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Federation University Historical Collection
Scientific Instrument, Orsat Apparatus
The Orsat was returned to the Historical Collection by Len Taylor, former staff member of SMB. For a period of time it was with Gary Price who rebuilt the Orsat to working order. Gary used a similar apparatus at Sidchrome and Ballarat Heat Treatment Pty. The Orsat apparatus is used to measure volumes of Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, and Carbon Monoxide within a fixed volume of a sample of gas.Timber box with lift up front revealing a number of valves, pressure measure and glass container of red liquid attached to hose. Gas analysis apparatusorsat, len taylor, gary price, carbon dioxide, oxygen, carbon monoxide, gas, measure, apparatus -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, n.d
Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives, parapet wall model -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: GRAND VIEW
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Grand view: looking up Mitchell Street from the fountain. Date unknown. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: ALL STACKED UP
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. All stacked up: Jack Osterfield prepares for hay carting. Circa 1930s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: GONINAN'S RAILWAY WORKSHOPS BENDIGO
Bendigo Advertiser Article re Goninan's Railway Workshops Bendigo dated 3.3.1998 - the article covers the period leading up to full privatisation of the Transport System.newspaper, bendigo advertiser -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - RANDALL COLLECTION: ALEXANDRA FOUNTAIN, BENDIGO
Photograph, Alexandra Fountain, Charing Cross, Bendigo, Visitor Information Centre, The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, other buildings up View Street.photograph, streetscape, bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Small, full length portrait of a lady wearing a long high neck dress. The dress has a voluminous skirt with different material from the hip up.Batchelders. 41 Collins St. East Melbourne. Dunn. Wilson & Botterill Prop.photograph, portrait, female, portrait of a lady -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - JOHN WILLIAMS COLLECTION: SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL BENDIGO
Colour photograph of Cathedral, High Street, Bendigo. Image taken from vehicle looking up the small rise towards Cathedral. Poor quality image.bendigo, buildings, sacred heart cathedral -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Cross section of tram track Bendigo 1890
BHS Collectionhistoric Bendigo tram track profile 1890 from original Tram depot in Mollison StreetOriginal No. 29 Battery Tram Track, Bendigo Tramways 1890. Dug up from Mollison Street, Bendigo, where the Tram Depot used to be sited. Brass tags note Bendigo Tramways 1890 and Original No. 29 Battery Tram Tracktramways bendigo, tram track profile 1890 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - VICTORIAN PUBLIC SERVICE
Booklet with printed heading on cover 'Rules and By-laws of the Victorian Public Service Association. Incorporating all amendments up to and including the Annual Conference ,1946 enclosed.bendigo, institutions, public service association -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Troedel & Cooper building, Bay Street, Port Melbourne, c. 1998
Six colour photographs in close-up showing sections of the former Troedel & Cooper printers building, and their emblem T&C in Bay Street (now demolished)built environment - civic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Submission for AFC Construction Achievement Award, Bayside clean-up project, 1991
(1)Submission for 1991 AFCC Construction Achievement Award. Bayside clean-up project. (2-3) Two clippings form "The Age" regarding the project.natural environment, engineering - canals and drainage, roger bacon, urban land authority, reeves construction engineers, rms consultants -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Model, M-113 APC
APC with Saladin turret and 76mm cannon with crew. Crew hatches open. Carrying two rolled up cam nets. APC is olive green in colour.Armd TAC sign red and yellow divided square. Yellow circle with numeral 12.m-113, armoured personnel carrier, model -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - For auction, 231 Princes Street, Port Melbourne, 1989 - 1990s
These taken by neighbour Pat Grainger during the old seaman's lifetime (.01 and .02) and after his death, as the old (c 1900) shop was replaced by a 1990s house.From a series of colour photos of the changing property at 231 Princes Street. .02 - Vic's house, a former shop, up for auction after his deathVarious numbers on back re some former use.built environment, victor cann, gladys cann -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Page from a phone book, used as scrap paper by Faram Bros to calculate and add up purchases, 31 Jan 2007
Souvenired by Anne Callaghan on last day of trading of Faram BrosSheet from the business listing of white pages telephone book, used to calculate and add up purchases from Faram Bros, Retrieved on closure in 2007.business and traders - hardware, faram brothers hardware -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Nameplate, Stothert & Pitt travelling crane on Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1990
One from a series photographed by Alison Kelly in 1990 on the theme of signage in Port Melbourne. Put in Pat Grainger's care in 1991Colour photo. Close-up on manufacturer's name plate on side of travelling crane on Station Pier. "Stothert and Pitt (Aust) Pty Ltd - Engineers Melbourne"piers and wharves - station pier, alison kelly -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memories of 1940s/50s Port Melbourne, 2001
Jan MacDONALD lived with her family at 42 Beach Street, Port Melbourne in the 1940's and 50's. Jan wrote several books about her family's association with Port Melbourne & Port Phillip Bay including 'Monkey for a Yacht'.Green A4 sheet with 21 short memories of Jan MacDONALD of growing up in the 1940's & 50's at 42 Beach Street, Port Melbourne.jan macdonald, station pier, pier hotel, swallow & ariell ltd, missions to seamen, fox hay timber and hardware pty ltd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR: TOM FLOOD
A Bendigo 'Advertiser' article titled 'Turn up the files...' and is an account of the life of Tom Flood. It includes two black and white photographs. 24/9/1969.person, bendigo, tom flood, lydia chancellor collection, collection, flood's bus service, transport, bendigo, business, trades, history, male, individual, person, photo, photograph, photos, mayor, politics -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO ADVERTISER COLLECTION: SPORTS STAR AWARDS PRESENTATIONS
Black and white photograph, 1 man, close-up photograph of athlete Bruce Petts Bendigo Advertiser description: Bruce Petts (Athletics) Pettscap SLArecreations, sports, awards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - SCALEBUOY
Mercury filled glass bulb, internal part of a Scalebuoy invented by Abbott Bros Bendigo, used to prevent build up of scale in water tanks, etc.A.C.Scalebuoy. Bendigo Electronic Coy Patd.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Furniture - Desk - librarian, Librarians desk
Part of original furniture - used by librarian since thenWhite painted wooden desk with sloping top. Top lifts up with storage space underneath. Desk top sitting on separate stand with cross bracing. -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - SEWING MACHINE, 1920
https://www.singermachines.co.uk/faq/singer-sewing-machine-company-history/Singer sewing machine, black with gold, green, red scroll pattern, hand operated, lift up machine attached to wooden base with a wooden coverIn gold on top of machine "The Singer Manufacturing Co." On metal plate base of machine "F9719565" Cover; Gold marking on front of cover "The Singer Mnft Co. TradeMark"sewing, domestic item, singer manufacturing co. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Clothing - Men's Trousers
Sent from Germany to survivor of Kormoran POW in Camp13 replacing possessions lost 19 Nov 1941Navy blue trousers. Front flap forms 2 pockets when buttoned up. 6 buttons and buttonholes close front. Adjustable clips on side.Elmecker 4kormoran pow's, camp 13 pow's, kormoran crew -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Postcard, 1917
From the album of WWI soldier William West (1268) of the 29 Infantry Battalion, 5th Pioneers Battalion. This collection of postcards, photographs and clippings were sent between William and his family and loved ones during the years he was on active service. See also 207 and 220. Postcard with a colour cartoon depicting a crowd of people lining up to get in a door. One gentleman has a very large stomach. Handwritten message on the back.Front: "Lummy, Guv'nor, you ought to be in the Big Push!"album, photo album, newspaper clippings, postcard, wwi, the big push, ladies, gentlemen -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Pre-1935
Born in goldfields (Stawell) in 1858. Began work as teacher in Victoria and then New Zealand. In July 1881, joined cousin Thomas Moran and established their chain of grocery stores. By 1935, they operated some 120 stores in Victoria and Tasmania, plus 40 in New South Wales. Died 1935. Ardent Methodist, philanthropist - gave properties to MLC Hawthorn and Elsternwick, Wesley College and other institutions.Line drawing by E. Powell of Mr. Frederick John Cato from the shoulders up (reproudced in Church + Nation in 22/06/1988, page 20).Identification on rear.moran and cato grocery stores, cato, f. j., methodist, methodist ladies' college, wesley college -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
'Glenara' is situated along the Deep Creek at Bulla and was built on an original government grant of land by Walter Clark. His fourth child, Alistair, spent much of his life there and with the help of his gardener, W.Peers, gained world recognition for introducing 150 new rose species which included the Black Boy and Lorraine Lee. He was also founder of the Moonee Valley Racing Club.A black and white photograph of a Victorian home with a return verandah across the front and side. Vines are growing up the metal verandah posts and across the front of the verandah.glenara', rose gardens, roses, clark, alistair, walter, moonee valley racing club, george evans collection -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Patrick Street Streetscape
7098: Showing two houses looking up toward the courthouse. 7098a Same as 7098 but taken from a different angle looking down Patrick Street -
Plutarch Project
Lady's dancing costume, Βλαχοπούλα, vlahopoula costume, circa 1980's
Full costume traditionally worn by ladies in country towns of Greece. Recently worn in parades, Greek dances and theatrical performancesHistorical significance for the purposes it was used by Thessaloniki Association in AustraliaBlack and navy blue velvet and silver embroidery panels, button up at the front costume. Part "A" of a four piece costume. Three in possession of Thessaloniki AssociationΠΑΙΔΙΚΗ ΧΑΡΑlady's costume, jacket, greek, βλαχοπούλα, στολή -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Blast for Box Hill, 1994
Nunawading councillors have accused Box Hill council of indulging in a last minute spending spree that could leave Nunawading residents to pick up the tab.Nunawading councillors have accused Box Hill council of indulging in a last minute spending spree that could leave Nunawading residents to pick up the tab.Nunawading councillors have accused Box Hill council of indulging in a last minute spending spree that could leave Nunawading residents to pick up the tab.local government, city of nunawading, city of box hill, amalgamations -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Facts about Commonwealth Hostels Ltd, 1/04/1970
Pamphlet about Commonwealth Hostels Ltd., a non profit making company set up by the Australian Government to operate hostels and guest houses throughout Australia.eastbridge migrant hostel, commonwealth hostels ltd