Showing 163 items matching horology-watches
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Watches
Coloured photograph of of watches belonging to W.S.Slater and Edward Pearce, husband of Mary. Watch in box made by Bennett - watch and chronometer maker, 65 Cheapside, London. The Admiralty, The Royal Observatory and The Hon. Board of Ordnance. The other watch belonged to Mr. E.Pearce husband of Mrs . M. Pearceslater.w.s., pearce, ronald, harry, mary, edward, bennett, watch & chronometer maker -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, The watches of the trails
John Anning MacLeod John was born in Ballarat as the second generation of Ballarat MacLeod’s, with his grandfather arriving in Geelong on the Hornet in 1857 as an 11 year old child with his 60 year old father John and mother Mary aged 37 years and 5 brothers and one sister. He grew up on the corner of Drummond Street and Mair Streets, opposite what became St John of God hospital, at his parents house of Dunvegan. John entered Ballarat College as a junior student in 1923. He received 3rd in Form prizes in both 1924 and 1925. His sister Margaret, attended Clarendon Ladies College. The household employed a chauffeur, a cook, a gardener and a ladies maid to care for them. In the 1930’s his father lost his fortune in the collapse of the jute future’s market so the staff were dismissed and he left Ballarat to go to Geelong College as a boarder. He was an officer in the Geelong College cadet corps and joined the Army as a private and rose to the permanent rank of Major after meritorious performance in the intelligence area of operations. He served in North Africa, in Palestine, Egypt, Moratai, the Philippines, Java and New Guinea. He was awarded his Military MBE by King George VI for exceptional devotion to duty and for brilliant coordination work amongst the allied intelligence team. During the war he met Mary Monica Carrol Bateman, a lietenant in the 2/4th Army General Hospital at a dinner party in Brisbane. The couple had four children, Hamish John Torquil born in 1945, Rory Hugh Alexander born in 1947 and twins Ian Donald and Katriona Margaret born in 1948. After the Second World War he worked for Lumley’s Insurance Brokers in London for a couple of years to follow up his accountancy training and then returned to Ballarat due to his father’s failing health and took over the management of John MacLeod and Co, Wholesale grocers and Merchants in Lydiard Street, Ballarat. The business had been started by his great grandfather and they produced the famous Sirdar brand of products and a special tea blend called Afternoon Cup. There was a spice mill in nearby Market Street and there they roasted peanuts, coffee and ground spices for packaging and distribution to the small corner shops who were the mainstay of commercial grocery. In the 1950’s John MacLeod and Co merged with James McKay and Sons to form McKay MacLeod Pty Ltd., wholesale tobacco, wine and spirits and grocery merchants who also manufactured the Sunny South brand of sweet mustard pickles, brewed vinegar and tomato sauce. He introduced the semi-automated system for extensions and financial records on the Bradma plates that saved staff the problems of sorting out the calculations for sales tax, miscellaneous charges etc. that greatly sped up the transactions at the checkout points. A new warehouse and office complex was built in Mair Street east up near Humffray Street, with the manufacturing factory on the opposite side of the street. They had a shop in St Arnaud and one in Geelong which was the local wholesaler for supplying to the corner shops of the greater Geelong area. With the development of supermarkets the demise of the corner store began and so the sales profiles began to diminish. He unsuccessfully stood for Liberal Party pre-selection for the seat of Ballarat in 1948 and served on the Liberal state finance and executive team for many years before resigning over the issue of conscripts being sent to Vietnam. He was instrumental in leading a group of Ballarat academics in opposition to the Vietnam war and publicly resigned from the Liberal Party over their foreign policy. John MacLeod saw the writing on the wall of the business in the early 1970’s and suggested that the firm restructured with focusing on tobacco, wine and spirits. His partners did not agree and so he sold out and retired to Barwon Heads. After a few years of golfing and surfing he became frustrated and joined SCORE, the Service Corp of Retired Executives. In this role he worked for ten years in the Geelong area solving accounting problems for Geelong small businesses and so helped Beaumont’s bakery back onto its feet. He worked gentlemen’s hours of 10 am to 3 pm which allowed him to have time for a round of 9 holes on the golf course at the end of the day and to have a surf before breakfast. He fully retired at the age of 65 and had ten years of voluminous reading of local library books before dying of burns at the age of 75. His war record has been documented in other archives at the College. He was a member of the Naval and Military Club and of the Barwon Heads Golf Club. He had good crafting skills and built a series of steam driven boats for his four children that used to be sailed at home on Lake Wendouree, Lake Learmonth and on the sheltered waters of the Barwon River. The boats are now being restored to operational order to be sailed by his great grandson Grayson Girardi. Red cloth bound book with title printed in gold lettering on spine, embossed publisher's mark centre of front cover and school crest in gold relief on front cover; book plate inside front cover. Book plate inside front cover: School crest / Ballarat College / I form / 3rd in form Prize / Awarded to / J MacLeod / December 1924 A Richardson B A Principaljohn-macleod, ballarat-college, book-prize, 1924 -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Article - "Father" watches over his mountain-top family, 30 July 1986
This article acknowledged the naming of Ory's Trail at Falls Creek in 1986. Orest “Ory” Frueauf was born in Kharkov, Russia in 1925 and moved to Germany with his family to escape persecution. He was conscripted to the German Army during the Second World War. He was a POW until 1948. He was recruited by a French construction company to work as and interpreter on a hydroelectricity project in Tasmania. Ory then moved to work on the Snowy Mountain Scheme including driving a truck to fill the wall of the Rocky Valley dam. In 1952 Ory was recruited by the Albury Ski Club as its lodge supervisor. That year he also entered into a business partnership with Cecil Dobson, running the general store “Whitehaven” and Post Office at Falls Creek. They extended their business by adding accommodation turning Whitehaven into one of the best commercial lodges at Falls Creek. Ory and Cecil dissolved their business partnership in 1963 and Ory went on to build a new lodge called “Snowhaven” at the site of the present day Frueauf Village, Falls Creek. Ory retired to Tawonga, Victoria in 1992 and passed away in 1999.This article is significant because it documents the naming of Ory's Trail to recognise a pioneer of Falls Creek.A newspaper item about Ory Freauf on the occasion of the naming of Ory's Trail at Falls Creek.falls creek pioneers, frueauf, ory frueauf -
Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia Inc
Bag
This item is part of the Thomas Caine Tool Collection, owned by The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and curated by the Hand Tools Preservation Association of Australia.bag, with 4 keys fob watches -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Computer Education, c2000?
A tutor watches two students seated behinf a computer.computers -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Watch faces
Watch faces glass numerous for watches 1 1/2 diam flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Watch faces
Watch faces glass numerous for watches 1 1/2 diam flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, watch faces glass -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Soil Testing, c. 1960
Note by T.H. Kneen 3 June 1992, "I think the gentleman with the hat is a member of HRS Tatura Staff (? Kidman). Activity possibly soil sampling. Possibly c.1960 when students spent some time at the Station."Man kneeling on ground writing on paper while student watches holding an implement?.staff, soil sampling, tatura, horticultural research station tatura, student sojourn -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Watching the Output from a Dot Matrix Printer, 1980s?
A male stands beside a printer and computer, and watches the pages being outputted from the printercomputer, dot matrix printer -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Standing Guard
Black and White Photograph. A Vietnames Soldier with a rifle watches over a boy lying on his backphotograph, vietnamese soldier -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of lacemaking, c.1990
Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows the extensive work and volunteering conducted on site by workers after it was turned into a heritage siteColour photograph of a woman making lace while another woman watches. Dates from approximately the 1990sCatalogue number on reverse in pencil. Written on reverse in pen 'lace making Amess House c. 1990s'churchill island, photograph -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - Students, 1960s
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Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Beech Forest: NA locomotive taking coal, c.1955
To a dead end spur at Beech Forest station a locomotive depot was provided with a coal stage, ash pit and water tank as part of the original facilities of the station. Coal was transported from Colac by rail and hand-shovelled up onto the stage from an NQ truck positioned alongside. Twin water columns on the stage ends enabled two NA class or both ends of a Garratt locomotive to take water simultaneously. Beneath the trestle was the ash pit.B/W. 200mm x 271mm. An NA locomotive on trestles taking coal at Beech Forest. A child watches.beech forest; railways; coal stage; na locomotive; -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Someone Had To Go First - Vietnam 1971
Photograph of a soldier with backpack and rifle walking through waist deep mud. A second soldier watches on from an APCMy Collection. copyright Leon Pavichphotograph, mud, armoured personnel carrier -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - black and white, John Crump and Two Ceramics Students, c1970
Lecturer John Crump watches two students working on a pot on a pottery wheel at the Ballarat Teachers' College, Gillies Streetballarat teachers' college, ceramics, pottery, crump, john crump -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Long service employees, J Kitchen & Sons, Port Melbourne, 1928
Narrow brown wooden framed photograph of long service recipients. Background is a high hedge. All are men except for central figure front row - a woman in light dress with darker hat. Reverse has paper copy of photo plus names and photos of 4 men unable to be present.Recipients of long-service gold watches, 1928. Port Melbourne J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltdindustry, manufacturing, workers, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Committee F.R.C. 1904 & 05
B/W Photo on Foxed & burnt card. Studio 2 Rows of men in 3 piece Suits & Bowtie, Fob watches.Art Royal. Back Row S. Mews, J Hugall, E.R Farrand, J. Shaw, b. Evans. Front Row T. Longmure, H.M. Crowden. W.T. Farrer, D. Christie, J. Prince snr -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - WRISTWATCH, possibly pre WW2
... horology-watches ...Item relates to S W ROSS VX78589, refer Cat No 3147 for his service details.Rectangular wrist watch. Black hands, watch face originally light coloured. Corners are bevelled thus making it 8 sided. Band is tan leather & riveted on.horology-watches, personal effects, trades-leatherworking -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - POCKET WATCH, Waltham, C.1900
... horology-watches ...Pocket Watch, stainless steel, black dial, separate small dial for the second hand, winder on top.Engraved on back: “1900” On face: “Waltham”horology-watches, military history, passchendaele barracks trust -
Geelong RSL Sub Branch
Accessory - Pocket Watch, Approximately circa 1940
These Pocket Watches were used during WW2This is an original York Lever Pocket WatchA round steel backed, glass front pocket watchon the front of the watch face York Lever -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph - Card Box Photographs, Ballarat East Bowling Club circa 1900
T.A. Williams watches as another man bowls.ballarat east bowling club, t.a. williams, public, sport, persons, costume -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Surrey Hills Golf Club water hazard, 1895
Reproduced by permission of Mr John Arnold from his book: "The Riversdale Golf Club - a history, 1892-1977." Copyright to book: Riversdale Golf Club. Surrey Hills Golf Club operated from 1892-1908 then moved and became Riversdale Golf Club. The game was played across paddocks from Trafalgar Street, Mont Albert to Whitehorse Road and down Victoria Crescent to where Box Hill TAFE is now located in Elgar Road. There were problems with cows eating the tee flags! The clubhouse still exists as 30 Trafalgar Street.Apart from its association in documenting the Surrey Hills Golf Club which has long disappeared, this image documents the landscape in the pre-urban era.Black and white photo of a scene at Surrey Hills Golf Club. There is a water hazard in the foreground with a lady on her knees trying to retrieve a ball from the water's edge. Three lads, one on a horse, are watching, as are 3 males to the right."In water" in the bottom right of the photo. Caption: "Captain Fred Andrew watches his partner's misfortunes during a game at Surrey Hills in 1895."sports grounds, surrey hills golf club, riversdale golf club -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, CIRCA 1914/18
ORIGINAL SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF ALBERT GRANDSFORD PARKINSON AND MATE. ARMY CAP AND HAT FEATURED, ALSO MATERIAL [WOOL] PUTTEES ON LEGS. BOTH MEN ARE WEARING WRIST WATCHESTO MOTHER. LOVE FROM ALBERT. ALBERT GRANDSFORD PARKINSON BATTALlocal history, photography, photographs, military -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Accessory - Fob watch, Presbyterian Deaconess
Hilda Elizabeth Foster (1890-1982) was commissioned as a Deaconess in 1914 giving a lifetime of service to the church particularly in the social care aspect of the Gospel. She was also a double certified nurse. Deaconess Hilda Foster began her work as a Deaconess in South Melbourne and then served for 13 years with the Presbyterian Sisterhood in North Fitzroy caring for unmarried mothers and their babies. In 1933 she was appointed Matron of the Presbyterian Girls' Home in Elsternwick where she worked for 15 years. She retired in 1948 when it was noted "In complete dedication matron has given herself to this care of souls". Deaconess Foster was awarded the British Empire Medal for her work in the Queen's birthday honours in 1981. Deaconess Foster was one of the first qualified Mother Christmasses in Australia. [Minutes of the Sixth Synod, Oct 1982]CL050.1 and CL050.2 fob watches with white enamel faces and on a black cotton cord. CL050.1 has Roman numerals and CL050.2 has Arabic numbers and a second hand inset. "My Deaconess Badge" "Non ministrari sed ministrare"presbyterian deaconess, deaconess hilda elizabeth foster -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Envelopes - Boxes
Item belonged to donor's grandfather who had the local jewellery shop in Mitcham.Two boxes and four envelopes which would contain repairs of jewellery or watches advertising Perkins and Vague local watchmakers; also a match booklet. .8 2nd booklet of matchesPerkins and Vaguecommerce, advertising -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - COMPASS & WATCH, Early 1900’s
... horology-watches ...Both items belonged to Captain Henry SOUTHBY, 39th Batt AIF, KIA 12.10.1917. Refer Cat No 1906 for service details also 1905P.1) Compass Compass, round, metal, silver, face opens on a hinge with compass bearings in black over a white face. The inside face is engraved as is the outside of the hinged opening. A circular ring is on the top of the compass. 2) Watch Fob Watch, metal, round. One face opens to show time with white face and black numbering. The rear opens to show 9 small clock faces showing the time in 9 countries. The top has a circular ring.1) Inside Face "H.SOUTHBY Bendigo", outside face "HS" 2) "CF 12355"horology-watches, instruments - general, watch, compass -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - WRISTWATCH, pre WWI
... horology-watches ...The watch was owned by Jack Grinton No 1043, 38th Batt AIF 1916-19. Part of the Grinton collection which included hundreds of negatives and developed photos that he took during the Great War. Refer Cat No 1280 for service details. Refer 1317P, 1320P. .1 Wristwatch and jewels, Swiss made. Face is white with gold numbering. .2 Leather watch cover in 3 sections: top and bottom straps, watch backing and cover with metal press stud. .2 Inside top cover: "JWG", impressed map of Australia with lettering "DON" and underneath "trade mark registered". Metal stud on wrist strap has "Made in Germany"horology-watches, handcrafts-leatherwork, metalwork, grinton -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Brochure
Cream coloured single sheet advertising brochure for Prescott & Dawe, Cnr Mitchell and Hargreaves Streets, Bendigo. Includes an illustration of the store. Advertising watches and diamond rings. Prescott & Dawe Collectionprescott & dawe, jeweller -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Watches, small silver plated pocket, c1900
Pocket Watches became popular in the late19th C. Gentlemen put their 'Fob' watch in their waistcoat pocket attached to a chain that had a bar that slipped through a button hole. Ladies attached their Watches by a chain to their chatelaine. Nurses usually used a bar with a pin to attach the pocket watch to their uniform. All Train Conductors had a Fob Watch to keep check of the Train Timetable.This small silver plated pocket watch with a hinged case has a white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, a seconds dial at 6 and black metal hands.unreadable on back of Casebrighton, moorabbin, pioneers, watchmaking, jewellers, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork, watches, clocks -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of horse pulling hay rake, 30/03/2013
Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows the extensive work and volunteering conducted on site by workers after it was turned into a heritage siteColour photograph of a Clydesdale pulling a hay rake on a pasture behind scattered hay while a man in a high-vis vest watches. Probably taken at the Churchill Island Easter Festival 30/03/2013Catalogue number on reverse in pencil. Written on reverse in pen "Young horse pulling C.I. hay rake. Churchill Island Easter Festival 30/3/2013"churchill island, photograph