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Parks Victoria - Days Mill and Farm
Headwear - Horse fly
Would have been attached to a horse halter or bridle over horse's eyes to prevent flies infecting horse's eyes.Coloured string hand knotted into a fringed object. Colours have faded, but appears to have been red, green & yellow. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Stanley Works Pty. Ltd, 1970+
In 1970 Stanley Works Pty. Ltd. took over toolmaker, Turner Manufacturing Company who were situated in Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.Coloured photograph of lock-broaching in the Stanley Works tool plant in Nunawading. Man to the left of photograph holding a steel object.stanley works pty. ltd. tools manufacturing industry nunawading -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Lock of hair of Thomas Henty (1775-1839) in a hollowed Cartwheel Penny
This King George III 1797 penny, colloquially described as a ‘Cartwheel’ because of its large size and thick rim, was manufactured in Great Britain from 1797-99. The penny and the twopence were the first coins shipped to New South Wales by the British Government. In 1800, Governor King issued a proclamation that forbade their export. This coin is one of the 132,000 coins sent to Australia in 1800. It is not uncommon to find cartwheel pennies used as containers. They were reputedly used to conceal a more valuable coin or for smuggling. The penny was purchased by the Society as part of a small collection of Henty memorabilia and portraits from the owner of Moorabool Antiques, Geelong in 2021, which had in turn acquired the item from the estate of Dennis Alston of Alston's Antiques in Hamilton, Victoria.This cartwheel penny, used to contain a lock of hair of Thomas Henty (1775-1838), is of statewide significance to Tasmania, where he settled and died, and to Victoria, where his children and their descendants were notable pioneers, squatters and subsequently landowners in the Western District. The item is also of national significance for its strong connection to the Henty family, notable British settlers of southeastern and southwestern Australia in the 1830s. The connection to Kew (Vic.) is that members of the Henty family owned important mansions in Kew in the 19th century. Thomas Henty was the father of Stephen George Henty of 'Findon', and Francis Henty of 'Merino Downs' in the Western District and 'Field Place', Kew. Numerous members of the Henty family are buried in the Boroondara General Cemetery.Object of personal memorabilia. Coiled and bound lock of hair of Thomas Henty contained in a hollowed-out copper 'cartwheel' penny.OBVERSE: Georgius III . D : G . REX / REVERSE: Britannia 1797 / SELLER'S LABEL: Lock of hair from the late Thomas Henty, born 1775thomas henty, henty family, launceston, west tarring -- sussex (uk), tasmanian pioneers, australia - early settlers, cartwheel pennies -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Functional object - Cover, food, early 1900s
High round perforated tin object standing in tin plate with sides. Used to protect food from flies and antslocal history, domestic items, food storage & preservation, food cover, cake cover -
Parks Victoria - Maldon State Battery
Stamps, battery
Used as stampers on crushing machine, possibly discarded because of wear or damage.Three circular objects. Very heavy weights with protruding cylinder shafts, one is bigger than other 2. With inscription..2- "br22, .3- br22", .1- "indecipherable" -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Clothing - Leather Arm Guard
Long brown leather object approx 30cm with two thin leather straps and buckles, currently rolled and appearing as a tube.arm-guard, bracer, leather sheath, protective clothing, early sporting equipment -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Sunbury & District Heritage Association Inc, Vineyards Exhibition, August 1996
The photograph was taken when an exhibition was mounted in the former George Evans Museum in Sunbury. The Sunbury & District Heritage Association researched the history of the Sunbury vineyards and mounted the display which ran from August 1996 to January 1997. The photograph is one of 18 images that were taken of the display that featured the wineries that were established in Sunbury in the nineteenth century and the early vignerons.The wine producing industry was one of the first agricultural pursuits that European settlers established in Sunbury.A non-digital coloured photograph of two glass display cabinets and two wallboards displaying a variety of documents and objects in a museum.wineries, winery production, vignerons, sunbury -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Bilge Pump Barrel, Alexander Hall and Son, 1855
This bilge pump barrel is part of the ship's bilge pump machinery. Bilge or water can find its way into the hull of a ship and if it is not removed the ship will eventually sink. The bilge pump is designed to efficiently remove the bilge water. The Schomberg was a large three-masted full-ship rigged wooden ship built in 1855 by Alexander Hall and Co in Aberdeen, Scotland for James Baines' famous Black Ball Line at £43,103. The vessel was 288 feet (88 meters) in length, with a beam of 45 feet (14 meters), a depth of 29.5 feet (8.99 meters) of 2,284 tons. The mainmast was 210 feet (64 meters) high and she carried 3.3 acres of sail. The vessel was constructed with three skins. One planked fore and aft, and two diagonally planked, fastened together with screw-threaded trunnels (wooden rails). The Schomberg is one of only three clipper wrecks in Victorian waters that operated the England to Australia run. While the other two, Empress of the Sea and Lightning, were built by the famous American shipbuilder, Donald Mac Kay. Schomberg was an attempt to build a faster ship than Mac Kay and a vessel fast enough to break the sailing record to Australia. The Schomberg sailed on her maiden voyage from Liverpool on 6 October 1855, under the command of Captain James Forbes, on its maiden voyage to Australia with general cargo, jewellery, spirits, machinery, and 2,000 tons of iron rails and equipment intended to build the Melbourne to Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. She also carried a cow for fresh milk, pens for fowls and pigs, plus 90,000 gallons of water for washing and drinking. She also carried 17,000 letters and 31,800 newspapers. There were approximately 473 passengers and a crew of 105. It was hoped that Schomberg would make Melbourne in sixty days, setting a record for the voyage, but light winds at the equator dashed those expectations. The ship sighted Moonlight Head in southwest Victoria on Christmas Day but through a deadly combination of wind, currents and unmarked sand spits, the vessel gently ran aground on 26 December 1855 on a spit that juts into Newfield Bay, just east of Curdies Inlet, and the present town of Peterborough. Fortunately, the SS Queen was nearby and managed to save all passengers and crew. The steamers Keera and Maitland were dispatched to salvage the passenger's baggage and the more valuable cargo. Other salvage attempts were made, but deteriorating weather made the work impossible, and within two weeks the Schomberg's hull was broken up and the vessel abandoned. The wrecking of the Schomberg caused quite a public stir, particularly in light of the fact the vessel was supposed to be, the most perfect clipper ship ever built. Captain Forbes was charged in the Supreme Court under suspicion that he was playing cards with two female passengers below decks when his ship ran aground. Despite a protest meeting, two inquiries and the court proceedings, he was found not guilty and cleared of all charges. In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime museum that also displays ship fittings and equipment, and personal effects. The Schomberg has historical significance as one of the first luxurious ships built to bring emigrants to Australia to cash in on the gold rush era. And is included on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612). The collection of Schomberg artefacts held at Flagstaff Hill Museum is primarily significant because of the relationship between these recovered items having a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg and its foundering during a storm. The shipwreck is of additional historically significance for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the first passenger ship, which was designed not only to be the fastest and most luxurious of its day but foundered on its maiden voyage to Australia.Bilge pump barrel,; brass cylinder with screw thread at the base and fittings on one side. A piece of the ship's timber is attached. The object was recovered from the wreck of the shipo Schomberg. Nonewarrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen, bilge pump, ship's plumbing, bilge pump barrel, bilge -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Ermes De Zan, Swiming Pool, 1973
Print Council of Australia Members' Print Commission, 1973Four figures swimming in a swimming pool. In the upper image there are reflected objects in the pool. The top of the image does not include the reflected object, being instead framed with a theatrical stage awning motif. These objects include a canopied shelter, rails, trees and part of a building. Four naked male figures (different views of the same figure) are swimming, jumping or standing. Foreground shows edge of pool with two deckchairs. Printed n pale blue and black inks. Mounted in cream matt with a timber frame, with glass glazing.Front: 2/15 (lower right) Swimming Pool (centre) Ermes De Zans '73 (lower left) (pencil) Back: Ermes De Zan "Swimming Pool" Etching (1973) (typed lable, upper left) 1973 (yellow sticker, upper left) -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PRESENTATION PHOTOGRAPH
Part of the Cooper Collection.Black and white photograph of two Australian Army personnel in uniform. The soldier on the left is presenting an object to the Officer on the right, who is saluting. The object held by the soldier is a hand drawn figure of a rabbit which has been stuck onto the photograph so as to appear to be being held by it's ears. Trees and vehicles in the background.Stuck onto the photograph: 'Hand drawn outline in red pen of a rabbit.'photograph, australian army -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Pattern
Pattern-Stern gland round wood object with diamond shaped piece of wood at centre and hat type top with hole inside. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pattern-stern, stern, stem pattern -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Candle Holder
Candle holder, white enamel, round with aperture at centre to hold candle dish catches wax. Object has handle on side.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
Rail
Part of rail of LeyLands Ship "Speke "ashore in Westernport 1906Rail wooden polished which is part of a ship's rail from vessel "Speke" on front of the object a photograph of some remains of the vessel.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, rail, speke -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - PYRAMID CROSS, c.1914 - 18
Item brought home from Egypt as a souvenir.Metal cross with 5 pyramid shapes raised on, gold coloured coated. A small angle shape at the top for a chain or other objectreligion - christian, metal work -
Orbost & District Historical Society
carpenter's pincers, first half 20th century
The main purpose of carpenter's pincers is to pull out nails from wood without damaging the surface. These carpenter's pincers would have been used in Orbost in the construction of new buildings or on a rural property for maintenance.This item is an example of a domestic carpentry tool in common use before the widespread use of power tools.Pincers with long, rounded, pivoted metal handles ending in a pair of jaws for gripping and extracting nails or holding or gripping small objects.woodworking tool pincers carpentry -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Wall Gimbal
Brass object with circular ring attached to stand with decorative base. Decorative fish as the support arm. Length 9" Width 5".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
Plane
Oar Plane. A short plane, with a hollow bottom, used to round a curved object such as a boat oar. Maker I & H Sorbyflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RANDALL COLLECTION: REED BROS, BRIDGE STREET,BENDIGO
Object, a label for a Lemonade bottle manufactured by Reed Bros, Bridge Street, Bendigo.Bottle Refund- 3d. Complete, 2d. Without stopper.business, retail, reed bros -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - MAGIC LANTERN COLLECTION: KALEIDOSCOPIC MAGIC LANTERN
Object. Kaleidoscopic magic lantern slide cased in a brass disc, and a cracked wooden case - metal turning crank handle is missing.photography, projectors - still -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - R.O.HENDERSON TAG
Object, R.O.Henderson Tag for Mrs.M.I.King 143 Olinda Street, Bendigo,. R.O.Henderson (Beehive) Pty,Ltd. Bendigo Phone Bgo 31.bendigo, buildings, r.o.henderson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Card - Remembrance greeting card, 1900s
In a box dug up during renovations at 78 Station StreetFrom a box of objects dug up at 78 Station Street:,dating early to mid 1900s: .01 greeting card "Remembrance"domestic life -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Correspondence, City of Port Melbourne, 1938
Correspondence index, Port Melbourne City Council 1938, including three letters found inside, objecting to rate valuation for 1938local government - city of port melbourne, sydney sims anderson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Plaque - GOLDEN SQUARE SECONDARY COLLEGE COLLECTION: OFFICIAL OPENING SHIELD, 23/04/1965
Object. Golden Square High School was officially opened by The Honourable J.S.Bloomfield, M.L.A.. Minister of Education on 23 rd April 1965.education, bendigo, gssc plaque -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - PHARMACY COLLECTION: AYRTON'S SULPHUR OINTMENT TIN, 1950's
Object. Small round tin, orange, cream & black with partial contents of Ayrton's Sulphur Ointment, soothes and relieves skin affections.Prepared according to the B.P. Made in England. Ayrton Saunders & Co. Ltd..Manufacturing Chemists.medicine, first aid, sulphur ointment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - PHARMACY COLLECTION: BOX OF GAUZE BANDAGE, 1940's
Object. Small cardboard box containing partial roll of Marsales Company Sterilized Bandage Gauze Roller Plain 2 inch.Marsales Co Inc, 320 Broadway, New York N.Y.medicine, first aid, gauze bandage -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - MINE SHAFT BUCKET HOOK
Metal shaft bucket hook, used in gold mining. Metal ring on top , locking device to secure bucket on shaft of object.gold mines, mining equipment, shaft bucket hook -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: BENDIGO BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Object. Harry Biggs Collection. An empty envelope addressed to Mr. J. McIlroy, Superintendent, Benevolent Asylum, Barnard St., Bendigo.organization, institution, bendigo benevolent asylum, harry biggs collection, bendigo benevolent society -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - WALL HANGING, 1971
Slide. Wall Hanging. Pilot and Aircraft,the Spirit of St.Louis,& Charles Lindbergh depicted on material.Various metal objects on the wall. March 1971slide, bendigo, wall hanging, wall hangimg -
Tennis Australia
Photographic print, 1997
Colour photograph of Andre Agassi in action at tournament in Singapore. A pair with object 2012.555. Materials: Wood, Glass, Paper, Photographic emulsiontennis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - BERT GRAHAM COLLECTION: BENDIGO EAST PROGRESS ASSOCN, 1931-1952
Object, Golden Key, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Progress Association, 21st Birthday Golden Key, 1931 - 1952.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association