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Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Digital photograph, Hewitt's Soap Factory, Gong Gong
W. Hewitt's Yarrowee Soap Works, Fellmongery and Tannery, was situated at Gong Gong. Their office was at 20 Mair Street. This is on what is now known as the Daylesford Road. Families in the vicinity includes the O'Dea, Kinnane, Quin and Nestor families. Image of a soap factory at Gong Gong on the outskirts of Ballarat run by William Hewitt.W. Hewitt's Yarrowee Soap Works, Fellmongery and Tannery, Gong Gong Office 20 Mair Street Plate 282 Chuck's Photographsw. hewitt's yarrowee soap works, fellmongery, tannery, gong gongmair street, daylesford road, o'deas, kinnane, quin, nestor, yarrowee soap works -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Digital photograph, Gong Gong Methodist Church
Families in the vicinity includes the O'Dea, Kinnane, Quin and Nestor families. Image of a weatherboard Church at Gong Gong near Ballarat.Gong Gong Methodist Churchkinnane, quin, nestor, yarrowee soap works, gong gong, gong gong methodist church -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Postcard, Gong Gong, Ballarat, 1908
Gong Gong was a locality in Ballarat East, near Fellmongers. A reservoir was built there. Situated only 10 minutes drive from the Ballarat CBD. In 2019 Gong Gong Reservoir Park is set in natural bush surrounds. There are scenics views, picnic and BBQ facilities with toilet facilities available on weekends. It is located along the Yarrowee River.photograph of Gong Gong reservoir 1908Gong Gong Ballarat - 13-4-1908 verso - note to Miss M I Wise, Gutheridge Parade, Salew. hewitt's yarrowee soap works, fellmongery, tannery, gong gong, mair street, daylesford road, o'deas, kinnane's, quin's, nestors -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Original Colour Photograph, Clive Brooks, View of The Gong, looking South East, 1982
Record of Gong 1980's.Colour photo, view looking S.E. of the Upper Dam, also known as The Gong,. Buildings, upper left hoiuse of T. Attwood, Market Gardener, 1860; Centre bluestone former brewery 1854 and behind extension 1980.gong, reservour, brewery, attwood -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, View of The Gong, old Brewery in the background, September 1993
The Gong has been part of the Buninyong industrial, cultural and recreational history pre and post 1837Fed by springs, the Gong has been a major source of water for industrial, pastoral, recreational uses and local wildlifeBlack and white photograph of the Gong, view of the South East Corner with the Old Brewery in the backgroundbotanic gardens, brewery, landscape, industry, water supply, springs -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, View of the Gong, April 1994
The Gong has been part of the Buninyong industrial, cultural and recreational history pre and post 1837Fed by springs, the Gong has been a major source of water for industrial, pastoral, recreational uses and local wildlifeBlack and white photograph of the Gong, view from Scott Street to the South West cornerbotanic gardens, landscape, industry, water supply, springs -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Original B/W Photograph, View over the Gong towards the Buninyong Gardens, with established trees and early model motor vehicles, c1940s
The photograph, taken c 1940 show The Gong and the view to the Buninyong Gardens. The trees in the Gardens are well established and early model motor vehicles are seen parked on the Gong dam wall. The Gong and the Buninyong Botanic Gardens are iconic features of the town. They are of great historic, aesthetic and social significance. They are representative of early parklands.Original B/W photograph of the view over the Gong towards the Buninyong Gardens, with established trees and early model motor vehiclesthe gong, buninyong, gardens, botanic gardens, cars, parklands -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, Mrs. Bon Strange (nee Lorensini), Old Brewery and Gong Reservoir Buninyong, c 1935, c1935
Early gold-rush building, originally Brewery, next to Gong Reservoir (early water source for township). Building since converted to residence.Record of early building as of mid 1930'sLaser copy of hand-tinted photograph of Old Brewery and Gong Reservoir Buninyong, c 1935, fields rising behind, tall treees, partially obscured house.building, buninyong, brewery, industry, landscape -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Gong and Gavel, 1950s
This gong and gavel was presented to the Warrnambool Apex Club in 1953 when the club was re-formed following the disbanding of the club during World War Two. The Warrnambool Apex Club was the fifth club formed in the early 1930s and was a strong and important service club in Warrnambool for many years. It supported the Warrnambool-based Western Region Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre and Beyond Blue, an organization concentrating on men’s mental health. The Warrnambool Apex Club was disbanded in 2011. The Apex gong and gavel are of historical interest as they are a memento of the now-defunct Warrnambool Apex Club. For many years it was an important service club in Warrnambool. These are a gong on a stand and a gavel, used by the Apex Club of Warrnambool to call a meeting to order. The gong is circular and made of silver-coloured metal. It has a metal triangular-shaped emblem of Apex, featuring a rising sun in red and gold colouring and the word ‘Apex’ in gold lettering on a blue background. The gong is hollow at the back and has a wooden insert with a metal plaque attached with four metal screws. The gong is mounted on a rectangular wooden platform, in four layers, pyramidal-shaped. The platform has been lightly polished. The gavel is made of wood and has a round handle and a rectangular knob inserted into the handle. The knob has rounded edges. ‘Presented to Warrnambool Apex Club on the occasion of their re-charter 28.3.53 by the Camperdown Apex Club’. warrnambool apex club, history of warrnambool -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Frank Wright at Gong Gong Reservoir, 06/06/1922
Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.A small black and white photograph of a man in a suit and hat seated on a rock. In front leaning against the rock is a bicycle and in the background is water with a timbered hill on the far side.Written in pen - (20) F.W. taken at Gong (near Ballarat), 6/6/22, by V.H.frank wright, gong gong reservoir, bicycle -
Lorne Historical Society
Instrument - Gong
This gong was used by staff to call guests to meals at Kalimna Guesthouse. A gong used at Kalimna Guest House to notify guests that a meal was ready . The four metal striking plates sit on a wooden base with four round metal cylinders inserted. Thin nylon rope separates the metal plates from the wood. There are two fittings to allow the gong to be held on the wall.Made by J.C. Deanna . Inc Chicago Patented Madel in USAkalimna guest house, guesthouses, kalimna -
Port of Echuca
Functional object - Gong, early 19th century
This brass gong was mounted near the engine room of the P.S.Success which was built in 1877. The gong was primarily used for signaling between the wheelhouse and the engine room.This brass gong was used on the Paddlesteamer Success built in 1877, the last paddlesteamer to carry wool on the Murray and Darling Rivers in 1956. This item is part of a small collection of original items belonging to the boat and has social significance as it has prompted local interest in restoring the vessel.Brass dome gong (handheld striker on chain), painted gold on exterior upper side.15 mm hole in centre top with a1mm raised lip. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Lady Brooks to 'Gong-in' festival, 4/10/1967
Article on Chinese temple gong used in opening of 1967 Nunawading Arts Festival. Copy from Jessie Williams, Nunawading Gazette 4 October 1967.chinese temple gong, nunawading arts festival, williams, jessie, sutherland, leslie j, kathy -
Morongo Old Collegians
Gong
small bronze gong -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Artefact, Kew Bowling Club Dinner Gong, 1950-1970
Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Nixon NV 1980, The History of the Kew Bowling Club 1880-1980. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Small brass dinner gong with two strikers, believed to have been used in the Kew Bowling Club. [The item is part of the large historic Kew Bowling Club collection (1880-1988) gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].kew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic), dinner gongs -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Decorative object - Dinner Gong, 1940's
Base of this dinner gong is made from a name plate off a steam engine that was found in the Northern Territory. The two ends supporting the gong are made of either anti tank of anti aircraft bullets that are soldered into salt and pepper shakers that were acquired from a Chinese 'Joss House' in the Northern Territory. The kangaroo and boomerang were copied from an Australian penny.Brass dinner gong suspended on a stainless steel kangaroo and boomerang. Side pillars are made with brass bullets standing on brass salt and pepper shakers. Also includes brass gavel. Trench art made by VX19808 William CurtisAustralian Commonwealth Military Forces rising sun badge on front of gong.trench art -
Tennis Australia
Gong, Circa 1895
A silver table gong. (1/2) Gong section is a recessed disc of beaten silver; (2/2) Mallet is wood with a felt and foam head. Gong disc is suspended from a silver frame anchored in a wood base. Each pillar of the frame is a representation in silver of a tennis racquet. Materials: Silver/Metal, String, Wood, Felttennis -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Memorabilia - Trench Art, Shell- Somme 1918, 1916
Large 13 Pdr Shell casing- used as a gong for dinning in nights. Round fired at Somme in 1918presented to the officers mess the Royal Melbourne Regiment by Maj Gen Sir Julius Bruche Large 13 Pdr Shell casing- used as a gong for dinning in nights.. Wooden base and brass stand arm to hold case with wooden hammer.Case of 13 pdr shell fired on the somme france in 1918 presented to the officers mess the Royal Melbourne Regiment by Maj Gen Sir Julius Bruche KCB CMG Hon Col Dec 1952ww1, regimental property, 5/6rvr, rmr, royal melbourne regiment, trench art, gong -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Ceremonial object - Dinner Gong, Apex Club of Ringwood Dinner Gong, Early 20th century
The Melbourne cable tramway system operated between 1885 and 1940.Former Melbourne cable tram bell used for fortnightly and annual meetings of Ringwood Apex Club, mounted on timber base with metal shields showing presidents for each year from 1966 to 2003. Ringwood Apex Club closed in 2003-04.This dinner gong, formerly a Melbourne cable tram bell, was donated by inaugural secretary Wal Hodgson 21.10.67. President shields - Martin Verhoeven 1966-68, Colin Steel 1968-69, Neville Fuller 1969-70, John Ritchie 1970-71, Allan Penman 1971-72, Graeme Kruse 1972-73, Graeme Bathie 1973-74, Terry Amos 1974-75, Richard Baxter 1975-76, Noel Stokes 1976-77, Neville Burns 1977-78, Wayne Barlow 1978-79, David Collyer 1979-80, Don McKinnon 1980-81, Ken Rice 1981-82, Vic Beesley 1982-83, Geoff Bonsall 1983-84, Peter Phillips 1984-85, John McGowan 1985-86, Harry Bell 1986-87, Ross Barry 1987-88, Steve McMahon 1988-89, Peter Hookey 1989-90, Philip Pomaroff 1990-91, Keith Walker 1991-92, Greg Cowan 1992-93, Peter Watts 1993-94, Bernard Klewer 1994-95, Mark Burton 1995-96, Colin Robertson 1996-97, Stuart Gay 1997-98, Barry Williams 1998-99, Tom Jackson 1999-2000, Trevor Hallum 2000-01, Ashley Crow 2001-02, Trevor Hallum 2002-03, Michael Pumpa 2003-04. -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Memorabilia - Brass Gong, 1940
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces gong from Egypt in 1940. This gong shows a link between the Australian military and Egypt in 1940. It is also an example of military craft skills and the creation of usable art by soldiers.Round brass gong engraved with Australian Rising Sun Badge and Egyptian motifs. Supported by a red wooden base. Gong attached to frame by green plastic-covered rope.Australian Commonwealth Military Forces / Egypt 1940egypt, wwii, world war two, australia, military -
Gippsland Art Gallery
Mixed Media, Unknown Artist, Brass Gong and Stand with Mallet, Undated
Donated by John Leslie OBE, 1975gippsland, artwork, permanent collection -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Gong for branching out, 2010
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Lorne Historical Society
Instrument - Gong and mallet
This gong was used by staff to call guests to meals at Kalimna Guesthouse. A gong used at Kalimna Guest House to notify guests that a meal was ready . The four metal striking plates sit on a wooden base with four round metal cylinders inserted. Thin nylon rope separates the metal plates from the wood. There are two fittings to allow the gong to be held on the wall.Made by J.C. Deanna . Inc Chicago Patented Madel in USAkalimna guest house, guesthouses, kalimna -
Brown Hill Progress Association Inc.
Certificate, Methodist Sunday School Union Certificate, 1902
Methodist Sunday School Union Certificate made out to Emily Wilson.w. h. fitchett, edward barrett, emilie wilson, gong gong, brown hill, credit certificate, sunday school union, methodist -
Clunes Museum
Postcard
PHOTOGRAPH OF GONG GONG RESERVOIR5.2.25.10.08local history, document, cards, greeting card -
Brown Hill Progress Association Inc.
Certificate, Sunday School Union Credit Certificate, 2 May 1901
Sunday School Union Credit CertificateEmilie Wilson, Gong Gong Wesleyan Sunday Schoolgong gong wesleyan church, gong gong wesleyan church sunday school, emily wilson -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Trench Art
Meeting Gong & Gavelmiscellaneous -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Shell Mounted on Wood
Dinner gong - Albert Park Lodge No.262 (Freemasons)ephemera, ww1, general -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Ship's Telegraph section, Chadburn & Sons, 1875-1898
This is the Bridge Section of a ship’s telegraph and is a Duplex Gong model, made by Chadburn & Son of Liverpool. This duplex gong model would sound two signals whenever the navigational commands were given by the ship’s pilot to change the speed or direction. The ship’s telegraph was part of Flagstaff Hill’s exhibit of the 1909 Hobart, Tasmania, ferry “SS ROWINTA” installed in 1975 and enjoyed for more than 40 years. Communication between the ship’s pilot and the engine room in the late 19th century to the mid-20th-century was made with a system called an Engine Order Telegraph (E.O.T.) or ship’s telegraph. The equipment has two parts, the Bridge Section and the Engine Room Section. The Bridge Section is usually mounted onto a pedestal, and the Engine Room Section is attached to a vertical surface. The standard marine commands are printed or stamped around the face of the dial and indicated by a pointer or arrow that is usually moved by a rotating brass section or handle. The ship’s pilot stationed on the Bridge of a vessel sends his Orders for speed and direction to the Engine Room with the E.O.T. He moves the lever or levers, depending on the number of engines the ship has, to change the indicator on the Bridge Section’s dial to point in the new direction and speed of travel. This change causes the Orders to be duplicated on the Engine Room Section’s dial and a bell or bells to signal the change at the same time. The engineer then adjusts the ship’s engines and steering equipment to follow the pilot’s Order. CHADBURN & SON, Liverpool- Chadburn Brothers, William and C.H., were joint inventors and well-established makers of optical and scientific instruments and marine gauges. The firm was granted the Prince Albert Royal Warrant in the late 19th century. In 1870 William Chadburn applied for a patent for his navigational communication device for use on ships. By 1875 Chadburn & Son was producing the brass Engine Order Telegraph in its plant at 71 Lord Street, Liverpool. In 1911 the ship RMS Titanic was launched, fitted with Chadburn & Sons E.O.T. The Chadburn Ship Telegraph Company Limited was registered in 1898 to take over Chadburn & Sons. In 1903 a large factory at Bootle, near Liverpool, and their products were being sold overseas. In 1920 electric-powered telegraphs were developed. In 1944 the name changed to Chadburn’s (Liverpool) Limited. In 1968 the company became Chadburn Bloctube Ltd. In 2000 the company, now Bloctube Marine Limited, was still manufacturing ship telegraphs. This Bridge section of a ship’s Engine Order Telegraph, used with an Engine Room section, represents late-19th century change and progress in communication and navigation at sea. This type of equipment was still in use in the mid-20th century. The object is significant for its association with its maker, Chadburn & Son, of Liverpool, a well-known marine instrument maker whose work was recognised by English Royalty, and whose products were selected to supply similar equipment for use on the RMS Titanic. This ship’s telegraph is also significant locally for being on display at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village in its large exhibit, the SS Rowitta, which was an example of a ferry built in the early 20th century and serving many different purposes it its lifetime. Bridge section of a Ship’s Telegraph or Engine Order Telegraph (E.O.T.). The round double-sided, painted glass dial is contained within a brass case behind glass. It is fitted onto an outward tapering brass pedestal with a round base. The brass indicator arrows between the handles point simultaneously to both sides of the dial when moved. An oval brass maker’s plate is attached to the top of the case. The dial’s faces have inscriptions that indicate speed and direction, and the front face and plate include the maker’s details. A serial number is stamped on the collar where the dial is fitted to the pedestal. The ship’s telegraph is a Duplex Gong model, made by Chadburn & Son of Liverpool.Dial, maker’s details: “PATENT “DUPLEX GONG” TELEGRAPH / CHADBURN & SON / TELEGRAPH WORKS / PATENTEES & MANUFACTURERS / 11 WATERLOO ROAD / LIVERPOOL” LONDON / 105 FENCHURCH STREET” “NEWCASTLE / 85 QUAY + SIDE” “GLASGOW / 69 ANDERSON QUAY” “PATENT” Dial instructions: “FULL / HALF/ SLOW / FINISHED WITH ENGINES / STOP STAND BY / SLOW / HALF / FULL / ASTERN / AHEAD” Maker’s plate: “CHADBURN / & SON / PATENT / LIVERPOOL” Serial number: “22073”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, engine order telegraph, e.o.t., navigational instrument, communication device, ship’s telegraph, engine room section, bridge section, rms titanic, chadburn & son, chadburn brothers, william chadburn, chadburn ship telegraph company, chadburns, duplex gong, liverpool, ss rowitta, navigation, marine technology, pilot’s orders -
Orbost & District Historical Society
bullock bell, late 19th century
Livestock bells were once used extensively throughout the Australian countryside. The first ones were imported from England and America, but gradually local blacksmiths started turning out their own bells. These bells were used on a leader in a bullock team or on other stock so they could be easily located.A very corroded metal bullock bell with a handle and a small round gong.bullock-bell rural-industry livestock