Ken SEARLE (1951- ) Born Sydney, New South Wales Ken Searle worked on this commission through 1997 and 1998. Further works and sketches relating to this commission are held by the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Searle is a self-taught artist who first exhibited his paintings and drawings in the mid-1970s and is known for large, and often whimsical, paintings, of suburban and industrial areas in several Australian cities. From 1998 to 2001 Searle worked as a consultant at the school in the Aboriginal community of Papunya, Central Australia. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed painting highlighting the artist's favoured aspects of Ballarat. Interested with scenes of suburbia for over twenty years, Ballarat is his first portrayal of a whole city. Searle’s view of Ballarat presents a deliberately untidy city seen from a number of viewpoints. Local scenes are portrayed no matter how pretty or garish, the subject matter providing a snap shot in time. Funded through the Commissions Program of the Visual Arts/Craft Fund, 1998 art, artwork, ken searle, ballarat

Photograph depicting Peter Ratley aka Peter Searle and his Victorian Navy colleagues standing in front of a tall building with two torpedoes on a trolly in front of them.Photograph depicting Peter Ratley aka Peter Searle and his Victorian Navy colleagues standing in front of a tall building with two torpedoes on a trolly in front of them.X over Peter Ratley aka Peter Searlevictorian navy victorian naval forces torpedoes

Copper intrauterine devices (IUDs), first marketed in the early 1970s, represent an important contraceptive option for 150 million women worldwide. The method is safe, rapidly reversible, inexpensive, highly effective, long-acting (up to 20 years for some products [1]), and non-hormonal; these attributes make it unique and desirable for many users. However, increased bleeding and pain cause up to 15% of users to have the device removed within the first year [2]; still higher percentages tolerate some level of these side effects yet retain use of the method. In one study, 67% of women using the TCu380A complained about menstrual side effects within the first year of use [3]. (Hubacher et al, 'Side effects from the copper IUD: do they decrease over time?', 2009)This is one of a collection of items received from the practice of Dr Lachlan Hardy-Wilson, FRCOG, Launceston, Tasmania.Sealed Gravigard IUD in original box. IUD and inserter are sealed inside a sterile plastic pocket. The box is made of cardboard and has an orange top panel with white sides. Text printed on the front of the box reads '1 Sterile Pack/Gravigard*/contraceptive/copper/contraceptive/FRAGILE/Do not bend or crush/SEARLE'. Text printed on side of box reads 'Made in England Supplied by Searle Laboratories, Division of Searle Australia Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Australia'.intrauterine device

Hard cover book,The Captain of The Guidara. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, Crown Buildings 188 Fleet Street, London. W1. Date: 1884 Light blue hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fiction"The Captain of the Guidara" refers to the English title of the first volume of Jules Verne's 1883 novel Kéraban le Têtu, part of his Voyages Extraordinaire series. The second novel features “Scarpante the Spy” to complete the two part volume of “Kéraban the Inflexible”. in the English edition, the story is following The Captain of the Guidara. Originally published in French in 1883 and in Britain with two volumes in 1887. The story follows a stubborn Turkish merchant, Keraban, who refuses to pay a new tax on crossing the Bosporus and instead embarks on a lengthy journey around the Black Sea. The "Guidara" refers to the ship central to this Ottoman era adventure. It features two Dutchmen and the obstinate Keraban navigating political, cultural, and geographical challenges. The novel is richly illustrated and reflects Verne’s signature blend of travel, exploration, and historical detail. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series, l’école des robinson's

Red hard covered book with black text on front cover.non-fictionPart II completes the work of a normal three-year course in Algebra.sunshine technical school, derby road, sunshine

Hard cover book, The Tribulations of A Chinaman. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, London Date: 1885. Light blue hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fictionThe novel follows Kin-Fo, an extremely wealthy Chinese man in Shanghai who is bored with life. After hearing false news that his U.S. bank investment has gone bankrupt, he decides to commit suicide but first takes out a $200,000 life insurance policy that covers suicide with his mentor Wang and fiancee as beneficiaries. Since he can't bring himself to kill his own self, he hires Wang to murder him before the insurance expires. However the bank was not bankrupt and Wang has disappeared after receiving the contract, Kin-Fo must now travel across China with two insurance company bodyguards and his lazy servant Soun to escape being killed by Wang. The story ends with the revelation that Wang staged everything to teach Kin-Fo the value of life. Kin-Fo marries his fiancee and lives happily.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series, l’école des robinson's

During the years 1869-1935, there were well over 250 registered bamboo furniture producers in Britain. The earliest recorded firm was Hubert Bill of 14 Little Camden St, London N.W., who claimed to have been established in 1869, while Daniel Jacobs & Sons of Hackney Road, London, were still in business in 1915, after 45 years of production. Design, quality, price and methods of construction were fairly consistent throughout the whole period, but it was the imaginative and often eccentric choice of subject matter that marked differentiation between the various firms. While most produced standard tables, stands and fire-screens, the more adventurous offered for sale items such as corner shelve units, charcoal barbecue grills and musical tea tables. Shelves were often covered with embossed leather paper designs, at first imported from Japan and then later produced in England. Some firms incorporated the knobbly roots of the bamboo stems into their designs, generally to form feet. Occasionally, handles to drawers and cupboards were made with these roots, although they were more commonly carved as imitations. Handles were mostly of cheap metal or brass. The ends of the bamboo canes were capped with stamped metal or turned bone, ivory or wooden discs. Methods of construction fell into three categories. First and most common is that of pegging. Bamboo stems being hollow, thick dowels can easily be glued into the joints. Some firms farmed out this work of `plugging' the ends of the canes to part-time workers at home. The second method, that of pinning, was far less satisfactory as bamboo tends to split lengthwise and therefore the jointed pieces eventually disintegrated. The most efficient method was that patented in 1888 (patent No. 2383) by the firm of W. F. Needham in Birmingham. It consisted of metal shoes and covers for all joints, which were made by wrapping a metal strip around the stems and soldering the overlapping ends. Some joints were further strengthened by a small pin or screw. Needham was by far the largest and most successful manufacturer, and their individual and superior method of construction undoubtedly gained them their reputation. A. Englander & Searle of 34 Gt Eastern St and 31 Mare St, Hackney, London, were a firm particularly concerned with methods of construction. Although they seem to have entered the bamboo furniture market at a comparatively late date, about 1898, they produced inexpensive' bamboo, aimed particularly at the export trade. Stating in their catalogue that bamboo furniture “can be exported in one piece or it can be exported in pieces and put together again. The fixing up is much facilitated by a system of marking and numbering. Further, no glue is required for putting together as the screw system is applied”. This method of construction best fits the Etagere and this item in the Flagstaff collection, and it is believed to have been made by A Englander & Searle, exported in a knock-down form to Australia, purchased in kit form from a dealer here and put together by the purchaser. The bamboo plant stand is a significant item as it highlight furniture fashion of the late Victorian era. This item was highly sort after in its time and although mass produced, not many examples remain because the item is so fragile so this example is a valuable addition to the Flagstaff collection. It is believed,the construction method used is by a notable and respected maker in England of bamboo furniture that was aimed specifically at the export market and probably came to Australia in kit form to be assembled by the purchaser.Plant stand: a bamboo plant stand with a hexagonal pine timber top edged with tortoise shell bamboo. The top is supported on four tortoise shell bamboo legs joined at the base by a square cane-covered shelf. The tortoise shell appearance is brown lacquer. This stand is part of the Giles Collection. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, furniture, plant stand, bamboo furniture, etagere, victorian furniture, simulated bamboo, tortise shell, a englander & searle, domestic furniture, giles collection, henry giles, cooramook, mailor’s flat, wangoom, 19th century household goods

Hard cover book, The Steam House Part 2 Tigers and Traitors. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, London Date: 1881. Light blue hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fiction“The Steam House” part two “Tigers and Traitors” is where the story continues with the Indian adventure from part one and brings the story of Colonel Munro and Nana Sahib to its climax. The same group of people continue their journey through northern India in the steam powered elephant that pulls two houses. The central conflict is Colonel Munro’s continued hunt for Nana Sahib, the rebel leader responsible for atrocities at Cawnpore during the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion, and for Munro’s wife, who was reported killed there. As they travel deeper into India, the party encounters various challenges including, tigers traitors and conspirators linked to Nana Sahib’s network. The landscape still seething with discontent after the Mutiny as the story builds to the confrontation with Nana Sahib and the resolution of Munro’s quest for revenge. The second part is also published under the alternative title “The End of Nana Sahib”, indicating that Nana Sahib’s fate is finally revealed.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series, l’école des robinson's

Hard cover book, The Steam House Part 1, The Demon of Cawnpore. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, London Date: 1881. Light blue hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fictionThe Steam House: Part 1, The Demon of Cawnpore is a Jules Verne adventure set in India after the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion. It follows a group of English and French travellers crossing northern India in a bizarre steam powered elephant named Behemoth that pulls two houses behind it. The main characters are a Colonel Munro who secretly hopes to find and destroy his old enemy, Nana Sahib who is the rebel leader linked to the Cawnpore bloodbath. The story unfolds as the journey begins, as a sort of grand expedition, with the travellers enjoying the novelty and comfort of their mobile home. As the trip continues, the plot turns into a hunt, because Munro believes Nana Sahib may still be alive and wants revenge for the killing of his wife at the Cawnpore massacre. In short It is an Indian adventure novel about a steam powered elephant journey that turns into a revenge quest for Colonel Munro against the elusive Nana Sahib.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series, l’école des robinson's

Hard cover book, Martin Paz. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, Crown Buildings 188 Fleet Street, London. W1. Date: 1876 Light green hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fictionMartin Paz was published with “The Survivors of the Chancellor” novel, "Martin Paz" is a novella written in 1851 and set in Lima, Peru. The story follows a forbidden romance between Sarah, daughter of a Jewish businessman, and Martin Paz, a young Indian chief. When Sarah is promised to another man, their love ignites a dangerous chain of events involving knife fights, secret identities, and a violent Indian rebellion. As family secrets emerge and loyalties clash, the lovers must navigate the treacherous currents of Antisemitism, aristocracy, and cultural conflict in colonial Peru. This story is one of Verne’s early works written in 1851 and was first published in French in 1876 as part of the Voyages Extraordinaire series of works.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series, l’école des robinson's, ellen elizabeth frewer

Hard cover book, Scarpante The Spy. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, Crown Buildings 188 Fleet Street, London. W1. Date: 1887 Light green hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fiction“Scarpante the Spy” is not a separate Jules Verne novel; it is the title of a two part volume of “Kéraban the Inflexible”. in the English edition, the story is following The Captain of the Guidara. Originally published in French in 1883 and in Britain with two volumes in 1887. The story follows a stubborn Turkish merchant, Keraban, who refuses to pay a new tax on crossing the Bosporus and instead embarks on a lengthy journey around the Black Sea. The "Guidara" refers to the ship central to this Ottoman era adventure. It features two Dutchmen and the obstinate Keraban navigating political, cultural, and geographical challenges. The novel is richly illustrated and reflects Verne’s signature blend of travel, exploration, and historical detail. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series

Hard cover book, Abandoned. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, St. Dunstans House, Fetter Lane Fleet Street, London. EC. Date: 1892 Light blue hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fiction"Abandoned" is the second part of Jules Verne’s “The Mysterious Island trilogy”, continuing the story of a group of castaways testing their ingenuity and courage on a remote Pacific island. The 1892 Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington edition is an early English language reprint of this work.This novel is not among Verne’s absolute core masterpieces like “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas” or “Around the World in Eighty Days”. Abandoned (also known as its original French title, "L’Île mystérieuse: Deuxième partie L’Abandonné" picks up the narrative of five or six men (including the engineer Cyrus Harding and the sailor Pencroff) who have already survived a balloon crash and built a rudimentary civilisation on a seemingly uninhabited island. As they explore the island further, they discover signs of a mysterious benefactor and eventually meet the “abandoned” character Ayrton, a former convict who has lived in isolation while the island itself faces natural and human threats that test their survival and moral choices. The story blends adventure, technology, and social Utopian themes, showing how rational cooperation can triumph over hardship and moral degeneration.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series, l’école des robinson's

Hard cover book, Dick Sands The Boy Captain. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, Crown Buildings 188 Fleet Street, London. W1. Date: 1882 Light green hardcover with the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fictionDick Sands, the Boy Captain is a Jules Verne adventure novel about a teenage sailor who ends up commanding a ship after the captain and most of the crew are lost. The story follows his fight to protect the passengers and survive a dangerous diversion into Africa, where slavery is a central threat. It was first published in 1878 in French, under the title (“Un capitaine de quinze ans”) “A Captain at Fifteen”. The book begins with a whaling voyage that goes wrong, leaving the young Dick Sands as the only capable person to take charge. The ship is then secretly steered off course, and the plot turns into a survival and rescue story involving deception, moral courage, and the slave trade in Africa. In short, it is one of Verne’s more serious adventure novels, with a strong anti-slavery element. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series

Hard cover book, Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, Crown Buildings 188 Fleet Street, London. W1. Date: 1883 Light blue hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fiction“Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery” is Jules Verne’s 1882 adventure novel, originally written in French as L’École des Robinson's (“The School for Robinson's”). It follows a wealthy San Franciscan, Godfrey Morgan, who is sent on a voyage to toughen him up, only to end up marooned in a Robinson Crusoe style survival story. The original French edition was published in 1882, the first British English edition published in March 1883 by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series, l’école des robinson's

Hard cover book, Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, Crown Buildings Fleet Street, London. W1. Date: 1885 Light brown hardcover with the spine having a library label. Lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fictionEight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon is Jules Verne’s Amazon adventure about the Garral family traveling down the river on a giant raft so a wedding can take place in Belém, while the father, Joam Garral, also tries to clear his name for a crime he didn’t commit. The plot turns on a cryptogram and a dangerous antagonist who controls proof of Garral’s innocence. The novel was first published in French in 1881, and the first British edition was also in November 1881, issued by Sampson Low as part one of The Giant Raft / Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon. The subject novel is an 1885 London edition is a later reprint by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne

Hard cover book, Keraban The Inflexible (part 1)The Captain of The Guidara. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, Crown Buildings 188 Fleet Street, London. W1. Date: 1887 Light blue hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fiction"The Captain of the Guidara" refers to the English title of the first volume of Jules Verne's 1883 novel Kéraban le Têtu, part of his Voyages Extraordinaire series. The second novel features “Scarpante the Spy” to complete the two part volume of “Kéraban the Inflexible”.In the English edition, the story is following The Captain of the Guidara. Originally published in French in 1883 and in Britain with two volumes in 1887. The story follows a stubborn Turkish merchant, Keraban, who refuses to pay a new tax on crossing the Bosporus and instead embarks on a lengthy journey around the Black Sea. The "Guidara" refers to the ship central to this Ottoman era adventure. It features two Dutchmen and the obstinate Keraban navigating political, cultural, and geographical challenges. The novel is richly illustrated and reflects Verne’s signature blend of travel, exploration, and historical detail. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, keraban the inflexible (part 1) the captain of the guidara, jules verne

Hard Cover: The Giant Raft (Part II) The Cryptogram Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Date: 1885 Blue hardcover book with cloth fabric cover. Original library sticker. A line drawing on the fly page is within a circle bordered by a vine plant. Within the circle is a man dressed in a suit, wearing a cravat, holding an unravelled scroll with marks like a crossword, and tugging at a vine wrapped around his neck. Title and Author written in black texter to the spine. fictionThe Giant Raft is a two part adventure novel set on the Amazon River part 1 “Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon” was primarily a geographical tale following the journey through tropical forests and the prairies of Peru and Brazil. Part 2 “The Cryptogram.” The cryptogram is a cipher mystery that becomes the central theme with geographical interest subordinate to the plot. This revolves around ranch owner Joam Garral, living near the Peruvian Brazilian border and is wanted in Brazil for a crime he didn't commit. He travels downstream on a giant timber raft with his family to Belém at the river's mouth, hoping to restore his good name. A scoundrel named Torres possesses an encrypted letter that could exonerate Joam, but demands Joam's daughter's hand in marriage for it. When Torres is killed, the Garral family must race to decode the Gronsfeld cipher before Joam faces execution.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series, l’école des robinson's

This music stand set of shelves is one of many 19th century items of furniture, linen and crockery donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by, Vera and Aurelin Giles. The items are associated with the Giles Family and are known as the “Giles Collection”. Many of the items of furniture, linen and crockery in the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage were donated by Vera and Aurelin Giles and mostly came from the simple home of Vera’s parents-in-law, Henry Giles and his wife Mary Jane (nee Freckleton) whose photos are in the parlour. They married in 1880. Henry, born at Tower Hill in 1858, was a labourer on the construction of the Breakwater before leaving in 1895 to build bridges in N.S.W. for about seven years. Mary Jane was born in 1860 at Cooramook. She attended Mailor’s Flat State School where she was also a student teacher before, as family legend has it, she became a governess at “Injemiara” where her grandfather, Francis Freckleton, once owned land. Henry and Mary’s family of six, some of whom were born at Mailor’s Flat and later children at Wangoom, lived with their parents at Wangoom and Purnim west, where Henry died in 1933 and Mary Jane in 1940. THE SHELVES During the years 1869-1935 there were well over 250 registered bamboo furniture producers in Britain. The earliest recorded firm was Hubert Bill of 14 Little Camden St, London N.W., who claimed to have been established in (1869 the first bamboo furniture maker), while Daniel Jacobs & Sons of Hackney Road, London, were still in business in 1915, after 45 years of production. Design, quality, price and methods of construction were fairly consistent throughout the whole period, but it was the imaginative and often eccentric choice of subject matter that marked the differentiation between the various firms. While most produced standard tables, stands and fire-screens, the more adventurous offered for sale items such as Corner shelve units, charcoal barbecue grills and musical tea tables. Shelves were often covered with embossed leather paper designs, at first imported from Japan and then later produced in England. Some firms incorporated the knobbly roots of the bamboo stems into their designs, generally to form feet. Occasionally handles to drawers and cupboards were made with these roots although they were more commonly carved as imitations. Handles were mostly of cheap metal or brass. The ends of the bamboo canes were capped with stamped metal or turned bone, ivory or wooden discs. Methods of construction fell into three categories. First and most common is that of pegging. Bamboo stems being hollow, thick dowels can easily be glued into the joints. Some firms farmed out this work of `plugging' the ends of the canes to part-time workers at home. The second method, that of pinning, was far less satisfactory as bamboo tends to split lengthwise and therefore the jointed pieces eventually disintegrated. The most efficient method was that patented in 1888 (patent No 2383) by the firm of W. F. Needham in Birmingham. It consisted of metal shoes and covers for all joints which were made by wrapping a metal strip around the stems and soldering the overlapping ends. Some joints were further strengthened by a small pin or screw. Needham was by far the largest and most successful manufacturer and their individual and superior method of construction undoubtedly gained them their reputation. A. Englander & Searle of 34 Gt Eastern St and 31 Mare St, Hackney, London, were a firm particularly concerned with methods of construction. Although they seem to have entered the bamboo furniture market at a comparatively late date, about 1898, they produced inexpensive bamboo, aimed particularly at the export trade. The company stated in their catalogue that bamboo furniture “can be exported in one piece or it can be exported in pieces and put together again. The fixing up is much facilitated by a system of marking and numbering. Further, no glue is required for putting together as the screw system only is applied”. This method of construction best fits the Etagere in the Flagstaff collection and it is believed to have been made by A Englander & Searle, exported in a knock down form to Australia, purchased in kit form from a dealer hear and put together by the owner. The Etagere is a significant item as it highlight furniture fashion of the late Victorian era. This item was highly sort after in its time and although mass produced, not many examples remain, so this example is a valuable addition to the Flagstaff collection. It is believed that the construction method used is by a notable and respected maker of bamboo furniture and that its production was aimed at the export market and probably came to Australia in kit form.Bamboo shelves: decorative free standing Etagere comprising three large shelves and one small shelf. Shelves are made of wood used to store either orange or bacon boxes (as there are no knots in the wood, imported from South America and cheap to recycle). Shelves are covered with embossed leather paper. Frame is made from tortoise shell bamboo (brown lacquer applied to simulate tortoise shell appearance). Ends of bamboo canes are covered with metal shoes and fixed with a pin. Other bamboo joints are fixed with round head steel screws. This item is part of the Giles Collection.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bamboo shelves, bamboo etagere, victorian furniture, furniture, bamboo furniture, embossed leather paper, simulated bamboo, tortise shell, a englander & searle, giles collection, henry giles, tower hill, cooramook, warrnambool breakwater, mailor’s flat, wangoom, 19th century furniture

A copy of an invoice dated 5 March 1920 from a Halls Gap sawmilling company to B N Searle of Nhill for various items of sawn timber. Either the carter was LP Warren or the invoice is signed by LP Warren and has Carter written at the bottom for some reason.A photocopy of an invoice (No. 0048) dated "March no(?) 5 1920" from McKeon Bros. and Mair, Sawmillers Hall's Gap to B. N. Searle, Nhill.timber industries, sawmilling

Originals donated to Sunshine and District Historical Society by Brian OReilly of 362 Hampshire Crescent Sunshine 3020(1) B.OReilly Sunshine 3rds 1950 Back row left to right J Moilar HAT B Simpson H Morgan B Said B Titford G Southern B Pearce S Coxhill B OReilly G Battin N.Neilson HAT Front row S Howitt In overcoat R Mastin D Wright A Douglas A James R Carlton T Moilar A Gardiner S Nelson G Thirliz|(2)B OReilly Back row left to right F Barnes First Aid M Enever Murray I Lee W Edwards T OReilly K Tisdale B Titford R Dixon B McKay K Lewis Sandy Adams 2nd row M Durston D Wright F Finn B OReilly B Said C Bunting DR Young J Ashby H Drayton Front row N Kelly T Saunders K Pyers K Gaul A Beachley Unknown N Durston Mascot|(3) B OReilly Back Row E Davis J Nuttal D Caddick D Harris C Roberts J White L Simpson J Stainer N Carlton T Calverly Middle row J Jackson R Mastin D Jackson D Henderson L Hunter R Pocock F Simpson D Hart Front row W Thomas L Clayton Unknown Unknown Unknown K James L Murley|(4) B OReilly Metropolitan Football League Sunshine Club Jubilee Premiers Season 1951 Photographer Hilda Mitchell Footscray A Hamilton Com C Roberts Com B Titford F Barnes First Aid J Stainer J Scanlon Com K Tisdale Asst Secretary A Durston Com J Brown Trainer D Caddick B Said L Hunter J Nuttall C Park K Silvey E Davis Trainer C Bunting Com M Enever Timekeeper Unknown A James F Simpson R.Pocock E Roberts K Mastin G Southern P Inkster Team Manager T OReilly Com J Chigwidden Honorable Secretary L Simpson J Jackson D Henderson Captain.and Coach H J Drayton President D Harris Vice Captain W Clayton N Kelly P Buckingham Honorable Treasurer D Hart K James R Davis Mascot W Thomas K Inkster Mascot L Clayton S Nelson|(5) B OReilly Metropolitan Football League Sunshine Club 2nd EIGHTEEN PREMIERS SEASON 1952 Photographer Hilda Mitchell Footscray P Ingster Vice President A Durston Com R Crosbie H Tribe K Silvey S Coxhill A McFadyen F Finn J Gathercole Com P Scott Com C Roberts Com K Wingrave N McGrath B McKay I Lee B Titford A Davenport B Pearce E Davis Vice President T OReilly Manager J Chigwidden Secretary G Southern D Kennedy Captain and coach H Drayton President T Moiler Vice Captain D Jackson K Tisdale Treasurer J Moiler Trainer A Beachley A James A Tanis K Inkster Mascot A Stevenson A Douglas D Gardiner|(6) B OReilly Metropolitan Football League Sunshine Club 2nd Eighteen Premiers 1952 Photographer Hilda Mitchell Footscray A Tanis R Crosbie K Silvey S Coxhill A McFadyen T OReilly Manager N McGrath K Wingrave B McKay I Lee B Titford B Pearce J Moiler Trainer J Chigwidden G Southern D Kennedy Captain and Coach H Drayton President T Moiler Vice Captain D Jackson K Tisdale Treasurer A Beachley A James Does not include all the men not in football gear It does not include the mascot K Inkster Absent A Hamilton K Masten| (7) B OReilly Metropolitan Football League Sunshine Club Jubilee 1951 D Hart K James E Roberts P Inkster Team Manager J Brown Trainer D Caddick B Said L Hunter J Nuttall C Park K Silvey E Davis Trainer J Chickwidden Honorable Secretary L Simpson J Jackson D Henderson Captain and coach HJ Drayton President D Harris Vice Captain J Stainer N Kelly P Buckingham Honorable Treasurer W Thomas R Davis Mascot K Inkster Mascot L Clayton| (8) B OReilly Back Row left to right Photographer Ronald Iliff Sunshine Jubilee Premiers 1953 Back row J Chickwidden K Silvey K Phelan B Titford P Nuttall B McKay S Coxhill K Mastin T OReilly Middle row W Searle E Roberts H Drayton C Parkes D Jackson G Southern Front Row W Cameron Ray Carlton Note names of football team members recorded in photographs 1 to 4 have also been included abovesunshine football club, football, team photograph

Emerald's first permanent store was built in1898 on the corner of Monbulk and Belgrave-Gembrook Roads on the present-day site of Woolworths. It was known as The Corner Store. The owners in chronological order were Le Juge, Jones, Stewart, Elwood, Searles and Russo. This invoice donated by the daughter of its recipient is dated 28 November 1974 at a time when Searles were the proprietors. It shows the customer was allowed to carry a small debt. The donor recalled that a number of Emerald people, including her parents, were not well off and were allowed to do this by the store. The invoice also has a list of items for sale at that time.This 1970's Emerald general store invoice invites some interesting comparisons with present-day supermarkets in relation to what they stock and how they relate to customers. Four Square Store invoice for customer,Mrs A'Vard. Details are completed in pencil. On the left is a list of goods sold by the shop.At top of invoice printed: 'FOUR SQUARE STORE / Newsagents and General Store / Phone 6 / SEARLE'S / LICENSED GROCERS' [and other information]the corner store, searles, emerald

From Title Page; "Call Sign/ Vampire/ The inside story of an Australian Field Hospital during the Vietnam War".1. Hard cover book with dust cover. Hard cover - with red coloured Buckram. Dust cover - paper, red and black print on front, spine and back. Illustrated front, colour photograph of a helicopter, landing area and five Army personnel. Back - two personnel in operating theatre scene. 280 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated - colour and black and white photographs, documents and newspaper clippings. 2. Slipcase. Slipcover - cardboard box shape with red Buckram cover - Embossed red print on front and back edge. publications, books, medical, vietnam

Dark green buckram hard cover with illustrated end papers in dark greens & white. 378 pages. Illustrated with black & white photos & some diagrams. Photo of Editor on fly leaf & coloured photo & article stuck onto following fly leafs.Between pages 20 - 21 a slip of paper bearing legend 2nd 24th Bat. Frank Burdon 215692 Overleaf: Killed in action or died of wounds in WW2 (376) On end paper, front, stamped: A O Smith 156 Templeton St Wangaratta 3677 Handwritten: Donated by Laurie Schillingbooks- history, military