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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Box of Fish Hooks, Mustad & Son, Oslo, Norway, Fish Hooks, n.d
... Box of Fish Hooks...Fish Hooks...Cardboard box of Mustad brand fish hooks. White and brown label on box with details of hooks and manufacturer....Fish Hooks Functional object Box of Fish Hooks Mustad & Son, Oslo, Norway ...Cardboard box of Mustad brand fish hooks. White and brown label on box with details of hooks and manufacturer. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Container - TIN CONTAINING FISH HOOKS & FISHING LINE
... TIN CONTAINING FISH HOOKS & FISHING LINE......Fish hooks...Container TIN CONTAINING FISH HOOKS & FISHING LINE ...Object. Small rusted medicinal? Tin containing three different sizes of metal barbed fishing hooks, 9 x 7 cm, 1 x 6.5 cm, 5 x 6 cm. Also, an amount of fishing line. Tin is rusted - appears to have been a blue colour. Writing is unreadable in parts. Can make out Jubes? coughs, drugs, directions, every half hour, contents 2 oz. - appears to be a cough treatment.recreations, fishing, fish hooks, nylon fishing line, tin jubes -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Box of Fish Hooks, O. Mustad & Son, Oslo, Norway, n.d
... Box of Fish Hooks...Cardboard box of Mustad fish hooks. Yellow and black label on box with details of hooks and manufacturer....Functional object Box of Fish Hooks O. Mustad & Son, Oslo, Norway ...Cardboard box of Mustad fish hooks. Yellow and black label on box with details of hooks and manufacturer. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Box of Fish Hooks, O. Mustad & Son, Oslo, Norway, n.d
... Box of Fish Hooks...Cardboard box of Mustad brand fish hooks. Yellow and black label on box with details of hooks and manufacturer....Functional object Box of Fish Hooks O. Mustad & Son, Oslo, Norway ...Cardboard box of Mustad brand fish hooks. Yellow and black label on box with details of hooks and manufacturer. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Box of Fish Hooks, n.d
... Box of Fish Hooks...Cardboard box of fish hooks made by Bartleets in England. Green and black label on box with details of hooks and manufacturers....Functional object Box of Fish Hooks Bartleets ...Cardboard box of fish hooks made by Bartleets in England. Green and black label on box with details of hooks and manufacturers. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Box of Fish Hooks, Edgar Sealey & Sons, Redditch England, n.d
... Box of Fish Hooks...Cardboard box of fish hooks, Edgar Sealey & Sons brand, hand forged. ...Functional object Box of Fish Hooks Edgar Sealey & Sons, Redditch England ...Cardboard box of fish hooks, Edgar Sealey & Sons brand, hand forged. Green and black label on top of box with details of hooks. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Hook Extractor, Fishing Hook Extractor, n.d
... Back: 'AUSTIPLAS FISH HOOK DISGORGER' - embossed on side...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Back: 'AUSTIPLAS FISH HOOK DISGORGER' - embossed on side Blue plastic hook extractor. ...Blue plastic hook extractor. Four bladed handle, double blade each end, one larger than the other.Back: 'AUSTIPLAS FISH HOOK DISGORGER' - embossed on side -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Domestic object - Sewing Needles
... T Hessin & Co Needles & Fish Hooks Ltd Redditch England....HANDCRAFTS Equipment HANDCRAFTS Dressmaking HANDCRAFTS Embroidery HANDCRAFTS Needlework DOMESTIC ITEMS Sewing T Hessin & Co Needles & Fish Hooks Ltd Redditch England. Packet of Sewing Needles. ...From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of Sewing Needles. Size for housewife's containing 3 x size No2, 3 x size No 3 and a darning needle size 1T Hessin & Co Needles & Fish Hooks Ltd Redditch England.handcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Hook Extractor, Fishing Hook Extractor, n.d
... Red plastic fish hook extractor. Round shafted, fluted both ends - one larger than the other....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Back: 'CAPSTAN HOOK EXTRACTOR' - embossed on one side Red plastic fish hook extractor. Round shafted, fluted both ends - one larger than the other. ...Red plastic fish hook extractor. Round shafted, fluted both ends - one larger than the other.Back: 'CAPSTAN HOOK EXTRACTOR' - embossed on one side -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Fishing Lure, Smith-Jig Tas, n.d
... Large orange plastic fishing lure, metal ring one end, two fish hooks attached to underside of lure....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Large orange plastic fishing lure, metal ring one end, two fish hooks attached to underside of lure. Functional object Fishing Lure Smith-Jig Tas. ...Large orange plastic fishing lure, metal ring one end, two fish hooks attached to underside of lure. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Fishing Lure, 1970s
... Fishing lure. Rubber fish hiding hook....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road recreation sport fishing Fishing lure. Rubber fish hiding hook. Functional object Fishing Lure ...Fishing lure. Rubber fish hiding hook.recreation, sport, fishing -
Orbost & District Historical Societytin, Lewis & Whitty, Early 1900's
... A round Nabob Boot Paste tin containing 15 fish hooks and sinker. Lid is colourfully painted with wealthy,red cloaked Indian nabob seated with servants nearby....Orbost & District Historical Society Ruskin Street Orbost gippsland tin boot-paste Nabob container domestic Lewis-Whitty Around lid- The Nabob Boot Paste A round Nabob Boot Paste tin containing 15 fish hooks and sinker. Lid is colourfully painted with wealthy,red cloaked Indian nabob seated with servants nearby. tin Lewis & Whitty ...A round Nabob Boot Paste tin containing 15 fish hooks and sinker. Lid is colourfully painted with wealthy,red cloaked Indian nabob seated with servants nearby.Around lid- The Nabob Boot Pastetin boot-paste nabob container domestic lewis-whitty -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionEquipment - Equipment - Fishing Lures, n.d
... Each one is a metal cylinder filled with lead, encasing fish hook one end, metal loop the other...Each one is a metal cylinder filled with lead, encasing fish hook one end, metal loop the other Equipment Equipment - Fishing Lures ...Two metal hand made fishing lures for barracouta and salmon. Each one is a metal cylinder filled with lead, encasing fish hook one end, metal loop the other -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Equipment - Equipment, Army, Survival Kit, 1963-1970
... Survival kit containing:- Adhesive tape; Waterproof matches; Gauze compress; Sweet chocolate ration bar; APC tablets; Bacitracin opthalmic ointment; Adhesive bandage; Aluminium foil, folded to make container; Soaped tissues; Sewing kit; Fish hooks and line...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Kit Survival 161 Reconnaissance Flight FRAAS Surgical Mfg Co Inc Survival kit containing:- Adhesive tape; Waterproof matches; Gauze compress; Sweet chocolate ration bar; APC tablets; Bacitracin opthalmic ointment; Adhesive bandage; Aluminium foil, folded to make container; Soaped tissues; Sewing kit; Fish hooks and line Survival Kit Equipment Equipment, Army FRAAS Surgical Mfg Co Inc ...Survival kit containing:- Adhesive tape; Waterproof matches; Gauze compress; Sweet chocolate ration bar; APC tablets; Bacitracin opthalmic ointment; Adhesive bandage; Aluminium foil, folded to make container; Soaped tissues; Sewing kit; Fish hooks and lineFRAAS Surgical Mfg Co Inckit, survival, 161 reconnaissance flight -
Orbost & District Historical Societytobacco tin of assorted items, 1920-1950
... There is another earring, a hair clip, a white button, a metal brooch in the form of a bunch of three flowers with the catch missing, a fish hook, a brown stud button with a shank and a rising sun badge - Australian Commonwealth Military Force....There is another earring, a hair clip, a white button, a metal brooch in the form of a bunch of three flowers with the catch missing, a fish hook, a brown stud button with a shank and a rising sun badge - Australian Commonwealth Military Force. tobacco tin of assorted items The British Australasian Tobacco Co Pty Ltd ...This tin and its contents is a typical example of the common items used in a family home in Orbost in the first half of the 20th century. Tobacco tins would have been handy storage containers.1951.1 is a Havelock tobacco tin - Havelock Flake Cut - High Grade Tobacco. Inside the tin are various items. 1951.2 and .3 is a pair of white plastic earrings (1950's?). There is another earring, a hair clip, a white button, a metal brooch in the form of a bunch of three flowers with the catch missing, a fish hook, a brown stud button with a shank and a rising sun badge - Australian Commonwealth Military Force.havelock-tobacco earrings rising-sun-badge -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Fishing Lure, 1970s
... Black horsehair covering shank of hook. Fish shaped lead 'head', painted white with red markings....Black horsehair covering shank of hook. Fish shaped lead 'head', painted white with red markings. ...Fishing lure. Black horsehair covering shank of hook. Fish shaped lead 'head', painted white with red markings.fishing, travel, lure, recreation, sport -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Fishing Lure, c. 1970
... Yellow synthetic fibres covering shank of hook. Fish shaped lead 'head', painted red with 2 black eyes....Yellow synthetic fibres covering shank of hook. Fish shaped lead 'head', painted red with 2 black eyes. ...Fishing lure. Yellow synthetic fibres covering shank of hook. Fish shaped lead 'head', painted red with 2 black eyes. -
Torquay and District Historical SocietyEquipment - Fishing line
... This fish line and hook is one of a number of items in a fishing basket that belonged to Arthur Rosser, son of Felix Rosser who was one of the early fishermen of Torquay. ...Torquay and District Historical Society 18 Price Street Torquay great-ocean-road This fish line and hook is one of a number of items in a fishing basket that belonged to Arthur Rosser, son of Felix Rosser who was one of the early fishermen of Torquay. ...This fish line and hook is one of a number of items in a fishing basket that belonged to Arthur Rosser, son of Felix Rosser who was one of the early fishermen of Torquay. The tools and line kept in the basket may have been owned by Felix.Felix Rosser was a well known early settler in Torquay. He became a local hero in 1891 when he spotted the SS Joseph Scammell stricken on the reef off Point Danger and played a pivotal role in the successful rescue of all passengers and crew ... and the ship's cat.Cord fishing line, coiled, with metal hook at end attached with fine metal wirefishing equipment, torquay victoria, felix rosser, scales and balances -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, Robert Brough Smyth, The Aborigines of Victoria : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania : compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria by R. Brough Smyth : vol. 1, 1878
... Produced in two large volumes, Robert Brough Smyth has collected information on various tribes and their customs, as well as their physical and mental character; birth and education of children; marriage; death and burial of the dead; daily lives of the natives; food; diseases; dress and personal ornaments; weapons; implements and manufacturers; nets and fish hooks; methods of producing fire; canoes and myths. ...Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages 33 Saxon Street Brunswick melbourne Robert Brough Smyth anthropology Aboriginal social life and customs children behaviour death and burial customs daily life food diseases weapons shields boomerang vessels baskets message sticks stone tool technology fire canoes myths stories maps, b&w illustrations, word lists Produced in two large volumes, Robert Brough Smyth has collected information on various tribes and their customs, as well as their physical and mental character; birth and education of children; marriage; death and burial of the dead; daily lives of the natives; food; diseases; dress and personal ornaments; weapons; implements and manufacturers; nets and fish hooks; methods of producing fire; canoes and myths. ...Produced in two large volumes, Robert Brough Smyth has collected information on various tribes and their customs, as well as their physical and mental character; birth and education of children; marriage; death and burial of the dead; daily lives of the natives; food; diseases; dress and personal ornaments; weapons; implements and manufacturers; nets and fish hooks; methods of producing fire; canoes and myths. Smyth also devotes about two hundred pages to Aboriginal languages, as well as including details and customs of the aborigines in Tasmania. Complete with hundreds of sketches, the work is still a valuable resource not only for those with in an interest in aboriginal culture, but also those wanting to know the early history of Australia.maps, b&w illustrations, word listsrobert brough smyth, anthropology, aboriginal social life and customs, children, behaviour, death and burial customs, daily life, food, diseases, weapons, shields, boomerang, vessels, baskets, message sticks, stone tool technology, fire, canoes, myths, stories -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, Robert Brough Smyth, The Aborigines of Victoria : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania : compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria by R. Brough Smyth : vol. 2, 1878
... Produced in two large volumes, Robert Brough Smyth has collected information on various tribes and their customs, as well as their physical and mental character; birth and education of children; marriage; death and burial of the dead; daily lives of the natives; food; diseases; dress and personal ornaments; weapons; implements and manufacturers; nets and fish hooks; methods of producing fire; canoes and myths. ...Greeves language comparisons phrenology Aboriginal social life and customs death and burial customs weapons Tasmania Lake Tyers Lake Wellington Gippsland Ballarat Brabrolong Lake Hindmarsh Kotoopna b&w illustrations, word lists Produced in two large volumes, Robert Brough Smyth has collected information on various tribes and their customs, as well as their physical and mental character; birth and education of children; marriage; death and burial of the dead; daily lives of the natives; food; diseases; dress and personal ornaments; weapons; implements and manufacturers; nets and fish hooks; methods of producing fire; canoes and myths. ...Produced in two large volumes, Robert Brough Smyth has collected information on various tribes and their customs, as well as their physical and mental character; birth and education of children; marriage; death and burial of the dead; daily lives of the natives; food; diseases; dress and personal ornaments; weapons; implements and manufacturers; nets and fish hooks; methods of producing fire; canoes and myths. Smyth also devotes about two hundred pages to Aboriginal languages, as well as including details and customs of the aborigines in Tasmania. Complete with hundreds of sketches, the work is still a valuable resource not only for those with in an interest in aboriginal culture, but also those wanting to know the early history of Australia.b&w illustrations, word listsrobert brough smyth, philip chauncy, william ridley, albert le souef, a. w. howitt, john moore davis, william locke, a. f. a. greeves, language comparisons, phrenology, aboriginal social life and customs, death and burial customs, weapons, tasmania, lake tyers, lake wellington, gippsland, ballarat, brabrolong, lake hindmarsh, kotoopna -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, Aldo Massola, Journey to Aboriginal Victoria, 1969
... shield trees; Ramahyuck Mission, grinding rocks, fights with Omeo tribe; native tracks, death through enemy magic - procedure, belief in ghosts; Chap.23; Lakes Entrance and the Country to the east - Kroatungolung people, legend of Kalimna Valley; camps, stones of Nargun, bunyip, devils at Lake Tyers, excavation at Buchan, carbon dates; middens, ochre at Cape Conrad, stone fish-hook file at Thurra River; note on Bidwel tribe; Each chapter gives historical details, early contacts, relationships with settlers; Aboriginal place names and detailed description of sites and geographical features....shield trees; Ramahyuck Mission, grinding rocks, fights with Omeo tribe; native tracks, death through enemy magic - procedure, belief in ghosts; Chap.23; Lakes Entrance and the Country to the east - Kroatungolung people, legend of Kalimna Valley; camps, stones of Nargun, bunyip, devils at Lake Tyers, excavation at Buchan, carbon dates; middens, ochre at Cape Conrad, stone fish-hook file at Thurra River; note on Bidwel tribe; Each chapter gives historical details, early contacts, relationships with settlers; Aboriginal place names and detailed description of sites and geographical features. ...Looks at the Aboriginal community from the time of white contact, across many parts of Victoria. Chap.1; Melbourne - early missions, camp of Native Police, corroboree trees, canoe trees, grave &? headstone of Derrimut; quarries at Keilor, excavation sites at Green Gully &? Keilor; quarry at Mt. William, notes on inheritance of quarries Coranderrk settlement - Barraks grave, notes on his life; Chap.2; Geelong - Yawangi group of the Wothowurong tribe, camping grounds in area quarries; Notes on William Buckley, Gellibrand (a notable Aboriginal), graves in the Western Cemetery; Chap.3; Colac - war between Colac &? Geelong tribes; Mission at Birregurra, reason for failure of Buntingdale Mission; brass plate to Coc-coc-coine; reserve at Elliminyt, native ovens, camp sites, initiation site &? ritual; quarry sites, axegrinding factory, rock pecking &? engraving; dried hand &? 3 Aboriginal skulls found; Chap.4; The south-west coast - middens, camp sites notes on Framlingham Stn., fish traps at Tyrendarra; Chap.5; The far west - massacres of Aborigines near Casterton; camp sites, oven mounds; the first cricket team formed; Aboriginal cemetery; Chap.6; Hamilton - camps; Mount Rouse Station, axegrinding grooves at Nareeb Nareeb, shelters described, fish traps, massacre at Lake Condah; mission; canoes; Chap.7; Camperdown - legend about Lake Bullen Merri; obelisk erected in memory of Aborigines of district especially chief Wombeetch Puyuun; Jarcoort tribe; fish weirs, camps, intertribal fights between Booluc-burrers, Jarcoorts &? Ellengermote groups; bartering place at Mount Noorat; articles traded, legend of Flat-Top Hill; Chap.8; Ballarat - camp at Lake Wendouree; White Stone Lagoon; legends concerning Mt. Buninyong &? waterfalls at Lal-lal; camp sites; pygmy-type implements near Meredith, quarry at Glue Pot Rocks near Durdidwarrah; brass plate of King Billy; Chap.9; Ararat - Tjapwurong territory; camp sites, quarries, shield &? canoe trees; Bunyip belief at Lake Buninjon of Muk-jarawaint &? Pirtkopen-noot tribes, gives legend; stone implements; mill stones; fish weirs; stone arrangement near Lake Wongan; ground drawing of a bunyip, paintings in rock shelter near Mt. Langi Ghiran; Chap.10; Maryborough - camps, oven mounds, rock wells, stone arrangement at Carisbrook; camp sites at Mt. Franklin; Chap.11; Charlton - belief in Mindye (snake); canoe trees, ovens, camp sites, water holes, rock wells, stone implements; method of rainmaking; Chap.12; Horsham-Stawell, The Wimmera - Wotjobaluk land; camps, fish traps at Toolondo; Black Range cave paintings, Flat Rock shelters (detailed account of these paintings); Bunjils Cave; Chap.13; Horsham-Stawell, The Mallee - camp sites, implements; Ebenezer Mission, Willie Wimmera taken to England by Rev. Chase to become a missionary, died in England; Chap.14; The Murray River, Mildura Swan Hill - Battle of the Rufus; ceremonial ground, Lake Gol Gol, canoe &? shield trees; stone implements; camp sites, fire place arrangements; fish traps; oven mounds; Chap.15; The Murray River, Swan Hill-Echuca - legend about Lake Boga; camps, oven mounds, the Cohuna skull, Kow Swamp, method of burial; Chap.16; Shepparton ovens; brass plates of King Paddy of Kotupna &? King Tattambo of Mulka Stn., native well, camps; Chap.17; Wangaratta -camps, quarry, rock holes, the Faithful massacre; grinding rocks at Earlston; Chap.18; The High Plains - Ya-itma-thang; camps, Bogong moth feasts, native paths for trade &? intertribal fights, articles traded; painted shelters; Koetong Ck. Valley, near Mt. Pilot &? near Barwidgee Ck.; Chap.19; Dandenong - water holes, list of 8 holes in Beaumaris - Black Rock area; camps, middens, stone implements (microliths), legend of Angels Cave, stone axes, Native Police Force, Narre Narre Warren Station, legend about rocks on Bald Hill, kangaroo totemic site; Chap.20; Wonthaggi- Yarram - natives visit Phillip Is., murder of William Cook and Yankee by five Tasmanians (listed as Bon Small Boy, Jack Napoleon Timninaparewa, Fanny Waterpoordeyer, Matilda Nattopolenimma and Truganini) near Cape Patterson, men; camp sites, middens, legend of White Rock; Chap.21; Sale - Bairnsdale, The Lakes Country middens, camps; legend at Wulrunjeri; story of a white woman supposedly living with with the Tutangolung tribe, efforts made to prove story; canoe trees; Chap.22; Sale-Bairnsdale, The Inland Braiakolung tribe, camps, implements, canoe &? shield trees; Ramahyuck Mission, grinding rocks, fights with Omeo tribe; native tracks, death through enemy magic - procedure, belief in ghosts; Chap.23; Lakes Entrance and the Country to the east - Kroatungolung people, legend of Kalimna Valley; camps, stones of Nargun, bunyip, devils at Lake Tyers, excavation at Buchan, carbon dates; middens, ochre at Cape Conrad, stone fish-hook file at Thurra River; note on Bidwel tribe; Each chapter gives historical details, early contacts, relationships with settlers; Aboriginal place names and detailed description of sites and geographical features.b&w photographs, b&w illustrations, colour illustrationsgeelong, colac, hamilton, camperdown, ballarat, ararat, maryborough, charlton, horsham, stawell, murray river, shepparton, wangaratta, dandenong, wonthaggi, yarram, sale, bairnsdale, lakes entrance -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.China, Spoon Rest, Early 21st century
... fish. It has a hole at the top for hanging the item on a hook and the printed material is in black and includes a sketch of a mother whale and calf. ...fish. It has a hole at the top for hanging the item on a hook and the printed material is in black and includes a sketch of a mother whale and calf. ...This spoon rest is a souvenir item for tourists to purchase. It is a souvenir of the presence of Southern Right whales at Logans Beach, a few kilometres from Warrnambool’s Central Business District. Each year Southern Right whales have been migrating from sub-Antarctic waters to the east coast of Australia during the winter months. Some whales have been coming each year from approximately May to October (since the 1980s) to have their calves at Logans Beach near Warrnambool. This area is now known as Warrnambool’s Southern Right Nursery. The whales calve about every three years and stay in the local waters along with other whales for about three months and over the past thirty years or so over 100 calves have been born at Logans Beach. The whales are now a winter tourist attraction (if an unpredictable one) as they can be viewed from a raised purpose-built platform area and they are often very close to the shore.This spoon rest is of interest as it is a souvenir of the Southern Right Whale Nursery at Logans Beach, Warrnambool and it has a practical use in the kitchen. It indicates the popularity of whale-viewing at Logans Beach and the importance of the presence of the whales, both scientifically and economically as the annual whale migration to our waters is now a vital aspect of tourism in Warrnambool. This is a Warrnambool souvenir cream-coloured china spoon rest in the shape of a whale or fish. It has a hole at the top for hanging the item on a hook and the printed material is in black and includes a sketch of a mother whale and calf. It has the distributor’s name on the back in yellow writing with an outline of a map of Victoria with a dot to show the location of Warrnambool.‘Southern Right Whale Nursery, Warrnambool’ ‘Lady Bay Creations, Warrnambool, Australia’ southern right whales, warrnambool’s southern right whale nursery, history of warrnambool -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyScales Weighing Pocket, circa early 1900s
... Fish Scales) has front plate made from thin pressed brass. The mild steel spring mechanism enclosed by black painted medium gauge steel cover( three quarters cylindrical). Front scale face and rear spring casing fastened by three rivets. Spring loaded marker blade is located in the centre of the front plate. A steel " finger holder" ring is attached at the top of the scale unit from one of two pre drilled holes. The top is for holding the scale upright and the bottom for a hook...Fish Scales) has front plate made from thin pressed brass. The mild steel spring mechanism enclosed by black painted medium gauge steel cover( three quarters cylindrical). Front scale face and rear spring casing fastened by three rivets. Spring loaded marker blade is located in the centre of the front plate. A steel " finger holder" ring is attached at the top of the scale unit from one of two pre drilled holes. The top is for holding the scale upright and the bottom for a hook ...Historically this item would have been used by gold miners, rabbit shooters, mobile "Rag and Bone" traders and other mobile(in caravans and/or horse drawn cart) traders of various small goods and haberdashery. Although marked as not to be used as trade, the isolation and sometimes difficult terrain rules out using larger and more delicate scales. In the early 1900s rough roads and severe weather conditions forced traders to be more flexible in trading with weights and measures. The "close enough is good enough" doctrine was the Australian outback rule of thumb.The significance of this item in the Kiewa Valley during this period demonstrates the slower acceptance of accurate trading measure using the country side principle "my hand shake is my bond". In the Kiewa Valley small quantity commercial undertakings e.g. gold mining, fur pelts and rabbit meat trade did not require bulk weight type scales. Commerce in rural production e.g. fruit and vegetables involved more farmers and their staff in a barter and/or "in kind" payments. This was more so in the depression years 1929 to late 1930s. Self sufficiency was to a large extent more attainable in this region than in the city/ large country town environment. The Australian "fair go" ethical approach to life and commerce was very much ingrained in those living in country regions, like Kiewa Valley as is demonstrated by the not so accurate hand balance, spring loaded scales.This brass "faced" portable Pocket Balance ( Fish Scales) has front plate made from thin pressed brass. The mild steel spring mechanism enclosed by black painted medium gauge steel cover( three quarters cylindrical). Front scale face and rear spring casing fastened by three rivets. Spring loaded marker blade is located in the centre of the front plate. A steel " finger holder" ring is attached at the top of the scale unit from one of two pre drilled holes. The top is for holding the scale upright and the bottom for a hook to dangle the item to be weighed from the bottom. See item KVHS 0223 for similar scales"THE BILLY BALANCE" and at the bottom "MADE IN GERMANY"antique pocket balance, scales, mobile weights, vintage appliances -
Orbost & District Historical Societypocket scales, 1920's
... This balance appears to have been used for weighing fish. scales pocket-balance spring-balance measuring-instrument At the top - POCKET BALANCE ARROW and the letters M P inside an oval. Pocket spring scales made of steel. There is a spring fixed at one end with a hook ...The pocket balance was first created in 1770 by Richard Salter in the UK. From the late 18th century onwards these small scales were widely used in markets, grocers and farm shops – wherever people needed to be able to verify the weight of goods to be purchased in order to calculate the correct pricing. Because it was portable, and simple to use, the pocket balance was ideal for weighing goods where accuracy was not required. This balance appears to have been used for weighing fish.Pocket spring scales made of steel. There is a spring fixed at one end with a hook to which an object can be attached at the other. At the top of the scales there. is a metallic ring to fasten the object. This is attached to the main body which on one side has measurements inscribed into the metal surface. Inside the body is a spring loaded mechanism which moves along the scales when weight is added to a hook at the bottom of the shaft.At the top - POCKET BALANCE ARROW and the letters M P inside an oval.scales pocket-balance spring-balance measuring-instrument -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumAnimal specimen - Pelican, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
... The bill enables the Pelican to locate fish in murky water because of its sensitivity and it also has a hook at the end of the upper mandible which is used for gripping slippery foods. ...The bill enables the Pelican to locate fish in murky water because of its sensitivity and it also has a hook at the end of the upper mandible which is used for gripping slippery foods. ...The Pelican is commonly found throughout Australia, Papua New Guinea and Western Indonesia. The large throat pouch plays an important part in the diet of this species. The bill enables the Pelican to locate fish in murky water because of its sensitivity and it also has a hook at the end of the upper mandible which is used for gripping slippery foods. Pelicans work together large flocks to catch food by driving fish into one location by using their large bills and by beating their wings. A wild Pelican may live between ten to 25 years or more. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.The Pelican is a large specimen of white, black, orange and pink colouring. This specimen has the characteristic elongated bill with a large throat pouch. The bill and throat pouch are a combination of orange and light pink colouring. The neck is pale white which continue onto the specimen's back. The wings are tipped with black and the stomach has light brown colouring. The feet are large and webbed and are stood on a wooden platform. The eyes are made of glass and surrounded by pink coloured folds.taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, pelican -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionTool - Fishing Lure, c. 1970
... hook. Red and white plastic 'head' with 2 eyelets for eyes - made to look like fish....hook. Red and white plastic 'head' with 2 eyelets for eyes - made to look like fish. ...Fishing lure. White horsehair covering shank of hook. Red and white plastic 'head' with 2 eyelets for eyes - made to look like fish. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionContainer - Tackle Box, n.d
... 'Academy' brand white, unbreadable, round tackle box, divided into 5 sections, containing hooks & sinkers, and cardboard fish shaped manufacturer's label....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Front: Top 'Acadamy Tackle Box' 'Academy' brand white, unbreadable, round tackle box, divided into 5 sections, containing hooks & sinkers, and cardboard fish shaped manufacturer's label. ...'Academy' brand white, unbreadable, round tackle box, divided into 5 sections, containing hooks & sinkers, and cardboard fish shaped manufacturer's label.Front: Top 'Acadamy Tackle Box' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Fishing Lure, c. 1970
... White feathers covering 3 barbed hook. Spinner, patterned like fish scales, originally painted gold. ...White feathers covering 3 barbed hook. Spinner, patterned like fish scales, originally painted gold. ...Fishing lure, stainless steel. White feathers covering 3 barbed hook. Spinner, patterned like fish scales, originally painted gold. 'Roostertail 1/16' engraved on front.Roostertail 1/16fishing, travel, lure, recreation, sport -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Fishing Gaff, 20th century
... fish from the line. The fishing gaff is an example of equipment used in the fishing industry from around the 16th century that continues to be used today. River and bay fishing has been carried out in Warrnambool from the early to the mid-19th century. Warrnambool Shipwreck Coast Flagstaff Hill Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village fishing gaff fishing equiipment fishing industry rod fishing river fishing estuary fishing fishing tool Gaff; wooden fishing gaff with a smooth pointed metal hook fixed to the end with black binding. ...A tool produced and used in the fishing industry to assist in retrieving large fish aboard a boat after being hooked on a fishing rod and brought to the vessel's side. Its origin is in 16th-century England river and estuary fishing. It saves the fishermen from leaving the boat and standing in the water to retrieve their large fish from the line.The fishing gaff is an example of equipment used in the fishing industry from around the 16th century that continues to be used today. River and bay fishing has been carried out in Warrnambool from the early to the mid-19th century. Gaff; wooden fishing gaff with a smooth pointed metal hook fixed to the end with black binding.warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, fishing gaff, fishing equiipment, fishing industry, rod fishing, river fishing, estuary fishing, fishing tool -
Torquay and District Historical SocietyEquipment - Spring balance
... fish. At the top of the scales there is a metallic ring to fasten the object. This is attached to the main body on which is a bronze plate. On one side measurements are inscribed into the metal surface. There is a spring loaded mechanism which moves along the scales when weight is added to a hook...fish. At the top of the scales there is a metallic ring to fasten the object. This is attached to the main body on which is a bronze plate. On one side measurements are inscribed into the metal surface. There is a spring loaded mechanism which moves along the scales when weight is added to a hook ...This scale is one of a number of items in a fishing basket that belonged to Arthur Rosser, son of Felix Rosser who was one of the early fishermen of Torquay. The tools and line kept in the basket may have been owned by Felix.Felix Rosser was a well known early settler in Torquay. He became a local hero in 1891 when he spotted the SS Joseph Scammell stricken on the reef off Point Danger and played a pivotal role in the successful rescue of all passengers and crew ... and the ship's cat.Pocket spring balance that would have been used for weighing fish. At the top of the scales there is a metallic ring to fasten the object. This is attached to the main body on which is a bronze plate. On one side measurements are inscribed into the metal surface. There is a spring loaded mechanism which moves along the scales when weight is added to a hook at the bottom of the shaft.EXCELSIOR IMPROVED SPRING BALANCE BELMONT-HDW-CO USAfishing equipment, torquay victoria, felix rosser, scales and balances
