The first all transistor hearing aids appeared in 1953. They were created to replace vacuum tubes; they were small, required less battery power and had less distortion and heat than their predecessor. The vacuum tubes were typically hot and fragile, so the transistor was the ideal replacement. The size of these transistors led to developments in miniature, carbon microphones. These microphones could be mounted on various items. There were body hearing aids where the earpiece was connected to the hearing aid and battery pack worn on the body. Ear level hearing aids consisted of eyeglass, behind the ear (BTE), in the ear (ITE), and in the canal (ITC, CIC) hearing aids. A new aid type, the Calaid V, was introduced featuring a forward facing microphone, and three potentiometers for adjustment of maximum gain, maximum power output, and low frequency roll off. The Calaid V was introduced in the early 1980s and remained the most frequently used aid in NAL's service for the next ten years (From: THE CALAID: AUSTRALIA'S OWN HEARING AID by Laurie Upfold and Ray Piesse Single Behind-the-ear hearing aid. Provided and manufactured by the NAL (National Acoustic Laboratories), part of the Commonwealth Department of Health. "CALAID/V" on bottom face

Newspaper clipping. Clipping possibly from 1958. Policemen On Eaglehawk Trams. In the Good Old Days. A man who retired yesterday after almost half a century connected with the Bendigo's trams, recalled the time when a policeman had to travel on the last tram to Eaglehawk to maintain order. He was Mr Evans, began in 1910 as a conductor, became a motorman, then traffic inspector, appointed tramways superintendent in May, 1928. When he retires he will be in his 48th year of service.. Received callers wishing him well in his retirement, was besieged with telephone calls and telegrams in his office the S.E.C. buildings, received a presentation of a framed photograph of himself at work from the tramway inspectors and a presentation from the staff and employees. Complimentary dinner at the Hotel Shamrock. Wages for conductors in 1910, 1 pound 2/6 for 60 hours, Motormen received 1 pound 10. No windscreen in trams. No sick pay.Tram drivers had to attend broken trolley wires, repairs or replacements in controllers and general equipment, to rerail trams when derailed, adjust brakes. Welsh, Cornish and Irish miners often sang on the trams. Policemen had to travel on the last tram at night to maintain order. Tram ticket obtained from conductors. 'Passengers could travel between Eaglehawk and Quarry Hill, a distance of almost 11 miles, at a charge of sixpence return,' said Mr Evans. Combination tickets included return tram fares and admission to the theatre. The prices varied according to the theatre seats.bendigo trams, ram, policeman, conductor, superintendent 1928, motorman, began 1910, telegrams, sec buildings, repairs, ticket prices, singing miners, tram prices, sick pay

This hand tool would have been used either in the home for making small items of furniture or small building projects or it could have been used by a tradesman working on small jobs in the building industry – window sills, doors, cupboards etc. Planes are still used today to whittle down wood. This tool has no known local provenance but it is a good example of hand tools of the past and will be useful for display. This is a metal plane used for shaving wood. It has a rectangular base curved at the ends and the end of a steel blade is visible near one end of the base. The handle is dome-shaped and attached to the handle by a screw is a ridged metal wheel that rests on the blade which has been inserted on an angle. This wheel can be turned to adjust the blade, keep it in place or remove it for replacement. The plane is much rusted (it may have been painted black) and no manufacturer’s marks are visiblhousehold tools, wood plane

Report of the Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel Holehouse Street Sunshine North completed Kerb & Channel McLeod Street commenced Kerb & Channel Mernda Street & Mayne Street Sunshine West complete Kerb & Channel Navigator Street commenced Footpath Yewers Street Sunshine completed Footpath Treloar Crescent commenced Footpath East side of Melon Street to Joyce Street commenced Roadwork Approximately one week was lost general reconstruction works as a result of a Transport Workers' Union strike. Roadwork Boundary Road fixed cilvert Roadwork Gladstone Street area and Station Road general tifying up of the area Drainage Evans Street commenced Lindenow Street commenced Maintenance of Footbridges now completed 2 - 4 Burton Crescent was tidied up Ballarat Road Infant Welfare Centre completed and occupied Depot Amenities Block completed and occupied Highpoint West Infant Welfare Centre & Highpoint West Library & Highpoint West Child Care Centre Parsons Reserve quote for brick shed for Sunshine Amateur Athletic Club Tallintyre Reserve Toilet Block costs for repairs due to vandalism McKechnie Street Reserve second soccer ground ready for seedings Ardeer Reserve investigation for replacement of water service Tree Lopping trees at Parsons Reserve have been completed and Gang to more to Tom O'Brien Reserve and King Edward Avenue before finalising the project Report of the Finance Committee Meeting Report of the Town Clerk Workers' Compensation Payment Extension of Make-Up Payment Fidelity Guarantee Insurance Action Waste Collection Pty Ltd Legal Proceedings Meals on Wheels Tenders Leasing of Plant Rates, Sanitary and Interest Charges Adjustments / Abandonments Report of the City Engineer & Planner Purchase of Two-Way Radios Report of the Agenda & Forward Planning Committee Meeting Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Priorities for Buildings Development on Reserves Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Take Away Food Premise and Amusement Parlour Disraeli Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Caretaker's Dwelling Furlong Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Garden and Building Supplies Francis Street Orders of the Day Drainage Sunshine View Estate Stage 2holehouse street, sunshine north, mcleod street, mernda street, mayne street, sunshine west, navigator street, maribyrnong, yewers street, sunshine, treloar crescent, melon street, joyce street, braybrook, boundary road, brooklyn, gladstone street, station road, st. albans, evans street, lindenow street, burton crescent, ballarat road infant welfare centre, ballarat road, deer park, highpoint west infant welfare centre, highpoint west library, highpoint west child care centre, rosamond road, parsons reserve, standford street, tallintyre reserve, kermeen street, mckechnie street reserve, mckechnie street, ardeer reserve, ardeer, sunshine amateur athletic club, tom o'brien reserve, matthews street, king edward avenue, albion, action waste collection, disraeli street, furlong road, francis street