This bolster sham is one of several linen and clothing items that were made and belonged to Mrs. Eliza Towns and donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. Eliza was born Eliza Gould in 1857 in South Melbourne (Emerald Hill) and in 1879 married Charles Towns. In the early 1880's they moved to Nhill in western Victoria and remained there for the rest of their married life. Charles was a jeweller and later became an accountant and for many years was involved with the Shire Council, the local show committee (A & P Society), the Hospital Committee and the Board of the local newspaper (the Nhill Free Press). They had three children and lived a life that would be regarded as comfortably "middle class". Eliza probably had a treadle sewing machine and would have made many of her own clothes and household linens - adding her own handmade embroidered or crocheted decorative trim. Most beds during the late 19th and early 20th century had a feather, hair or spring mattress covered by a blanket and topped with an under sheet, an upper sheet, several blankets and a bedspread. A flat bolster could be placed either under the pillows or on top of the pillows with a decorative sham. Washing pillows and quilts by hand would have been a very onerous task (involving heating water and handwashing in a tub or using a copper) and so it became the practise of many housewives to cover the pillows and bolsters with an outer slip (or sham) of washable material which could be easily removed and washed when needed. If the bolster was kept under the pillows it wouldn't need to be very decorative but many shams or slips that were "on show" were often highly decorated with embroidery, pintucks, ribbons or lace. This bolster sham is machine made and quite plain with the exception of some pintucking and eyelet lace on each end which suggests that it would mostly be hidden under the top pillows with just the decorative edges on display.This item is an example of the needlework skills of women in the early 20th century - combining machine stitching with hand embroidery to personalise and embellish a practical domestic object. It is also significant as an example of an early 20th century innovation that helped make the working lives of housewives a little bit easier.A long white cotton rectangular bolster sham, machine sewn, with seven ties and two buttons (plus one missing button) to enable it to be folded over lengthwise and closed. It has two pull string ties near each end to enclose a bolster and is finished with a decorative edge of pintucks and handmade eyelet lace and embroidery.flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, eliza towns, sham, bedding, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, warrnambool, household textiles, sewing, bolster sham, housework, pillow sham, charles towns, nhill, haberdashery, needlework, manchester, handmade, household linen

Made for Mont De LanceyBurgundy cushion with green trim and tassels, in a long bolster shape.

Mass produced. Owned and used by Wandin Sebire. Iron framed "4 poster" bed with polished steel decorative work. Steel - mesh and wooden frame, includes mattress and bolster.bed, bedroom suites

Steel masonry bolster, Maker's name "Cyclone" rusted steel blade, and deteriorating rubber handle. Stored in Pittock Saddler's Box 13000.01Cyclone

Bolster Bros. Grocers was located on the corner of Humffray Street South and Grant Street. As well as groceries, Bolster Bros. also sold fresh diary, produce, tinware and wood & coal. They also were an ironmonger.bolster bros, grocery store, grant street, humffray street south, building, commerical, people, vehicle

This knife and scabbard belongs to Lindsay Fankhouser, who wore it on his ankle when he served as an engineer/ crewman in the RAAF (Iroquois and Hercules) during the Vietnam war. He used this knife many times a day while he was serving. The handle of the knife has an aluminium butt that is 18mm long and a bolster that is 19mm long. Between these there are stacked wooden washers. The pattern of the washers is three reddish brown, one white, one black, one white, eleven reddish brown, one white, one black, one white, three reddish brown. The butt has a flat end and a gentle curve downwards (towards sharp side). The handle has a context shape. The bolster has a concave shape. The blade is sharped from 3mm past the bolster. The blunt edge of the knife has a gentle curve inwards from about 55mm along the blade until the sharp point of the blade. There is a maker’s mark on the blunt edge of the knife near the point. It has been worn down and is now illegible.norway, norge, soallingen, knife, small knife, hunting, scabbard, sheath, vietnam, lindsay fankhouser, raaf

From Chapman Family AlbumSepia studio portraits Jane Phillip's right arm is resting on Chaise Lounge with bolster and tassel armchair on her left. Lizzie Stanton standing between curtain and armchair.Jane Phillips Lizzie Stanton

Newspaper Clipping from The Post, 3-7-96, P2. Home Care Funding PushMaroondah Council this week confirmed its ongoing commitment to push for State and Federal Government Home and Community Care (HACC) funding increases to bolster its home help program.

Copy of photograph of the official party at the opening of the Yendon State School commemorative gates, 1935. Mr George Bolster MLC, Miss Curnow early teacher, Tom Carbury committee member1935, yendon state school, yendon, gates, 719, commemorative gates

Has a strong association with a BTM/BTPS volunteer - mid 1980's and the work to repair the main bolster on tram 661.Set of three colour prints showing the repairs to No. 661 bolster following extensive cracking in the bolster. Taken August/Sept. 1990 (661's book would show actual dates). Reported in the September 1991 issue of Fares Please! Printed on Kodak paper. .1 - Showing the drill in position to drill the 2nd of four holes. .2 - Drilling the second hole - Warren Doubleday .3 - Work complete with the bracket in position. See September 1990 Fares Please!repairs, volunteers, btps, bogies, tram 661

This patchwork cushion was handmade in 1898 by Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson) and donated by her Great-Granddaughter. It is an example of needlework created in the late 19th century.The cushion is significant for is example of handmade craft and needlework used in the late 19th century for home decor.Bolster or sausage shaped patchwork cushion with irregularly shaped patches of a variety of design and fabric. A flower and stem are embroidered on one patch. The pieces are roughly joined together with visible cross stitches. Handmade by Sarah Jane Jones (nee Emerson) in 1898.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, cushion, soft furnishing, 1898, victorian, handmade, patchwork, craft, handcraft, sewing, hobby, needlework

Black and White photograph of the air pipe connection and the motor to bolster connection on a No. 9B or 9C truck. This is the area which failed on these trucks due to bending. One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's.trams, tramways, mmtb, bogies, trucks, preston workshops

Black and White photograph of a MMTB workshop dolly made from a former Brill 21E truck cut down and fitted with centre pin and bolsters. One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies / trucks used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's. Two copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, bogies, trucks, preston workshops, brill 21e

Black and White photograph of the air pipe connection and the motor to bolster connection on a No. 9B or 9C truck. This is the area which failed on these trucks due to bending. One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies / trucks used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's. Two copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, bogies, trucks, preston workshops

The Ballarat Cenotaph commemorates those who died in service or were killed in action in WWI and WWI. The cenotaph was unveiled by the Governor, Sir Dallas Brooks on the 24th November 1949 in front of a crowd estimated to be between 3000 and 4000 people. It was made possible through donations bolstered by an ANZAC Day radio appeal.The Ballarat Centotaph is of historical significance to the people of BallaratSandstone obelisk with inscribed lettering and bronze decorative elements attached to two sides and copper cap at the top of the memorial.OUR GLORIOUS DEADcenotaph, our glorious dead

Textiles. Fine linen fabric, white in colour. A 19 cm wide panel of fabric has been sewn to the top of the cover and is edged on three sides with finely embroidered broderie anglaise featuring a circular, six petalled flower impression. A panel of the same broderie runs through the centre of the panel and is bordered by a band of three pin-tucks on each side. An envelope of the linen fabric backs the bolster pillow.textiles, domestic, bolster pillow case with pintucks

This is a set of 32 photographs of an Army Survey Regiment inter-squadron athletics competition held at Epsom, Bendigo in 1990. Personnel from Headquarters, Air Survey, Cartographic and Lithographic Squadrons took part in traditional athletics events, wheelbarrow race, sack race, fireman’s carry and tug-of-war novelty events.’ Air Survey Squadron’s team was bolstered with members from Adelaide’s 4th Field Survey Squadron. Refer to items 9089.30P – Set 2 and 9090.31P – Set 3 for additional photos taken during the Athletics Event.This is a set of 32 photographs of an Army Survey Regiment inter-squadron athletics competition held at Bendigo in 1990. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 2400 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, colour, 1990, Firemans’ Carry L to R: Ross Anza, Frank Lenane, John Bragg, Gary Lord, Ian Brown, Darren Scott, Ken Labouchardiere, Greg Howell, Dan Cirsky, Andy Love, Doug Willis, Tony Grivel, Gary Warnest, John Reid, Harris Lee. .2) - Photo, colour, 1990, Firemans’ Carry L to R: unidentified (x2). .3) - Photo, colour, 1990, Firemans’ Carry L to R: Greg Howell, Ken Labouchardiere. .4) - Photo, colour, 1990, Firemans’ Carry L to R: Gary Lord, John Bragg. .5) - Photo, colour, 1990, Firemans’ Carry L to R: unidentified (x2). .6) - Photo, colour, 1990, Firemans’ Carry L to R: unidentified, Noel ‘Nesty’ Coulthard. .7) - Photo, colour, 1990, Firemans’ Carry L to R: unidentified, Frank Lenane. .8) - Photo, colour, 1990, Firemans’ Carry L to R: unidentified, Stuart Thaxter. .9) - Photo, colour, 1990, 100m sprint race L to R: Anthony Hesling, Barry Miller, unidentified. .10) - Photo, colour, 1990, 100m sprint race, Andrew Morrison-Evans – at front, remainder unidentified. .11) - Photo, colour, 1990, 100m sprint race, all unidentified. .12) - Photo, colour, 1990, 100m sprint race, in background L to R: unidentified (x7), Sue (Foote). Bourne, Graham Ragless, Andy Lucas. In foreground L to R: Scott Cameron, unidentified (x2), Ian Brown. .13) - Photo, colour, 1990, 100m sprint race, L to R: unidentified (x2), Rhys De Laine, unidentified, Rene van den Tol, unidentified. Time keepers L to R: Ian ‘Rock’ Thistleton, Paul Richards. .14) - Photo, colour, 1990, 100m sprint race, L to R: Steve Wainwright, Terry King, unidentified, Mark Lander, Graham Johnston, unidentified. .15) - Photo, colour, 1990, 100m sprint race, L to R: Eddie Jacobs, Peter Imerson. .16) - Photo, colour, 1990, Javelin, Dawn Hoadley. .17) - Photo, colour, 1990, Javelin, L to R: Jo Otto, Tracy Tillman. .18) - Photo, colour, 1990, Javelin, Michelle Withers. .19) - Photo, colour, 1990, Javelin, Sherri (Dally) Burke. .20) - Photo, colour, 1990, Javelin, Paula (Golding) Brinsmead. .21) - Photo, colour, 1990, Shot Put, Raelene (Munting) Brodie. .22) - Photo, colour, 1990, Discus, Janet Murray. .23) - Photo, colour, 1990, teams preparing for Sack Races, Marty Lyons in red singlet facing away, event official Steve Gloster at right. .24) - Photo, colour, 1990, teams preparing for Sack Races, Marty Lyons, Tony Grivel in background at right. .25) - Photo, colour, 1990, Sack Race, Steve Hansen. .26) - Photo, colour, 1990, Sack Race, Andy Love. .27) - Photo, colour, 1990, Sack Race, Charmian McKean. .28) - Photo, colour, 1990, Sack Race, Frank Lenane. .29) - Photo, colour, 1990, Sack Race, Greg Howell. .30) - Photo, colour, 1990, Sack Race, L to R: unidentified photographer, Bob Bright, Andrew Hesling, Charmian McKean, Raelene (Munting) Brodie. .31) - Photo, colour, 1990, Sack Race, Peter Clark. .32) - Photo, colour, 1990, Sack Race, Dennis Learmonth - at front, remainder unidentified.No personnel are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna

This is a set of 30 photographs of an Army Survey Regiment inter-squadron athletics competition held at Epsom, Bendigo in 1990. Personnel from Headquarters, Air Survey, Cartographic and Lithographic Squadrons took part in traditional athletics events, wheelbarrow race, sack race, fireman’s carry and tug-of-war novelty events.’ Air Survey Squadron’s team was bolstered with members from Adelaide’s 4th Field Survey Squadron. Refer to items 9088.32P - Set 1 and 9090.31P -Set 3 for additional photos taken during the Athletics Event.This is a set of 30 photographs of an Army Survey Regiment inter-squadron athletics competition held at Bendigo in 1990. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 2400 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, colour, 1990, Air Survey Squadron HQ, L to R: John Shephard, unidentified, Noel McNamara - obscured, Tony Grivel – facing away, Bruce Hammond, Mark Lander, Andy Love, Chris ‘Charlie’ Brown, Doug Willis – facing away. .2) - Photo, colour, 1990, Air Survey Squadron HQ, L to R: Janette Dury-Lane, Chris ‘Charlie’ Brown, Peter Peterson, Paul Hopes, Mark Lander, Stuart Bowd, Noel Brinsmead. .3) - Photo, colour, 1990, Lithographic Squadron ‘brothers’ L to R: Peter Imerson, Trevor Osborne, Bob Coote, Rhys De Laine. .4) - Photo, colour, 1990, Lithographic Squadron ‘brothers’ L to R: Cameron Kelly, Scott Cameron, Steve Burke, Andrew Morrison-Evans. .5) - Photo, colour, 1990, Relay Race, foreground L to R: Laurie Justin, Peter Imeson. Background L to R: John Reid, Stuart Thaxter, Geoff Webb. .6) - Photo, colour, 1990, Relay Race, L to R: Terry King, Ian Fitzgerald. .7) - Photo, colour, 1990, Relay Race, Bob Coote. .8) - Photo, colour, 1990, officials conferring in foreground L to R: Ian Nelson, Fred Cowie, unidentified. Background L to R: Paul Richards, Brian Collings, Ian ‘Rock’ Thistleton. .9) & .10) - Photo, colour, 1990, Peter Imerson. .11) - Photo, colour, 1990, Wheelbarrow Race, L to R: Steve Hansen, Noel ‘Nesty’ Coulthard, Stuart Thaxter. .12) - Photo, colour, 1990, Wheelbarrow Race, L to R: Ken ‘Sluggo’ Slater, Ray Redman, Steve Hansen, Noel ‘Nesty’ Coulthard, Stuart Thaxter, Steve Wegener, unidentified, Neil Taylor, Graham Ragless, Gary Warnest, Chris Wynn, Bill Jones, Marty Lyons, Rob Bogumil, Dave McLachlan. .13) - Photo, colour, 1990, Wheelbarrow Race, L to R: Ken ‘Sluggo’ Slater, Steve Hledik, Bob Coote, Steve Hansen, unidentified, Bill Jones, Neil Taylor. .14) - Photo, colour, 1990, Wheelbarrow Race, L to R: Marty Lyons, Rob Bogumil. .15) - Photo, colour, 1990, Wheelbarrow Race, L to R: Neil Taylor, Graham Ragless, Ray Redman, Steve Hansen. .16) - Photo, colour, 1990, Wheelbarrow Race, L to R: Bob Coote, Neil Taylor, Graham Ragless, Gary Warnest, Marty Lyons, Rob Bogumil, Dave McLachlan, Bill Jones. .17) - Photo, colour, 1990, Wheelbarrow Race, L to R: Bob Coote, Bill Jones. .18) - Photo, colour, 1990, Wheelbarrow Race, L to R: Gary Warnest, Terry Lord, Stuart Thaxter, Noel ‘Nesty’ Coulthard. .19) - Photo, colour, 1990, teams prepare for Tunnelball event. Andy Lucas at far right. .20) - Photo, colour, 1990, Carto Sqn Team Banner. At front L to R: unidentified, Steve Wegener. At rear L to R: Jodie Seath, Steve Wainwright. Grant Davis at left of umbrella.in background. .21) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tunnelball. Left team L to R: Steve Hansen, unidentified (x4), Paul ‘Fluff’ Cheater, Wayne Rothwell. Centre team L to R: Noel ‘Macca’ McNamara – with medicine ball, Stuart Symonds, Neil ‘Ned’ Kelly, John Shephard, Allan Hancox, Bruce Hammond. Right team: all unidentified. .22) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tunnelball. Left team: Neil ‘Ned’ Kelly. Centre team L to R: unidentified, Peter Dillon, Greg Howell, Peter Breukel, Frank Lenane, Steve Egan, Darren ‘Barney’ Maher. Right team: Barry Hogan. .23) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tunnelball. Left team L to R: Frank Lenane, remainder unidentified. Right team L to R: Grant Davis – with medicine ball, Dan Cirsky, Bob Bright, Barry Hogan, Rick van der Bom. Spectators L to R: unidentified, Kevin ‘Chuck’ Berry, Chris Wynn. .24) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tunnelball, Litho/Air Survey Team front to back: Janet Murray, Paula (Golding) Brinsmead, remainder unidentified. .25) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tunnelball, Litho/Air Survey Team front to back: Janet Murray, Dawn Hoadley, Shona Hastie, Tracy Tillman. .26) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tunnelball, spectators L to R: unidentified, Brendan McKinless, Penny Knott, unidentified. Carto Team L to R: Cam Bramich, Sandy Winn, Jeanette Drury-Lane, Caroline (Wyatt) Evans, Del Madge, remainder unidentified. .27) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tunnelball, spectators L to R: Brendan McKinless Dawn Hoadley. Carto Team L to R: Cam Bramich, Sandy Winn, Jeanette Drury-Lane, remainder unidentified. Sue (Foote) Bourne – with medicine ball. .28) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tunnelball, spectators L to R: unidentified photographer, Brendan McKinless, Carto Team front to back: Raelene (Munting) Brodie, Jeanette Drury-Lane, Sandy Winn, unidentified, Sue (Foote) Bourne, Charmain McKean, Del Madge, Simone Rodgers – with medicine ball. .29) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tunnelball, Carto Team back row L to R: Sandy Winn, Cam Bramich, Jeanette Drury-Lane, Del Madge, Charmain McKean. Front row L to R: Sue (Foote) Bourne, Simone Rodgers – with medicine balls. .30) - Photo, colour, 1990, Women participants back row L to R: Sue (Foote) Bourne, unidentified, Sandy Winn, Nadine (Paul) Read, Simone Rodgers, Craig Kellet – in drag, Del Madge, Janet Murray, Charmain McKean, Caroline (Wyatt) Evans. Cam Bramich, Raelene (Munting) Brodie, Sherri (Dally) Burke. Front row L to R: Shona Hastie, Jo Otto, Paula (Golding) Brinsmead, Jodi Seath, Dawn Hoadley, Tracy Tillman. Penny Knott.No personnel are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna

This is a set of 30 photographs of an Army Survey Regiment inter-squadron athletics competition held at Epsom, Bendigo in 1990. Personnel from Headquarters, Air Survey, Cartographic and Lithographic Squadrons took part in traditional athletics events, wheelbarrow race, sack race, fireman’s carry and tug-of-war novelty events.’ Air Survey Squadron’s team was bolstered with members from Adelaide’s 4th Field Survey Squadron. Refer to items 9088.32P – Set 1 and 9089.30P – Set 2 for additional photos taken during the Athletics Event.This is a set of 30 photographs of an Army Survey Regiment inter-squadron athletics competition held at Bendigo in 1990. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 2400 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tug-of-War, Carto Sqn Team L to R: Rhys De Laine - coach, Peter Swandale – anchorman, Marty Lyons, Shane ‘Smiley’ Campbell. .2) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tug-of-War, HQ Sqn Team L to R: unidentified (x4), Russell ‘Rusty’ Williams, Andrew Quin, Geoff ‘GT’ Ford, Andy Boath. .3) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tug-of-War, HQ Sqn Team L to R: Rowan Gillies, Ken ‘Sluggo’ Slater - coach. In background L to R: Wayne Rothwell, Paul ‘Fluff’ Cheater, unidentified, Stuart Thaxter, Roger Pearson, Penny Knott, Tracy Tillman, Paula (Golding) Brinsmead, Allan Hancox. .4) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tug-of-War, HQ Sqn Team L to R: unidentified (x3), Bob Rogister, unidentified (x3), Wolfgang Thun, Rowan Gillies. In foreground coaches L to R: unidentified, Ken ‘Sluggo’ Slater. .5) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tug-of-War, HQ Sqn Team’s unidentified anchorman. .6) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tug-of-War, Carto Sqn Team’s Geunther Ebenwaldner. .7) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tug-of-War, Carto Sqn Team L to R: unidentified (x5), Geunther Ebenwaldner, Frank Savy, Chris Woodman, Barry Hogan - coach. .8) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tug-of-War, Carto Sqn Team L to R: unidentified, Steve Hledik, unidentified (x2), Geunther Ebenwaldner, Chris Woodman, Barry Hogan - coach. .9) - Photo, colour, 1990, Tug-of-War, Carto Sqn Team L to R: unidentified, Steve Hledik, unidentified (x3), Geunther Ebenwaldner, Frank Savy, Chris Woodman. .10) - Photo, colour, 1990, distance race L to R: unidentified (x3), Peter Dillon, unidentified, Bob Coote, Andrew Morrison-Evans, Daryl South, Darren Scott, unidentified, Dave McLachlan, unidentified, Geoff Webb, Peter Clark, Peter Peterson, unidentified. Steve Gloster – starter at far right. .11) - Photo, colour, 1990, distance race spectators, Air Survey Sqn’s Darren Wilkinson at far right. .12) & .13) - Photo, colour, 1990, distance race L to R: Peter Imeson, Eddie Jacobs, remainder unidentified. .14) - Photo, colour, 1990, High Jump, Scott Cameron. .15) - Photo, colour, 1990, High Jump, Steve Burke. .16) - Photo, colour, 1990, High Jump, L to R: Eric Nicholson, Steve Burke. .17) & .18) - Photo, colour, 1990, High Jump, L to R: Steve Burke, Allan Blake. .19) - Photo, colour, 1990, Long Jump, Paula (Golding) Brinsmead. .20) - Photo, colour, 1990, Long Jump, Tracy Tillman. .21) - Photo, colour, 1990, Long Jump, Charmain McKean. In background L to R: Jo otto, Roger Pearson, remainder unidentified. .22) - Photo, colour, 1990, Long Jump, Sandy Winn. .23) - Photo, colour, 1990, Long Jump, Penny Knott. In background L to R: Jo otto, Roger Pearson, remainder unidentified. .24) - Photo, colour, 1990, Long Jump, Charmain McKean, unidentified. John Phillips – official at far right. .25) - Photo, colour, 1990, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol addresses the Army Survey Regiment. .26) - Photo, colour, 1990, L to R: Air Survey Sqn’s Darren Wilkinson receives a trophy from the CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. The MC - Marty Lyons at far right. .27) - Photo, colour, 1990, L to R: unidentified, Craig Kellet, Dawn Hoadley. .28) - Photo, colour, 1990, Air Survey Sqn’s Neil ‘Tex’ Houston receives a trophy from the CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. .29) - Photo, colour, 1990, Carto Sqn’s Craig Kellet receives a trophy from the CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. .30) - Photo, colour, 1990, HQ Sqn’s Wolfgang Thun receives a trophy from the CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. No personnel are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 22/1/1972 about Ballarat seems doomed to become a city of silence, a dead city, unless something is done quickly to bolster its failing industrial and population growth. Quotes statements the previous day by Mr Maurie Calnin, the President of the Retired Railwaymen's Association. Notes the loss of the trams, decentralisation, transport problems, a bus service in Gregory St. and that the means test should be lifted for all people above 70 years.In blue ink near top right hand corner '22/1/72'trams, tramways, closure, ballarat, bus services

An Original painting of Dorothy Angel in the foreground of the painting. In the background there is a patient lying on a bed with five people nearby.Dr Dorothy (Dot) Angel OAM (Order Of Australian Medal) was a young nursing sister who volunteered to serve on one of the Australian Civilian Surgical Teams sent to South Vietnam by the Australian Government from 1964 - 1972. These teams dealt with the Vietnamese casualities of the war itself, but their services were also albe to bolster a very depleted general health care system in the provincial hospitals. Dot served on an Alfrred Hospital team sent to Bien Hoa in 1967painting, vietnam lest we forget, order of australia, nurses - vietnam, bien hoa

Report - 7 quarto typed sheets - untitled, but gives a detailed description of the design basis and construction of the SW6 class tram. Dated May 1939. Details the design after Bell's overseas trip the previous year. Details dimensions, seating, ventilation, seating, doors, structure, construct, timber, materials, door engines, cab equipment, PA system, interior appearances, flooring, colours, lighting, conductor's bell / signals, trucks, bolster, wheels, brake shoes, braking, motors, acceleration, performance, controllers, contactors, compressor. Gives a detailed list of the specifications.Has a note in pencil about a typographical error on the bottom of the sheet.trams, tramways, sw6 class, specification, tramcars, tram controllers, tram equipment, tramcar design

These beds were adapted by early settlers who used recycled timber and rudimentary tools to build practical, multi-functional furniture for cramped, early settler living quarters. By day, it served as bench seating in the kitchen or as a bed for toddlers, young children or whoever wanted to rest.In the Slab Kitchen there is a dark stained wooden early settler's single sized day bed with four thick turned legs, four turned rods at one end as a bedhead and a heavy wire rod to strengthen the frame is attached near the bedhead. It has a hessian base to support the fitted blue cotton covered mattress. For the bedding there is a floral coloured cotton throw as well as a small bugundy, green and navy coloured corduroy patchwork quilt at the foot of the bed. There are two small colourful printed cushions and a burgundy maroon corduroy bolster to decorate the bedding. It has a pillow covered with a white pillowcase showing a blue flour advertisement. Blue flour symbol on the pillowcasebeds, bed pillows, bedding, furniture

Provides information about the two-day enquiry held by the Victorian Transport Regulation board into the SEC operated Ballarat Tramway system. Enquiry held at the Ballarat Court House, by Messrs J Bolster, E V Field (Chairman) and J O Mactier of the TRB. Two photos show the Board and some of the attendees. Page 2 of the 3 April report; the acting assistant manager of the SEC advised that the tramway was unsafe, deaths due to collisions with trams, costs of refurbishing the tracks and tramcars and employment issues. Evidence was also given by the Mayor of Ballarat, Cr. Nicholson, Ballarat Town Clerk Mr Maddern, Barry Wilkins, H A Davis local bus operators. The Board considered whether the existing services could be replaced by private operators, or a publicly operated service, including the cost of operators. Also submissions from Mr O'Shea of the ATOMEA, Ballarat Trams and Labor Council, and Chamber of Manufacturers. At the time, the Government did not have the numbers in the upper house to close the system. Yields information about an 1968 enquiry into the closure of the Ballarat Tramway system. Set of two newspaper cuttings from The Courier, Ballarat 3 and 4 April 1968 about a Transport Regulation enquiry.trams, tramways, ballarat, closure, transport regulation board, trb, enquiry, atomea, sec, secv

There had been timber assessments in Victorian State forests since the late 1920s, coinciding with arrival of the three Norwegian foresters. The program was accelerated during the post-war housing boom. It was driven by the push eastwards away from the Central Highlands to find timber resources after the 1939 bushfire salvage was completed. Spending time in the field with assessment branch was a “rite of passage” for many young forestry graduates leaving Creswick. The work was arduous, and measurements were taken with simple and robust equipment like Gunters chains, prismatic compass, Abney levels, barometers and clinometers. Data was recorded by hand onto waterproof paper. The Statewide Forest Resource Inventory (SFRI) project began in 1993 and followed a few years after the release Timber industry Strategy. The aim was to bolster the existing 1:25000 scale mapping and improve the accuracy of the volume and growth estimates for the forest estate. This scary looking gadget looks like a speed radar used by the cops. The LTI Criterion Survey Laser and Rangefinder was a powerful instrument that could measure and record tree height, diameter at any visible point up the tree and branch take-off points. It was used to identify and map tree faults such as branches, scars and knots and to calculate tree taper functions. When used correctly, it has an accuracy of better than 1% for height and diameter. It could also measure survey information such as asmuth, distance and elevation. It was expensive back in the day (more than $20,000) - this one was manufactured in 1996 - and heavy. This item was donated to the Beechworth museum by Peter Black in 2015 and is now at Altona and recorded in Victorian Collections Criterion Survey Laser with box and batteryLaser Technology Inc, Englewood, Colorado, USAsurveying, forest measurement

In the words of the donor, Betty Stone, "This pewter plate belonged to Joshua and Susan Chamberlain. They, with their family, arrived in Australia as assisted migrants in January 1855. Our Chamberlain family was among those chosen to participate in a Bounty Scheme and on 24 October 1854 embarked on SS Shand to begin their journey. A few years later they set up a home on a small farming property in Wangoom, Warrnambool with the possessions they had brought with them from the village of Thriplow, Cambridgeshire, England. Amongst those household possessions was this plate. During the first half of the nineteenth century, a Bounty scheme was introduced to encourage migrants to Australia to work on properties granted or sold to settlers. Agents in England were engaged to select suitable emigrants; applicants had to be "sober, industrious and of good moral character....and married men over the age of forty-eight were only eligible to receive the bounty if they had five or more children over the age of ten years'. The successful applicant also had to pay one pound sterling for each adult, and ten shillings for each child between the ages of one and fourteen years. This payment covered the cost of a mattress, bolster, blanket, small box, knife and fork, two spoons, metal plate, and drinking mug, all of which became the emigrant's property on arrival in the colony. The pewter plate, handed down from one generation to the next, was always valued by members of the family as an important artefact. The plate has a mark stamped on the back which is almost indecipherable." (Reference- Brown Martyn- Australia Bound! The story of West Country connections 1688- 1888 Bradford on Avon Wiltshire Ex Libris Press 1988 p 112.) (Note: For additional information please refer to Betty Stone’s book “Pioneers and Places - A History of three Warrnambool Pioneering Families” ie. Chamberlain, Dale and Lees Families)This item is associated with the families of Chamberlain, Dale and Lees. These families are listed in the "Pioneers' Register" for Warrnambool Township and Shire, 1835-1900, published by A.I.G.S. Warrnambool Branch. The plate is an example of the goods emigrants brought to Australia under the Bounty Scheme in the 1850s.Pewter plate: metal plate with a wide rim and shallow bowl. The top has a gold-brown colour, underside is grey with a red-brown mark. Made c. 1850. The plate has an Inscription stamped on the back and front.It is part of the 'Chamberlain, Dale and Lees Collection' Maker's Mark on back: 'rectangle with rounded corners / T H all within a circle' almost indecipherable. Mark heavily stamped on front: 'L / T M'flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, chamberlain, dale, lees, stone, betty stone, warrnambool pioneers, pewter plate, emigration, bountey system, dinner ware, joshua chamberlain, susan chamberlain, 1855, emigrant, assisted migrant, ss shand, wangoom, triplow, cambridgeshire

Zeehan & North East Dundas Tramway Bogie 1896 The North East Dundas Tramway (NEDT) was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge tramway on West Coast Tasmania that ran between Zeehan and Deep Lead (now Williamsford). It was part of Tasmanian Government Railways. The line was opened in 1896 to carry ore from the Williamsford mines to Zeehan where it would be loaded onto another train for shipment to Burnie. The narrow-gauge (2 ft) was chosen because of the extremely difficult terrain that the railway crossed, requiring several big trestle bridges, including one at the foot of Montezuma Falls. After some rain the engine and carriages would get soaked by spray from the falls. There was a break-of-gauge with the mainline 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) system at Zeehan. The railway was closed in 1932. The rolling stock for the Tramway was built in the Launceston Railway workshops, and comprised twenty five eight-wheel low-side trucks, tare 3 tons 1 cwt. 1 qr., load 10 tons; six eight-wheel flat trucks, tare 2 tons 18 cwt. 1 qr., load 10 tons; two four-wheel bolster trucks, for carrying long timber, tare 1 ton 19 cwt., load 5 tons; and four passenger cars, each with six cross-seats with reversible backs, to carry eighteen passengers, also a locker for mails and parcels. All trucks and cars have cast-steel wheels 21 inches in diameter and are fitted with automatic vacuum brakes. The trucks have side levers and the cars have hand-screw brakes. The vacuum brake can be worked from the engine or from the passenger cars, which act as brake vans. When this brake was introduced, one effect was to accelerate the journey speed by about 10 minutes owing to more even running on down gradients. Historic - Industrial Narrow Gauge railway - Bogie used on the Zeehan & North East Dundas Tramway, Tasmania, Australia Bogie made from steel, iron and wrought ironZN & NTDS ML TRAM 1896 Griffinpuffing billy, bogie, zeehan & north east dundas tramway bogie, zeehan & north east dundas tramway, industrial narrow gauge railway, gauge: 2' (610 mm)

Set of hand written notes and typed notes about the type of trucks, wheel sets or bogies used by the MMTB on their trams along with a photograph of each. Photo No Brief Description Motors Wheels Tram Nos. Notes MMTB (1) No 1A MV101AN 26.5” MMTB (2) No 1B GE247 26.5” MMTB (3) No 1C 26.5” 469 Dropped bolster MMTB (4) No 2B MV101AR 26.5” X1 standard MMTB (5) No 3 GE203 33” 7 Diamond arch bar frame Track cleaner MMTB (6) No 6 MV102 33” 675 After conversion from quill drive MMTB (7) No 9 MV101AZ 33” W3 Leaf spring fixed both ends MMTB (8) No 9A MV101AZ 33” 654 W3 Cast side frame MMTB (9) No 9B MV101AZ 33” W3 truck mounted brake cylinder MMTB (10) No 9C MV101AZ 33” W4* truck mounted brake cylinder MMTB (11) No 11 MV101AZ 33” 612 Y1 Commonwealth Steel MMTB (12) No 13 GE247 26.5” MMTB (13) No 15 GE247 28” 970 MMTB resilient wheels MMTB (14) No 15 GE247 28” NACO resilient wheels MMTB (15) No 15 GE247 28” 747 Standard wheels MMTB (16) No 15 GE247 28” 909 Standard wheels MMTB (17) Clark B3 28” 980 PCC truck resilient wheels MMTB (18) No 5 548 St Louis EIB 64 truck MMTB (19) No 7 Kendall & Knight for W2 MMTB (20) Brill 21E converted MV101BR 26.6” 460 X1 truck MMTB (21) Brill 21E GE203 33” G class MMTB (22) Brill 21E converted MV102 33” X2 truck MMTB (23) Brill22E GE201 33” / 20” CW5 class MMTB (24) Brill 77E GE2457A 28” L class MMTB (25) Brill Radiax GE241 33” 181 T class MMTB (26) Workshops truck Ex bogie cable trams MMTB (27) Workshops truck Ex scrapped A class trams 4’ wheelbase The original hand written notes had W3 class shown for No. 9C truck, rather than W4 class tram. Yields information about the type of bogie or truck used on MMTB trams.Set of three documents and 27 photographs.mmtb, tramways, bogies, trucks, wheels