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Book, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume XI - Australia During the War Author Ernest Scott Professor of History at Melbourne University, 1937

... blind codes... censorship of newspapers censorship of mail blind codes internment ...

This book deals almost entirely with occurrences within Australia. It describes the background - political, social, industrial, economic-against which the war effort of Australia was projected.This book deals almost entirely with occurrences within Australia. It describes the background - political, social, industrial, economic-against which the war effort of Australia was projected.Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume XI - Australia During the War. Illustrations, Photographs,australia, declaration of war, commonwealth cabinet, war pledges of political leadeers, censorship of newspapers, censorship of mail, blind codes, internment camps, hughes, stress of war, military organisations of australia, formation of armies, equipment of armies, matters of policy, gallipoli, conscription, conscription movement, military service referendum act, the last months of the war, economy aspects of the war, commonwealth taxation, patriotic funds, peace conference
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Domestic object - Education, Braille playing cards, 20thC

Braille is a system of touch reading and writing for blind persons in which raised dots represent the letters of the alphabet Braille is read by moving the hand or hands from left to right along each line. Residents of Moorabbin Shire used these cards at social gatherings. In the early 1800s Charles Barbier, who served in Napoleon Bonaparte’s French army, developed a unique system known as “night writing” so soldiers could communicate safely - without lamps- during the night. Louis Braille, born Coupvray, France 1809 lost his sight at a very young age, 1819 he was enrolled at the National Institute of the Blind in Paris.and began to modify Charles Barbier’s “night writing” code in an effort to create an efficient written communication system for fellow blind individuals. . He spent the better part of the next nine years developing and refining the system of raised dots that has come to be known by his name, Braille. The code was now based on cells with only 6-dots instead of 12 ..Braille died in 1852 but his code spread around the world France 1854, USA 1860 , and blind individuals from all over the world benefit from Braille’s work daily. Today, braille code is transcribed in many different languages worldwide.Blind individuals from all over the world benefit from Braille’s work daily and these cards were used by residents of Moorabbin ShireCardboard pack of ordinary playing cards with braille imprints left top of each card. Pack is incompleteFront: PLAYING / CARDS / for the BLIND / To be obtained from the / NATIONAL INSTITUTE / FOR THE BLIND / Great Portland Street / LONDON W1. Hand written : O'Dean Lounge braille louis, barbier charles, visually impaired, braille playing cards, braille, library, braille sheet music, braille ketboards
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - John Porter Collection
Vision Australia
Certificate - Text, Certificate of membership of the Australian Direct Marketing Association, 2002

Certificate reads "This is to certify that Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, is a member of the of Australian Direct Marketing Association for the year ending 1 July 2002-30 June 2003 and hereby abides by the Association's Code of Practice". Sidned Rob Edwards, CEO, ADMA.1 A4 sized certificate with sealWax seal of the ADMA is affixed to the lower half of the pageroyal victorian institute for the blind, awards
Vision Australia
Audio (item) - Sound recording, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Around the Institute: December 2, 2003

Around the Institute was a weekly program consisting of interviews around a specific topic, undertaken by host Corey Nassau. December 2: Forum on Braille codes – Allan Egerton, Carols by Candlelight – Kerry Guyatt. royal victorian institute for the blind, radio shows
Vision Australia
Document - Object, Standard English Braille Grades I and II and blank Braille pages

This Standard English Braille textbook was distributed by the Sydney Industrial Blind Institution Braille Library to people who had undertaken Braille transcription training. It provided the user with the contractions and rules for both Grade 1 and Grade 2 forms. Grade 1 was the beginner standard which used uncontracted Braille, ie: no words were contracted or reduced to a designated combination. Codes for punctuation, numbers and different forms were used, such as to signify a maths book rather than a literary text. Grade II was used by skilled Braille users, and used contractions to represent certain common words rather than spelling it in it's entirety. Much like every other language, different rules applied across the various English speaking countries with different methods used, and in 2004 a Unified English Braille Code was adopted to overcome this. Accompanying this textbook, was a 2 line Braille frame and blank pages for practising.1 Braille text book with blank Braille pagesbraille equipment, sydney industrial blind institution