A magazine with a yellow cover and red print. It contains on the front cover the college motto 'Per Ardua Ad Astra Bendigo' and 'Bendigo College of Advanced Education Teacher Education Graduates 1984.' This magazine contains photos and social notes related to the activities of the students during the year. It also has contributions from Science Majors, Music Majors, Physical Education Majors, Social Science Majors, Maths Majors Art Majors and English Majors. Photos; page (a )in the centre of the magazine - Felicity Tomlinson, Linda Steele, Noelene Stock, Margaret Hawksworth (Madge), Janine Benson, Peter Fleming (Flem), Wendy Hawking, Jenny Soule, Stephen Bolton (Bolthead) and Catriona Webster. Page (b) Jo Monagatti (Mum), Matthew Itter, katy Morris (Crazy Kath), Julie Whitfield, Steve Rogers, Jaylea Mayhew-Stone, Jenni Mandersloot, Jenni Lanyon, Lou Nethersole, Ken Smith, Sharon Scanlan (Scanners) and Dave Douglass. Page (c) Tracy Pollesel (Stretch, Olive Oyl), Terri Anne Haebich, Jo A'Beckett, Carolyn Tavener, Sue Burgess, Donna Walker, Pamela Thorpe, Carolyn Coles, Robyn Proud and Evelyn Kristenson. Page (d) Lex Johnstone, Karen English, Sally Broadbent, Kristen Moore, Valma Bailey, Kerry Watson, Deva Guna, Bernie Conlan, Wendy Hicks, Colleen Maher (Pubes), Diana Sherwood. Page (e) Neville Avery, Sandy Olsen, Jennie Sali, Kate Elder, Carol Bourchier (Snourchier), Jim Chamouris, Sue Opie (Slopes), Lynne Nichols, Debbie Tupper, Anne Hubber (Hubs) and Mary Murphy (Murph). Page (f) Debbie Turvey, Maria Aloizos, Jo Van Heek, Christine Smith, Patricia McCormack, Chris McBain, Fay Stevenson, Barb Salatheil, Corrine McNally, Carol Humbert and Jan Bradley. Page (g) Tricia Wright, Andrew Williams (Big Man, Mad Dog), Roslyn Boys, Kerry Tighe, Debbie Joy Head, Carolyn Thornton, Sue McMurray, Carolyn Uebergang (Banger), Rita Nolen, Jane Mangan, Karen Atkinson and Tracy Kerridge. Page (h) Meredith Walters, Mick Belardinelli, Jackie Smith, Mary Cullen, Jeanine Gitters, Marg Tope (Topey), Don Baker, Karen Weightman (Wackers), Lyn Deary, Stuart Bolt, Annie Koehn and Debbie Flint.bendigo, education, bendigo college of advanced educati, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo teachers' college, bendigo, education, teaching, teachers, students, magazines, bendigo college of advanced education, bendigo college of advanced education graduation, tertiary education, students, staff, graduation, graduates, graduands

Statement from F. W. Milne & Son, Merchants and General Engineers, Vine Street, Bendigo to North Deborah G. M. Co. N. L. Copy of statement for the month of July, 1958. Top of the page is printed with 'F.W. Milne & Son, Merchants and General Engineers' of Vine Street, Bendigo and the name and types of goods and services offered. Statement is for repair to boiler feed pump, turn taper on end of rock drills to suit sample, make a mild steel cross head wedge to suit sample, supply of bolts, make dies and remove dent from tube of telescopic drill bar, make mild steel split clamp nut to suit sample, make 2 mild steel screws 2 1/2'' x 5/8'' with hexagon head 1'' across flats 1/2'' long and thread to suit sample. Statement is a typed, carbon copy. It has copy written in pencil under the typing. Albert Richardson Collection. document, gold, north deborah g. m. co. n. l., north deborah g. m. co. n. l., statement to north deborah g. m. co. n. l., f w milne & son

In 1792 John Manners had set up a workshop making woodworking planes at 14 Saracens Lane Glasgow. He also had employed an apprentice Alexander Mathieson (1773-1851). But in the following year at Saracen's Lane, the 1841 census describes Alexander Mathieson as a master plane-maker now at 38 Saracen Lane with his son Thomas Adam working with him as a journeyman plane-maker. Presumably, Alexander must have taken over the premises and business of John Manners. Now that the business had Thomas Adam Mathieson working with his father it gradually grew and became more diversified, and it is recorded at the time by the Post-Office Glasgow Annual Directory that by 1847-1848 Alexander Mathieson was a “plane, brace, bit, auger & edge tool maker” In 1849 the firm of James & William Stewart at 65 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh was taken over and Thomas was put in charge of the business, trading under the name Thomas A. Mathieson & Co. as plane and edge-tool makers. Thomas's company went on to acquire the Edinburgh edge-tool makers “Charles & Hugh McPherson” and took over their premises in Gilmore Street. In the Edinburgh directory of 1856/7, the business is recorded as being Alexander Mathieson & Son, plane and edge-tool makers at 48 Nicolson Street and Paul's Work, Gilmore Street Edinburgh. The 1851 census Alexander is recorded as working as a tool and plane-maker employing eight men. Later that year Alexander died and his son Thomas took over the business. Under the heading of an edge-tool maker in the 1852/3 Post-Office Glasgow Annual Directory the firm is now listed as Alexander Mathieson & Son, with further entries as "turning-lathe and vice manufacturers". By the early 1850s, the business had moved to 24 Saracen Lane. The directory for 1857/8 records that the firm had moved again only a few years later to East Campbell Street, off the Gallowgate area, and that through further diversification was also manufacturing coopers' and tinmen's tools. The ten-yearly censuses report the firm's growth in 1861 stating that Thomas was a tool manufacturer employing 95 men and 30 boys; in 1871 he had 200 men working for him and in 1881 300 men. By 1899 the firm had been incorporated as Alexander Mathieson & Sons Ltd, even though only Alexander's son Thomas appears ever to have joined the firm so the company was still in his fathers' name. In September 1868 Thomas Mathieson put a notice in the newspapers of the Sheffield & Rotherham Independent and the Sheffield Daily Telegraph stating that his firm had used the trade-mark of a crescent and star "for some time" and that "using or imitating the Mark would be proceeded against for infringement". The firm had acquired its interest in the crescent-and-star mark from the heirs of Charles Pickslay, the Sheffield cutler who had registered it with the Cutlers' Company in 1833 and had died in 1852. The year 1868 seems also to be the one in which the name Saracen Tool Works was first adopted; not only does it figure at the foot of the notice in the Sheffield press, it also makes its first appearance in the firm's entry in the Post-Office Glasgow Annual Directory in the 1868/9 edition. As Thomas Mathieson's business grew, so too did his involvement in local public life and philanthropy. One of the representatives of the third ward on the town council of Glasgow, he became a river bailie in 1868, a magistrate in 1870 and a preceptor of Hutcheson's Hospital in 1878. He had a passion for books and was an "ardent Ruskinian". He served on the committee handling the bequest for the setting up of the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. When he died at Coulter Maynes near Biggar in 1899, he left an estate worth £142,764.  Company's later years: Both Thomas's sons, James Harper and Thomas Ogilvie were involved in the continuing life of the firm. James followed in his father's footsteps in becoming a local public figure. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of the County of the City of Glasgow and was made a deacon of the Incorporation of the Hammermen of Glasgow in 1919. His brother Thomas Ogilvie was recorded as tool manufacturer and employer in the 1911 census. Thomas Ogilvie's son Thomas Alastair Sutherland Ogilvie Mathieson was born in 1908 took a rather different approach to engineering, however, by becoming a racing driver. In 1947 he wed the French film actress Mila Parély. The firm had won many awards at world fairs for their goods. At the Great Exhibition, London, 1851. Prize medal for joiners' tools in the class of Cutlery & Edge Tools, Great London Exposition, 1862. Prize medal honoris causa. International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1880. Gold medal International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art, Edinburgh, 1886. Prize medalThe firm of Alexander Mathieson & Son was one of the leading makers of hand tools in Scotland. Its success went hand in hand with the growth of the shipbuilding industries on the Firth of Clyde in the nineteenth century and the emergence of Glasgow as the "second city of the Empire". It also reflected the firm's skill in responding to an unprecedented demand for quality tools by shipyards, cooperages and other industries, both locally and far and wide.Smoothing, coffin type. Wedge but no blade, cracked section held together by bolt and nut. Imprinted "A Mathieson & Son, Glasgow Best Warranted" and "2in" on other end. "H F" carved on top face.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

John Heath tool boxRip saw blade 670mmL. Has F H in black on blade. Wood brown painted handle with 3 holes & 2 bolts holding handle on. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Ballarat College of Advanced Education is a predecessor of Federation University Australia.Brown covered photograph album showing the Ballarat College of Advanced Education Conferring Ceremonies held in Founders Hall, Mount Helen Campus. The photographs include the academic procession and some photographs of the audience. The cover and pages held together by bolts.ballarat college of advanced education, mount helen, graduation, conferring of degrees, ed phillips, w. poole, f. prout, margaret reynolds, roy schrieke, dennis shanahan, david stabb, peter swan, jim thyer, j. wotzko, r. ford, peter fryar, ian gordon, albert gosden, helen hayes, margaret henderson, geoff hendy, neie hives, pat hope, eric jellet, brian lees, g. mcgregor, arch mackinnon, gregory mcrae, lios morris, g. morrowood, john neeson, neville gower, denis shanahan, martin westbrooke

This booklet has three sheets of paper folded to make 12 pages. the outer page is made from thickened paper white on colour. On the front page the symbol is printed in blue and the writing in Gold in different Fonts and sizes. The two middle pages are printed in blue with different Fonts and sizes used. leslie william shreeve, n l brunt, m p smith, a j borden, r h mcclelland, e j holland, lawson b poole, peter bucknell, i j mcclelland, r f foyster, h king, a e ingram, j hind, k dyster, a j grantham, j scott, j c davis, w j johnson, m i pillar, d f b prosser, h e male, p giles, d l hall, s g monk, j holberton, r w edmonds, g a whitmore, r a smith, h taylor, l lewis, e a taylor, j mcleod, w c manks, r bethune, l w hewitt, j w mills, a s hewitt, r w aitken, j m kirkham, j g o’neill, h i m taylor, w j mills, p bucknell, r e glen, r e foyster, g j anderson, l n smethurst, n f m tatterson, r k thomson, h h cockcroft, w j gibbs, t j s facey, f g cox, l h collison, r w cooper, h field, r techow, f w crees, p j wenn, b m taylor, d mclellan, c gray, f a greaves, e h rolston, k s bedwell, j f o’neill, j t beaton, e g allen, j seaman, r b nichol, t k mcdowell, g t c thompson, l f mills, a m e wearne, j h allen, m w anderson, r w chasemore, r w foster, k r schultz, l m genoni, s j mckay, w g mcdonald, h w ault, r n avard, e j marriott, g w foster, h j king, w a c inch, t jolly, s a johnstone, j j bright, g w bell, h l mckenzie smith, j t l colquhoun, r l f upton, k e mcgrath, s j cox, a s g smith, r c menzies, h s tomamichel, j l hinde, a e robbins, c l hangar, s j christie, l w legge, t m thomas, j rutherford, h r stevenson, j m n scott, j e glossop, n j powell, f cleasby, w r monroe, a j t mckenzie smith, a brewis, m j rodhouse, b r k anderson, e c roberts, r v bolt, j d wynn, j w legge, i r libery, g h elso

The outside cover is thickened paper and colour light blue on outside with other side white. The inside eight pages are white with the printing in dark blue of all sizes and fonts. The front page has the emblem and writing done in different sizes and fonts in dark blue.h h cockcroft, w j gibbs, t j s facey, k r greaves, f g cox, l h collison, s dawson, r w cooper, m berenholtz, h field, r techow, f w crees, p j wenn, b m taylor, d mclellan, c gray, f a greaves, e h rolston, k s bedwell, j f o’neill, j t beaton, e g allen, j seaman, r b nichol, t k mcdowell, g t c thompson, l f mills, a m e wearne, j h allen, t w grant, m w anderson, r w chasemore, r w foster, k r schultz, l m genoni, s j mckay, w g mcdonald, h w ault, r n avard, e j marriott, g w foster, h j king, w a c inch, f c pryn, t jolly, s a johnstone, j j bright, g w bell, l w shreeve, r h mcclelland, h l mckenzie smith, j t l colquhoun, r l f upton, a j borden, k e mcgrath, a e ingram, j v long, s j cox, a s g smith, r c menzies, h s tomamichel, j l hinde, a e robbins, j c davis, c l hangar, s j christie, l w legge, t m thomas, j rutherford, h r stevenson, j m n scott, j e glossop, n j powell, w j johnson, a j grantham, m i pillar, f cleasby, w r monroe, d v mathews, a j t mckenzie smith, a brewis, r w edmonds, m j rodhouse, b r k anderson, e c roberts, h e male, r v bolt, d f b prosser, d l hall, p j giles, g a whitmore, n l brunt, l b poole, r a smith, h taylor, l lewis, e a taylor, j mcleod, w c manks, r bethune, l w hewitt, j w mills, a s hewitt, r w aitken, j m kirkham, j g o’neill, h i m taylor, w j mills, p bucknell, e j holland, r e glen, r e foyster, g j anderson, m p smith, l n smethurst, n f m tatterson

A black plastic folder containing a set of 38 General Electric Data Sheets for MMTB and tramway trust equipment, dated July 8 1924. Contained in folder with flexible clips. Pages have been punched with four holes. Copy of document made for BTM Feb 1998 by Doug Prosser. For scan of list - see btm780sheet.pdf General Electric Data for Car Equipment Maintenance Contents For scan see btm780d1 (5 pages) Title sheet Data contents summary sheet showing manual prepared for Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Including Footscray Tramway Trust Hawthorne Tramways Trust Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramway Trust Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust. 2 sheets dated July 8, 1924 giving equipment schedules for the various operators, and diagrams. - hard to read the background sheet information. Does not reference the tramcars. For scan see btm780d2 (54 sheets - items 1 to 27) 1. Methods of Removing the Armature from Box Frame Railway Motors Dated 9/1924, 7 pages 2. Instructions for order Magnet Frames for Railways and Mine Haulage Motors 2 pages, not dated 3 Winter Covers for Ventilated Railway Motors - 2 pages 4 Better Commutation for Railway Motors - 1 page 5 Commutator Grooving Machines - 1 page 6 Railway Motor Armature Coils - 2 pages 7 Carbon Brushes for Railway motors - including brush pressure adjustment - 2 pages 8 Renewable Carbon-Way Brush holders for Railway Motors - 2 pages 9 Commutator Grooving Machines (2nd version) - 2 pages 10 The Repair of Railway Motor Commutators - 3 pages 11 Dimensions of Electrical Apparatus used with 600-volv Type PC railway control equipment, (Sheet 15380, dated 2/1/1924) - 1 sheet including · US-13-E Trolley Base, · MS-118-A main switch, · MA-13-F Fuse Box, · MD3 - lightning Arrester, · BJ-386-B Distributing Box, · Type BG Railway Resistors. 12 Connections of Type KM-63-BR Railway Controllers and Equipment - Drawing 15257, 1 page, dated 1/3/1921 with dimension details on rear of type K-63-BR railway controller equipment including: · SG Resister, · BK-13-A Insulator, · MR11 - Circuit breaker, · MD3 - Lightning Arrester box, · K63-BR Controller, · US15C Trolley Base. 13 Method of Supporting Railway Resistors using Porcelain Bolt insulators for 600 and 1500 Volt Work. Drawing dated 1/11/1923, No. 15249B - 1 page 14 Dimensions of Electrical Apparatus used with 600-volv Type M railway control equipment, (Sheet 15381, dated 2/1/1924) - 1 sheet including · US-13-E Trolley Base, · MS-118-A main switch, · MA-13-F Fuse Box, · MD3 - lightning Arrester, · BJ-386-B Distributing Box, · Type BG Railway Resistors. 15 Dimensions of Electrical Apparatus used with 600Volt, Type PC Railway Control Equipment. Drawing No. 15382, dated 2/1/1924. Includes: · C129-A Master Controller, · DA82C Coupler sockets, · MS-14-G switch, · MS-46-H switch. 16 Dimensions of Electrical Apparatus used with 600-volv Type M railway control equipment, (Sheet 15383, dated 2/1/1924) - 1 sheet including · C-169-A Controller · DA-69-B Coupler Socket and DC-66-C Coupler Plug · MS-14-G Switch · MS-46-H-Switch 17 Method of Making Tap Connections for Car Cables -= SD 15468, 1/11/1924, 1 page 18 The Repair of 600 Volt Railway Motor Armatures, 64408, 9/2/1924, 4 pages 19 Proper Method of Mounting and Dismounting Railway Motor Pinions. - 2 pages 20 Pinion Pullers for Railway Motors - 2 pages, dated 8/1/1924. 21 The Care of Railway Motor Bearings - 4 pages 22 Oil Scraper Rings for Air Compressors - 64590 - May 1924 - 1 page 23 Finger Bases for type K 63 controller 1 page 24 Adjustment of Drum Controller fingers - 29/1/1924, 64600A - 1 page 25 Star Wheels for Type K Controllers - 64603 - 1 page 26 Soldering Aluminium Controller Cylinder Castings - 2 pages 27 Porcelain Bolt Insulators for Railway Service - and drawing on rear showing mounting arrangement of resistor Grids - 2 pages. For scan see btm780d3 (13 pages) 28 Connections of Armature and Field Winding for GE-201-F and GE 263A railway motors. DS37869 29 Connections of Armature and Field Winding for GE-201-I railway motors. K1629303 30 Connections of Armature and Field Winding for GE-202 motor, DS 10472 31 Connections of Armature and Field Winding for GE-203 A and GE 226 railway motors. DS23869. 32 Connections of Armature and Field Winding for GE-241 motors - K1629077 33 Connections of Armature and Field Winding for CP25A Air compressor 34 Connections of Armature and Field Winding for CP27A Air compressor 35 Connections of Armature and Field Winding for GE-258 and GE 264 railway motors. K1629343. 36A- Dimensions of Type K-63-BR Railway Controller Equipment 36 US-13-E Trolley Base for Railway Service - 3/1/1923, 64823 - 2 pages 37 Copy of M&MTB (Eastern System) Certificate of Competency as Motorman. 38 Photocopies of a series of four photos of 22E trucks under an SEC tramcar. For scan see btm780d4 (40 pages) 39 Sprague G-E Multiple Unit Control, Type PC, Instruction Book 84772 - Oct. 1922 - 40 Pages. Images of sheets added 2-11-15 trams, tramways, general electric, motors, controllers, trolley pole bases

Photographer notations on slide: Steel Manuf’rs at McPherson’s Ltd 1933 Published: The Age, 30 August 1933 BUREAU OF STEEL MANUFACTURERS OF AUSTRALIA. (1933, August 30). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved January 25, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204372874 Published title: Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia Published caption: A group of Inter-State Visitors, from the Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia, on a tour of inspection at the Bolt Works of McPhersons Pty. Ltd., Burnley-Richmond, yesterday. Research by Project Volunteer, Louise McKenzie: The photo shows a line up of 36 men, in three rows, in front of a building. They are mostly dressed in dark 3-piece suits, or camel coats. But one gentleman stands out in his full length leather coat! Striped ties are popular, and they are all holding hats. One man, at the rear towards the right, looks a bit younger with his thick, black, brylcreamed hair.. These interstate gentlemen are described in the newspaper caption as representatives of the Bureau of Steel Manufacturers "...on a tour of inspection at the Bolt Works of McPhersons Pty Ltd, Burnley, Richmond." Interestingly, the Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia (BOSMA) still exists, and is the industry body for major Australian steel producers like BlueScope, Liberty, and InfraBuild, representing their interests, engaging with government, and participating in standards setting for the domestic steel market, with a history dating back to 1923. While BOSMA focuses on primary manufacturing, the Australian Steel Institute (ASI) serves as the broader peak body for the entire steel supply chain, from mills to end-users, promoting and supporting the industry. But at the time of this photo, the Australian steel industry was just starting to make headway. As the AST website explains, "Steelmaking in Australia began just a decade prior to the start of the 1851 Gold Rush whilst Australia was still divided into colonies. Iron ore deposits were discovered in 1840 at Iron Knob, South Australia but a lack of equipment meant that the process of producing steel was impossible. Even attempts at smelting the iron ore in a blast furnace to create pig iron were unsuccessful due to the poor quality of iron ore and coke available to the budding industry. In the other colonies at the time, such as Victoria, Tasmania, and New South Wales, there were minor discoveries of iron ore but poor technical expertise and limited quantity meant that the quality of steel was poor. Compared to the far superior steel being imported from Britain at the time, the steel manufacturing industry simply couldn’t compete and was unviable. By the 1870s, almost all steel production in Australia had been abandoned. The situation began to change at the turn of the century. Rapid growth sparked higher demand for industrial machinery made from steel and infrastructure such as rail. It became apparent that there was a need for locally manufactured steel and soon there would be an answer. In 1901, the year Australia united into a federation, the nation’s first blast furnace went into production at Eskbank near Lithgow in New South Wales. The development was spearheaded by William Stafford and his son Esk, and Stafford is known as the father of Australian steel production. In 1915, production expanded with another steel mill in Newcastle that was opened by BHP. It sourced coke from local mines and iron ore from South Australia, creating a domestic loop for steel manufacturing. In the following years, more steelworks opened in Whyalla, South Australia and Port Kembla in NSW. Steel manufacturing in Australia was now underway." The company mentioned in the photo’s notation and in the newspaper caption, was McPhersons, "...an Australian hardware firm, for many years a leading merchant of woodworking and metal-working machinery... [and founded by] Thomas McPherson (c.1823–1888) who had a home "Dudley House" at 142 Dudley Street, West Melbourne. [The] ironmongery business [was located] in 1860 at 149 Spencer Street, Melbourne. Merchandise carried included bells, lathes, horseshoes and steam engines." (Wikipedia - McPherson's Pty Ltd) Anyone who has read Robyn Annear’s excellent award-winning 2014 book Bearbrass – the name for early Melbourne - will remember only too well her description of West Melbourne, from where the city of Melbourne as we know it, emerged. Her book resurrects the village that was early Melbourne – from the arrival of white settlers in 1835 until the first gold rushes shook the town – and brings it to life in vivid colour. The McPherson family, whose arrival in Bearbrass coincides with this period (Thomas arrived in 1852), became intimately involved in the growth and development of Melbourne. Thomas was Mayor of Melbourne (1870-1871); his eldest son Hunter became a successful Sydney businessman; second son Edward and third son William inherited the company, and ran it together until 1896 when Edward killed himself. William had a notable career in politics as treasurer of Victoria 1917-1923, in which year he was knighted. 1928-1929 he was Premier of Victoria, and a noted philanthropist. The family were significant property owners in the city of Melbourne: 149 Spencer Street, 582-588 Collins Street, 554-566 Collins Street, together with a property on Jeffcott Street, West Melbourne, and factories in Sunshine, Tottenham, Kensington and Richmond – all by the mid 1940s. By that time they also had controlling interests in several Australasian industries, including Ajax Bolt and Rivet Pty Ltd of NZ, F W Hercus Manufacturing Co Ltd, manufacturers in South Australia of lathes, guillotines and other heavy machinery, also of Patience and Nicholson (P & N), manufacturers in Maryborough, Victoria, of twist drills and thread-forming tools; also Wiltshire Files on Sunshine Road, Tottenham, manufacturing files and rasps. The Acme Machine Tool Company became a branch of McPhersons, and the company claimed to have supplied, from their own manufacture, all five million rivets (some 3,600 tonnes) used in the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge – described as a steel through arch bridge, which opened in 1932; the tallest of its kind in the world (Wikipedia – Sydney Harbour Bridge) McPherson’s was also innovative in other ways. It published a comprehensive catalogue, extensively detailed with prices, available free of charge to farmers and other businesses. In 1908 it had 148 pages. By 1937 it had grown to 372 pages. The University of Melbourne’s Archives entry on McPherson’s Limited notes: "After the outbreak of the Second World War, McPherson’s factories worked at full capacity and were crucial to Australia’s war efforts. On 5 December 1944 McPherson's converted to a public company named McPherson's Ltd, with William Edward as Chairman of Directors. By the start of the 1950s the company had a very different Board of Directors; in 1947 the Managing Director Oliver Addison died, and his replacement Marshall Eady died only six months later. Both had been Directors since McPherson’s became a proprietary company in 1913. Another Director, Philip Bevan, died in 1948 and this was followed by the death of William Edward in 1950. S.B Holder, F.G. Thorpe, H.L. Hastie, F. Grassick and D.G. Syme all joined the Board before 1950. The company continued to prosper for many years after the death of William Edward. His son, William David, was invited to join the McPherson’s Ltd Board in 1951. He married Angela Cumming in 1955 and soon after was sent to Brisbane as Director in Charge to oversee the building of a new warehouse. The opening of this warehouse in Queensland meant that the company now had major outlets in five states. As time went on, manufacturing in Australia began to decline and imports of everyday tools began arriving from Asia. These tools were being produced with much lower labour costs and could be sold at cheaper prices. William David retired in 1984 and eventually parts of the company were divested, such as the Richmond Bolt Works which closed in the early 1990s. Since the 1980s, McPherson's has diversified into housewares, printing, and health and beauty care products." This article also contains photos, one of which is a photograph of 'Bolt works picnic' 1920, showing workers in their shirt sleeves participating in a tug of war in a rural "picnic" setting. McPherson’s premises at 554-566 Collins Street more than lasted the test of time and is listed as historically significant. The magnificent art deco building from the 1930s in the heart of Melbourne was first commissioned in 1934 and completed in 1937. It is an imposing building fronting almost a quarter of the city block between Spencer Street and King Street, and was designed to be a warehouse, office and showroom for the hardware empire. International architects Stuart P Calder, and Reid and Pearson designed the four-storey building with a basement level and a stair tower at the centre that provides access to what was a tennis court on the roof. It is considered an example of the streamlined modern style in Melbourne and shows how the McPherson company, protected from taxes after World War I, was able to manufacture goods without being affected by the competition. The building has survived, and its current iteration is as the home to il Mercato Centrale – an Italian style artisan market concept. The University of Melbourne Archives hold a particularly good image of the building from its heyday, complete with Collins Street lamps on the pavement outside the store. And to return to our image, sited at "Bolt Works of McPhersons". Today this segment of McPhersons is still very well known - Ajax. A good summary of the company’s history, and the development of the name and business, can be found on the Mine Suppliers Online website: "AJAX Fasteners can trace its heritage back to 1900, when the Acme Bolt Company was established in West Melbourne, Victoria. In 1909, William McPherson used the company as the basis for establishing McPherson’s Bolt Works – adopting the brand ‘Ajax’ – and moved it to Richmond. Over the years, the company changed many times in response to industry needs to ensure that it remained the premier manufacturer of high quality fasteners in Australia. Many other names in the industry, such as Firth Cleveland, Spurway Cooke and Nettlefolds were merged or acquired into the company. McPhersons ended their 80-year ownership of Ajax in the early 90s when they sold their shares to National Consolidated, which was also a major shareholder at the time. In 1997, Ajax Fasteners moved to new purpose-built premises in Braeside, Victoria. Soon after, National Consolidated was taken over by the diversified manufacturer Austrim. The group soon acquired the iconic Nylex, and adopted the name Nylex Corporation. In January 2007, ACME Operations Pty Ltd acquired Ajax Fasteners and continues to operate the business today from the Braeside plant. The name ACME provides a nostalgic return by the new owners to the company’s heritage, when the Acme Bolt Company was founded in July 1900." REFERENCES: BUREAU OF STEEL MANUFACTURERS OF AUSTRALIA. (1933, August 30). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved January 25, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204372874 Wikipedia, McPherson’s Pty Ltd, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McPherson%27s_Pty_Ltd Wikipedia, Richmond, Victoria, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Victoria Industry: From the mid-19th century, Richmond was a centre of manufacturing industry, including many large complexes such as the Bryant & May match factory, Jaques Limited engineering works, the Wertheim Piano factory and Pelaco. Wikipedia, Sydney Harbour Bridge, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge eMelbourne, Manufacturing, https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM00896b.htm 'New life for Melbourne's McPherson Building', The Urban Developer, https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/mcphersons-building-melbourne-il-mercato-centrale-food-retail-destination Bureau Of Steel Manufacturers Of Australia Limited, http://www.bosma.org.au/ 'A Brief History of Steel Manufacturing in Australia', AST, https://astraders.com.au/a-brief-history-of-steel-manufacturing-in-australia/ 'Steel manufacturing in Australia: a brief history', Hard Bakka Steel Fabrication, https://www.hardbakka.com.au/component/virtuemart/steel-manufacturing-in-australia-a-brief-history?Itemid=494 McPherson's Limited, University of Melbourne Archives, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/58364 Source of Description: 'Nuts and Bolts: A story of a family and a firm', Barbara Hamer (2006), McPherson’s Printing Group 'Photograph of 'Bolt works picnic' 1920', University of Melbourne Archives, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/assets/display/1287217-max?u=dea2e4d2fd07ac822e624f1e7d39adb3 'Photograph of the exterior of the McPhersons Department store at 546 Collins Street, Melbourne.', University of Melbourne Archives, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/assets/display/1287215-max?u=12430d30453a77059b7d10d49006a521 Robyn Annear, Bearbrass: imagining early Melbourne, Black Inc., 2014 (originally published 1995 by Mandarin) 'Company details', Ajax Fasteners, http://www.minesuppliersonline.com.au/australia/braeside/hardware/ajax-fasteners 'Former McPherson's Building', Victorian Heritage Database, https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/741Photographer notations on slide: "Steel manuf'rs at McPherson's Ltd 1933 B5".1930-1939, industrial workers, clothing and dress, 1930, iron and steel industry, businesses, bridges, industry, melbourne, gold rush, moderne style architecture

F-111 Bomber camouflage paint. Wings in swept back configuration.A8-136. Lighning bolt decal and Australian flagmodel, aircraft, f-111

This legging is part of a pair of leggings which presumably would have been worn by a cavalry soldier in the Royal Australian Army to protect the lower legs when riding in armed conflict. This item most likely dates to the World War One era.As an article of WWI protective clothing for use in armed conflict by a cavalry soldier, this item is of historic value. Brown leather cylindrical shaped legging with two leather straps for fastening. One strap is attached to the lower edge of the interior. This crosses over the lower exterior and passes through a leather loop at the front, which is attached by four metallic nails. The strap then wraps around the gaiter and passes through a second leather loop at the front, which is also attached by four corroded metallic nails. This strap (along with a shorter strap that is sewn and nailed into the top of the legging) pass through two buckles. The upper buckle is made of brass and the lower is made of steel. The straps then tuck under three final leather loops, two of which are bolted to the legging with three corroded nails. There should be a third loop here that is missing. Top corner of legging also carries a small corroded metal hook, presumably to hold layers together firmly.legging, gaiter, first world war, world war one, world war 1, wwi, ww1, war, army, uniform, royal australian army, the great war

This legging is part of a pair of leggings which presumably would have been worn by a cavalry soldier in the Royal Australian Army to protect the lower legs when riding in armed conflict. This item most likely dates to the World War One era.As an article of WWI protective clothing for use in armed conflict by a cavalry soldier, this item is of historic value. Brown leather cylindrical shaped legging with two leather straps for fastening. One strap is attached to the lower edge of the interior. This crosses over the lower exterior and passes through a leather loop at the front, which is attached by four metallic nails. The strap then wraps around the gaiter and passes through a second leather loop at the front, which is also attached by four corroded metallic nails. This strap (along with a shorter strap that is sewn and nailed into the top of the legging) pass through two buckles at the top. Both buckles are made of brass. The straps then tuck under four final leather loops, two of which are bolted to the legging with three corroded nails. Top of legging also carries a small brass hook.legging, gaiter, first world war, world war one, world war 1, wwi, ww1, war, army, uniform, royal australian army, the great war

The dinner took place at the Town Hall, Melbourne, and was attended by the Governor, Sir Rohan Delacombe, the Hon. Don Chipp, M.P., the Premier of Victoria, Sir Henry Bolt, and the Lord Archbishop of Melbourne, The Most Reverend F. Woods. The insert has information for guests and is indicative of traffic movement on Swanston Street at the time. The document was found with other papers of President D.J. Simonson who would have been one of the guests since it took place during his presidency. The signatures on the back have not been identified.Part of the social history of the early 1970s and an indication of the activities of Melbourne Legacy presidents.Cream coloured menu card, black and gold printing and insert paper black on white.Signed in blue pen by some of the people attending the dinner.legatee event, function