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Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Libraries Board of South Australia, An historical journal of the transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island with the discoveries which have been made in New South Wales and in the southern ocean since the publication of Phillip's voyage, compiled from the official papers, including the journals of Governors Phillip and King and of Lieut. Ball, and the voyages from the first sailing of the Sirius in 1787, to the return of that ship's company to England in 1792, 1968
Facsimile of journals of the voyages from England to Port Jackson and Norfolk Island and return by Governors Phillip and King, and Lieut. Ball 1787-1792, including maps, charts, drawings and tables. Reproduced from a copy held in the State Library of South Australia originally published in 1793.583 p., <16> leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill., maps, 1 port. non-fictionFacsimile of journals of the voyages from England to Port Jackson and Norfolk Island and return by Governors Phillip and King, and Lieut. Ball 1787-1792, including maps, charts, drawings and tables. Reproduced from a copy held in the State Library of South Australia originally published in 1793.norfolk isalnd - history, port jackson, hunter, john (1737-1821) -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Stove, 1850-1890
In the industrialized world, as stoves replaced open fires and braziers as a source of more efficient and reliable heating, models were developed that could also be used for cooking, and these came to be known as kitchen stoves. The first manufactured cast-iron stove was produced at Lynn, Mass., in 1642. This stove had no grates and was little more than a cast-iron box. About 1740 Benjamin Franklin invented the “Pennsylvania fireplace,” which incorporated the basic principles of the heating stove. The Franklin stove burned wood on a grate and had sliding doors that could be used to control the draft (flow of air) through it. Because the stove was relatively small, it could be installed in a large fireplace or used free-standing in the middle of a room by connecting it to a flue. The Franklin stove warmed farmhouses, city dwellings, and frontier cabins throughout North America. Its design influenced the development of the pot-bellied stove, which was a familiar feature in some homes well into the 20th century. The first round cast-iron stoves with grates for cooking food on them were manufactured by Isaac Orr at Philadelphia, Pa., in 1800. The base-burning stove for burning anthracite coal was invented in 1833 by Jordan A. Mott. The subject item is a mid to late 19th century settlers stove probably of Canadian manufacture imported into Australia around this time. The stove gives us a social snapshot into what life must have been like for our early colonialists using this device for heating and cooking in their meagre homes. Cast iron stove with four-legs, 2 plates on top and a hinged front door. The door has been cast with a maple leaf design and the sides have a pattern cast into them.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, stove, domestic heating, domestic cooking, heater, cooking unit, pot belly stove, wood fired stove, wood stove -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Block
1 sheave wood block with loop painted white. Wood plate both sidesflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Megaphone, Merriman Brothers, First quarter of the 20th century
A megaphone or loudhailer is usually portable or hand-held, the cone-shaped acoustic horn used to amplify a person's voice or other sounds and direct it in a given direction. Used to communicate with others over distances. In Greek mythology, "Stentor" was a Greek herald during the Trojan War. His name has given rise to the adjective "stentorian", meaning loud-voiced, for which he was famous. The large funnel-shaped device is made of recoated cardboard that is riveted together. It has a metal mouthpiece at the narrow end and a metal edge at the wide end, and a metal handle. The design indicates that it is a ‘Stentor Megaphone’ patented on 4 April 1899 by a company in Boston. Stentor brand megaphones were manufactured by Merriman Brothers, in Boston. In 1898 the brothers specialised in hardware for yachts their workshop was at 139 Border St. East Boston, Mass. They also made other equipment, which included pulley blocks, winches and fittings, and were well-known worldwide before the company closed in 1995. Merriman megaphones, including the familiar cheerleader megaphones, came in different sizes, Their patent for the device, dated April 4, 1899, specified details such as the 'rivets, metal mouthpiece, and adjacent parts, and an undated pamphlet promoting the Stentor Megaphone emphasizes its 'highly finished' appearance 'with nickel mouthpiece, rim and other fittings'. The Stentor Megaphone has significance for its provenance and historic value, and also as a relatively rare item of equipment once used worldwide in marine situations, such as light stations and many other similar applications where a person voice needed to be amplified.Megaphone conical shape cardboard with riveted seam, nickel plated reinforcing ring, mouthguard Made in the USAflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, megaphone, loud hailer -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Inhaler
Inhaler for chloroform, metal, chrome plated, with hinged frame, Schimmel Busch type. Small.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Inhaler
Inhaler for chloroform, metal, chrome plated, with hinged frame, Schimmel Busch type. Large.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Uterine Sound
Uterine sound, metal, chrome plated. Measurements 8 to 22 in centimetres marked on shaft.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Spokeshave
Spokeshave wooden screw iron plated with brass reinforcing strip on base secured with screws.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, spokeshave -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Brace
Thumb Screw bit brace. Wooden handle and breast plate. Thumb screw missing.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, brace, thumb screw bit brace -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Buckle
Buckle, metal, gold plated decorative in shape of leaf with a green gem enclosed in centreflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Exercise Book, 1890
Exercise book of William Shillinglaw. Filled with writing exercises and some math problems and map drawings. May have been used as a homework book. All pages headed with day and date. William was one 8 children who attended Eltham Primary School. He was born in 1878 and attended the school between 1883 and 1890 having started there at the age of 4 years and 2 months in April 1882. He left the school in 1890 when 12 years of age. Dates obtained from EPS school attendance rolls. Exercise book last entry is dated June 16th, 1891. One of five items relating to the Shillinglaw Family collectionThe book was owned by William Shillinglaw. This family were pioneer settlers in the Eltham area. William was one of 8 siblings to attend Eltham Primary School. This workbook is a rare local example of the practical classroom education process in the late 1880s and early 1890s.Hardcover with marbled decorative cover with hand made name plate pasted on; 58 pagesCover: ? Shillinglaw Eltham June 17 1891shillinglaw family collection, william shillinglaw, eltham primary school, exercise book -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Domestic object - Crockery
The MV Duntroon is of historical and social interest to Queenscliffe primarily due to its involvement in the collision and loss of all hands of HMAS Goorangai near the Rip. It also continued to work as an interstate sea liner up to the 1960s. Cups, plates and saucers with the crest of the Melbourne Steamship Co and an art deco edge patternCrest: Melbourne Steamship Co. Base: C Mc D Mann and Co. Ltd. Hanley Staffs and 101 Leadenhall St. London. Made in Englandmv duntroon, hmas goorangai, crockery, melbourne steamship co ltd -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Award - Trophy, 1988 Eltham Festival Best Display Entry (Shire of Eltham Historical Society), 1988
1988: 12 November. “Bush Nursing” Our float in the Eltham Community Festival Parade won the award for the best display for the second year running. We received a trophy donated by the Billabong Family Bistro, Lower Plenty. The theme of the float was the Eltham Bush Nursing Hospital. The float was prepared by Bruce Ness with some help from other members. A number of members contributed with costumes and other props. Hospital equipment was kindly loaned by the Judge Book Village. As with previous parades members of the Victorian Folk Music Club joined us, their music providing a welcome addition to the float. Silver plated cup with two handles on brown plastic base with inscription on metal plaque1988 Eltham Festival Best Display Entry Donated by Billabong Family Bistro, Lower Plenty1988, award, billabong family bistro, eltham community festival, eltham festival, lower plenty, trophy, shire of eltham historical society, eltham district historical society, victorian folk music club -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Tool - Gavel used by Ann Gibson, President, PMHPS
Wooden gavel and striker plate used by Ann Gibson when president of PMH&PSsocieties clubs unions and other organisations., ann gibson -
Echuca Historical Society
Silver Cup, 1811
Cup owned by Henry Hopwood, it was presented to his father by the weavers of Bolton UK.Hopwood was the founder of EchucaInscribed silver cup, thin gold plated inner, two handles. Engraved base.There are two incription on the silver cup, front and back. Front: The Cup is presented to Mr Hopwood by the Weavers of Bolton as a Token of gratitiude . Nov 3rd 1812. Reverse, Henry Hopwood Echuca Victoria, Youngest Son of Mr Hopwood Bolton le Moors Lancashire, 1857 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, David Chandler, The Oxford illustrated history of the British Army, 1994
From longbow, pike, and musket to Challenger tanks, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Gulf campaign, the Duke of Marlborough to Field Marshal Montgomery, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents to the present day. Drawing on the latest scholarship, this survey shows how British fighting forces have evolved over the last five centuries. The continuities revealed are sometimes surprising: narrow recruitment patterns, friction between soldiers and civilians, financial constraints and recurrent political pressure for economies are constant themes. Commanders, campaigns, battles, organization, and weaponry are covered in detail within the wider context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight. The British army has been remarkably successful in fighting terms, losing only one major war (of American Independence 1775-83). As one of the engines of empire it has been active all over the world, as well as shaping the internal destiny of the nation in civil war and revolution. Its history is charted in a sequence of chronological chapters, each containing special feature articles, beginning with the medieval, Elizabethan, and Restoration army and moving on through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the two world wars of the twentieth. The book concludes with accounts of the army of British India, the amateur military tradition, the British way in warfare, and an assessment of what the future may hold in the light of the Options for Change review. Extensively illustrated in black and white and colour, and with a detailed chronology and further reading lists, this is the definitive one-volume history of the British army for specialists and non-specialists alike.Bibliography, Index, Chronology, ill (plates, col, b/w) maps. p.452.non-fictionFrom longbow, pike, and musket to Challenger tanks, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Gulf campaign, the Duke of Marlborough to Field Marshal Montgomery, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents to the present day. Drawing on the latest scholarship, this survey shows how British fighting forces have evolved over the last five centuries. The continuities revealed are sometimes surprising: narrow recruitment patterns, friction between soldiers and civilians, financial constraints and recurrent political pressure for economies are constant themes. Commanders, campaigns, battles, organization, and weaponry are covered in detail within the wider context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight. The British army has been remarkably successful in fighting terms, losing only one major war (of American Independence 1775-83). As one of the engines of empire it has been active all over the world, as well as shaping the internal destiny of the nation in civil war and revolution. Its history is charted in a sequence of chronological chapters, each containing special feature articles, beginning with the medieval, Elizabethan, and Restoration army and moving on through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the two world wars of the twentieth. The book concludes with accounts of the army of British India, the amateur military tradition, the British way in warfare, and an assessment of what the future may hold in the light of the Options for Change review. Extensively illustrated in black and white and colour, and with a detailed chronology and further reading lists, this is the definitive one-volume history of the British army for specialists and non-specialists alike.great britain - military history, great britain - military tradition -
St Patrick's College
Wooden plaque, Ballarat Trophies & Gifts, 2000
Rectangular wooden plaque with silver wreath encircling '2000'. There is also an inscription on a brass plate.2000 / Presented to / St Patrick's College / In Appreciation Of Your / Support To The / MT CHALLENGE 2000 / by / Symnastics Victoria / MAG/ -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Oil Canister
Nickel plated oil canister from Mundlos RG34 cleaning Kit for Mauser K98k -
Parks Victoria - Wilsons Promontory Lightstation
Part, electrical
Used as a junction box for metal conduit in RAAF power house.This technical item has second level significance because their use is likely to be directly linked to WWII communications activity at the lightstation:Round metal piece with protrusions and with "12 VOLT / CHARGING" stamped on a metal plate on the front."12 VOLT / CHARGING" -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Instrument - pencil, Lockwood's retractable pencil, 19th Century
Retractable pencil used by William Henry Lockwood. William Lockwood was born in 1832 in Glossop, Derbyshire and came to Victoria in 1853 on the 'Marco Polo'. He settled in Whittlesea with his wife Naomi in 1856. He was contracted to the Whittlesea Road Board and was the Engineer to the Shire for a period of 40 years. Some instruments have markings 'JL' on them which is presumed to be Joseph Lockwood, William Henry Lockwood's father. There are 10 items in the Lockwood Surveying and Drafting Instruments Collection.19th century surveying and drafting instruments used by William Henry Lockwood, Engineer of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia.Lockwood's silver coloured chrome plated steel retractable pencil with extendable core leadpencil, lead pencil, william henry lockwood, drafting instrument, surveying instrument, whittlesea road board, whittlesea engineer, 1856 -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Equipment - Covert snap, C1900
Used on horse tackle during 19th and 20th century and imported by Holden and Frost C1900Sold by Holden and Frost for military agricultural and civilian use C1900Nickel plated steel covert snap used as an equestrian accessory (35 x65)mmequine military, agriculture, covert snap -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Accessory - Nickle plated steel half buckle, Ca 1900
Used on horse tackle during 19th and early 20th century and imported by Holden and FrostImported, used and sold by Holden and Frost Ca1900Nickle plated steel bodied half buckle as imported and used by Holden and frost Ca1900equine military, civilian, agricultural ca1900, buckle -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Domestic object - Goblet wine - small white * 40, Stokes
Used for dining in nightsGoblet - silver plated inscribed Sgts Mess HQ 3 DIV. Diameter 57Sgts Mess HQ 3 DIV -
Mont De Lancey
Plate, Royal Victoria Pottery
Owned by the Burgi family.Ceramic plate with gold painted rim, burgundy edge and an illustration of a band and woman on a seat."Royal Victoria Pottery Made in England" "C. Burgi" in felt pen on the back.plates -
Mont De Lancey
Prayer
Hand-made. Dr. Arthur Blanksby.Illustrated prayer mounted on padded cardboard backing and covered in plastic. Metal back plate.prayer cards -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Wilfred Charles Woollard
One of a series of photographs and documents donated by Jean Woollard relating to her father, Wilfred Charles Woollard, (and to herself). Wilfred Charles Woollard (1892-1971) was the grandson of William Woollard (1834-1923) and Charlotte Woollard, nee Lott (1828-1902), early settlers in Kew. Wilfred's father and mother were Walter Herbert Woollard (1856-19) and Rosa Anna Woollard, nee Morgan, (1859-1936). Wilfred Woollard's siblings were Walter James Woollard (1882- ), and Arthur Reginald Woollard (1888-1973).Black and white photographic negative on a 1/4 glass plate of Wilfred Charles Woollard.woollard family, jean woollard, wilfred charles woollard -
Wangaratta High School
WHS Plaque, 1992
Rectangular wooden plaque with a golden brushed metal plate on the front and engraved text reading:WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM The Following Pieces Of Equipment Were Donated By THE PREFECTS OF 1992 HACK SQUAT MACHINE WALL PULLEYS ABDOMINAL CRUNCH BENCH ADJUSTABLE BENCH -
Wangaratta High School
WHS Building Opening Plaque, 1959
Rectangular Wooden plaque with a bronze coloured metal plate on the front and engraved text reading:WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL THIS BUILDING WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED IN THE JUBILEE YEAR OF THE SCHOOL BY THE HONOURABLE J. S. BLOOMFORD, M.L.A., MINISTER OF EDUCATION ON THE 7TH APRIL, 1959 -
Wangaratta High School
WHS Building Opening Plaque, 1995
Rectangular wooden plaque with a golden metal plate on the front with black engraved text reading:COMMONWEALTH FUNDED H.E. Kilminster Administration Building OPENED BY Senator Barney Cooney ON BEHALF OF The Hon. Ross Free FEDERAL MINISTER FOR EDUCATION 9th November, 1995 -
Wangaratta High School
WHS Building Opening Plaque, 2000
Rectangular wooden plaque with a bronze metal plate on the front and black engraved text reading:The Outdoor Education Centre The construction of this building was made possible due to the generosity of the local community and was officially opened on 11th October, 2000 by the Hon. David Evans In recognition of his service to the Wangaratta High School as School Council President from 1976-1998