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Kew Historical Society Inc
Slide - Newspaper, The Kew Mercury, 1888
... The Kew Mercury...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 23 March 1888 issue of The Kew Mercury."Kew Mercury 1988 Ext Railway Rate List"newspapers -- kew (vic.), the kew mercury -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
photograph - Photo of the MERCURY blown off the the slipway, MERCURY off slipway, 1986
... Photo of the MERCURY blown off the the slipway ...Slipway at old Fisherman's PierSlipway accidentBlack & white photograph of the Mercury blown off the slipwayReverse - " Mercury "historical references -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Slide - Newspaper, The Kew Mercury
... The Kew Mercury...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 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper - Newspaper poster, The Mercury Poster - 'Lyell's $43m Life Line', November 10, 1994
... The Mercury Poster - 'Lyell's $43m Life Line'....the mercury ...Laminated newspaper poster dated Thursday, November 10 1994 from The Mercury. 'Lyell's $43m Life Line'.the mercury, tasmania, lyell, life line, poster -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper poster, The Mercury. 'Bare Hills Q'town Wins Battle', Friday, October 15, 1993
... The Mercury. 'Bare Hills Q'town Wins Battle'....my lyell, queenstown, the mercury, mining ...Laminated newspaper poster from The Mercury, Friday, October 15, 1993. Headline 'Bare Hills Q'Town Wins Battle'my lyell, queenstown, the mercury, mining -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Slide - Newspaper, The Kew Mercury, 1888
... The Kew Mercury...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 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Slide - Newspaper, The Kew Mercury, 1888
... The Kew Mercury...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 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Slide - Newspaper, The Kew Mercury, 1888
... The Kew Mercury...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 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Journal - Magazine, Eltham High School, The Mercury, December 1950
... The Mercury...The Mercury ...1950 was the first edition of The Mercury published by the Eltham High School. 1949 was the last issue of The Mercury as the magazine of the Eltham Higher Elementary School.Inscribed on front cover G. Brown Form 2H Rear cover with multiple autographs1950, eltham high school, eltham higher elementary school, mercury, the mercury -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Magazine, Eltham Higher Elementary School, The Mercury, December 1949
... The Mercury...The 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 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Magazine, Eltham High School, The Mercury, December 1955
... The Mercury...The Mercury ...Digital copy only of original magazine Soft cover 24.5 x 18 cm 40 pages 1955, eltham high school, school magazine, the mercury, lesley mitchell (nee pepper) collection -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Magazine, Eltham High School, The Mercury, December 1956
... The Mercury...The Mercury ...Digital copy only of original magazine Soft cover 24.5 x 18 cm 42 pages eltham high school, school magazine, the mercury, 1956, lesley mitchell (nee pepper) collection -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Magazine, Eltham High School, The Mercury, December 1957
... The Mercury...The Mercury ...Digital copy only of original magazine Soft cover 24.5 x 18 cm 48 pages eltham high school, school magazine, the mercury, 1957, lesley mitchell (nee pepper) collection -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Bottle, glass, c. 1923 - 1928
... The MERCURY CHEMICAL CO. PTY. LTD. ...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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - MERCURY BUCKET
... and mercury in the tailings. Mercury use and loss from gold ...Cast iron mercury bucket, used to hold mercury, potentially in the process of recovering minute pieces of gold mixed in soil and sediments. See research page for description of one process of using mercury to extract gold.gold mines, mining equipment, mercury bucket, 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. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper poster, The Saturday Mercury.'Mt Lyell Early Closure Looms'
... The Saturday Mercury.'Mt Lyell Early Closure Looms'. ...Laminated newspaper poster from The Saturday Mercury, October 30, 1993. Headline 'Mt Lyell Early Closure Looms'.mt lyell, closure, mining -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Eltham Railway: loan, deviation and compensation, 21/05/1900
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 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Article - Newspaper Clipping, The Mercury, When Seamen Come Ashore, 5 July 1955
... The Mercury ...Article about the Hobart Mission to Seamen depicting the building, its activities.Large newspaper article with 6 photographsseamen, mission, ashore, hobart, timaru star -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Booklet - Syllabus, Government Technical School, Hobart, Syllabus, 1892, 1892
... the mercury office ...The Tasmanian Parliament made provision for 'the teaching of the principles of technical education' in the Education Act (1885). Regulations specifying courses of instruction and establishing a committee of Technical Education followed in 1887. The first government Technical School opened in Hobart in 1888, offering evening classes in technical art and applied mechanics. Two months later a school was established in Launceston. Small classes were also held in regional centres and Schools of Mines were established in Zeehan, Queenstown and Beaconsfield. Curricula quickly expanded to include subjects ranging from mineralogy and metallurgy to commercial economy, beginning the long tradition of directly linking the schools with the interests of business and industry. The Technical Schools largely worked independently, with varying degrees of success, until 1916 when a Commission of Inquiry recommended the integration of technical education into the state education system. The outcome was a new Technical Education Branch, formed to administer Technical Schools and Schools of Mines and to provide a structured technical education system, comprising distinct trade certificates and applied sciences, engineering and arts diploma courses. Pale orange soft covered booklet.hobart, technical school, syllabus, malcolm kennedy, a. mault, r.s. pemberton, a. morton, a.j. taylor, henry lamb, j. mcmeekin, j.h. hunt, j.r. trantham-fryer, f.g. howell, w. middleton, trevor russell, j.f. echlin, w.f. ward, archibald park, a paton miller, committee members of technical education, department of art, department of mathematics, department of engineering, department of commercial economy, department of geology mineralogy mining, department of chemistry, department of pharmacy, department of veterinary science -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sharland, Michael, Vintage Railways, 1983
... The Mercury Newpaper Pty Ltd ...A pictorial history of railways in Australia both government and private.ill, p.68.non-fictionA pictorial history of railways in Australia both government and private.railroad pictorial - australia and new zealand - history, railroad operations - australia - history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - TOURIST GUIDE - GOLDEN NORTH CENTRAL VIC, 1973
Tourist Guide - Golden North Central Vic. Promotional guide to the area. produced and printed by St. Arnaud Mercury, includes references to local businesses, maps and featuresSt Arnaud Mercury.victoria, promotional guide to central vic. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Booklet, News Press Print, The Mercury December 1953, 01/12/1953
... The Mercury December 1953 ...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 -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car), Kodak
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 -
City of Ballarat
Artwork, other - Public Artwork, Angelo Bertozzi, Mercury by Angelo Bertozzi, Circa 1880
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 -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - View to the Statue, Mercury, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Victoria
... View to the Statue, Mercury. ...john garner collection, ballarat botanical gardens, gardens, ballarat, mercury, statue -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Scales - Mercury
Used for postage of letters / parcels weighing up to 28 lb.. Mercury was first founded in South Australia in 1946Use at a post office in te Kiewa ValleyPainted gold steel scales with tray for goods and a smaller tray, with edges, for weights.Centre front: 'Mercury' embolished. Below is a tin plate: 'Mercury Scale Co. Ltd. / Scale Maunfacturerers / The Barton S.A. / No. 9366 Cap. 28 lb.mercury scales, postage -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car), Kodak
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 -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car), Kodak
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 -
National Wool Museum
Book, The Wool Year Book 1914, 1914
"Textile Mercury Annuals:The Wool year book and diary 1914".Book, 592 pages. Dark green hard backed book, green cord bookmark, thumb cutouts designating the sections. Includes statistics, supplier lists, descriptions and specifications of processes, diary in blue paper.Cover: 'Textile Mercury' / Annuals / The Wool / Year Book / 1914. / With / CRITOHLEY, SHARP & TETLOW'S / Complimentstextile industry textile machinery textile history, textile mercury ltd, textile industry, textile machinery, textile history -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car), Kodak
Photo taken in 1942 of damage caused by bullets to a Mercury Wireless Patrol car. White tape has been placed where the bullets struck the car. All five crew members were awarded the Valour Badge for bravery during the pursuit. Photo shows the headlights covered during the Melbourne "brown out" period during WW11.A 1940 Mercury, registration number CW-394, circa 1942police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford mercury car;