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Wonga Park Community Cottage History GroupNewspaper - A newspaper cutting from Warrandyte Diary April 2019 Page 7, “Wonga Park News” “Slow progress on Jumping Creek Road Upgrade”
... “Wonga Park News” “Slow progress on Jumping Creek Road Upgrade”...A newspaper cutting from Warrandyte Diary April 2019 Page 7 “Wonga Park News” “Slow progress on Jumping Creek Road Upgrade”...Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group Unit 1, 9 – 13 Old Yarra Road Wonga Park melbourne A newspaper cutting from Warrandyte Diary April 2019 Page 7 “Wonga Park News” “Slow progress on Jumping Creek Road Upgrade” “Wonga Park News” “Slow progress on Jumping Creek Road Upgrade” Newspaper A newspaper cutting from Warrandyte Diary April 2019 Page 7 ...A newspaper cutting from Warrandyte Diary April 2019 Page 7 “Wonga Park News” “Slow progress on Jumping Creek Road Upgrade” -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "A long slow operation", 19/06/1972 12:00:00 AM
... "A long slow operation"...The method of moving 26 was slow and difficult, having derailed it at the depot access road and dragged it up the road and then onto steel channels pushing it into the shed. ...See Information for Members (BTPS) - June-July 1972 and Sept. 1972. "A long slow operation" Newspaper The Courier Ballarat ...Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat 19/6/1972 of the moving of tram 26 into the depot. Has photo of tram 26 being moved into the depot using steel channels and rails on their side. Also Bob Davies crane in photo assisting with move. The method of moving 26 was slow and difficult, having derailed it at the depot access road and dragged it up the road and then onto steel channels pushing it into the shed. Information to members for June-July 1972 gives the moving date as 16 June and completed on 17 June. The other trams were not moved until temporary track had been laid between the depot and the kerb in Wendouree Parade, roughly along the same route as the depot access track. The September 1972 issue gives full details of the move and the date. The photo was taken on Sat. 17 June. See Reg Item No. 1858 for Courier Print of the photo. Second copy added 5/11/2018 from donation of Glenise Kellett. See Information for Members (BTPS) - June-July 1972 and Sept. 1972."June 19 -1972" in top right hand cornerbtps, moving trams -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book, Michael Moore, Peterborough Please Slow Down: a history of Peterborough, 2014
... Peterborough Please Slow Down: a history of Peterborough...Peterborough Please Slow Down: a history of Peterborough Book Michael Moore ...History of Peterborough, VictoriaBlue cover with black and white photograph of the Peterborough sign. Title text is a pale blue and authors name is white. Colour plates inside front and back covers. 184 pages. non-fictionHistory of Peterborough, Victoria peterborough, michael moore, a history of peterborough, daniel curdie, james meek, jemima vans robertson, james irvine, tom mackenzie -
Colac RSL Sub BranchAlbum, GEORGE EDGAR SLOW PHOTO ALBUMS, 1945---1949
... GEORGE EDGAR SLOW PHOTO ALBUMS...Colac RSL Sub Branch 21 Murray Street Colac great-ocean-road PHOTOS OFF ALL DIFRENT COUNTRIES THAT HE ENTERED THROUGH WW2 PRIVATE GEORGE EDGER SLOW WAS IN THE 2/24th REGERMENT HE HAD TAKEN ALL THESE PHOTOS WHENHE WAS MOVED FROM ONE COUNTRY TO THE OTHER TWO PHOTO ALBUMS THE BIGGER ONE IS GREY THE OTHER ONE IS BROWN GEORGE EDGAR SLOW PHOTO ALBUMS Album ...PHOTOS OFF ALL DIFRENT COUNTRIES THAT HE ENTERED THROUGH WW2PRIVATE GEORGE EDGER SLOW WAS IN THE 2/24th REGERMENT HE HAD TAKEN ALL THESE PHOTOS WHENHE WAS MOVED FROM ONE COUNTRY TO THE OTHERTWO PHOTO ALBUMS THE BIGGER ONE IS GREY THE OTHER ONE IS BROWN -
Colac RSL Sub BranchPhotograph, GEORGE EDGAR SLOW PHOTO ALBUMS, 1945---1949
... GEORGE EDGAR SLOW PHOTO ALBUMS...Colac RSL Sub Branch 21 Murray Street Colac great-ocean-road PHOTOS OFF ALL DIFRENT COUNTRIES THAT HE ENTERED THROUGH WW2 PRIVATE GEORGE EDGER SLOW WAS IN THE 2/24th REGERMENT HE HAD TAKEN ALL THESE PHOTOS WHENHE WAS MOVED FROM ONE COUNTRY TO THE OTHER TWO PHOTO ALBUMS THE BIGGER ONE IS GREY THE OTHER ONE IS BROWN GEORGE EDGAR SLOW PHOTO ALBUMS Photograph ...PHOTOS OFF ALL DIFRENT COUNTRIES THAT HE ENTERED THROUGH WW2PRIVATE GEORGE EDGER SLOW WAS IN THE 2/24th REGERMENT HE HAD TAKEN ALL THESE PHOTOS WHENHE WAS MOVED FROM ONE COUNTRY TO THE OTHERTWO PHOTO ALBUMS THE BIGGER ONE IS GREY THE OTHER ONE IS BROWN -
Art Gallery of Swan HillPrint, FRAZER, David, Slow Boat, 2016
... Slow Boat...Art Gallery of Swan Hill 133 Monash Drive Swan Hill the-murray Slow Boat Print FRAZER, David ... -
Art Gallery of Swan HillPrint, KEMPSON, Michael, Slow and fast, 2011
... Slow and fast...Art Gallery of Swan Hill 133 Monash Drive Swan Hill the-murray Slow and fast Print KEMPSON, Michael ... -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Article, New mayor warns : a go-slow on cash!, 1976
... New mayor warns : a go-slow on cash!...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne Local government finance City of Nunawading Meagher Ray Major projects would be out in the coming year in Nunawading, the new mayor, Cr Ray Meagher warned (photo) Major projects would be out in the coming year in Nunawading, the new mayor, Cr Ray Meagher warned (photo) New mayor warns : a go-slow on cash! Article Article ...Major projects would be out in the coming year in Nunawading, the new mayor, Cr Ray Meagher warned (photo)Major projects would be out in the coming year in Nunawading, the new mayor, Cr Ray Meagher warned (photo)Major projects would be out in the coming year in Nunawading, the new mayor, Cr Ray Meagher warned (photo)local government finance, city of nunawading, meagher, ray -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Article, Stuck In The Slow Lane, 2017
... Stuck In The Slow Lane...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne box hill railway station box hill grand central shopping centre public transport city of whitehorse The State Government has released a report to the Whitehorse Leader stating that major changes to the Box Hill public transport interchange could only take place when the owner of Box Hill Central was ready to upgrade the shopping centre which could be 10 years away. Stuck In The Slow Lane Article Article ...The State Government has released a report to the Whitehorse Leader stating that major changes to the Box Hill public transport interchange could only take place when the owner of Box Hill Central was ready to upgrade the shopping centre which could be 10 years away.box hill railway station, box hill grand central shopping centre, public transport, city of whitehorse -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Ship's Telegraph section, A. Robinson & Co. Ltd, Late-19th to mid-20th centuries
... The standard commands printed or stamped onto the dial are the directions of AHEAD and ASTERN, and the speeds of STOP, SLOW, HALF, and FULL. The ship’s pilot on the Bridge of a vessel sends his Orders for speed and direction to the to the Engine Room with the E.O.T. ...Stamped: “FULL / HALF / SLOW / STOP / FULL / HALF / SLOW / STOP”, “AHEAD / ASTERN” Printed: “FULL / HALF / SLOW / STOP / FULL / HALF / SLOW / STOP” Stamped on the dial: “A. ...Ltd Liverpool Stamped: “FULL / HALF / SLOW / STOP / FULL / HALF / SLOW / STOP”, “AHEAD / ASTERN” Printed: “FULL / HALF / SLOW / STOP / FULL / HALF / SLOW / STOP” Stamped on the dial: “A. ...The ship’s communication system that was used from the late 19th century to early-to-mid-20th-century is called an Engine Order Telegraph (E.O.T.) or ship’s telegraph. The system has two parts, the Bridge Section and the Engine Room Section. The Bridge Section is usually mounted on top of a pedestal, and the Engine Room Section is often attached to a vertical surface. The standard commands printed or stamped onto the dial are the directions of AHEAD and ASTERN, and the speeds of STOP, SLOW, HALF, and FULL. The ship’s pilot on the Bridge of a vessel sends his Orders for speed and direction to the 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 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. The manufacturer, A. Robinson & Co. Ltd of Liverpool, established his business in 1780 and continued until 1968 when the business was purchased by marine products maker Chadburns, established in London in 1870.This Engine Room section is part of a ship's telegraph communication system and represents marine technology used in the late-19th to mid-20th-century. Engine Room Section of a ship’s telegraph or Engine Order Telegraph (E.O.T.). The round brass dial has inscriptions stamped around its edge and centre. Red inlaid glass plates have inscriptions in white paint on them. The inscriptions are nautical terms for direction and speed and include the maker’s details. A rotating pointer is joined to the centre of the dial. The maker is A. Robinson & Co. Ltd of Liverpool. Stamped: “FULL / HALF / SLOW / STOP / FULL / HALF / SLOW / STOP”, “AHEAD / ASTERN” Printed: “FULL / HALF / SLOW / STOP / FULL / HALF / SLOW / STOP” Stamped on the dial: “A. ROBINSON & CO. LTD / MANUFACTURERS / LIVERPOOL”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, marine technology, marine communications, engine order telegraph, e.o.t., ship’s telegraph, bridge section, engine room section, ship’s engine telegraph section, marine telegraph, a. robinson & co. ltd, liverpool -
Clunes MuseumMagazine - MAGAZINES
... ...Slow....1 SLOW magazine, article on Clunes, Victoria, Australia - Issue two, late spring 2009 - pages 62-63 .2 LIFE & STYLE magazine, article on Clunes, Victoria, Australia - Issue No.2 - pages 78-83 3. ...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street enter building through Collins Place Clunes goldfields Advertorial Publication Slow Coast & Country Life & Style .1 SLOW magazine, article on Clunes, Victoria, Australia - Issue two, late spring 2009 - pages 62-63 .2 LIFE & STYLE magazine, article on Clunes, Victoria, Australia - Issue No.2 - pages 78-83 3. ....1 SLOW magazine, article on Clunes, Victoria, Australia - Issue two, late spring 2009 - pages 62-63 .2 LIFE & STYLE magazine, article on Clunes, Victoria, Australia - Issue No.2 - pages 78-83 3. COAST & COUNTRY magazine, article on Clunes, Victoria, Australia - Edition Two Vol 7 No.2 2007 - pages 30-36advertorial publication, slow, coast & country, life & style -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumCarved Timber Mantel Clock, Waterbury Clock Co
... Roman numeral face, swinging pendulum. 11017.1 - Pendulum Suspension Spring - wire, Hook on end, metal tab on the other 11017.2 - pendulum, silver colour, inscribed face 'fast/slow' and Waterbury Clock Co. Patented Dec 11th, 1883 11017.3 - clock winding key, silver colour Founded in 1857 in Waterbury, Connecticut, The Waterbury Clock Co. gained a reputation and patented many inventions including the first affordable mass-produced pocket watch, the Waterbury Watch. the first alarm clock with a snooze button and the first wristwatch with a luminous dial. ...11017.2 - Fast, Slow, Patented Dec 11th 1883, Waterbury Clock Co....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland 11017.2 - Fast, Slow, Patented Dec 11th 1883, Waterbury Clock Co. ...Brown carved timber clock, c.1890s. Glass door with elaborate wheat and boarder design. Roman numeral face, swinging pendulum. 11017.1 - Pendulum Suspension Spring - wire, Hook on end, metal tab on the other 11017.2 - pendulum, silver colour, inscribed face 'fast/slow' and Waterbury Clock Co. Patented Dec 11th, 1883 11017.3 - clock winding key, silver colour Founded in 1857 in Waterbury, Connecticut, The Waterbury Clock Co. gained a reputation and patented many inventions including the first affordable mass-produced pocket watch, the Waterbury Watch. the first alarm clock with a snooze button and the first wristwatch with a luminous dial. In the 1960s, the Waterbury Clock Co. merged with the United States Time Corporation to become the Timex Corporation. 11017.2 - Fast, Slow, Patented Dec 11th 1883, Waterbury Clock Co. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Pocket Watch, 1832-1833
... Front: Movement is marked "SLOW FAST"....Admella Front: Movement is marked "SLOW FAST". Brass watch with ivory face, in a hallmarked sterling silver pair case. ...Watch worn by Ben Roachfort, passenger on the 'Admella', survived wreck of 'Admella' in 1859.Brass watch with ivory face, in a hallmarked sterling silver pair case. Hallmarks: Assay mark - Lion passant - Sterling silver. 925 purity. Town mark - London (uncrowned leopard's head). Date mark - 1832-1833. Makers mark - HD (unknown silversmith) Pocket watch measures diameter 5 cm x depth 1.7cmFront: Movement is marked "SLOW FAST".admella -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Functional object - Caltrop- metal spike, Caltrop
... Metal spike used to prevent access or slow advance of troops, horses etc....Caltrop-metal spike Charles Henry Honybun WW1 Metal spike used to prevent access or slow advance of troops, horses etc. Caltrop Functional object Caltrop- metal spike ...WW1 equipment used as access denial equipment Part of the Charles Honybun CollectionExample of equipment in use in WW1.Metal spike used to prevent access or slow advance of troops, horses etc.caltrop-metal spike, charles henry honybun, ww1 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: DRY LAKE EPPALOCK, May 2004
... The Campaspe River flowing so slowly through Lake Eppalock....The Campaspe River flowing so slowly through Lake Eppalock. Slide VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: DRY LAKE EPPALOCK. ...Slide. Dry Lake Eppalock. The Campaspe River flowing so slowly through Lake Eppalock.slide, bendigo, dry lake eppalock., dry lake eppalock. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Railway Construction, Port of Portland, n.d
... Black and white photo of front section of a Volkswagon van registration 0571 slowing large dent....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Port of Portland Authority Archives Port of Portland Archives harbour construction railway Black and white photo of front section of a Volkswagon van registration 0571 slowing large dent. Photograph Photograph - Railway Construction, Port of Portland ...Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives, harbour construction, railway -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPostcard - liner Empress of Britain, Lehnert and Landrock Cairo
... Sepia toned postcard of passenger liner Empress of Britain steaming slowly through the Suez Canal...Lakes Entrance Historical Society 4 Marine Parade Lakes Entrance gippsland Ships and Shipping Transport Sepia toned postcard of passenger liner Empress of Britain steaming slowly through the Suez Canal Postcard liner Empress of Britain Lehnert and Landrock Cairo ...Sepia toned postcard of passenger liner Empress of Britain steaming slowly through the Suez Canalships and shipping, transport -
Mont De LanceyFunctional object - Tea Tin, Bushells Tea, Unknown
... 'Young, tender leaves, picked fresh and cured slowly, give Bushells Tea that enticing flavour' 'Slow, careful curing imprisons the fragrant sap-juice within the young tender leaves of Bushells Tea'...'Young, tender leaves, picked fresh and cured slowly, give Bushells Tea that enticing flavour' 'Slow, careful curing imprisons the fragrant sap-juice within the young tender leaves of Bushells Tea' Bushells tea tin with lid, yellow painted scenery and people carrying tea in India. ...Bushells tea tin with lid, yellow painted scenery and people carrying tea in India.'Bushells The Tea of Flavour". 'Young, tender leaves, picked fresh and cured slowly, give Bushells Tea that enticing flavour' 'Slow, careful curing imprisons the fragrant sap-juice within the young tender leaves of Bushells Tea'food storage cans, tins, food containers -
Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotograph - Photograph: George Foers at Tarnagulla, c. 1937
... Monochrome photograph depicting George Foers standing in front of a sign with text 'Tarnagulla Please Slow Down'. Original photographic print. ...Monochrome photograph depicting George Foers standing in front of a sign with text 'Tarnagulla Please Slow Down'. Original photographic print. Photograph Photograph: George Foers at Tarnagulla ...Williams Family Collection. George Foers was at one time Tarnagulla's policeman. In this photo, he is probably in Tarnagulla for a Back To Tarnagulla reunion. Monochrome photograph depicting George Foers standing in front of a sign with text 'Tarnagulla Please Slow Down'. Original photographic print. Handwritten on reverse: 'Geo. Foers'.tarnagulla -
Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotograph - Photograph: Bert Spencer at Tarnagulla, c. 1937
... Monochrome photograph depicting Bert Spencer standing in front of a sign with text 'Tarnagulla Please Slow Down'. Original photographic print. ...Monochrome photograph depicting Bert Spencer standing in front of a sign with text 'Tarnagulla Please Slow Down'. Original photographic print. Photograph Photograph: Bert Spencer at Tarnagulla ...Williams Family Collection. Bert Spencer was probably in Tarnagulla for a Back To Tarnagulla reunion. Monochrome photograph depicting Bert Spencer standing in front of a sign with text 'Tarnagulla Please Slow Down'. Original photographic print. Handwritten on reverse: 'Bert Spencer'.tarnagulla -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumGeological specimen - Fossiliferous Mudstone, Unknown
... These dark, fossiliferous Mudstones were deposited in slow-moving water associated with sedimentary basins & continental shelves. ...These dark, fossiliferous Mudstones were deposited in slow moving water associated with sedimentary basins & continental shelves. ...These dark, fossiliferous Mudstones were deposited in slow-moving water associated with sedimentary basins & continental shelves. ...This specimen was found in Cape Patterson, Vic. Cape Paterson is a cape and seaside village located near the town of Wonthaggi, 132 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. These dark, fossiliferous Mudstones were deposited in slow-moving water associated with sedimentary basins & continental shelves. They are rich in carbon which makes them almost black. This is typical of an anoxic, reducing environment such as deep water or stagnant conditions where carbon-rich material would remain unoxidised during subsequent deposition & diagenesis. it has an imprint of a leaf in the rock itself, displaying the fossil of the plant. This specimen is unique due to the leaf impression within the stone itself. Imprint fossils are formed from an organism moving in some way, leaving behind a trace or track. These tracks are preserved when the clay/silt dries slowly and is covered by other sediment. Plants can also leave imprint fossils when they are covered by sediment. The leaf tissue degrades, leaving an imprint of where the leaf once was. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.These dark, fossiliferous Mudstones were deposited in slow moving water associated with sedimentary basins & continental shelves. They are rich in carbon which makes them almost black. This is typical of an anoxic, reducing environment such as deep water or stagnant conditions where carbon rich material would remain unoxidised during subsequent deposition & diagenesis. FOSSILIFEROUS MUDSTONE / Locality: Cape Patterson, Victoria | Descriptive catalogue / Pg 27 No 95 / "Grey Clay, / Cape Paterson with leaf impressions' / 15/4/21 C. William /mudstone, cape patterson, leaf imprint, fossilised leaf, fossiliferous mudstone -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Bottle, Soda Siphon, c. 1920
... ‘Sparklets’ ‘Admit gas slowly and shake vigorously’ Important. Do not fill the bottle above the red line’. ...It will be useful for display. sparklets company soda syphon bottle warrnambool ‘Sparklets’ ‘Admit gas slowly and shake vigorously’ Important. Do not fill the bottle above the red line’. ...This soda syphon is a device for dispensing carbonated or soda water. It was also called a Seltzer bottle. The design of soda syphons used in the 20th century was first created in the late 1830s and these bottles were especially popular in the 1920s and 30s. This Sparklets Company syphon was probably made in England but the company was manufacturing also in U.S.A. and Europe. This syphon has no known provenance but it could have been used in a hotel or a cordial factory in Warrnambool or district. This soda syphon is of interest as an example of how soft drinks were dispensed 90 to 100 years ago. It will be useful for display.This is a heavy glass bottle with a heavy base. It has a metal mesh over the bottle with a metal (or material) red band around the bottle three-quarters of the way up from the bottom. The mechanisms for filling and siphoning at the top are made of metal (these include a funnel and two handles). Attached to the top and inside the bottle is a tube for syphoning. Directions for use are printed on the lid. ‘Sparklets’ ‘Admit gas slowly and shake vigorously’ Important. Do not fill the bottle above the red line’. sparklets company, soda syphon bottle, warrnambool -
Peterborough History GroupDocument - Michael Moore Folder
... Looseleaf folder with information about the history of Peterborough written by Michael Moore following research for his book, Peterborough, Please Slow Down....Peterborough History Group Peterborough great-ocean-road Additional information arising from an local author's research Information about Peterborough and local families and their contribution to the town michael moore-peterborough peterborough history peterborough leisure activities peterborough family Michael Moore James Meek 1855 Looseleaf folder with information about the history of Peterborough written by Michael Moore following research for his book, Peterborough, Please Slow Down. Document Michael Moore Folder ...Additional information arising from an local author's researchInformation about Peterborough and local families and their contribution to the townLooseleaf folder with information about the history of Peterborough written by Michael Moore following research for his book, Peterborough, Please Slow Down.michael moore-peterborough, peterborough history, peterborough leisure activities, peterborough family, michael moore, james meek, 1855 -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - HMAS LATROBE WW2, Unknown
... Ship appears to be moving slowly in very calm water....Ship appears to be moving slowly in very calm water. Photograph HMAS LATROBE WW2 ...HMAS LATROBE was one of the corvettes manufactured during WW2 and was named after a town in Tasmania. Part of William (Bill) Thomason Collection. Refer Cat No. 4136P.Faded black and white photo of HMAS LATROBE with crewmen standing on board with ship displaying the No. "J234". Ship appears to be moving slowly in very calm water.On bottom of photo "HMAS LATROBE".collection of william (bill) thomason, hmas latrobe, photograph -
Nillumbik Shire CouncilVideo (HD): Ash KEATING, North Park Proposition (from the 'Urban Boundary Proposition' series)
... Video of artist painting the facade of a concrete warehouse into a ‘Trompe-l’oeil’ landscape painting using fire extinguishers as paint brushes. The warehouse slowly disappears into the landscape. ...Nillumbik Shire Council melbourne Video of artist painting the facade of a concrete warehouse into a ‘Trompe-l’oeil’ landscape painting using fire extinguishers as paint brushes. The warehouse slowly disappears into the landscape. North Park Proposition (from the 'Urban Boundary Proposition' series) Video (HD): Ash KEATING ...Video of artist painting the facade of a concrete warehouse into a ‘Trompe-l’oeil’ landscape painting using fire extinguishers as paint brushes. The warehouse slowly disappears into the landscape. -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - SS Wyrallah on Mitchell River, Bairnsdale Victoria, 1910
... Black and white photograph of the TSS Wyrallah with crew and passengers standing on after deck while steaming slowly down the Mitchell River near Bairnsdale Victoria...Lakes Entrance Historical Society 4 Marine Parade Lakes Entrance gippsland Boats and Boating Rivers Gippsland Lakes SS Wyrallah Passing down Mitchell River 1910 Black and white photograph of the TSS Wyrallah with crew and passengers standing on after deck while steaming slowly down the Mitchell River near Bairnsdale Victoria Photograph SS Wyrallah on Mitchell River, Bairnsdale Victoria ...Black and white photograph of the TSS Wyrallah with crew and passengers standing on after deck while steaming slowly down the Mitchell River near Bairnsdale VictoriaSS Wyrallah Passing down Mitchell River 1910boats and boating, rivers, gippsland lakes -
Clunes MuseumCard, G. DELGADO LTD
... HAPPINESS IS A WAYSIDE SLOWER, GROWING ON THE HIGHWAY OF USEFULNESS. - WITH KIND THOUGHTS AND ALL GOOD WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR. ...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street enter building through Collins Place Clunes goldfields CRISTMAS GREETINGS CARD LOCAL HISTORY DOCUMENT CARDS TREMBATH PERRY HAPPINESS IS A WAYSIDE SLOWER, GROWING ON THE HIGHWAY OF USEFULNESS. - WITH KIND THOUGHTS AND ALL GOOD WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR. ...CRISTMAS GREETINGS CARDGREETING CARD - GREETINGS AND GOOD WISHESHAPPINESS IS A WAYSIDE SLOWER, GROWING ON THE HIGHWAY OF USEFULNESS. - WITH KIND THOUGHTS AND ALL GOOD WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR. FROM I. E.Elocal history, document, cards, trembath, perry -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageInstrument - Clock, 1950
... The movement has a balance wheel escapement and a slow-fast timekeeping adjuster to the top of the dial. ...The movement has a balance wheel escapement and a slow-fast timekeeping adjuster to the top of the dial. ...In 1865, James Jones Elliott of 156 Cheapside in the City of London, was apprenticed to a clockmaker, "Bateman" of 82 St John Street, Smithfield, London, to learn the art of clock making. Initially, J J Elliott specialised in producing pinions and balance shafts for clocks. He eventually progressed to making and patenting a weight-driven movement that had chimes on tubes. This clock was very successful and resulted in considerable trade with America. James Elliott's son, Frank Westcombe Elliott, who at the age of 17 years, went into business with his father after his father had bought a partnership with a jeweller called “Walden” of Brompton Road, London. In 1904, JJ Elliott died and Frank succeeded his father in clock clock-making business. In 1909 company of JJ Elliott amalgamated with Grimshaw Baxter, and the factory moved to Greys Inn Lane, London, in 1911, followed by a further move, in 1917, to larger premises in St Ann’s Road, Tottenham, London. In 1921, the partnership with Grimshaw Baxter was dissolved, and Frank Elliott joined a well-known firm of Bell Founders and Clockmakers, Gillett and Johnson Ltd, in Croydon. In 1923, two years later, he took over their clock factory and formed the famous company of F.W. Elliott Ltd. He was joined by his two sons, Leonard and Horace Elliott, who had served their apprenticeships in the trade. The third son, Ronald, joined the company in 1929. Elliott's started to produce clocks for the armed forces when war was declared in 1939, together with test gear and apparatus for the Rolls-Royce engines used in the RAF planes. In 1944, Frank Elliott died at the age of 69, and Horace Elliott assumed the role of Managing Director. Whilst Horace controlled sales from a showroom in Hatton Garden. In 1952, Horace Elliott was elected Chairman of the British Horological Institute in the same year as Tony, one of Horace's sons, joined the company after he had completed training as a cabinet maker. Ronald Elliott died suddenly in 1966, at the age of 54. His son Peter continued to manage the company until 1998, when it ceased trading. An item that is now regarded as vintage, sought by horology collector’s worldwide and is in excellent condition. The item is unique in that it was made specifically for ships by a well-known British clock manufacture. Its provenance is well established as the serial numbers on the clock indicate it was made in 1950. Production by F.W Elliott for this design of ships clock ceased in 1959. Clock has a gold color case with a 150 mm white painted dial and Roman numerals. The movement has a balance wheel escapement and a slow-fast timekeeping adjuster to the top of the dial. The back of the clock is stamped “made by F W Elliott Ltd of Croydon” and a serial number 21B/829, an additional number 994 is also stamped on the back casing. Thsi model clock finished production in 1959. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, clock, f w elliott, maritime clock, horology, time keeping, english clock -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageClock, 1867-1870
... Face has adjustment for Fast-to-Slow....Face has adjustment for Fast-to-Slow. Clock New Haven Clock Company New Haven Clock Company ...Chauncey Jerome (1793–1868) was an American clock maker in the early to mid 19th century. He made a fortune selling his clocks, and his business grew quickly. Jerome was born in Canaan USA in 1793 son of a blacksmith and nail-maker. He began his career in Plymouth, making dials for long-case clocks where he learned all he could about clocks, particularly clock cases, and then went to New Jersey to make seven-foot cases for clocks mechanisms. In 1816 he went to work for Eli Terry making "Patent Shelf Clocks," learning how to make previously handmade cases using machinery. Deciding to go into business for himself, Jerome began to make cases, trading them to Terry for wooden movements. In 1822 Jerome moved his business to Bristol New Haven, opening a small shop with his brother Noble and began to produce a 30-hour and eight-day wooden clocks. By 1837 Jerome's company was selling more clocks than any of his competitors. A one-day wood-cased clock, which sold for six dollars had helped put the company on the map. A year later his company was selling that same clock for four dollars. The company also sold one line of clocks at a wholesale price of 75 cents and by 1841 the company was showing an annual profit of a whopping $35,000, primarily from the sale of its brass movements. In 1842 Jerome moved his clock-case manufacturing operation to St. John Street in New Haven. Three years later, following a fire that destroyed the Bristol plant, Jerome relocated the entire operation to Elm City factory. Enlarging the plant, the company soon became the largest industrial employer in the city, producing 150,000 clocks annually. In 1850 Jerome formed the Jerome Manufacturing Co. as a joint-stock company with Benedict & Burnham, brass manufacturers of Waterbury. In 1853 the company then became known as the New Haven Clock Co, producing 444,000 clocks and timepieces annually, then the largest clock maker in the world. Jerome's future should have been secure but in 1855 he bought out a failed Bridgeport clock company controlled by P.T. Barnum, which wiped him out financially, leaving the Jerome Manufacturing Co. bankrupt. Jerome never recovered from the loss. By his admission, he was a better inventor than a businessman. When Jerome went bankrupt in 1856 the New Haven Clock Company purchased the company. One of the primary benefits of Jerome purchasing New Haven in the first place was the good reputation of the Jerome brand and the network of companies that remained interested in selling its clocks. In England, Jerome & Co. Ltd. sold Jerome clocks for the New Haven company until 1904, when New Haven purchased the English firm outright. After his involvement with the New Haven Company in 1856, Jerome traveled from town to town, taking jobs where he could, often working for clock companies that had learned the business of clock making using Jerome's inventions. On returning to New Haven near the end of his life, he died, penniless, in 1868 at the age of 74. The company struggled on after Jerome's bankruptcy until after World War II, when the company endeavored to continue through disruptions caused by a takeover along with poor sales, finally having to fold its operations in 1960 a little more than 100 years after it had been founded. The item is significant as it is associated with Chauncey Jerome who had made a historic contribution to the clock making industry during the 19th century when he began to substitute brass mechanisms for wooden mechanisms in his clocks. This was said to be the greatest and most far-reaching contribution to the clock industry. Because of his discovery of stamping out clockwork gears rather than using castings, Jerome was producing the lowest-priced clocks in the world. That can only add to his significance as the major clock manufacture of the 19th century. Jerome may have made and lost, a fortune selling his clocks but was perhaps the most influential and creative person associated with the American clock business during the mid-19th century. Also, he had served his community as a legislator in 1834, a Presidential elector in 1852 and mayor of New Haven, Connecticut from 1854 to 1855.Eight day movement wall clock with Roman numerals, octagonal shaped rosewood veneered casing, hinged face with locking clip. Wound from front. Face has adjustment for Fast-to-Slow.Part paper label on back of case can just make out "Jerome" and "ight and One" probable meaning is "Eight and One Day" describing the movements operational time between winding the mechanism.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, clock maker, jerome & co, new haven, chauncey jerome, canaan -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyBreeching Harness, Horse Equipment
... Allows the horse to slow a vehicle or hold it back when going down the hill. ...Allows the horse to slow a vehicle or hold it back when going down the hill. ...A harness distributes pressure over a large area of the horse. The breeching harness can be used for a single horse, a pair, or in a larger team but only for the pair closest to the vehicle as only they have control of the vehicle.Used by residents in the Kiewa Valley prior to motorised vehicles.Goes around the horse's haunches ie. back end of the horse. Allows the horse to slow a vehicle or hold it back when going down the hill. Connects to the shafts. Leather with steel buckles and rivets and chains.horse equipment, breeching harness
