Hard cover with jacket. 270 pages covering black and white schematics of booby traps.Author - Ian Jones

Standard issue item used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam.A discoloured booklet written in Vietnamese and English describing the mines & booby traps used by the Viet Cong. Front cover yellowed cardboard with shield with sword. Star on wings over anchor.booby traps, mines, viet cong, australian army

Possibly used for catching freshwater crayfish or yabbies, nearby in the Goulburn River or other waterways. of critical significanceHOMEMADE WIRE TRAPS x 2. Made from chicken wire. Iron bands supported by green timber lengths. Wire handles with metal spike probably for securing trap to bank/ ground.fishing, food

Australian Rabbit Trap made of spring steelAustralian Rabbit Trap made of spring steel with chain farm implements, rabbits, traps

Janefield Precinct: Grease traps. The remains of this site are between Greensborough and Janefield. A RAAF Hygiene Training Camp was located on the Plenty River, just south of the Janefield community. It was in use from 1944 to 1946. The Camp was constructed from salvaged materials. Instruction included building and maintenance of grease traps, latrines, elementary plumbing and carpentry.Early remains of a WW2 training camp Five digital colour photographs.

Gustav Mahnke’s Bakery horse drawn delivery cart with driverB/W. photograph. Showing a horse ad trap with a man on the trap. wooden fence in the backgroundWritten on the trap: Gustav Mahnke Stawell Bakerystawell business

Steel-jawed rabbit traps were widely used in urban and rural Australia from 1880 to 1980. This trap is symbolic of the battle that Australians have waged against burgeoning rabbit populations for over a century. Despite the fact that most children first learn about rabbits as cute and cuddly animals, rabbits cause enormous damage to Australian soils and biodiversity. The introduction of rabbits to this country was an environmental disaster. Lane's Ace rabbit trap was the most commonly used trap in Australia. Hundreds of thousands of the traps were made and used in this country. As such, this item is representative of every day life in Australia during the period from 1880 to 1980. During the Great Depression from 1929 to 1932, rabbit trapping was a means of survival for many people. Rabbits provided meat and pelts which were sold for making felt hats such as the Akubra.On base of trap - "LANE'S" ACErabbit

A cream coloured cardboard cover with black information on the cover. Top right hand corner handwritten in ink is 2Tp. There is also a stain in this corner. there are two different black and cream insignias on the cover with most of the details of the booklet between them. The booklet is held together with two metal staplesvc - nva, mines and booby traps, combined intelligence center vietnam

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front cover. Top right hand corner reads 7610-66-113-7782. Under the Australian Army insignia are the details of the manual. There are two punch holes down the left hand side and the manual is covered in a plastic cover.australia - armed forces - service manuals, land warfare, engineer training, mine warfare, booby traps

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Near the top right corner reads W.O. Code No. 8741. There are two photograps with the information of the booklet above and below them. There are three punch holes down the left hand side of the booklet.british armed forces - service manuals, field engineering, mine warfare, booby traps

A blue coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top right hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-048-1189. Botton left hand corner there is a white label with 623.262 F4536:B AUS on it. There are two punch holes down the left hand side. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover.australia - armed forces - service manuals, field engineering, booby traps

This booklet was donated by John Anthony (Tony) Wheal, 0316300 who was a pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force. Tony served with No 9 Squadron in vietnam from April 1969 to April 1970.A cream and black coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top right hand corner reads 7610-66-024-0789. The context in the middle are written in Vietnamese with the English version at the bottom of the page. There are two insignias on the cover. The booklet has a black material binding down the spine.united states - armed forces - service manuals, mines and booby traps, viet cong, booklet, john anthony (tony) wheal, 0316300, flying officer, flying officer john anthony (tony) wheal, no 9 sqn

A blue coloured cardboard cover which has faded around the edges. The information on the front of the cover is in black. Under the Australian Army Insignia are the details of the booklet. Top right hand corner reads DSN 7610-66-048-1189/ Under this is 6 TPT COLM which has been stamped om in blue ink. There are two punch holes down the left hand side of the book.australian army, field engineering, booby traps, 6 tpt colm

This booklet was donated by Pte Patrick Francis O'Bryan 3167939 who was in the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. He served in Vietnam from May 1971 to Dec 1971 with the 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment.A cream and black coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top right hand corner reads 7610-66-024-0789. The context in the middle are written in Vietnamese with the English version at the bottom of the page. There are two insignias on the cover. The booklet has a black material binding down the spine. The cover has many stains on it.united states - armed forces - service manuals, mines and booby traps, viet cong, booklet, pte patrick francis o'bryan, 3167939, royal australian infantry corps, 4th battalion, the royal australian regiment

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Four sided mouse trap with wooden base with four spring fittings at each corner that can be loaded simultaneously. A number of round holes have been bored into the wood to enable the wire to be passed through and fixed.Supreme Choker Safety Mouse Trap

The Great Australian Rabbit Trapping Game A small match box sized game, the type that some would remember from their own childhood, except a plastic variety. This one was produced by the Sheldon Drug Company and inside the box, apart from the game mechanism, is an advertisement for a medicinal product sold by the company. The Sheldon Drug Company was established in 1904 and based in Sydney. The company manufactured products including cosmetics, soaps and other ointment-type items.Red cardboard box containing a game. The game is called 'Trapping Rabbits'. Lid of box has instructions for playing the game. Inside the box is a small metal oblong container with a narrow metal entry way. There are also two jumping bean 'rabbits'. Inside the box is also an advertisement for Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules. The game was obtainable from Sheldon Drug Company Ltd. Sydney. Underside of box has ad for 'Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment'. Front - The Great Australian Game / Trapping Rabbits Back - Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Linimentleisure, game, games, toys, children, advertising, sheldon, sheldon drug, rabbits, glenelg shire council, portland

Rabbits were introduce to Australia by a settler in Geelong. Victoria. They spread widely and quickly and became a menace to farmers, graziers. Blacksmiths made various types of traps and various business were established to produce many different types of traps.typical rabbit trap made by a blacksmith in Moorabbin Shire c1930Steel rabbit trap c1930Defiance UK / C.Homes / GILPA / rabbits, vermin, early settlers, farmers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, cheltenham, traps, ,

This trap is designed so that the metal jaws snap shut against each other when the trap is activated by the application of weight to the pressure plate. In use, traps are set with open jaws, buried lightly just below the surface of the earth. When an animal steps on the pressure plate, the jagged teeth of the jaws snap around the animal's leg, usually breaking bone and sinew, thus immobilising the animal. After rabbits were released in Australia in the 1850s, they multiplied to plague proportions and the demand for traps grew. Henry Lane's 'Ace' trap was first made in 1935 and was the most commonly used rabbit trap in Australia until about 1970. Rabbits were trapped for food especially during the Great Depression. Today, rabbit trapping is considered labour intensive, inefficient and ineffective for large-scale rabbit control in Australia. It is also considered cruel.Rabbit trapping would have been a common practice in the local Emerald area from the 19th century until more recently.A steel-jawed trap constructed on a base consisting of a bar of steel, the stock bar, which is bent over to form a powerful bow spring. At the end of the spring is a hole, the spring eye, which encircles and closes the jaws when the trap is triggered. They close over the top of the bridge, plate and tongue mechanism that is designed to trigger the trap. An 8-link chain is attached by a hook on the bent end of the trap's spring. A long steel spike is looped over the last link of the other end of the chain together with two hooks. The jaws of the trap are flat, without ridges. Some small scraps of old newspaper are caught between the jaws.rabbit trap, great depression

Rabbits are recognised as a pest in Australia. They were often trapped and eaten especially during the depression years of the 1890s and 1930s but also the 1950s and 1960s. Steel-jaw traps work by snapping shut on the leg of an animal, holding it until a trapper arrives, or until the animal dies or wrings its paw off. They became illegal in Australia during the 1980s on animal cruelty grounds. Some old rabbit traps are valuable.Used by residents in the Kiewa ValleyA steel jaw trap has jaws that are designed to spring together. It is illegal to use them in Australia. 2 of the rabbit traps are 'S. Griffiths 3 stars IXL Ref. "one of the pioneers, well known among long-experienced trappers' Page 21 Farmyard Relics by Ken Arnold. The other trap ha a picture of a bird engrave on it.rabbit traps, steel-jaw traps

During the Great Depression from 1929 to 1932, rabbit trapping was a means of survival for many people. Rabbits provided meat and pelts which were sold for making felt hats such as the Akubra. Rabbit populations are controlled in the 21st century by poisoning, destroying or 'ripping' burrows (warrens), biological control with rabbit haemorrhagic disease and myxomatosis, and by shooting. Rabbit-proof fences also prevent the spread of rabbits into some areas. (ref. Powerhouse Museum) This trap was used in the Orbost district. Steel-jawed rabbit traps were widely used in urban and rural Australia from 1880 to 1980. This trap is symbolic of the battle that Australians have waged against burgeoning rabbit populations for over a century. Rabbits cause enormous damage to Australian soils and biodiversity. The introduction of rabbits to this country was an environmental disaster.A rusted iron rabbit trap which consists of a pair of jaws held closed by spring tension and a triggering mechanism. When the trap is triggered the jaws close over the top of the bridge, plate and tongue mechanism that is designed to trigger the trap. A chain is attached by a hook on the bent end of the trap's spring with a long steel spike looped over the last link of the other end of the chain. The trap is designed so that the metal jaws snap shut against each other when the trap is activated by the application of weight to the pressure plate. In use, traps are set with open jaws, buried lightly just below the surface of the earth. When an animal steps on the pressure plate, the jagged teeth of the jaws snap around the animal's leg, usually breaking bone and sinew. Thus the animal is immobilised. rabbit-trap rural

This album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by Fathers of Soldiers on Phillip Island. The photo is of the early road to the Nobbies. Horse and trap crossing the old bridge with a dog in the foreground.Sepia photograph of the road to The Nobbies showing horse and trap crossing old wooden bridge with a dog in the foreground.Rose Series P 3427 The road to The Nobbies, Cowes, Phillip Is., Vicphillip island, the nobbies, wooden bridge, earl of stradbroke

During the Great Depression from 1929 to 1932, rabbit trapping was a means of survival for many people. Rabbits provided meat and pelts which were sold for making felt hats such as the Akubra. Rabbit populations are controlled in the 21st century by poisoning, destroying or 'ripping' burrows (warrens), biological control with rabbit haemorrhagic disease and myxomatosis, and by shooting. Rabbit-proof fences also prevent the spread of rabbits into some areas. (ref. Powerhouse Museum) Steel-jawed rabbit traps were widely used in urban and rural Australia from 1880 to 1980. This trap is symbolic of the battle that Australians have waged against burgeoning rabbit populations for over a century. Rabbits cause enormous damage to Australian soils and biodiversity. The introduction of rabbits to this country was an environmental disaster.Two iron rabbit traps. Each consists of a pair of jaws held closed by spring tension and a triggering mechanism. When the trap is triggered the jaws close over the top of the bridge, plate and tongue mechanism that is designed to trigger the trap. A chain is attached by a hook on the bent end of the trap's spring with a long steel spike looped over the last link of the other end of the chain. The trap is designed so that the metal jaws snap shut against each other when the trap is activated by the application of weight to the pressure plate. In use, traps are set with open jaws, buried lightly just below the surface of the earth. When an animal steps on the pressure plate, the jagged teeth of the jaws snap around the animal's leg, usually breaking bone and sinew. Thus the animal is immobilised.rabbits rural trapping

Exported to Australia for the trapping of dingoes. Banned in Australia for the trapping of dingoes and dogs due to animal cruelty.Dingoes are now protected as native animals and wild dogs are killed with bait.Used by residents in the Kiewa Valley to protect young stock.A well made old English trap with strong folding springs., made by H. Lane in Wednesfield, His brand is Li-Lo.. It has got large 7 and a half inch round topped flat jaws. Its overall length is 22 and a half inches, excluding its original swivelled chain.Ref. Auction sheet Embossed "Li-Lo" on the plate and "Made in England" and a Ministry Broad Arrow mark, indicating its official governmental use or trial.dingo trap, li-lo brand

Control of feral animal pests was and is a major problem in agricultural areas, and methods are widely debated. For over a century traps such as this one were in common use where wild dogs and dingoes were a problem, and indeed are still permitted in certain conditions in certain Australian states. Feral animals, including rabbits, foxes and hybridised dogs (dingo mix), have been a major problem in agricultural Australia since colonisation. This example of a dog or dingo trap would have inflicted great pain on the target animal, and focuses the viewer towards aspects of the problem not otherwise faced. This trap illustrates the historic treatment of animals, in particular native Australian animals. It also signifies the larger debate around the balance between wilderness and agriculture. Metal dingo trap. The spring-loaded jaws of the trap are held upright by metal pieces turning back onto themselves and ending in rings attached to the trap. There is a short chain attached to the trap.trap dingo-trap agriculture