From Miriam Armstrong's great uncle born 1903 - 2003Copper kettle with lid and spout.kettle, copper

Copper kettle with wooden handle and spout.copper, kettle

Thought to be made at the Ballarat Technical Art SchoolSmall copper planished bowl wit pierced design on edge.copper, metalwork, ballarat technical art school

From the Ballarat School of Mines.Copper Specimen, Broken Hill, New South Walesrocks, geology, copper, broken hill

Good example of copper etched sudjectCopper Etching of R.A.A.F. Mosquito circ 1990R.A.A.F. Insignia , D.H. Mosquito signed by J.Williams '90 r.a.a.f. mosquito, copper etching, j. williams

Used in pre-circuit breaker domestic electric fuse boxes8 amp (light) and 15 amp (power) tinned copper wire wound onto cardboard holder, printed in red and blue "Hang on your fuse box", "Use one strand only", "Made in Australia", "Best tinned copper wire"fuse wire, electricity

Rectangular (hand tooled) worked (raised) copper plaque on wooden base in dark wood frame with light wood edges. (Eight sided backing). Metal name plate on base. Design on copper of trees/ leaves/ plants. Two screws and wire on reverse side of base for hanging. "Doris Long" written on masking tape on rear, however creator is unknown.1 x digital image of copper wall hangingRainforest Doris Longrecreation, association for the blind

Gift from a 1991 "Chinese Transportation Delegation" to Port of Melbourne Authority. Part of a collection of artefacts accumulated by the Port of Melbourne Authority (previously Melbourne Harbour Trust and subsequently Port of Melbourne Corporation) at a time when gifts were exchanged with visiting international maritime delegations.Eastern Han Dynasty Copper Horse gifted by Chinese Transportation Delegation to Port of Melbourne Authority 11/10/91 in printed linen covered box and lined box. Enclosed papers provide history and staff of People's Republic of China in Chinese and English. Attached document describes it as "The Copper Horse, famous both at home and abroad, Was excavated from ..." Labelled "PMA 0204/1-3 ORNAMENT : COPPER HORSE Loc 1/3"Box with chinese writing on two labels. White mark under belly noting 'PMA 0204/1'. Also additional label stating 'PMA 0204/1-3 Ornament: Copper horse Loc 1/3.'

Float as part of the 1988 Eltham Festival from the community group "Democratic Nillumbik". The float includes a sign "Restore Local Democracy" with large crafted butterflies "from the Eltham Copper Butterfly campaign", 1988. The parade took place down Main Road Eltham, this float appears to be following a red fire truck.colour photographInscribed back: Sue Dyet (at side) On float; Thelma Barkway, Julie Carlson and John Graves, standing plus butterflies from the Eltham Copper butterfly campaign 1988eltham, john graves, julie carlson, sue dyet, thelma barkway, parade float, eltham festival, eltham copper butterfly, butterfly

This specimen is a native copper specimen that is metallic. Copper is typically found in the earth's crust and is often found alongside other metals such as gold, zinc, lead and silver which all belong to the same group which is the Copper/Gold group. Copper is most commonly formed from large masses of molten lava rock which has solidified in the earth's crust and over time though different sizes and speeds of crystal growth has turned into large amounts of copper, stored in porphyry copper deposits. Copper has a distinctive colour, yet can sometime appear blue and greenish which is often caused by oxidisation or a mixture of copper and other metals. This specific specimen was recovered from Moonta, South Australia. The Moonta Mining Company was established in 1861, after a Shepard in the area noticed traces of copper. This lead to a rush in the copper mining industry which was relatively young in Australia at the time, making Moonta Mining Company one of the richest in Australia. By the 1860's, South Australia had been nicknamed the "Copper Kingdom" due to its vast amount of Large copper mines and resources. As of 2016, Australia was the second largest producer of Copper internationally, following behind Chile in first place. This copper specimen is significant historically and scientifically as it is such an important metal commonly used throughout the world in various ways. Copper is an invaluable recourse used in daily life, used in most electrical appliances as it is a great conductor of heat and electricity, as well as being soft and malleable, making it easy to bend and mould into delicate sheets and wires. Copper does not corrode and is therefore used in the production of water pipes among countless other significant necessities that are often overlooked in our society. Historically, Copper holds great significance as it was the first metal used by humans. It was discovered roughly 9000 years ago and was utilised by the Neolithic Man who learnt that heating the metal made it more malleable, thus tools and utensils were made which were far superior to the previous stone tools used by humans. This history and its connection to the current and ongoing relationship between humans and copper must be preserved and highlighted as it is integral to the history of all humankind. A small, palm-sized solid native copper mineral specimen with shades of browns, black and rustic tones throughout the specimen.NATIVE (metalic) COPPER / Locality: Moonta, South Australiabeechworth, burke museum, geological specimen, native specimen, geological, mineral, mineralogy, indigo shire, beechworth museum, copper, copper ore

Copper flarejan feder memorial ceramics collection, peter corser, ceramics

Copper Way won the Bendigo Pacing Cup on the 11 January 1983, followed by Doubter and Thor Lobell. Copper Way owned by Mr KM Madden, was trained and driven by TE Demmler. Copper Way raced from 1980 (3yo) through to 1984 (7yo). Career: 25 wins 18 seconds 1 third 65 starts.Two colour photographs, one small one large in a brown frame. At the top: Bendigo Harness Racing 11-1-83/ Pacing Cup At the bottom: Left corner: Distance 2300 metres/ Mile rate 2.02-2/5 / Greg Matthews Photo - Stawell Centre: Copper Way (Hilarious Way - Unreal Flight) / Doubter 2nd / Thor Lobell 3rd Right corner: Owned by- Mr KM Madden/ Trained and driven by - TE Demmlerbendigo harness racing club, horses, race, winner, bendigo trotting club, pacing cup, driver, trainer, owner, 1983, copper way, te demmler, mr km madden, doubter, thor lobell, ted demmler, t demmler

32 page newspaper relating to the centenary of Mt Lyell copper. mt lyell copper, mt lyell centenary, keith faulkner, mt lyell smelter, renison goldfields, james smith, heemskirk, zeehan, dundas, mt cleveland, magnet, mt read, rosebery, savage read, balfour, t.b. moore, t. currie, c.h. curtain, f. harvey, con lynch, f.o. henry, charles gould, tom currie, king river, copper, james crotty, iron blow, steve karlson, bowes kelly, lyell mining and roailway co., robert carl stricht, penghana, f.a. cutten, lake margaret power station, don clark, queenstown, eric reece, hodfast mine, pieman river, golden gate gold mine, r.m. murray, a.h.p. moline, frad jakin, dave carswell, awu, australian workers union, reg trudgian, sulpher, renison bell, williamsford, tullah, waratah, john pearton, gormanston, gormanston cork club, north lyell, mt lyell disaster, mount lyell

Copper coil in a stand made of timbercoil, scientific instrument

From the Ballarat School of Mines.Copper Specimens from Moonta and Wollaroo Minesrocks, copper specimens from moonta and wollaroo mines, moonta, wollaroo

Black and white image of a copper Mine at Cobar.copper mine, cobar

Plates would have been used to print a set of cards - two different sizes. The smaller card - calling or visiting card - would have been left when person was not home. The larger calling card provided space to write a note if required..1 Copper plate with name etched in for printing, large .2 White card "Launchley" with address and phone number .3 Copper plate with name etched in for printing, smallMrs Elizabeth L Holmes Dobbs & Co on plateschatham-holmes collection, copper plates, visiting card, calling card, elizabeth l holmes

This work was most probably made by Keith Rash at the Ballarat Junior Technical School.Keith became a well-known Ballarat signwriter and amateur historian. Planished copper basket (flat base) with double rivetted handleScratched into base 'K.E. Rash"keith rash, metalwork, basket, ballarat junior technical school

Fire screens were developed early in the 19th century to prevent sparks from flying into the room or logs rolling out when a fire was left unattended. They also served as ornamental or decorative items, particularly ones such as this fire screen made from beaten or forged copper. Their decorations often depicted rural scenes.This item is representative of fire screens used in Australian homes to protect them from fire during the 19th and early 20th century when open fires were the main form of household heating.A fire screen made from beaten copper with a wooden frame. The screen design depicts a group of people sitting outside an Elizabethan building with a dog in the foreground and trees either side. The building is possibly a tavern as the people are seated on barrels. The frame is made from wood and has wrought iron legs screwed in place on either side and a handle attached at the centre top edge.forged copper, fire screens, decorative household items

2 x Copper plate with image of ShaoGuan University, in a hinged wooden box.copper plate, chinese, shaoguan university, wooden box

Cast iron copper with pull out door for fuel at base. Round copper insert with galvanised flue pipe. Round wooden top reinforced with two pieces of wood and a wooden handle.domestic items, laundering

Thought to be made at the Ballarat Technical Art SchoolPlanished plate with pieced geometric designs.coppercopper, metalwork, ballarat technical art school

Belong to donor's mother-in-law, the late Mrs Doris Keene.Silver coated horse book ends.Metal book ends with copper horses standing on base. Curled design at one end. Green baize under base.domestic items, ornaments / decorative

This Engine Room section of a ship's telegraph system was part of the equipment of the Ports and Harbour ship the SS Rip. The vessel serviced and maintained the lights and buoys at Port Phillip Bay and Queenscliffe. The SS Rip was possibly the former gunboat "Albert". The ship’s communication system that was used from the late 19th century to early-to-mid-20th-century is called an Engine Order Telegraph (E.O.T.) or ship’s telegraph. The system has two parts, the Bridge Section and the Engine Room Section. The Bridge Section is usually mounted on top of a pedestal, and the Engine Room Section is often attached to a vertical surface. The standard commands printed or stamped onto the dial are the directions of AHEAD and ASTERN, and the speeds of STOP, FULL, EASY, STD. BY. and FIN. ENG. The ship’s pilot on the Bridge of a vessel sends his Orders for speed and direction to the to the Engine Room with the E.O.T. He moves the lever or levers, depending on the number of engines the ship has, to change the indicator on the Bridge Section’s dial to point in the new direction and speed of travel. This change causes the Orders to be duplicated on the Engine Room Section’s dial and a bell to signal the change simultaneously. The engineer then adjusts the ship’s engines and steering equipment to follow the pilot’s Order. The manufacturer, Mulne Bros., was a copper and brass works at 166 Sussex Street Sydney, in December 1892, and previously from 1870 at 128 to 130 Sussex Street. The company made and sold a wide range of equipment including machinery and gauges for the Railways.The Engine Room section is significant for being part of the communications system on the ship SS Rip, owned by Melbourne's Ports & Harbours department and used to service and maintain the navigation signals of Port Phillip Bay and at Queenscliffe in the mid-20th century. The dial is an example of marine equipment made in Australia and used for the safety of Victorian vessels. It is also significant for being made by an early Australian manufacturer, Milne Brothers of Sydney.Engine Room Section of a ship’s telegraph or Engine Order Telegraph (E.O.T.). The round metal dial has inscriptions stamped around the edges. The inscriptions are nautical terms for direction and speed and include the maker’s details. The dial was made by Milne Bros. of Sydney. It was part of the equipment on the "SS Rip" in Victoria.Black paint around dial: "MILNE BROS. / MAKERS / SYDNEY" "FULL EASY STD. BY " "FIN ENG. EASY FULL" ""ASTERN" "STOP" "AHEAD"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, marine technology, marine communications, engine order telegraph, e.o.t., ship’s telegraph, bridge section, engine room section, ship’s engine telegraph section, marine telegraph, milne bros., milne brothers, sydney, copper and brass works, ports & harbours ship, ss rip, gunboat albert, service ship, maintenance ship

Joseph Fowler (1888-1972), businessman and municipal councillor, was born on 28 February 1888 at Bagworth, Leicestershire, England, one of thirteen children of John Fowler, groom, and his wife Mary, née Ash. With his brother Sydney, in the early 1900s Joseph worked in a fruit-preserving business run by an uncle at Maidstone, Kent, and continued with the firm after 1908 when it was relocated at Reading. At St Andrew's parish church, Leicester, on 7 September 1910 he married a nurse, Elizabeth Harris (d.1965); they emigrated in 1913 and settled at Camberwell, Melbourne. Encouraged by his commercial experience, and by the variety and quality of fruit in Australia, Fowler set up a fruit-bottling business in the rear of his small house in Burke Road. Trading as J. Fowler & Co., by 1915 the company had begun producing home-bottling kits which contained a sterilizer, bottles, lids, rings and a thermometer. To acquire the capital to establish a factory, Fowler travelled the district, selling his kits door-to-door from the back of a cart. In 1920 he bought a shop at the corner of Power Street and Burwood Road, Hawthorn, and registered his business as a private company. During the Depression his kits became a household name. In 1934 Fowlers Vacola Manufacturing Co. Ltd was registered as a public company. Housewives, nationwide, were urged to bottle their own fruits and jams by 'Mrs B Thrifty', the dainty cartoon character who graced the firm's advertisements. Numerous recipes and instruction books, such as From Orchard to Bottle the Fowlers Way, advertised the necessary preserving equipment, extending to jelly bags and juice extractors. Australian-made glass and imported steel and rubber were used in the production of Fowlers Vacola Bottling Outfits. Determined to put something back into the community which had supported him so well, in 1933-60 Fowler represented Yarra Ward on the Hawthorn City Council (mayor 1938-39 and 1945-46). He served as vice-president of Swinburne Technical College (1942) and of the Hawthorn branch of the Australian Defence League (1943); he was also a Rotarian, and a warden and vestryman of St John's Anglican Church, Camberwell. Changed demands in World War II encouraged Fowlers Vacola to diversify their product. Canned goods were manufactured for allied troops in the South Pacific. In 1953 new buildings and plant, including a giant pressure-cooker, were installed to increase productivity: from that time Fowlers Vacola sold canned and bottled food throughout Australia and abroad. By 1960 the factory occupied more than 122,000 sq. ft (11,330 m²) and further expansion was to occur when the firm moved to Nunawading. Fowler retired in 1961, but remained chairman of directors; his son Ronald succeeded him as managing director. Variously described as a generous, jovial man with a sense of humour, and as a strict and astute manager whose company was his life, Fowler was renowned for his straight business dealings and his 'no-nonsense' attitude. Survived by his son and daughter, he died on 24 April 1972 at Camberwell and was cremated. His estate was sworn for probate at $204,424. On Ronald Fowler's death in 1978, the company was bought out by the Sydney firm, Hooper Baillie Industries Ltd; it in turn sold to Sabco Ltd of South Australia; in 1994, when Sabco went into receivership, Australian Resource Recovery Technologies re-established Fowlers Vacola Australia Pty Ltd's headquarters in Melbourne. Copper boiling pot for home preserves, handles, lid and removable thermometer, also acc ompany instruction booklet. "Fowlers Method of Bottling Fruits and Vegetables"Fowler's "Vacola" Reg. No. 68081 Sterilizer

Funnel used for drenching sheep. 2 holes were to allow for different quantities. The thumb was placed over the lower hole to use the higher dose. It was filled to the required level then tipped down the sheep's throat.Copper funnel sealed at the large end. Two holes on the side. Extension added to the narrow end and number 2 stamped on the side. Teeth marks evident on the narrow extension.Number 2