The Deer Park ICI Employees Housing Estate was built in stages from the 1920s to the 1950s to house workers and managers of the Nobel/ICI explosives and chemical works. It is now recognised as a State‑significant company town precinct for its rare surviving examples of employer‑built housing in Victoria. When Nobel merged into ICIANZ (Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand) in 1928, the company expanded the housing program. Sassella Park, centre left was sold to the Shire of Braybrook by Mr. Antonio Sassella in 1925. In December 1929, Sassella Park officially opened as a sports ground, thus Sassella Park predating the ICI housing estate expansion, the post‑war suburban development and the 1950s–60s civic infrastructure boom throughout Deer Park.This photograph captures one of the few purpose‑built industrial housing estates in Victoria. ICI deliberately built a company‑town layout with , Recreation Reserve, Deer Park Hall, the Hunt Club Hotel was used as an ICI training Centre, Social Club and Community Facilities.The factories and Employee's houses connected with these works cover an area of 1 1/2 square milesdumfries street, station road, kynoch street, welwyn parade, downes way, irvine street, slough street, milbank drive, huddersfield road, sassella park, sassella park caretakers house, ici, kororoit creek, deer park

Mathematic book used in Victorian programme of instuction.Grey card cover with black border and print diamond shaped design two thirds of the way down the coverFederal Mathematics for Grade VIII. Edited by J. McRae, M.A. Inspector of Schools, Victoria Specially written to meet the requirements of the New Victorian Programme of Instruction. Melbourne: Christchurch: Wellington: Dunedin N.Z. & London Whitcombe & Tombs Limited 1/6 Inside: Theresa Euphemia Cummingstawell education

Glasswear belonged to donor's grandmotherGlass bowl. Fine scalloped edge, clear to half way down. Embossed ring around and star design.glass technology, glassware

Phonograph record, black shellac, no cover. Green "Zonophone" label. The Twin record company. Side A: Down Texas Way, Side B: You Remember a Place Called Home. Sung by Mr Herbert Payne.Reference No. X - 3 - 42865. Serial No. 1827

Hardcover book, 287 pages. Front cover of book has a colour image of a woman wearing a brown suit standing at the top of a set of stairs leading to the front door of a building.fictionStory about 3 women running a guest house.joan kennedy, fiction

The two articles are about Lake Wendouree, the first relates to the Lake as a major wildlife habitat and the second to the development of the Lake.Not only are there details of the Lake as a wildlife habitat, there is a detailed chronology and history of developments on and around Lake Wendouree.1 page of the Courier newspaper (p.5) with 2 major headings and a " Lake Timeline", 1/2 way down the page.Nonejohn garner, doctor john garner, ballarat botanic gardens, friends of ballarat botanical gardens, lake wendouree, wildlife habitat, yuille's swamp, ducks, grebes, native aquatic plants, white ibis, silver gull, possums, native water rats, history of lake wendouree., john garner collection, gardens, ballarat

A transcribed copy of a letter from an Australian Nursing Sister, Miss Douglas, back home to her family in 1918. The letter details her experience in travelling to London to be awarded the Royal Red Cross from the King. It provides great detail on her journey, her experience of the day, and her impressions of Buckingham Palace, as well as the people she encountered on her day out. Black typed print on white paper with a small hand-drawn illustration two-thirds of the way down the page on the left side.'COPY 1' [Handwritten in black ink in the top right corners of both pages]australian army nursing service, royal red cross, miss douglas, ww1, wwi, world war 1914-1918

Rosalind Park, path leading down from the top to the drinking fountain half way down the hill, on the View St. side of park.slide, bendigo, rosalind park

Silver. Two handles curve higher than the rim of the cup. A set of four grooves about one third of the way down the cup. Base is registration no 00010.1 FISKEN CUP / WON BY / YENDON S.S. NO.719yendon state school, yendon public school, fisken cup, school sports, sports trophy

.1 INVITATION, BLUE PAPER, PERFORATED 2/3 WAY DOWN FOR REPLY FOR REUNION NOV 14-21 1925 .2 PROGRAMME CREAM PAPER DETAILS OF ACTIVITIES'BACK TO CLUNES' REUNION NOV 14 TO 21 1925reunion 1925 clunes programme, reunion 1925 clunes invitation

Used in the 19th century.A solid steel rectangular wedge fluted three quarters of the way down on both faces, used with a maul to split logs and timber, particularly hardwoods. It was used in the 19th Century.splitting wedges, steel, wood splitting wedges, woodworking tools

The Burlington Studios were in the Wertheim Buildings, 294 Bourke Street, Melbourne (now the Bourke Street Mall). The photo would have been taken circa 1915. WW1 picture of (Jack McIntyre) J.L. McIntyre; REG. No. 3591; 58th. BATT. 1st A.I.F Foundation Member Lara R.S.L. 1890 - 1990 well documented history and service record.Carboard with wax paper over framed pictureOn front side, half way down are the words The Burlington Melbourne and below this is an embossed picture of a female upper torso. On the rear in pen are the words J.L. J.McIntyre (Jack) 45 Walkers Road Lara.

Phonograph record, black shellac, no cover, with red "Edison Bell Winner Record" label. Side A: Way Down Home. Side B: Mamma's Gone Young, Papa's Gone Old. Walter Miller.Reference No 4586

Printed form on light green paper. Hand written information added in pen.Signed: Charles Tynan, Secretary Date 22nd Oct 1895 Set of initials at top left side Set of initials half way down left side Official seal - Education Department Victoriabendigo state school, albert steane, charles tynan

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Monday, October 20, 2003. Home sweet home: the halfway house in Maiden Gully which was pulled down to make way for the Maiden Gully Primary School.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Students attended Sunday School classes at the Kergunyah Presbyterian Church. Sunday school was held in a little 16 foot square wooden building which came from Rocky Valley after it was no longer needed there. Ewen Wallace's father initiated and organised the move. C2011 the building was knocked down because of white ants. The Presbyterian Church will be 125 years old in 2015.Historical: Religious Education: This book was used by students who attended the Sunday School classes at Kergunyah Presbyterian Church. Religion: Presbyterian Church at Kergunyah, in the Kiewa Valley, celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2015 after being handed over to the Uniting Church in the 1970s.Bright sky blue cardboard cover book with title written 2 thirds of the way down in big block white 3D letters decorated with blue stripes and green swirls. 50 pages held by 3 staplesreligion, religious education, presbyterian, methodist, churches of christ, congragational church, anglican, christian, kergunyah, ewen wallace, sunday school

Insulates electrical wire which is attached between the outside ridges. It is screwed onto the cross arm of a power pole. It is non conductive so electricity doesn't short to the ground.Used on the power poles in the Kiewa Valley.Clear tinted glass (one green & one brown) domed shaped insulator. Above centre there are 2 ridges to enable the electrical wire/cable to be fixed on. The closed end has a screw thread down to half way to enable it to be attached to a pole.Green one has 'Agee' on side of the open endkiewa hydro electric scheme. electricity. power lines. insulator

Veteran Affairs Crockery consisting of- Dinner plate,Bread plate,Bowl and Cup & Saucer.White with two blue circles on outer edges and blue circle half way down.. Square Veterans Affairs label in blue on each item. (5 Items)Blue Square outline with Veterans Affairs printed in blue inside.On base of items-Bristile Made in Australia Dates various dates 8/88-6/85-3/86-4/87.

Rifle buckets were used by British and Commonwealth mounted troops from the First World War to around 1941. In the Australian Light Horse units their use did not become common until the end of the First World War. Prior to this rifles were carried slung across the rider's back.Long cylinder shape made from dark brown leather with leather strap and brass buckle at the top of the bucket which attaches it to the saddle .The bucket is missing a leather slide steadying fitting, half way down the bucket which attaches to the surcingle of the saddle.rifle bucket, light horse

Large wooden barrel used for bread storage. Three iron bands evenly spaced down side of barrel, one missing 3/4 way down. Wooden lid with stiffeners/handles. Barrel constructed of bowed pieces of oak (?) joined lengthways.s' and 'c' stamped into long handle on lid.domestic items, food storage and preservation, barrel, oak, bread, container, pantry

A young person navigates their way down a staircase inside the RVIB building at St Kilda Road. Ahead of them, a male staff member stands, verbally guiding them in using their cane to find the next steps.royal victorian institute for the blind, orientation and mobility

Costume designed for the NSC Rock Eisteddfod 1994. Character was Black Knight in the production of "The Sword in the Stone", based on the legend of King Arthur. Costume worn by Year 11 student Rowan Klingberg. Rowan Klingberg went on to be a teacher of PE and Mathematics at Newcomb Secondary College.Black satin tabard sewn by machine, overlocked at edges, biased binding at neckline in black. 'Sword pocket' zigzag stitched to front of item. Side ties half way down, front and back, overlocked along all edges. White eagle logo on front.Name tag - Rowannewcomb secondary college, costume, knight costume, rock eisteddfod

This item is a cheap Penny Whistle made in Thailand Circa 1955. The item was one of the first wave of imports from the growing Asian steel producers. This was an era where cheaper Asia based steel companies did not compete against the stronger, and well established Australian ones. This Penny Whistle was "roughly" made and possibly purchased by the Victorian Education Department for use in school bands and music classes. Schools within the Kiewa Valley would have used them to integrate students the fundamentals of reading music and playing basic musical scores. Later conversion from steel to plastics would have been more conducive to multiple users in a classroom environment (more hygienic and rust proof.This item shows how the "cheaper" invasion of all types of manufactured goods from the Asian regions have altered the purchasing patterns of rural Australians(the more traditional consumer). The cost imbalance of purchasing from "The Mother Country (England)" or European supply versus the Asian manufacturers was due to not only the financial pressures post World War II but also in the elimination of Tariff restrictions placed on non favoured suppliers.This tin Penny Whistle is made from rolled tin(steel), cylindrical in shape, with a wooden Fipple plug at the mouth end and six note holes starting half way down the front side evenly spaced and ending 35mm from the bottom. This whistle is in the key of D"G steel & Co. D"music, wind instruments, whistle, celtic music

Cooper Bros. Butcher Shop Main Street Stawell c1920. Seven men standing under shop veranda. Down the lane way on the right is a horse and cart just visible with the wheel of another cart in front but behind the gate of the lane way. Black and white photograph of a business. Seven people standing under the veranda. Two of the people have aprons on one with horizontal stripes. There are carts in the lane way. stawell business

A book review of 'Guns and Brooches: Australian Army Nursing from the Boer War to the Gulf War' by Jan Bassett. More volunteer army nurses have come from rural Victoria than elsewhere in Australia. One hospital matron who volunteered for the front suring the Boer War wrote. "No one who has experience the satisfaction that arises from such work of this stature...ever cares to go back to the dill routine of earing a living in any othe the other spheres at present open to women." Not much seems to have changed by the Vietnam War. In an inquiry, in 1968, into why army nursing was failing to attract enough recruits, it was revealed that young nurses 'were disappointed at the lack of dramatic nursing opportunities.' Though a dense, turgid tome, the book educates on such things as the misery endured by many army nurses on return to Australia after the two World Wars, who tried to exist on their tiny gratuities only for many to fall into destitution and starvation. The nurses who joined up because they admired 'order and efficiency' soon found that the army is anything but. In WWI and WWII medical personnel were shipped to war zones without accompanying equipment.A newspaper clipping and a photocopy of it, consisting of title, five columns of text and a black and white photo (two photos on the photocopy). The photo on both the clipping and the photocopy shows a large group of women in nurse's uniforms in a boat. The photo at the bottom of the photocopy shows a large group of women in nurse's uniforms and a man in an army uniform organised for a group photo outside.'L.7.' [crossed out, blue ink, top left, also on the photo copy] 'Page 7.' [blue ink, top left, also on the photocopy] 'WWII' [only on the photocopy, half way down, right side] 'NC9' [reverse side, blue ink, top left]ww2, world war two, ww1, world war one, korea, oxford university press, victoria, 2/9th, morotai, 2/5th agh, australian general hospital, 102nd agh, tamworth, new south wales, edith cavell trust fund, british army nursing corps, batavia, rabaul, jakarta, indonesia, papua n, papua new guinea

A mortising tool is a specialist axe designed for hewing sills and cutting notches in timber. It has a long, narrow head, making it easier to work on large logs. The shape enables the user to cut a long way down into the notch, where otherwise a chisel would be used. Example of a common bush woodworking tool used before the advent of chainsaws and power equipmentMortising Tooltimber tools