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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Historical Records of New South Wales Vol 5
Inside front cover has a sticker that reads Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library "Historical Records of New South Wales Vol 5 King 1803,1804, 1805" Author: King Edited by F M Bladen Publisher: Government Printer Sydney Date: 1897warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, historical records of new south wales vol 5, mechanics’ institute library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Meat Mincer/Food Chopper, Food Chopper - LF & C No. 1. Universal, Estimated 1899
Cast iron meat mincer/food chopper. Patent Oct.12, 1897 Apr. 18, 1899 Re Sept. 5, 1899 Only one grinding plate - attached.Name of maker and above dates.food chopper, meat mincer, l f & c -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, CIRCA 1896
BOROUGH OF CLUNES 1896, PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. S. COOPER TAKEN FROM A FRAMED COLLAGE OF PHOTOGRAPHS. LOCATION OF COLLAGE 06.03.1 SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. SAMUEL JAMES COOPER - COUNCILLOR - AND MAYOR FROM AUGUST 1896 TO JULY 1897 .2.3.4 BLACK AND WHITE COPY OF THE ABOVE PRINTED ON PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPERS. COOPERlocal history, photography, photographs, councillors & officers -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Marriage of William George Gray and Frances Ellen Hurst, 12 May 1897
Marriage of William George Gray to Frances Ellen Hurst. They were married at St. Mark's Church, Fitzroy in the Parish of St. Peter's, Eastern Hill, Melbourne, 12 May 1897. Frances was one of three daughters to Francis and Catherine Hurst of Hurstbridge. William and Frances would settle in Hurstbridge and operate Allwood Nurseries. 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 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 imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, hurstbridge, frances ellen hurst, william george gray, wedding, marriage -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Exercise Book, Astronomy Notes by William Baragwanath, 1897
William Baragwanath studied at the Ballarat School of Mines, obtained a Geology certificate in 1911. He was born on 01 August 1878 at Ballarat. He joined the Victorian Department of Mines in 1897 and was Chief Mining Surveyor from 1924 to 1943. Baragwanath died at Prahran on 20 September 1966. See Book 2 - Catalogue Number 4530Marbled card covered exercise book with brown tape spine containing handwritten notes by William Baragwanath on Astronomy and astronomical, geodetic, geights and distances, North Line Latitue, Lime, etc., problems . Headings include: Astronomy refraction Correction for Semi diameter Determination of True Meridian Elongation Observation Latitude Determining the TIme Convergence of Meridian Barometric Measurement of Heights Formulae Latitude Observation On the Division of Land Calculations for Observations by a Single Altitude Computations Triginometrical Rations of Two Arcsballarat school of mines, astronomy, william baragwanath -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Exercise Book, William Baragwanath, Astronomy Notes Volume 2, 21/06/1897
William Baragwanath studied at the Ballarat School of Mines, obtained a Geology certificate in 1911. He was born on 01 August 1878 at Ballarat. He joined the Victorian Department of Mines in 1897 and was Chief Mining Surveyor from 1924 to 1943. Baragwanath died at Prahran on 20 Septemeber 1966. See Book 2 - Catalogue Number 4530Marbled card covered exercise book with black tape spine containing handwritten notes by William Baragwanath on astronomical problems . Headings include: Observed Altitude of Moons Algebra trigonometry Spherical Trigonometry Definitions in Astronomyballarat school of mines, astronomy, william baragwanath -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - A PUB ON EVERY CORNER VOLUME 6, 2010
A pub on every corner Bendigo & surrounds volume 6, 1895, 1896, & 1897 articles from the Bendigonian newspapers, information on over 200 hotels, 196 pages with black and white photographs.Pamela Houstonbook, hotels, history-victoria-bendigo-hotels -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: ACCOUNT BENDIGO ADVERTISER OFFICE
Account from Mackay & Co., Bendigo Advertiser Office, Market Square dated 3/9/1897 for advertising - 2/3/6 Brown one penny stamp at the foot of the documentbusiness, legal, bendigo advertiser, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, bendigo advertiser, mackay & co. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
lantern
The kerosene lantern is a type of lighting device that uses kerosene as a fuel. Kerosene lanterns have a wick or mantle as light source. They may be hand-held for portable lighting.This kerosene lantern was used as a light on road works in the Orbost area. It would have been carried/used by one of the road workers. Lamps of this kind were significantroadworks items in their period of use as essential tools to the safe-working operations of the Country Roads Board.. A red metal roadworks warning lantern. It is rectangular with a metal carrying handle. The top is domed. The door at the back is hingedand opens with a small nail. The lamp was lit by kerosene held in a small square tank with a wick.lantern kerosene light lamp -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDAL SET, Post WW1
William Brunne enlisted in A Coy 20th Batt AIF on 8.3.15. Hospital on Gallipoli with Cellulitis 25.10.15 then Diarrhoea 15.12.15 followed by Influenza. Embarked for France 25.3.16. WIA 5.5.16, GSW severe to Buttocks. Discharged from the AIF on 11.3.17.Medal set, court mounted, set of (3) re W. Brunne. 1. 1914-15 Star, replica not engraved. 2. War Medal 1914-19, replica not engraved. 3. Victory Medal."319 Pte W Brunne 20 Bn AIF"numismatics, medals, military, history, campaigns,, metalcraft -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, copy, David Conolly (left) and Peter Smith (centre) dining out
Representational snapshot of the goodwill and support provided by members of the MTSV for visiting seafarers over the years. Small rectangular (landscape orientation) monochrome photograph depicting 3 gentleman sitting informally at a restaurant table.'A night on the town, Two of the mission's Stipendiary Lay Readers, David Connolly (left) and Peter Smith (centre) take a midshipman from a British ship out to dinner. Circa 1957'david conolly, peter smith, lay reader -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Greensborough Cemetery [sign], 26/07/2011
View of Greensborough Cemetery, including sign 26/07/2011. Photograph taken by Jasmin Burge.Greensborough Cemetery was created when land was given for the cemetery by Mr William Poulter, a local settler, about 1864. The cemetery holds the graves of many of the early settlers in the district. The cemetery holds approximately 250 grave sites with 350 people buried there. Digital copy of colour photograph of cemetery including sign.greensborough cemetery -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood railway station precinct possibly ca 1912-1920
Undated photograph of Ringwood railway station precinct, however some indication of date has been determined by a railway enthusiast- see inscriptionNo inscription but accompanying typed information reads, "From a postcard..... It doesn't show the footbridge and so it was taken before 13/12/1920. And the signal with the six arms on it is seen in the background and therefore it must have been taken after October, 1912". -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph -W. W. Sweetland, Chairman, Portland of Portland Authority, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Revolver
Colt .45. USA No SNweapon -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph, Windsor train, c. 1869
Wm Pattison (1858-1939) was great grandfather of donor and driver of the first train at Sandridge, 1854. Digital image scanned from copy photograph & donated to the society by Keith Pattison, great grandson of first Sandridge train driver then reclaimed for reproduction.Train from Windsor smash, repaired and with William Pattison at the footplate.Details on back of copied photos. "This engine was in a terrible smash at Windsor and had just been repaired and driven by Will Pattison".transport - railways, william pattison, keith pattison -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Page, Tim, Another Vietnam: Pictures of the War from the Other Side
this book is about faces, really - the faces f the communist Vietnamese who drove France out of Vietnam, then killed Americans till we got the idea too, ten destroyed the anti-communist Army of the Republic of Vietnam. And it's about how North Vietnamese photographers saw thos faces, and showed them to their people.Presents the view of the North Vietnamese combat photographersthis book is about faces, really - the faces f the communist Vietnamese who drove France out of Vietnam, then killed Americans till we got the idea too, ten destroyed the anti-communist Army of the Republic of Vietnam. And it's about how North Vietnamese photographers saw thos faces, and showed them to their people.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- pictorial works, war photographers, vietnamese, north vietnamese photographers, army of the republic of vietnam (arvn) -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, 1950's
Domestic China - Gravy Jugstawell -
Clunes Museum
Leisure object - IRON DUMB BELLS
HAND HELD AND WERE USED FOR EXERCISING AND BUILDING ARM MUSCLESA PAIR OF IRON DUMB BELLSlocal history, metalcraft, cast iron, exersising -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, late 1950's or early 60's?
Black and white photograph, of MMTB W5 839 at the roundabout at corner of Mt Alexander Road and Fletcher St. Essendon, Essendon Station late 1950's or early 1960's. In the background is the railway bridge over Mt. Alexander Road. All blinds drawn. Tram showing destination "CITY". On the sides of the tram are advertisements for "Bluo" and "XLO Sponge cloth". On the front of the tram is an advertisement for radio station 3AW, Amateur Hour, Terry Dear. Photograph not well focused. trams, tramways, essendon, mmtb, mt alexander road, tram 839 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Fares Changes from 29/8/1971", Aug. 1971
Small slip or printed paper or form detailing the Adult and Child fares to apply from 29/8/1971 for each Section. Has a gummed section on the rear of the form for adhering to the Fares and Sections book.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Photograph - Image, 1897
Alice Amelia Holloway married Arthur William Brooke in 1897 in Melbourne, Victoria. Alice was 25 years old at the time of her marriage. Alice died in 1959 in St. Kilda, Victoria. Her parents were James Charles Holloway and Mary Martha Bennett. Alice was born at Indigo via Rutherglen in 1872. This is her in her wedding finery. Photograph of Mrs Arthur Brooke (nee Alice Holloway). Confirmed as her wedding photograph.Written on back: "Dec. | Auntie Alice nee Holloway (Mrs Arthur Brookes, 11 Spencer St., St Kilda | Great Grandfather's brother and sister"alice holloway, arthur brooke, alice brooke, brooke family, holloway family -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: AGREEMENT SANDHURST & NORTHERN DISTRICT TRUSTEES
2 page legal document, handwritten in black ink: on front of folded document 'Dated 1897, Agreement between The Sandhurst and Northern District Trustees Executors and Agency Company Limited with L. Macpherson Sternberg H Limited. Kennedy Woodward Bendigo, on bottom front. Agreement asking for extension of mortgage arrangement between Sandhurst Trustees and L. Macpherson Sternbert H. Limited of Charing Cross, Bendigo ( mortgagor ) Agreement made on the fourteenth day of August 1897.business, legal, connelly, tatchell & dunlop:, sandhurst trustees, macpherson, sternberg h. limited, mortgages, connelly, tatchell & dunlop: -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Distant Signal, 1897-1931
This three-dimensional Distant Signal is part of a Flagstaff Signal set of ball, cone and drum shapes. It has been woven and then fabricated with strong metal swivel fittings and loops for suspending from a high point on a flagstaff at a signal station or on a ship’s masthead. The cane signal was constructed to withstand all weather and to be visible from a long distance. The gaps between the woven cane allow air to pass through, minimising possible swaying. Similar sets were made from rope or fabric. Warrnambool's Flagstaff was erected in 1854. Its primary use was to display visual signals that could convey messages between land and sea. It was also used to notify the local population of the approach of ships. One of the popular signalling codes in use in the early-to-mid 1800s was the Marryat’s Code but there were others in use as well; there was no one standard code. In 1857 the International Marine Conference adopted an International Code of Signals as a standard communications system for all vessels that could be understood in many different languages. The Normanby Advertiser reported on June 5th 1857 a query from the Post Master General as to whether the request of the Chief Harbour Master would be carried out, in that Warrnambool would receive a new flagstaff and a set of Marryatt’s signal flags. The Table of Codes was published, showing how to use combinations of these flags to send messages. The Code was revised in 1887 to cover situations where distance, light, wind and weather conditions affected the visibility of the flags and prevented clear communication. The first report of the International Code of Signals Committee of 1897 warned signalmen not to rely on ordinary semaphore flags and introduced a Distant Signal Code using either particular semaphore flags or the three-dimensional shapes of a ball, cone and drum that aligned with the semaphore flag shapes of a circle, pennant and square. International Code of Signals In 1931, after World War I’s experiences in using signal codes, the International Code of Signals conference in Washington revised and published the rules for the conduct of signalling. One of the changes was that “the use of the Distant Signals and of fixed semaphore was abandoned”. It is of interest to know that modern marine law in many countries insists that a set of Day Shapes must be carried onboard vessels of a certain size. These highly visible geometric shapes are used at sea in daylight to communicate messages between vessels. They are used in a similar way to the Distant Signals, in that different combinations of shapes represent different messages. The set of shapes includes a ball, cylinder, cone and diamond. The shapes are hung between the top of the vessel’s foremast and the front of the vessel. They are only coloured black and are about 1.5 metres high. The vertical line of shapes can mean messages such as Boat not under command, Fishing, and Under sail and power.Distant Signals were an important means of marine communication from the late 1880s to the early 1930s, including during World War I. They were an advancement to the International Shipping Codes and safety. The cane signals’ shapes appear to be the same from whatever direction they are viewed, removing confusion about the message they convey. The same shapes continue to be used today for the sets of Day Shapes used as marine navigational signals that are mandatory on certain-sized vessels.Distant Signal Ball, part of a Flagstaff signal set. A round woven cane ball, painted black, with a metal rod passing through the centre. The rod has a loop at each end, then a concave, octagonal metal plate that rests on the outside surface of the ball, serving as a washer. The rod has swivels at each end.distant signal, flagstaff signal, signal station, masthead signal, communications, marine technology, signals, marine signals, flaghoists, international marine conference, international code of signals, signal codes, marine safety, signal flags, day shape, daymark, day symbol, navigation, warrnambool flagstaff, 1854, 1857 1931, 1887, 1897 -
Clunes Museum
Memorabilia - MEDALLION
Metal medallion issued by S J Cooper, Mayor of Borough of Clunes to commemorate the 60th year of the reign of Queen Victoria of EnglandObverse: 2 images of Queen Victoria one at inauguration in 1837 and one current 1897 with 60th Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1897 stamped into the medallion Reverse: Australian Coat of Arms with Borough of Clunes S J Cooper Mayor stamped into the medallion medallion, queen victoria, s j cooper mayor -
Rye RSL Sub Branch
Sword OfficerPattern, Infantry 1897
General issue Infantry Officers Sword 1897 Pattern, George V cypher on basket, manufactured by WW Greener, Birmingham, once used on the battlefield by officers, during conflicts up to and inclusive of WW1. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Financial record - Dockets (two), John Hyland et al, 1897
These two 1897 dockets are from the Warrnambool auctioneers, John Hyland and Archibald Macfarlane. They refer to the sale by auction of the material from the demolition of the temporary buildings erected at the corner of Timor and Liebig Streets in Warrnambool as part of the staging of the Warrnambool Industrial and Art Exhibition, 1896-7. This exhibition, a major event in Warrnambool's history, ran from December 1896 to March 1897 and according to the press reports at the time attracted over 70,000 people to its many exhibitions, competitions and entertainments. Despite its popularity the Exhibition ran at a financial loss and the sale of the material from the temporary buildings was an attempt to recoup some of the losses. The sale of the timber, iron, glass etc from the temporary buildings returned about one-third of the original cost of the buildings. A feature of the John Hyland docket is the payment of seven shillings and sixpence to Ballis the bellman for ringing his bell and vocally advertising the sale in the town. These two dockets are of considerable interest as they add to our knowledge of the Warrnambool Industrial and Art Exhibition, an important event in our local 19th century history.1 and .2 These are two dockets printed on white paper with ruled red lines.The headings are printed and the details of sales are handwritten in black ink.19th century warrnambool auctioneers, warrnambool industrial and art exhibition 1896-7 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE STRAND MUSICAL MAGAZINE RE MRS LUCY HILL, BENDIGO, 1897 -1954
The Strand Musical Magazine a musical monthly published by George Newnes, Strand, WC (London) . Inside cover is plate for 'School Choir: First Prize' won by Gravel Hill State School, Austral Competitions, Bendigo, May 1897 (Presented to Lucy Robotham - 'a member of the successful choir'). Inside cover: penned detailed inscriptions relating to Mrs Lucy Hill, journalist for Bendigo Advertiser, especially in relation to Dec. 1953 Anniversary of the Advertiser. Stuck on to first page of book is cutting from Advertiser (1954) re farewell of Lucy Hill from Bendigo for Melbourne.bendigo, history, city history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - CONFIDENCE EXT'D MINE MANAGER REPORT
Handwritten extracts from the Mine Manager, J. Ennor's Reports. The reports are dated 1897 and 1898. Reports mention new Slide Valves and eccentrics to the air-compressor, replacement of boiler and boilers at the South Shaft.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, confidence ext'd mine manager report, j ennor, mr foot, roberts and sons -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES COLLECTION: MINUTE BOOK, 1891 - 1905
Minute Book. Victoria District Independent Order Of Rechabites. Special notice for Tents and tent Secretaries dated 16 December 1897. Re Availability of female brethen and able to attenda a specialistoculist aand Aurist.