A toy is an item that is used in play, especially one designed for such use. It is mainly intended for use by children, though may also be marketed to adults under certain circumstances. Playing with toys can be an enjoyable means of training young children for life in society. Different materials like wood, clay, paper, and plastic are used to make toys. Many items are designed to serve as toys, but goods produced for other purposes can also be used. For instance, a small child may fold an ordinary piece of paper into an airplane shape and "fly it". Playing with toys is considered to be important when it comes to growing up and learning about the world around us. Younger children use toys to discover their identity. The subject item is significant as it is an early example or a toy that was designed to fill the need for children to learn cause and effect, explore relationships, and practice skills they will need as adults. Adults also can use toys on occasion to form and strengthen social bonds, teach, help in therapy, and to remember and reinforce lessons from their youth. Wooden box with pieces of wood inside of various sizes believed to be a child's construction toySome pieces have designs

Aluminium honeycombe - internal of helicopter rotor blades (such as Iroquois/Huey)17 depressions or dentsairplanes - design and construction

From a box of photographs in Nancy U'REN's papers used during research for her thesis, The Early Growth and Development of Sandridge (1976) and/or her book with Noel TURNBULL, A History of Port Melbourne (1983). The Wackett Trainer was designed in Australia and manufactured at the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation factory on Fisherman's Bend.Black and white photograph from the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation showing the Wackett Trainer airplane in flight.commonwealth aircraft corporation, wackett trainer, transport - aviation and aerodrome, nancy u'ren nee morris

The indispensable annual pocket guide and source of reference, the Observer's Book of Aircraft, now in its 24th yearly addition.aircraft, airplanes - design and construction

Air traffic controller or aviation enthusiast, fighter pilot or missile battery commander, you need to know how to put a name to the hundreds of civil and military aircraft types that crisscross the world's airspace.airplanes - design and construction, helicopters

The subjects of this book are not the greats, nor the near greats, of aviation history, but the black sheep that have embarrassed their builders.airplanes - design and construction, planes

The Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection provides invaluable insight into life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century north east Victoria. The collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community. The Haeusler family migrated from Prussia (Germany) to South Australia in the 1840s and 1850s, before purchasing 100 acres of Crown Land made available under the Victorian Lands Act 1862 (also known as ‘Duffy’s Land Act’) in 1866 in what is now Wodonga West. The Haeusler family were one of several German families to migrate from South Australia to Wodonga in the 1860s. This item has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of domestic and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history.Three postcards and one greeting card. The postcards depict a photograph of a city with text reading "Board of Works" overlaid; a man posing with an early 1900s airplane; and an illustrated cartoon man and woman walking on a road in a rural area in Europe. The greeting card has text that reads "Loving Greetings" and a raised floral bouquet design made of plastic.haeusler collection, wodonga, postcards, postcard, post, mail, airplane, greeting cards

Boomerang. One of a collection of 25 model aircraft made by Brian Anthony DOWD The CAC Boomerang is a fighter aircraft designed and manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation between 1942 and 1945.Small khaki plane with blue & white spots on wings & sides. Red nose.BFT model airplanes, boomerang.

Mirage. One of a collection of 25 model aircraft made by Brian Anthony DOWD Mirage is a name given to several types of jet aircraft designed by the French company Dassault Aviation (formerly Avions Marcel Dassault), some of which were produced in different variants. Most were supersonic fighters with delta wings.Green & brown fighter plane on a stand.A3-100model airplanes, mirage.