The two glass water containers/bottles are thought to have been used in railway passenger trains in the c. 1900s. The Wodonga train line and train station opened in November 1873 when the section of the line from Wangaratta to Wodonga was completed. The expansion of Victorian Railways to the northeast of Victoria occurred after the Victorian Government took over the railways in 1867 and the trains serviced large towns such as Seymour, Wangaratta and Wodonga, as well as smaller towns along the way.The two glass water containers/bottles have historic significance as examples of the equipment used in passenger trains in Australia in the c. 1900s.Two clear glass water containers/bottles with a narrow neck and flaring body, which were used in railway passenger trains c. 1900s. The slightly taller water container/bottle has a metal chain around the neck." c / NSW / TD" on the base of the taller water container.railways water containers, passenger train water containers, passenger trains water bottles, glass water bottles, railway equipment

.1) Water bottle, metal, blue colour, slightly curved kidney shaped with cork stopper. .2) Bottle holder, brown leather consisting of 3 straps around with 2 metal rings at top with a shoulder strap attached, adjustable and a canvas webbing shoulder piece.containers water, bottles, webbing

Water bottle, kidney shape, plastic, green colour with attached screw on lid, on on side and base raised lettering and numbering.On one side,”For Water only, do not apply to open flame or burner plate. Under neath, “ BMW 1989 (arrow up) 8465 - 66 - 086 - 8349”containers, water, military,

Refer Reg No's 3006 & 3008. Item issued to Peter Ball 3796117, refer Cat No 4704Water bottle carrier, green colour, webbing & water proof material, felt lined, has 2 press stud flaps to close around the bottle, rear has 2 sorts of metal keepers for attachment to webbing belt.P BALLcontainers, water bottle, military

.1), .2) & .3) Water bottle pouches, green webbing & waterproof material, felt lined inside. Each have two folds for closure, metal press studs, metal clips on rear for attachment to belt..1) “Conlons 1968” Written: “YOUNG” .2) “Gunnourie A410603”military equipment - army, containers, carrier, water bottle

Glass and silver soda syphonBoon Spa Pty. Ltd. Melbournebottles, containers, carbonated water

From the home of Mrs. Nell Sebire. Second wife of Thomas.Double globular bulged glass soda siphon covered in metal netting and inscribed metal (silver plated) tap dispenser on top. "Veritable Seltzogene D. Fevre Paris Marque Depster S" inscribed around metal piece.bottles, containers, carbonated water

.1), .2) & .3) Water bottles, plastic, screw top lids attached to the bottle. .1), .2) Green colour. .3) Greyish colour with green screw on lid..1) “V1968 [up arrow] 8465-71-108-8703” .2) “ACMIL 1982 [up arrow] 8465-66--86-6349” .3) “US 1964 APC”military equipment - army, containers - drink consumption, water, bottle

Boer War 1899 - 1900 Army issue water bottle. A variety of water bottle designs were used during the South African War & a member of the 4th Victorian Imperial Bushman carried this bottle.Water bottle. blue coloured, round, cork attached by metal chain, hanging leather strap & metal buckle.containers, military equipment - water, passchendaele barracks trust

3 x water bottles:- 1. Silver Sunrise stainless Pat Appn 6368/42 water bottle with handle. 2. Silver Tower water bottle. 3. Pottery, Erwen Lucac Bols Het Lootsje Amsterdam - Tolley's Brandy water bottle.water containers

The plastic green 1.5 litre water container is enclosed inside a fitted outer carrier. The water bottle has a secure screw lid, this combination is missing the universal mess canteen.1. Plastic bottle, “FOR WATER ONLY DO NOT APPLY CANTEEN TO OPEN FLAME OR BURNER PLATES” “HCMIL 1981^ 8465-66-086-8349” passchendaele barracks trust, water bottle, outer carrier

The plastic green 1,5 litre water container is enclosed inside the stainless steel universal mess canteen. The water bottle has a secure screw lid, this combination is missing the outer carrier.1. "FOR WATER ONLY DO NOT APPLY CANTEEN TO OPEN FLAME OR BURNER PLATES" “BMW 1989^ 8465-66-086-8349. RATGMFORD?” 2. “STOKES AUSTRALASIA 8465-66-068-5567 1986^”passchendaele barracks trust, water bottle, canteen

Circa 1920s petrol driven cross saw. It was mainly used cross cutting felled logs The Land on which the Menzies Creek railway station and Museum are built on was once apart of James Hermon's & his son William Hermon's property on which this Drag Saw was used. reference : Jinkers and Whims: A Pictorial History of Timber-Getting By Jack BradshawHistoric - Industrial Timber working petrol driven cross saw - Drag SawLarge, mechanical saw mounted on a steel shaft connected to tin fuel and water containers. The machine has two large spoked wheels, a rotating Crankshaft and an extended arm/rod attached to a crank and flywheel.New Record puffing billy, drag saw, timber cutting, early mechanical equipment, james hermon & sons, menzies creek, 1920s

From c1950s electrical irons were used. The thermostatic iron followed the electric iron used with a container that enabled water to be sprayed onto the cloth. Damp cloth was more easily pressed. This thermostatic electric iron was one of the early models.This iron was used by residents of the Kiewa Valley including those living at Mt Beauty where there was electricity and an SEC shop from c1950.This is a "General Electric" iron. It has a steel base with a chrome upper and black plastic handle. It is thermostatically controlled with water spray. The electric cord is permanently attached, at right angels, to the handle base. A red button activates the water spray when pushed. A white button slides to enable fabric selection. A metal hole in the front of the handle is used to fill the iron with water.General Electric; Wash and Wear / Wool / Cot / Lin; Australian General Electric Appliances Pty Ltd.; Notting Hill Victoria. 1100 Wats 240 Volts AC only. V/A2F Cat. No. 10 FS10iron;, electrical appliance, laundry, domestic, pressing clothes

Standard issue to soldiers serving in WW1.This canteen was carried by Laurence Stoneman’s great uncle during his service, WW1.Lidded metal water container, covered in felt faded fabric. Leather shoulder strap broken. Lid removed is a small cup with ring handle. Leather around canteen intact. Lid looped through leather strap. There are no markings or inscriptions visible.ww1, canteen, water bottle

Black & white photo of two Australian soldiers wearing slouch hats behind a Vickers M6 gun on a large tripod with water container & ammunition boxes beside it. The small photo has been printed on larger photo paper.photography-photographs, military history-army, arms-ordnance, vickers

Iron fountain used on open fires etc. Donated by Mrs Norah Osborne, wife of Bruce , principal of High School. Early homes often had an open fire containing a fountain, buckets and kettles that hung from a hook in the fireplace. These containers supplied hot water for cooking, washing and cups of tea. Fountain was placed on hob until needed and then hung over fire.This kettle is an example of a common domestic item used in early Orbost before electricity was widespread.Large black iron fountain with swing handle and hook for using over a fire. Large brass tap and handle. Lid - Clark & Co * 4 Galls. Bottom - Clark & Co - 4 Gallons FINEST QUALITY T & C CLARK & COcooking domestic kettle fountain-iron ironware

This type of cast iron kettle was used by pioneer families, mainly rural in the early 1900's upon open fires. It provided a source of boiling water, in or mainly outside the kitchen of homesteads. Early homes often had an open fire containing a fountain, buckets and kettles that hung from a hook in the fireplace. These containers supplied hot water for cooking, washing and cups of tea. The fountain was placed on hob until needed and then hung over fire.This water fountain would have been used by early settlers in Orbost before the connection of electricity.A large cast iron water fountain. It has a hook on the curved swinging handle and a tap at the front. This large cast iron camp pot or cauldron has a long tap connection located at the bottom end at the front. The tap has a simple control swivel at the end to control the water flow.On lid 1934.1 - 3 to 4 On base 1934.2 - A. Kenrick & Sons 4 Gallskettle cast-iron kenrick domestic kitchen

Ceramic hot water bottles were common in the 19th and early 20th centuries. As well as filling hot water containers to warm your bed, you could buy earthenware bottles to use as foot warmers or hand warmers too. Earlier foot warmers used to hold hot coals, or glowing wood, not warm water. In the same way, traditional bed warmers filled with embers were once more usual than hot water bottles.Ceramic foot warmer glazed in cream with a decoration of lattice and pink roses.Maker stamp on base: "The Mecca Foot Warmer / Made in finest English Ivory Ware / Reg. No. 571373 / No sharp corners / Warming Pan / Stone-Trent Englandfoot warmer, household item, bedroom item

Estimated date when used 1950'sTeapot holder for travelling made with yellow, flower patterned, vinyl material covering and thickly padded red striped felt lining has cavity to fit teapot or hot water container. Gold metal trim around opening with loops on metal handle to rest two gold balls on other side when holder is closed - similar to a large purse. Red vinyl base has four gold metal balls on corners.teapot, carrier

Hand operated washing machine - plunger type - a central cone plunger attached to a fulcrum point (adjustable in height) on side with a long arm. Depth of plunger action also adjustable. All mounted on a three leg frame. Container is slightly coned shaped at bottom and has a drain tap at bottom for emptying water. Container can also be lifted off. Provision made for attachment of a wringer (this could be a later modification). Plunger is approx 37cm in diameter and has four 1.5cm holes for water to be forced through. Unit is galvanised steel but frame appears to have been painted with 'Silverfros'.On Side of container - 'The Zwar' VACUUM Washing Machine Patent No 2089/31domestic items, laundering

This horse trough is the only survivor of the two troughs originally installed in Raglan Parade, Warrnambool, in 1932. It was later moved to the Pony Club at Albert Part, near the north corner of Coulstock and Craig Streets. Over the time there its purpose was changed from a horse watering trough to a colourful garden bed of agapanthus plants. By February 2013 the horse trough had been transferred to Flagstaff Hill for display in the Maritime Village’s grounds. This trough is one of hundreds provided by the Annis and George Bills Estate Trust since 1927 for the welfare of working horses and dogs. The original concrete cap over the small compartment is still retained. There are also markings on the right side of the trough where it probably had a birdbath, tap or a dish for the horseman’s dog, similar to other troughs donated elsewhere by the Trust. Less than half of the troughs produced for the Annis and George Bills Trust still survive. In 2017 Felicity Watson, National Trust Victoria’s advocacy manager, said that the troughs were treasures and becoming rare, with more than a dozen across Victoria now being heritage protected. ABOUT ANNIS AND GEORGE BILLS The 1927 Will of George Bills included setting up the Annis and George Bills Estate Trust, which provided for hundreds of horse troughs to be supplied and installed throughout Australia, Britain, USA and other parts of the world for the welfare of horses. Town and city councils could apply to the Trustees for a horse trough for their communities. George “Joe” Bills was born in Brighton, England, in 1859. The family migrated first to New Zealand then to Australia in 1873, settling in the Echuca-Moama district. George moved to Brisbane in 1882 where he met Annis Swann, formerly from Sheffield. Both were animal lovers. George and Annis married 1885 and moved to Sydney to join George’s brother Henry in his mattress wire weaving business, later known as the Bills Brothers. They patented their own machine in 1893 and the business became very profitable. George was able to donate to charities that supported his passion to improve animal welfare. He and Annis joined the Victorian Society for the Protection of Animals and in 1924 George received a Life Membership with the RSPCA. George retired in 1908. The couple moved to Hawthorn, Victoria, in 1910, where they donated troughs for the work horses of Melbourne. During a visit to England Annis passed away. In 1927 George moved from Hawthorn to Camberwell, where he passed away at the end of that year. George had requested in his Will that a trust fund be set up from his estate "…construct and erect and pay for horse troughs wherever they may be of the opinion that such horse troughs are desirable for the relief of horses and other dumb animals either in Australasia, in the British Islands or in any other part of the world subject to the consent of the proper authorities being obtained." The troughs were to bear a plaque inscribed “Donated by Annis and George Bills, Australia”. In 1927 the cost to make a trough was about £13 (which converts to about $1079 in 2020 ), plus transport and installation costs. Most of the troughs were installed between 1930 and 1939 in Victoria and New South Wales. It is estimated that over that time around 500-700 Bills Horse Troughs were installed in Australia and another 50 overseas. Most of the troughs made in Victoria had three moulded front panels like this trough, and no panels moulded on the rear, whereas troughs made in NSW had four panels on the front and five on the back. Victorian troughs were made by a Bills’ relative, J H Phillips. Later, other manufactures for the Trust’s troughs included Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd, in Auburn Road, Hawthorn, Victoria, who produced to the same original design. No further troughs produced after the end of World War II. A memorial to Annis and George Bills was first erected in Hawthorn in 1929. It included a drinking fountain and a dog dish. Its current location is unknown. In 1964 the George Bills RSPCA Resource Centre opened in Burwood East. This Bills horse trough is nationally significant as one of the surviving examples of the standard Bills memorial horse troughs that still has its compartment cap and evidence of it once having had attached fittings, possibly for a birdbath or dog dish. This trough has State historical significance for being produced in the early 1930s by a business in Hawthorn, Victoria. This example of a Bills horse trough is significant for being in comparatively good condition. The trough is locally significant for being the sole survivor of the two Bills horse troughs installed in the City of Warrnambool in 1932, originally installed on Raglan Parade and continued to be used in the community at the Pony Club, then finally transferred to its current location at Flagstaff Hill by early 2013. It is culturally significant as it represents the community’s dependence on horses for travel and transportation previous to motorised vehicles. It is morally significant as a generous gift from a couple concerned with the welfare of animals.Horse trough; a long narrow rectangular container used for storing water. Trough is made from pre-cast concrete with one large open compartment and a small covered compartment. The base of the small compartment is raised slightly above the base of the trough and is covered by a removable concrete cap. The design of the front of the trough includes three panels moulded into it that align with the shape of the back pediment (panel). The pediment is shaped with side arcs that step up to a wide centre arc. A rectangular concrete plaque is cast into the centre of the pediment and is engraved with the names of the original donors, Annis and George Bills. The trough was made in Hawthorn, Victoria, by J H Phillips circa 1932. “DONATED BY / ANNIS & GEORGE BILLS / AUSTRALIA”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, annis and george bills, bills trust, j h phillips, rocla concrete pipes ltd, hawthorn, water trough, watering trough, horse trough, animal welfare, bills horse trough

A series of sixty one articles written by Leighton Rawlings and published in the Bendigo Weekly between 2000 and 2003. Each article details a collectable item and its history. Each article includes a photograph. The articles are stored in a white vinyl covered two ring A5 folder. Index below. Collectors” Corner Number Article Name Date 1. Miner’s Food Tins 21/2/2003 2. Bendigo Girls High School Jubilee Magazine 28/03/2003 3. Bendigo’s Juvenile & Industrial Exhibition 28/02/2003 4. Bendigo’s 59TH Grand Spring Show Program 7/03/2003 5. Bendigo’s Mayfair Distributors 9/08/2002 6. Celebration of Bendigo’s 1951 Gold Centenary 31/01/2003 7. Souvenir of American Naval Visit to Bendigo 6/09/2002 8. Back Seat Driver’s Licence 4/04/2003 9. Antique Shearing Documents 19/07/2002 10. Angus Mackay’s Top Hat and Exquisite Hat Case 2/08/2002 11. Early Morse Code Key Set 9/02/2001 12. Antique Produce Weighing Scales 16/02/2001 13. Bendigo Aerated Water Containers 14. Bendigo’s “Poppet Head” Bottle 14/12/2001 15. 1901 Federal Parliament Medallion 18/05/2001 16. Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medallion 1/06/2001 17. Prince of Wales Visit to Eaglehawk 8/06/2001 18. The Beehive Store Sales Docket 15/06/2001 19. Australia’s First Newspaper 22/06/2001 20. Australia’s First Newspaper 29/06/2001 21. Bendigo City Jubilee Ball 6/07/2001 22. Bendigo’s Busy Red Emporium 1 3/07/2001 23. “Saintly” Memorabillia (sic) of a Bygone Era 20/07/2002 24. Historical Bendigo Lodge Certificate 28/09/2001 25. Bendigo Agricultural Show 19/10/2001 26. Victorian Railway’s Smoke Social Invitation 5/10/2001 27. Early Award Medallions 6/03/1998 28. Home Delivery Grocer 26/10/2001 29. Swimming Proficiency Medallion 9/11/2001 30. 1950’s Road Travel Ticket Collection 27/07/2001 31. Glover’s Soft Drink Bottle 3/08/2001 32. Antique Leggo’s Bottles 10/08/2001 33. Collectable Documents 17/08/2001 34. Broadcast Listener’s Licence 31/08/2001 35. Antique Board Game 7/09/2001 36. Century Old Memorabilia Returns to Sacred Heart Cathedral 30/11/2001 37. California Hill Methodist Church Memorabilia 21/12/2001 38. Goldfield Wax Matched Tin Box 4/01/2002 39. Memorabilia of a Bendigo Lodge Member Nov 2001 40. Eaglehawk General Store Memorabilia Nov 2001 41. Bendigo’s Rescue Home Memorabilia 18/01/2002 42. Automobile Parts House Memorabilia 11/01/2002 43. Antique Insurance Certificates 1/02/2002 44. The Universal Self Instructor 8/02/2002 45. Automobile Parts House Memorabilia – Part 2 15/02/2002 46. Miner’s Hard Hat 1/03/2002 47. Antique Bendigo Medicine Bottle 8/03/2002 48. British Prime Ministers Visit Memorabilia 22/03/02 49. Bendigo’s Sun Newspaper 28/3/2002 50. Bendigo Grocer’s Memorabilia 5/04/2002 51. The Universal Self Instructor 52. Gold Mining Company Documents 31/05/2002 53. Bendigo Motoring Memorabilia 17/05/2002 54. Bendigo Carriage to Motoring Memorabilia 24/05/2002 55. Bendigo Easter Fair and Grand National Show Medals 13/09/2002 56. Official Trades Union Directory 1949 27/09/2002 57. The 1889 Pickles & Sons Challenge Cup 4/10/2002 58. Chico Roll goes “Gold” 21/12/2001 59. What’s It Worth by Ken Arnold. Money Box 28/09/2001 60. What’s It Worth by Ken Arnold. Bottle 5/10/2001 61. What’s It Worth by Ken Arnold. Jar 10/01/2003collectables, leighton rawlings

This butter cooler was used in households to prevent butter from melting in the warmer weather. Ice would have been used in the butter container. The top of the container is domed, indicating the shape of the butter at that time (late 19th century). This butter cooler would have been a costly item and would have graced the dining table of a family that had considerable means. It would have been used on a dining table even after the invention of refrigeration in the 1880s as the eating rooms would have had little or no cooling mechanisms in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This butter cooler has no known local provenance but it is a very attractive item and is retained as a good example of a household item no longer in use. It will be very useful for display.This is a silver butter cooler with a circular base with an ornamented edge. The base has a stem holding two highly ornamented arms branching out from the sides. These arms hold an oval container which has a chased silver base and an overhanging chased silver top. Inside the container is the space to hold ice or cold water. On top of the inside of the container sits a small round lid which holds the butter and the ice. The lid has several small holes for the ice water to drain underneath. The base of this lid is impressed with moulded fruit and leaves. The oval container has an over-arching handle attached. This is highly ornamented in fretwork. The sides of the container have two projecting pieces for holding the butter cooler and two other smaller projecting pieces with chains attached for hanging the object. One of these pieces has an oval holder for turning the hinged top of the container to close the container. This top has a chased silver patterning on its top. When the lid is closed the container adapts to a globe or egg shape.‘Made and Guaranteed by Meriden B. Company 5085 U.S.A. household items, history of warrnambool, silver butter cooler

Used in the printing process in the later part of the 19th Century.Used in the printing industryCream fluted bowl shaped item. Ceramic. Top has large split in middle with two smaller openings at either end.Registered copying press water well 4409 in black lettering on top surfacewarrnambool, water well, printing

The making of cordials and aerated waters was an important industry in Warrnambool from the time of the first settlement up to the 1980s. John Fletcher succeeded John Davis in Koroit Street in 1885 and manufactured aerated waters, soda, lithia, tonic waters, lemonade, ginger ale, hop beer, hop bitters, sarsparilla and cordials. He sold to Ralph Reeves in 1930 and the business continued until the 1908s under the name of Reeves. Warrnambool cordial bottles are of considerable significance as examples of an important local industry now gone. The Fletcher business was a well-known business in Warrnambool for 45 years.This is a small size plain glass bottle manufactured for liquids sold commercially.On side of bottle ‘John Fletcher Warrnambool’ ‘Trade Mark’ with incision of symbol showing a crown with a Maltese Cross and three fleurs-de-lys. Near the base of the bottle is the wording ‘This bottle is the property of John Fletcher Warrnambool & cannot be legally used by others’. On base: ‘M 942, M, A.G.M.’wa, warrnambool,fletcher bottle, fletchers cordials warrnambool, fletcher's aerated water, marble bottle,

Part of the KEVIN JOHN HERDMAN, No. 397661 Collection. See Cat No. 5942P for details of his service record.1. Metal container with black painted lid with two labelled, cylindrical glass vials containing water sterilizing tablets. Directions for use printed on the inside of the lid. 2. Contains blue tablets. 3. Contains cream coloured tablets.1. Printed in white on lid: "STERILIZING OUTFIT, FOR USE WITH WATER BOTTLES (KEEP DRY). 2. Printed on label: THIO TABLETS. 3. Printed on label: 'STERILIZING TABLETS, CRUSH TABLET BEFORE USE, Water bottle must be emptied before refilling."accessory, sterilizing outfit, water sterilization, kevin john herdman