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Greensborough Historical SocietyDomestic object - Gramophone, Columbia, Columbia Viva-tonal Grafonola, 1920c
... Columbia Viva-tonal Grafonola...Columbia Viva-tonal Grafonola Made in Australia...Columbia...Includes one record. gramophones phonographs audio equipment gramophone records Columbia Viva-tonal Grafonola Made in Australia Wind-up portable gramophone, for 78 rpm discs, in black leatherette box, with needles and 10 inch (25 cm) 78 rpm acetate disc Columbia Viva-tonal Grafonola Domestic object Gramophone Columbia ...This wind-up portable gramophone, for 78 rpm discs, was used for home entertainment. It did not require electric power. Includes one record.Wind-up portable gramophone, for 78 rpm discs, in black leatherette box, with needles and 10 inch (25 cm) 78 rpm acetate discColumbia Viva-tonal Grafonola Made in Australiagramophones, phonographs, audio equipment, gramophone records -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Columbia University Bulletins of Information Catalogue 1900-1901, 02/02/1901
... Columbia University Bulletins of Information Catalogue 1900-1901...Columbia...Columbia University is in New York. ...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields Columbia University is in New York. Columbia Columbia Unversity 539 page book with brown cover. ...Columbia University is in New York. 539 page book with brown cover. INformation includes the University Council, Advisory Committee on Art, Admission of women, fees, Library, Gymnasium, Subjectscolumbia, columbia unversity -
Greensborough Historical SocietyGramophone Needles, Columbia medium tone needles, 1950s
... Columbia medium tone needles..."Brilliant Columbia medium tone needles. Use each needle once only"...Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne These single-use gramophone needles were used for playing acetone/lacquer discs "Brilliant Columbia medium tone needles. Use each needle once only" Hinged tin, lid painted in cream, brown and gold, containing 20 stainless steel needles Columbia medium tone needles Gramophone Needles ...These single-use gramophone needles were used for playing acetone/lacquer discsHinged tin, lid painted in cream, brown and gold, containing 20 stainless steel needles"Brilliant Columbia medium tone needles. Use each needle once only" -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageGramophone, 1911
... ...columbia...The most notable floor models included Grafonola Symphony Grand introduced in 1907, Grafonola Regent introduced in 1909, Columbia Mignon introduced in 1910, Grafonola Princess introduced in 1911, Columbia Colonial introduced in 1913. ...Manufactured in 1911 by Columbia, USA...."Columbia Grafonola Type 2 Made in USA"...The most notable floor models included Grafonola Symphony Grand introduced in 1907, Grafonola Regent introduced in 1909, Columbia Mignon introduced in 1910, Grafonola Princess introduced in 1911, Columbia Colonial introduced in 1913. ...Until late 1925, all record players reproduced sound by purely mechanical means and relied on a so-called "amplifying" horn to efficiently couple the vibrations of the stylus and diaphragm to the space occupied by the listeners. In 1906, the Victor Talking Machine Company, Columbia's arch competitor, introduced a line of models in which the horn and other hardware were concealed within a cabinet, made to look like fine furniture rather than a mechanical device. They named the new style a "Victrola". It quickly proved to be very popular and successful. Other makers, adopting the distinctive suffix, introduced their own "-ola" internal horn machines, such as Edison's Amberolas and Columbia's Grafonolas. They were soon outselling the external horn models. At first, like nearly all other early record players, all Grafonolas were driven by a spring motor that the user had to wind up with a crank before playing a record. In 1915, Columbia began to introduce electric-motor-driven models, as a majority of urban areas had been wired to electrical grids. The electrified Grafonolas supported both alternating and direct currents from 110 to 220 volts. Electrified Grafonolas never gained the popularity enjoyed by the spring motor-driven versions due to substantially higher prices and a lack of electrical service in rural areas. Grafonolas were manufactured under the 1886 United States Letters Patent No. 341,214 which Columbia Graphophone company acquired through its predecessor American Graphophone Company. Two models were available; a portable table model and bigger stationary floor model, offering limited mobility through the application of casters. The most notable table models included Grafonola Favorite introduced in 1911 and Grafonola Savoy introduced in 1915. The most notable floor models included Grafonola Symphony Grand introduced in 1907, Grafonola Regent introduced in 1909, Columbia Mignon introduced in 1910, Grafonola Princess introduced in 1911, Columbia Colonial introduced in 1913. Various period Grafonolas were introduced in 1917 to cater to an increasingly prosperous clientele. Columbia Phonograph Company began to manufacture a series of ornate, limited edition period machines. These were highly priced (some as high as US$2,100 ) special orders that provided consumers with options to choose styles which matched their interior décor. Although the Gramophone does not have a large monetary value, it is of social significance as it demonstrates the progress made in audio reproduction from the first Edison cylinder machines to improvements that allowed ordinary people to be able to buy music discs and enjoy music in their own homes. Gramophone with internal horn, floor model, mechanically operated by a crank handle. Colombian Grafonola Princess (Type F2) brand. Gramophone is in a wooden display cabinet with room for record storage underneath and is complete with handle. Manufactured in 1911 by Columbia, USA."Columbia Grafonola Type 2 Made in USA"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, record player, gramophone, mechanical gramophone, floor model gramophone, gramophone record, columbia graphophone company, american graphophone company, columbia, grafonola, grafonola princess, music, playing music, audio reproduction, sound equipment, domestic entertainment, 1911 gramophone -
Orbost & District Historical Societygramophone record, C 1930's
... There are details of the producers , Columbia Gramophone (Aust)....Columbia Gramophone (Aust) Ltd...There are details of the producers , Columbia Gramophone (Aust). gramophone record Columbia Gramophone (Aust) Ltd ..."I've Told Every Little Star" was a popular song with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, published in 1932. The song was introduced in the musical play, Music in the Air. Layton & Johnstone were an American vocal and piano duo in the 1920s and 1930s, consisting of Turner Layton (baritone and piano) and Clarence “Tandy” Johnstone (tenor). The phonograph disc record was the primary medium used for music reproduction until late in the 20th century, replacing the phonograph cylinder record—with which it had co-existed from the late 1880s through to the late 1920s. Records retained the largest market share even when new formats such as compact cassette were mass-marketed. By the late 1980s, digital media, in the form of the compact disc, had gained a larger market share, and the vinyl record left the mainstream in 1991. This item is an example of music popular in the mid 20th century.Double sided black disc with a single central hole. The A side is "I've told Every Little Star" vocal with piano, Layton and Johnstone. The B side is "The Song Is You" sung by Turner Layton. There are details of the producers , Columbia Gramophone (Aust).DO-945gramophone-record music -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Anderson, David L, The Columbia Guide to the Vietnam War, 2002
... The Columbia Guide to the Vietnam War....National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 - Conflict An invaluable introduction to the study of one of the most searing and still-controversial episodes in the U.S. history The Columbia Guide to the Vietnam War. Book Book Anderson, David L. ...An invaluable introduction to the study of one of the most searing and still-controversial episodes in the U.S. historyAn invaluable introduction to the study of one of the most searing and still-controversial episodes in the U.S. historyvietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - conflict -
Clunes MuseumAudio - GRAMOPHONE RECORDS
... ...columbia....1 Edison - On the Beach Medley/Medley of Hawaiian Airs .2 Edison - Honolulu Hula medley/Na Pua Eha .3 Decca - Rock A Bye Your Baby/A Blushin' Rose .4 Decca - Sonny Boy/Book in Your Own Backyard .5 Regal - The Man on the Flying Trapeze/Part 1 & 2 .6 Regal - Love is the Sweetest Thing/round the Bend of the road .7 Columbia - Music in the Air/Portrait of a Flirt .8 Columbia - Mamzelle ZiZi/Swing Low Sweet Chariot .9 Columbia - Poet and Peasant Overture Part 1 & 2 .10 Columbia - Toy Symphony 1 & 2...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street enter building through Collins Place Clunes goldfields edison columbia regal decca 78rpm .1 Edison - On the Beach Medley/Medley of Hawaiian Airs .2 Edison - Honolulu Hula medley/Na Pua Eha .3 Decca - Rock A Bye Your Baby/A Blushin' Rose .4 Decca - Sonny Boy/Book in Your Own Backyard .5 Regal - The Man on the Flying Trapeze/Part 1 & 2 .6 Regal - Love is the Sweetest Thing/round the Bend of the road .7 Columbia - Music in the Air/Portrait of a Flirt .8 Columbia - Mamzelle ZiZi/Swing Low Sweet Chariot .9 Columbia - Poet and Peasant Overture Part 1 & 2 .10 Columbia - Toy Symphony 1 & 2 Audio GRAMOPHONE RECORDS ....1 Edison - On the Beach Medley/Medley of Hawaiian Airs .2 Edison - Honolulu Hula medley/Na Pua Eha .3 Decca - Rock A Bye Your Baby/A Blushin' Rose .4 Decca - Sonny Boy/Book in Your Own Backyard .5 Regal - The Man on the Flying Trapeze/Part 1 & 2 .6 Regal - Love is the Sweetest Thing/round the Bend of the road .7 Columbia - Music in the Air/Portrait of a Flirt .8 Columbia - Mamzelle ZiZi/Swing Low Sweet Chariot .9 Columbia - Poet and Peasant Overture Part 1 & 2 .10 Columbia - Toy Symphony 1 & 2edison, columbia, regal, decca, 78rpm -
Orbost & District Historical Societygramophone record, 1930's
... Columbia Gramophone (Aust) Ltd...Side A is "Goody-Goody - Fox" and Side B is "I Love To Sing-a-Fox Trot". both are performed by Jim Davidson & His New Palais Royal Orchestra with Vocal Chorus. gramophone record Columbia Gramophone (Aust) Ltd ...James Hutchinson (Jim) Davidson (1902-1982), band leader, was born on 6 August 1902 at Balmain, Sydney. Davidson opened the winter season of 1933 at Sydney’s Palais Royal Dance Hall, which drew crowds of 10,000 a week.The phonograph disc record was the primary medium used for music reproduction until late in the 20th century, replacing the phonograph cylinder record—with which it had co-existed from the late 1880s through to the late 1920s. Records retained the largest market share even when new formats such as compact cassette were mass-marketed. By the late 1980s, digital media, in the form of the compact disc, had gained a larger market share, and the vinyl record left the mainstream in 1991. This item is an example of music popular in the 1930's.Double sided black disc with a single central hole. Side A is "Goody-Goody - Fox" and Side B is "I Love To Sing-a-Fox Trot". both are performed by Jim Davidson & His New Palais Royal Orchestra with Vocal Chorus.C22871gramophone-record music davidson-jim dance-music -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Columbia House, The illustrated encyclopaedia of 20th century weapons and warfare, 1978
... Columbia House...The illustrated encyclopaedia of 20th century weapons and warfare Book Columbia House ...An illustrated list of 20th century weapons presented in alphabetical order in 24 volumes.Index, Ill, p.2624.non-fictionAn illustrated list of 20th century weapons presented in alphabetical order in 24 volumes.military technology - history, weaponry - history -
Clunes MuseumEquipment - TYPEWRITER RIBBON
... Columbia...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street enter building through Collins Place Clunes goldfields Office equipment Typewriter ribbon RIBBON BOX .1 Universal Spool written on front of box .1 Cardboard box, red and white coloured .2 Red and black inked typewriter ribbon wound on metal spool and wrapped in cellophane Equipment TYPEWRITER RIBBON Columbia ...Office equipment.1 Cardboard box, red and white coloured .2 Red and black inked typewriter ribbon wound on metal spool and wrapped in cellophane.1 Universal Spool written on front of boxtypewriter ribbon, ribbon box -
Clunes MuseumLeisure object - GRAMAPHONE RECORDS, Columbia
... Columbia...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street enter building through Collins Place Clunes goldfields GRAMAPHONE GRAMAPHONE RECORDS .1 STAMP WITH RED B & C PRINTED ON IT & , BLACK 3 3/4 - d .2 WHITE STAMP PRINTED WITH GRAMAPHONE S A E PADILE GRAMAPHONE RECORDS 78RPM HIS MASTER'S VOICE .1 ONE SIDED CLOSE-PROPS SUNG BY HARRY DEARTH .2 VALENCIA - THE SUTDENT PRINCE, BEIGE PAPER COVER WITH BROWN WRITING "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" PHILIPS' .3 LET'S HAVE A PARTY Leisure object GRAMAPHONE RECORDS Columbia HIS MASTER'S VOICE REGAL RECORDS PHILIP'S ...GRAMAPHONE RECORDS 78RPM HIS MASTER'S VOICE .1 ONE SIDED CLOSE-PROPS SUNG BY HARRY DEARTH .2 VALENCIA - THE SUTDENT PRINCE, BEIGE PAPER COVER WITH BROWN WRITING "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" PHILIPS' .3 LET'S HAVE A PARTY.1 STAMP WITH RED B & C PRINTED ON IT & , BLACK 3 3/4 - d .2 WHITE STAMP PRINTED WITH GRAMAPHONE S A E PADILEgramaphone, gramaphone records -
Robin Boyd FoundationAudio - Recording, Columbia Records. EMI Records Limited
... Columbia Records. EMI Records Limited...Conductor: Georges Petre, Orchestra National de la RTF Audio Recording Columbia Records. EMI Records Limited ...The Boyds purchased their record player and sound system from Thomas’s in Melbourne. Patricia Boyd (later Davies) was very interested in opera and was later appointed to the Board of the Australian Opera. As Penleigh Boyd wrote in his obituary to his mother: "In 1988, Patricia was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her service to opera involving many years of voluntary work on the Board of the Australian Opera - work which she greatly enjoyed involving travel, music and meeting many interesting and entertaining people. She was also a Life Member and former President of the National Gallery of Victoria Women's Association." Maria Callas sings great arias from French operas. LP 33RPM vinyl, Catalogue Number: SAXO-2410, Record cover, Plastic sleeve, 1 vinyl disk. Cover notes, Andrew Porter. Cover photo: Luc Fournol, Jours de France. Maria Callas. Conductor: Georges Petre, Orchestra National de la RTFlp, sound recording, opera, ohm2022, ohm2022_9 -
Robin Boyd FoundationAudio - Recording, Columbia
... Columbia...Audio Recording Columbia ...The Boyds purchased their record player and sound system from Thomas’s in Melbourne. Patricia Boyd (later Davies) was very interested in opera and was later appointed to the Board of the Australian Opera.Captain Kangaroo's "Treasure House". LP 33RPM vinyl, Catalogue Number: CL 678, Cardboard package, 1 Vinyl disc, plastic cover sleeve, no cover notes, printed in USA. Bob Keeshan and Orchestra and Chorus; Music and lyrics by Leo Paris and Lee Herschel, Judith Stephens and Peter Steele.lp, sound recording -
Robin Boyd FoundationAudio - Recording, Columbia
... Columbia...Audio Recording Columbia ...Needle in a Haystack, B Side: I Won't Be the Same Without Her. Single 45 RPM, Catalogue Number: DO-4717, 1 vinyl 45 disk, paper sleeve. The Twilights.sp, sound recording -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, McGowan, Christopher, Rail, Steam and Speed: The "Rocket" & the Birth of Steam Locomotion, 2004
... ...Columbia University Press...Book McGowan, Christopher Columbia University Press ...A history of steam locomotives since the Rocket of 1825 in Britain.index, ill, p.379.non-fictionA history of steam locomotives since the Rocket of 1825 in Britain.steam locomotives - great britain - history, railroad engineers - great britain - history -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph - Mount Robson, J W Allen, 1928-1929
... Locations include Kenya, Kinangop, Naivasha, Elementeita, Lake Nakuru, Njoro, Namibia, Otjihavera, Mt Kenya, Isiolo, Yemen, Aden, Suez, River Jordan, Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, Beersheba, Galilee, Lake Tiberias, Mt Hermon, Canada, Mt Robson, Fraser River Canyon, British Columbia, Merrit, Canford, Alberta, Cardston, Pekisko Creek, Turner Valley, Calgary, Saskatoon, Manitoba, Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Niagara Falls, Quebec, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and St Lawrence River. ...Mount Robson, British Columbia, Canada...The album was found in a clean out at the Great Southern Agricultural Research Institute and donated to the National Wool Museum, along with other related material such as photographs, glass lantern slides and ephemera. world tour sheep graziers photograph canada agriculture british columbia mount robson mt robson Black and white image showing trees, power pole and power lines in the foreground and snow covered mountains in the background. ...This photograph was found loose in the second of three albums compiled and owned by J W Allen, Secretary of New South Wales Grazier's, and is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of sheep 1928-1929. The album contains photographs of travel, sheep, farms, stations, people and landscapes from around the world. Locations include Kenya, Kinangop, Naivasha, Elementeita, Lake Nakuru, Njoro, Namibia, Otjihavera, Mt Kenya, Isiolo, Yemen, Aden, Suez, River Jordan, Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, Beersheba, Galilee, Lake Tiberias, Mt Hermon, Canada, Mt Robson, Fraser River Canyon, British Columbia, Merrit, Canford, Alberta, Cardston, Pekisko Creek, Turner Valley, Calgary, Saskatoon, Manitoba, Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Niagara Falls, Quebec, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and St Lawrence River. Properties depicted include Kenton Estates, Kekopey Ranch, Soysambu Ranch, Larmudiac, SX Ranch, Neilson's Ranch, EP Ranch and CX Ranch. The album was found in a clean out at the Great Southern Agricultural Research Institute and donated to the National Wool Museum, along with other related material such as photographs, glass lantern slides and ephemera.Black and white image showing trees, power pole and power lines in the foreground and snow covered mountains in the background. world tour, sheep, graziers, photograph, canada, agriculture, british columbia, mount robson, mt robson -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageContainer - Pyott's Paper Shopping Bag, c. early 20th-century
... An advertisement for the shop was published on February 9, 1922 in the Ubyssey News (issued Weekly by the Publications Board of the University of British Columbia. It reads: 'We carry one of the largest lines of Indian Burnt Leather Goods, Moccasins and Baskets in the city; also Beads, Purses and Hand Bags; View Books, Post Cards and Novelties of all kinds. ...524 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ...An advertisement for the shop was published on February 9, 1922 in the Ubyssey News (issued Weekly by the Publications Board of the University of British Columbia. It reads: 'We carry one of the largest lines of Indian Burnt Leather Goods, Moccasins and Baskets in the city; also Beads, Purses and Hand Bags; View Books, Post Cards and Novelties of all kinds. ...Pyott's Ltd., was an merchant and novelty shop in Vancouver, Canada during the early-20th century. An advertisement for the shop was published on February 9, 1922 in the Ubyssey News (issued Weekly by the Publications Board of the University of British Columbia. It reads: 'We carry one of the largest lines of Indian Burnt Leather Goods, Moccasins and Baskets in the city; also Beads, Purses and Hand Bags; View Books, Post Cards and Novelties of all kinds. Your inspection invited, 524 Granville St. Vancouver B.C'. History of shopping bags: Before the late 1800s, shopping bags didn’t exist. Shoppers would either carry their goods home in baskets, or have the merchant deliver them to people's homes, until 1852 when Francis Wolle, a schoolteacher in Pennsylvania, invented a machine to produce paper shopping bags. This invention would allow customers to carry items home in disposable paper bags. Soon after, owners of department stores and retailers began to realise that paper shopping bags could be used to help market their brands, and as such custom shopping bags with printed logos became common place. Carrying a shopping bag from certain shops became a type of status symbol for consumers, providing evidence that one was well-off, had good taste, or both. The paper shopping bag is a rare survival of ephemera related to a retail store that existed in Vancouver, Canada during the early-20th century. The arrival of waves of more than ten million migrants by boat is one of the major themes in Australia’s history. The paper shopping bag is representative of personal items purchased for migrant journeys as markers of domesticity, warmth and making oneself at home in a new land that speaks of the transnational lives embedded in threads of migration. A brown paper shopping bag with a printed logo and store information in black inkPyott's, Indian Souvenirs & Novelies. 524 Granville St, Vancouver- B.C. On the reverse side in handwriting: 'Red + dark red beadsshopping bag, marketing, ephemera, pyott's, vancouver, canada, migration, flagstaff hill, merchant -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - Alice McGregor Postcard Collection, 1900 - 1920
... See 1400 Colour image of fish on Cannery Wharf, Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada 4 people overlooking a vast pile of fish. ...Stapleton, Arcade, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Sender - Harold Nation, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada dated Oct 2 '05 ...See 1400 Colour image of fish on Cannery Wharf, Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada 4 people overlooking a vast pile of fish. ...Alice McGREGOR Born: 1908; unknown parents. Possibly adopted by the Salter family? Electoral Roll 1936: Highland Terrace Kangaroo Flat. Alice Mary Salter and William Robert Salter living together; presumed to be sister and brother. William Robert Salter was killed in a MVA in Bendigo in 1937 aged 26. In Victoria in 1938, Alice Mary Salter married James Thomas McGregor (born Victoria 1917, died Victoria 1983, buried Fawkner Cemetery) Lived: 1968; 22 Wade Street Golden Square Alice McGregor Died: 1999 aged 91 at Anne Caudle Centre, Bendigo Buried: Kangaroo Flat Cemetery See additional research. Postcard Album of Alice McGregor contained 86 post cards.Postcard Album of Alice McGregor containing 86 post cards. See 1400 Colour image of fish on Cannery Wharf, Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada 4 people overlooking a vast pile of fish. Wharf in background Addressed to Miss A. Stapleton, Arcade, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Sender - Harold Nation, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada dated Oct 2 '05 postcard, collector, alice mcgregor -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionFire Finder
... The unique design was first developed by the British Columbia Forest Service (BCFS) in the early 1950s. ...British Columbia Forest Service. Model 62A. Serial Number 6308....Bushfire British Columbia Forest Service. Model 62A. Serial Number 6308. ...Victoria once had well over one hundred fire lookouts and firetowers. Fire lookouts, or observation posts, were often just a clearing on a hill or a vantage point, whereas firetowers were definite structures. Many were established by the Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) in the 1920s, but the network was expanded rapidly in response to recommendations of the Stretton Royal Commission after the 1939 Black Friday bushfires. When a fire or smoke was spotted from the tower a bearing was taken with the alidade and radioed or telephoned into the district office. It was then cross referenced with bearings from other towers on a large wall map to give a "fix" on the fire location. Alidades and telescopes were used in the post war period but were replaced with a much simpler map table and reference string suspended from the centre of the tower cabin. This "Fire Finder" was used in Canadian fire towers to identify the location of wildfires. The unique design was first developed by the British Columbia Forest Service (BCFS) in the early 1950s. Close examination of the map indicates that this particular Fire Finder may have been once used at Bluejoint Mountain lookout in Granby Provincial Park. This Fire Finder was a gift to Barry (Rocky) Marsden from the British Columbia Forest Service in the late 1980s in recognition of the close relationships that had been forged with the staff at the Altona Workshops over many decades. Fire Finders were originally painted black but this one was repainted green after it arrived at Altona. The BC Forest Service had a large facility where they manufactured Fire Finders and many other items of equipment, but in the 1980s it was shut down. Heavy cast iron circular object with a paper topographic map mounted on it. The metal dial and ruler works similar to a compass. The sight tube is used to determine the bearing and elevation of the fire on the map. This Fire Finder also sometimes known as an Alidade. Its a different design from the Osborne Fire Finder widely used in North American fire lookouts from the 1920s. British Columbia Forest Service. Model 62A. Serial Number 6308.bushfire -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionFire Finder
... The unique design was first developed by the British Columbia Forest Service (BCFS) in the early 1950s. ...British Columbia Forest Service. Model 62A. Serial Number 6308....Bushfire British Columbia Forest Service. Model 62A. Serial Number 6308. ...Victoria once had well over one hundred fire lookouts and firetowers. Fire lookouts, or observation posts, were often just a clearing on a hill or a vantage point, whereas firetowers were definite structures. Many were established by the Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) in the 1920s, but the network was expanded rapidly in response to recommendations of the Stretton Royal Commission after the 1939 Black Friday bushfires. When a fire or smoke was spotted from the tower a bearing was taken with the alidade and radioed or telephoned into the district office. It was then cross referenced with bearings from other towers on a large wall map to give a "fix" on the fire location. Alidades and telescopes were used in the post war period but were replaced with a much simpler map table and reference string suspended from the centre of the tower cabin. This "Fire Finder" was used in Canadian fire towers to identify the location of wildfires. The unique design was first developed by the British Columbia Forest Service (BCFS) in the early 1950s. Close examination of the map indicates that this particular Fire Finder may have been once used at Bluejoint Mountain lookout in Granby Provincial Park. This Fire Finder was a gift to Barry (Rocky) Marsden from the British Columbia Forest Service in the late 1980s in recognition of the close relationships that had been forged with the staff at the Altona Workshops over many decades. Fire Finders were originally painted black but this one was repainted green after it arrived at Altona. The BC Forest Service had a large facility where they manufactured Fire Finders and many other items of equipment, but in the 1980s it was shut down. Heavy cast iron circular object with a paper topographic map mounted on it. The metal dial and ruler works similar to a compass. The sight tube is used to determine the bearing and elevation of the fire on the map. This Fire Finder also sometimes known as an Alidade. Its a different design from the Osborne Fire Finder widely used in North American fire lookouts from the 1920s. British Columbia Forest Service. Model 62A. Serial Number 6308.bushfire -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Audio - 45 R.P.M. Record, c 1950's
... Columbia...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne Owned - purchased and played by Barbara Gardiner 1950's musical instruments accessories Columbia Circular record 45 R.P.M. Frank Sinatra. ...Owned - purchased and played by Barbara Gardiner 1950'sCircular record 45 R.P.M. Frank Sinatra. Four songs with orchestral accompaniment.|Stormy weather|September Song|My Blue Heaven|Ol' man RiverColumbiamusical instruments, accessories -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaPlaque - Wall Plaque, Lightkeepers of the Mission to Seamen, c.1950
... Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...The Lightkeepers Auxiliary was also active with the Mission in Williamstown where they helped raised the funds to set up the new mission in the E,S & A Bank in 1943 which was furnished thanks to the High Commission of Canada. wooden platter mission flags nora o'connor lightkeepers' auxiliary lightkeeper overseas missions vancouver canada british columbia mission to seamen indigo ink stamp : hand painted (1st word almost indecipherable) Circular , varnished wooden tray or plaque with beaded edge froming 'lip". ...Original owner Nora O’Connor the donor’s adopted aunt, migrated to Canada during WW2 and also worked as volunteer at the Vancouver Mission to Seamen where she met her husband Edward O’Connor who later migrated to Australia. NB Lightkeeper membership category across many of the Missions globally, was usually reserved for women busy as home-makers with children and also as a Junior membership category for children.The platter was accompanied by other materials from the Vancouver club of Senior Light keepers and together the material provides a parallel insight and reference to this group. It also provides a historical link within the worldwide network that is now recognised as the Mission to Seafarers. The Lightkeepers Auxiliary was also active with the Mission in Williamstown where they helped raised the funds to set up the new mission in the E,S & A Bank in 1943 which was furnished thanks to the High Commission of Canada.Circular , varnished wooden tray or plaque with beaded edge froming 'lip". Oval hand painted design of two flags on flag pole, one yellow hoist above blue flag with horizontal white stripe across centre, on a ground of turquoise green. U.C. Lettering in gilt around edge of design (see title). On verso, ink stamp plus an old hanging metal wire.indigo ink stamp : hand painted (1st word almost indecipherable)wooden platter, mission flags, nora o'connor, lightkeepers' auxiliary, lightkeeper, overseas missions, vancouver, canada, british columbia, mission to seamen -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyContainer - Box, Standard Rosin Types, Department of Agriculture, USA, c. 1920
... Washington, District of Columbia, USA ...Linen-like moss green box containing 12 cubes of different types of rosin. Each cube wrapped in cream paper. Colours range from pale to dark amber. Letters on top in vertical rows (D, E, F, G, H, I,, K,M, N, WG, WW, X)"Standard Rosin types"industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, m king harris, the savanah board of trade -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, In Memoriam William Crooks J.P, n.d
... Interested in agriculture when living in British Columbia....Interested in agriculture when living in British Columbia....Interested in agriculture when living in British Columbia. In Memoriam William Crooks J.P. Document Document ...Extracts from a small publication in possession of Peter Meyer -Extracts from a small publication in possession of Peter Meyer - In Memoriam of William Crooks J.P. of Vermont. - Farewell message to friends. Born 1841 Edinburgh, died 1913 at Vermont. Arrived in Australia 1852. Interested in youth welfare. Interested in agriculture when living in British Columbia.Extracts from a small publication in possession of Peter Meyer -crooks, william, mount pleasant methodist church, nicholson, joseph (rev), british columbia, south australia, mornington, uplands, vermont -
Mont De LanceyGramophone, Circa 1928
... Viva-Tonal Grafonola Columbia...Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley-and-dandenong-ranges gramophones Viva-Tonal Grafonola Columbia Portable gramophone in black wooden box, with a hinged lid, winding handle, speed control, pull-out needle arm, and 3 vinyl records Gramophone ...Portable gramophone in black wooden box, with a hinged lid, winding handle, speed control, pull-out needle arm, and 3 vinyl recordsViva-Tonal Grafonola Columbiagramophones -
Stawell Historical Society IncMemorabilia - Realia
... Columbia 'Talkie' Gramophone Needles (one tin of)...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Stawell Columbia 'Talkie' Gramophone Needles (one tin of) Memorabilia Realia ...Columbia 'Talkie' Gramophone Needles (one tin of)stawell -
Clunes MuseumEquipment - CARBON PAPER
... Columbia Commander Patent No. 201748 Columbia Ribbon & Carbon Co. ...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street enter building through Collins Place Clunes goldfields Used for making one or more copies simultaneously with the creation of an original document using either ballpoint pen or typewriter Carbon Paper COPYING Columbia Commander Patent No. 201748 Columbia Ribbon & Carbon Co. ...Used for making one or more copies simultaneously with the creation of an original document using either ballpoint pen or typewriterFoolscap sheets of carbon paperColumbia Commander Patent No. 201748 Columbia Ribbon & Carbon Co. (Aust), Copperplate, Standard Weight Guaranteed Letter Perfectcarbon paper, copying -
Orbost & District Historical Societyrecord cover, 1950's - 1960's
... It has purple print - Recorded by Columbia Records A Division of Columbia Broadcasting System Inc USA. ...It has purple print - Recorded by Columbia Records A Division of Columbia Broadcasting System Inc USA. ...Coronet was a record label in Australia, based in Sydney. It operated from the early 1950s until around 1962 and was recognizable by its octagonal label.The phonograph disc record was the primary medium used for music reproduction until late in the 20th century, replacing the phonograph cylinder record—with which it had co-existed from the late 1880s through to the late 1920s. Records retained the largest market share even when new formats such as compact cassette were mass-marketed. By the late 1980s, digital media, in the form of the compact disc, had gained a larger market share, and the vinyl record left the mainstream in 1991. This record sleeve/jacket is an example of a music media not commonly used in the 21st century.A cream coloured paper sleeve for a CBS Coronet record 78. It has purple print - Recorded by Columbia Records A Division of Columbia Broadcasting System Inc USA. It lists the records available from Coronet.phonograph-record-sleeve coronet columbia -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Leisure object - Phonograph Sleeves
... 15 - Edison sleeves } All containing phonogram cylinders 3 - Columbia sleeves }...Music Phonograpg Innes Robert Colombia Edison 15 - Edison sleeves } All containing phonogram cylinders 3 - Columbia sleeves } Leisure object Phonograph Sleeves ...Cylinder used on phonograph machine to listen to music.15 - Edison sleeves } All containing phonogram cylinders 3 - Columbia sleeves }music, phonograpg, innes robert, colombia, edison -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Tourism Canada, Tall Ships Sail the Pacific, 1778-1978
... A full colour 35 page book on British Columbia, Canada and the history of its discovery....This book was issued for the bicentenary of the discovery of Canada by Captain James Cook RN. captain james cook canada british colombia simon fraser alexander mckenzie captain george vancouver sailing ships Nil A full colour 35 page book on British Columbia, Canada and the history of its discovery. ...Records the discovery of Canada by James Cook in 1778. Also later efforts of explorers in opening up the interior of the country.This book was issued for the bicentenary of the discovery of Canada by Captain James Cook RN.A full colour 35 page book on British Columbia, Canada and the history of its discovery.Nilcaptain james cook, canada, british colombia, simon fraser, alexander mckenzie, captain george vancouver, sailing ships
