One of a group of eight slides containing images of publications and newspapers produced in Kew including The Kew Mercury, and the Kew Advertiser. The slides were donated by Miss Katherine Murphy in 1980.35 mm colour transparency (slide) of a page of the 23 March 1888 issue of The Kew Mercury."Kew Mercury 1988 Ext Railway Rate List"newspapers -- kew (vic.), the kew mercury

One of a group of eight slides containing images of publications and newspapers produced in Kew including The Kew Mercury, and the Kew Advertiser. The slides were donated by Miss Katherine Murphy in 1980.35 mm colour transparency (slide) of a page of an undated issue of The Kew Mercury.newspapers -- kew (vic.), the kew mercury

Laminated newspaper poster dated Thursday, November 10 1994 from The Mercury. 'Lyell's $43m Life Line'.the mercury, tasmania, lyell, life line, poster

Laminated newspaper poster from The Mercury, Friday, October 15, 1993. Headline 'Bare Hills Q'Town Wins Battle'my lyell, queenstown, the mercury, mining

1968 issue of The Mercury magazine of Eltham High School.Numerous autographs on inside covers, title and last pagethe mercury, eltham high school, class lists, 1968

1969 issue of The Mercury magazine of Eltham High School.Two autographs on inside coverthe mercury, eltham high school, class lists, 1969

1971 issue of The Mercury magazine of Eltham High School.the mercury, eltham high school, class lists, 1971

One of a group of eight slides containing images of publications and newspapers produced in Kew including The Kew Mercury, and the Kew Advertiser. The slides were donated by Miss Katherine Murphy in 1980.35 mm colour transparency (slide) of a page of the 20 July 1888 issue of The Kew Mercury.newspapers -- kew (vic.), the kew mercury

One of a group of eight slides containing images of publications and newspapers produced in Kew including The Kew Mercury, and the Kew Advertiser. The slides were donated by Miss Katherine Murphy in 1980.35 mm colour transparency (slide) of a page of the 20 July 1888 issue of The Kew Mercury.newspapers -- kew (vic.), the kew mercury

One of a group of eight slides containing images of publications and newspapers produced in Kew including The Kew Mercury, and the Kew Advertiser. The slides were donated by Miss Katherine Murphy in 1980.35 mm colour transparency (slide) of the front page of the 23 March 1888 issue of The Kew Mercury.newspapers -- kew (vic.), the kew mercury

Last issue of The Mercury as the magazine of the Eltham Higher Elementary School. In 1950 the school was changed to Eltham High School. It also marked the departure of Head Teacher, Mr Williams and staff member, Mr Rowan.John Leidel, Form 1b in handwriting on cover and numerous autographs on inside coverthe mercury, eltham higher elementary school, eltham high school, 1949, mr. williams

1967 issue of The Mercury magazine of Eltham High School. Also included is a magazine supplement featuring students awarded scholarships and honours, sports results, The Mikado performers list and class lists for the year as well as a Final Assembly program sheet dated 19 Dec 1967Numerous autographs on inside covers, title and last page "Raymond John Croft" written in blue ink on cover of supplementthe mercury, eltham high school, the mikado, 1967, class lists

Digital copy only of original magazine Soft cover 24.5 x 18 cm 40 pages 1955, eltham high school, school magazine, the mercury

Digital copy only of original magazine Soft cover 24.5 x 18 cm 42 pages 1956, eltham high school, school magazine, the mercury

Digital copy only of original magazine Soft cover 24.5 x 18 cm 48 pages 1957, eltham high school, school magazine, the mercury

Digital copy only of original magazine Soft cover 24.5 x 18 cm 50 pages 1958, eltham high school, school magazine, the mercury

Digital copy only of original magazine Soft cover 24.5 x 18 cm 42 pages 1959, eltham high school, school magazine, the mercury

Signed on inside front cover by Peter Brock who is also pictured with other House Captains on p17 and on p27 as part of the First XVIII football teamDigital copy only of original magazine Soft cover 24.5 x 18 cm 48 pages 1960, eltham high school, peter brock, school magazine, the mercury

Peter Brock, Captain of the XVIII football team pictured p16. Also inscribed "Best wishes and lots of luck, Peter Brock" on rear coverDigital copy only of original magazine Soft cover 24.5 x 18 cm 48 pages 1961, eltham high school, peter brock, school magazine, the mercury

TROVE : Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) Wednesday 28 October 1925 p 4 Article Lotol for Australians. The Mercury Chemical Co. Pty. Ltd. manufacturers of Lotol which is keeping so many Australian homes free of insects, advertised on Monday and Tuesday, that they would present £1 to the sender of the first letter opened at 4 p.m. on Tuesday containing the correct solution of certain jumbled words.The correct solution was "Sydney Australia," therefore Lotol is made in Australia for Australians, ' and the £1 offered has been won by Lucy Wilesmith, McLeod-street , Cairns. Mr. L. A. Drewe is the Queensland representative of the manufacturers, and conducted this competition on their behalf.Round clear amber glass bottle for screw top. Embossed text near neck, diamond pattern on side with text near heel of bottle.Near neck ' POISON', 'NOT TO BE TAKEN'. Panel of diamond pattern below text. Near heel at base 'THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF MERCURY CHEMICAL CO. PTY LTD'. On base ' A G M ', '1', 'S100'.amber glass, chemical, poison, vermicide, australian made

Laminated newspaper poster from The Saturday Mercury, October 30, 1993. Headline 'Mt Lyell Early Closure Looms'.mt lyell, closure, mining

Relates to the disagreement between advocates of the original surveyed route and the proposed "deviation" for the Heidelberg to Eltham railway extension, 1900.6 p. transcripts of newspaper reports from the Age 21/05/1900 and Mercury and Weekly Courier 13/07/1900 regarding discussions on the route to be taken by the Heidelberg to Eltham railway extensionrailways, hurstbridge rail line

The booklet was published at the end of the 1953 school year by Eltham High School.In the early 1950's Eltham High School was the nearest secondary school to Greensborough.A 36 page black and white booklet issued in 1953 by Eltham High School. It has a stiffened paper cover with blue printing and is stapled.Some blue biro words on front cover, a number of annotations throught the booklet, a collection of signatures on the inside rear cover and 2 hand written addresses on the outer rear cover.eltham high school, secondary education, 1953

A 1944 Mercury Wireless Patrol car and crew. Left to right : H Duffy 9294, P Walsh 9636, W Clottu 9593, R McMillan 9675 (driver)Harry Duffy, Pat Walsh, Bill Clottu and Reg McMillan in front of vehicle number FL-303, circa 1944No. 3 Mercurypolice vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car; duffy, harry; walsh, pat; clottu, william; mcmillan, reg

Thomas Stoddart (1828 - 1905) bought 12 white marble statues during a visit to Italy. Stoddart arranged for them to be shipped to Victoria and placed on pedestals of Sicilian marble and on bases of Victorian granite. These statues were unveiled in the gardens on Queen Victoria's birthday, 24th May, 1884. His intention was for the statues to adorn and add interest to the gardens. Mercury is the messenger of the gods and is represented with a winged helmet and pouch.The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratWhite marble figure shown with winged helmet and pouch.Mercurymercury

Miners used mercury in a number of ways to amalgamate gold, with each mill or battery operator having their preferred method depending on the nature of the ore. By the late 1850s the most common way of crushing goldbearing quartz ores or consolidated alluvial cements was in a stamp battery. The battery featured heavy iron stamp heads held in a frame, with each head often weighing up to 500 pounds (226 kg) or more (see MSV 1880, page 45) (Birrell 2005). Stamp heads were lifted and dropped by a rotating overhead cam shaft driven by a steam engine or water wheel. Ore was fed into a large cast-iron battery box, mixed with a steady stream of water, and pulverised by the stamp heads. In some batteries, mercury was placed in the base of the boxes to amalgamate with freed gold. The violent agitation of the mercury in the mortar box, however, could cause the mercury to break into myriad tiny globules that were carried away by the water with the tailings, thus losing a certain amount of gold in the process (Thompson 1867; Ritchie & hooker 1997). The water and sand slurry was splashed by the falling stamps from the box through fine mesh screens and onto inclined wooden tables below the mortar box (figure 2). The tables were covered with copper sheets or plates coated with mercury, which caught and amalgamated with a portion of the gold. The grey putty-like amalgam was periodically scraped off the sheets and retorted in a furnace to collect the gold and recover the mercury for reuse. Mercury was inevitably lost from the plates, while poor maintenance resulted in further losses of gold and mercury in the tailings. Mercury use and loss from gold mining in 19th century Victoria. Peter Davies1, Susan Lawrence, and Jodi Turnbull, Department of archaeology and history, La Trobe university. Cast iron mercury bucket, used to hold mercury, potentially in the process of recovering minute pieces of gold mixed in soil and sediments.

A retort is a vessel to which heat is applied in order to separate different materials. An amalgamation of gold and mercury is obtained by mixing mercury in with gold. The mercury will coat the gold and will not cover the quartz, ironstone or other compounds that are in the pot. The cast iron pot of the retort is sealed with a little bit of silicone so that there is no opportunity for Mercury vapours to escape from the bowl. The bowl is attached to the retort frame and then heated. This can be done with a fire, a gas ring or another broad heat source. On average this could take between 30 minutes and an hour. It is important that the pot is only filled half way to allow for expansion during the heating process. There is a hole in the top of the retort housing that is filled with water before the heating of the pot begins, this cools the Mercury vapours as they pass through the tube to the end of the retort and returns the Mercury to liquid at the exit.Metal gold retort, it has a two parts circular container attached to crook shaped long handle. A caption reads Mr. G. Humphrey. An amalgam (gold and mercury) is placed inside and fire built around outside. Mercury vaporizes away leaving the gold. Diameter of retort 23 cm. Overall size 37x75 cm. A caption reads Mr. G. Humphrey.

1942 Mercury sedan used by the Wireless Patrol. Photo taken outside Russell St police garage1942 Ford Mercury Wireless Patrol with damage to the radiator grill, outside Russell Street garage, circa 1942police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section, ford mercury car; russell street

Mercury Wireless Patrol car around 1944 with 1/C Lindsay (Mick) Patterson 9225 on the radio and 1/C John O'Connor 9186 taking notes in the right rear1940 Ford Mercury as part of Wireless Patrol, in front of Russell Street, circa 1944Front passenger 1/Const Lindsay Patterson 9225. Const Jack O'Connor 9186 rear right passenger. Others not knownpolice vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car; patterson, mick; o'connor, jack; russell street