been the only company town in the United States established within an existing city. At its peak of operations, Disston Saw Works employed 8,000 people and the factory covered 300 acres. The company, known as Henry Disston and Sons, Inc by the early 20th century, cast the first crucible steel in the nation from an electric furnace in 1906. The firm's Armour plate building near Princeton Avenue and Milnor Street contributed tremendously to the World War II effort. But the company's innovation and industriousness would not last forever. In 1955, with mounting cash-flow problems and waning interest on the family's part to run the firm, Henry Disston and Sons were sold to the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh. Porter's Disston Division was sold in 1978 and became the Henry Disston Division of Sandvik Saw of Sweden. This division was then sold in 1984 to R.A.F. Industries of Philadelphia and became known as Disston Precision Incorporated, a maker of specialized flat steel products. In 2013, R.A.F. Industries sold Disston Precision Inc. in a private sale. Although the company has ceased making Disston handsaws, the Disston brand name still exists in this firm. A significant American company that pioneered the making of high-quality steel and saws along with other tools and accessories. The subject item is significant as it was made at a time when the company was in its hay day. Adjustable Ball & Socket Saw Sharpening vice, cast iron, with clamp to attach to a workbench. Made by Henry Disston & Co. No 1 painted greyflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, saw clamp, henry disston & sons, saw sharpening, tool accessories, wood saws