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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Postcard - Melbourne Caledonian Kilties' Band, c1910
... ...warrnambool...postcards...She married the Reverend Fred Ogier and continued her association with the school after her husband's death This card is interesting because of its association with Daisy Vickers a well known teacher at Warrnambool Technical School daisy vickers warrnambool postcards MELBOURNE CALEDONIAN KILTIES' BAND This is a photograph of a brass band marching in the street There is space on the back for correspondence and an address. ...This is Item 12 of 27 items in the Daisy Vickers collection . Daisy Ogier, nee Vickers (1907-1987) was a student and then a teacher at Warrnambool Technical School with her early teaching years there from 1925 to 1936 and in 1949. She became the head mistress from 1950 to 1963 and in 1968. She officially retired in 1976. Daisy Vickers was one of the best loved and dedicated teachers that the school ever had. She married the Reverend Fred Ogier and continued her association with the school after her husband's deathThis card is interesting because of its association with Daisy Vickers a well known teacher at Warrnambool Technical SchoolThis is a photograph of a brass band marching in the street There is space on the back for correspondence and an address.MELBOURNE CALEDONIAN KILTIES' BANDdaisy vickers, warrnambool, postcards -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Postcard - Views of Warrnambool
... ...warrnambool postcards...Oblong postcard with flip down views of Warrnambool from a purse with two kittens... from the 1930's warrnambool hopkins river warrnambool breakwater warrnambool postcards postcards hopkins falls thunder point soldiers memorial Valentine's Mail Novelty Post Card; Good Luck And a Bagful of Views from WARRNAMBOOL Oblong postcard with flip down views of Warrnambool from a purse with two kittens Postcard Views of Warrnambool Valentine Publishing Co. ...Pictures depicting scenes of Warrnambool & District. 9 pictures are, The Beach. Hopkins River. Thunder Point. Liebig St. Botanical Gardens. Breakwater and pier. Hopkins River. Soldiers Memorial. Hopkins Falls.A typical souvenir postcard from the 1930'sOblong postcard with flip down views of Warrnambool from a purse with two kittensValentine's Mail Novelty Post Card; Good Luck And a Bagful of Views from WARRNAMBOOLwarrnambool, hopkins river, warrnambool breakwater, warrnambool postcards, postcards, hopkins falls, thunder point, soldiers memorial -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Souvenir - Photograph Wallet: Valentine’s Snapshots, Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd. Melb & Sydney. Printed Great Britain, Circa 1920's
... warrnambool...valentine postcards...These cards have an historic and artistic significance and also provide the opportunity to be used in an interpretive way. warrnambool valentine postcards lava street koroit street liebig street proudfoots warrnambool botanic gardens warrnambool beach On folder: Valentine’s snapshots. ...This collection of photographs shows various scenes around Warrnambool and district such as street scapes, the Ozone Coffee Palace, Botanic Gardens, Beach scenes, Hopkins River and Proudfoots on the Hopkins. Valentines snapshots were done of many place world wide, and packaged in a convenient size to be posted.These cards have an historic and artistic significance and also provide the opportunity to be used in an interpretive way. Small, pale green, card folder with 24 photographs, 12 are gloss finish and 12 matt finish. The gloss photos have titles printed on reverse and matt cards have handwritten style titles.On folder: Valentine’s snapshots. Printed in Great Britain.warrnambool, valentine postcards, lava street, koroit street, liebig street, proudfoots, warrnambool botanic gardens, warrnambool beach -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...postcard...Postcard of Warrnambool breakwater. Coloured...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village postcard warrnambool breakwater Postcard of Warrnambool breakwater. ...Postcard of Warrnambool breakwater. Colouredflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, postcard, warrnambool breakwater -
Bendigo Military MuseumPostcard - POSTCARDS, PHOTOGRAPHIC
... Postcards...Warrnambool...3 photograph postcards of soldier and one photograph postcard of a scene. WW1 Soldiers are from Warrnambool and the group photo could’ve be in the Middle East...3 photograph postcards of soldier and one photograph postcard of a scene. WW1 Soldiers are from Warrnambool and the group photo could’ve be in the Middle East WW1 Middle East Postcards Warrnambool .2) Written on front “Yours sincerely Harry” Black and white photographs of soldiers from Warrnambool .1) Formal photograph of a soldier in full uniform .2) photo of sailor in uniform .3) Formal photo of soldier in full uniform .4) Group phot of combination of foreign soldiers and staff outside a restaurant. ...3 photograph postcards of soldier and one photograph postcard of a scene. WW1 Soldiers are from Warrnambool and the group photo could’ve be in the Middle EastBlack and white photographs of soldiers from Warrnambool .1) Formal photograph of a soldier in full uniform .2) photo of sailor in uniform .3) Formal photo of soldier in full uniform .4) Group phot of combination of foreign soldiers and staff outside a restaurant..2) Written on front “Yours sincerely Harry”ww1, middle east, postcards, warrnambool -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...postcard...Postcard of Warrnambool breakwater with ships tied along side. ...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village postcard warrnambool breakwater breakwater Postcard of Warrnambool breakwater with ships tied along side. ...Postcard of Warrnambool breakwater with ships tied along side. Colouredflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, postcard, warrnambool breakwater, breakwater -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Souvenir - Post Card 12 views of Warrnambool, Nucolorvue Productions, 1950's
... here, taken about the 1950s, were typical of the Warrnambool postcards available at the time and were mass-produced as many examples survive today. ...This is a packet in envelope form containing 12 coloured postcards of views of Warrnambool about the 1950s. The photographs are printed on buff-coloured paper and fold up to envelope size so that they can be sent by post. ... here, taken about the 1950s, were typical of the Warrnambool postcards available at the time and were mass-produced as many examples survive today. ...This type of folded postcards was popular with tourists in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s and often kept by them for many years afterwards. The views of Warrnambool here, taken about the 1950s, were typical of the Warrnambool postcards available at the time and were mass-produced as many examples survive today. They include photographs of Hopkins Falls, the beach and harbour, Liebig Street, Hopkins River, coastal scenery and the Botanical Gardens. These postcards are of some historical interest, though the photographs appear frequently in many publications. They also have a social significance showing what tourists bought 60 or more years ago.This is a packet in envelope form containing 12 coloured postcards of views of Warrnambool about the 1950s. The photographs are printed on buff-coloured paper and fold up to envelope size so that they can be sent by post. The front cover includes three dotted lines for the address and the back cover has a space to include the name of the sender. One page gives some general information on Warrnambool. Front cover: ‘A Souvenir of Beautiful Warrnambool’, ’12 Specially Selected Views in Full Color’ Back cover: ‘From…’ , ‘Published by Nucolorvue Productions, Elwood, Victoria’ tourism, warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Album - Views of Warrnambool
... The photographs (postcards) of Warrnambool and district in the 1930s/40s include views of the Botanic Gardens, the coast line, the main streets, the War Memorial and Hopkins Falls. ...The photographs (postcards) of Warrnambool and district in the 1930s/40s include views of the Botanic Gardens, the coast line, the main streets, the War Memorial and Hopkins Falls. ...The album contains postcards (photographs). The photographs (postcards) of Warrnambool and district in the 1930s/40s include views of the Botanic Gardens, the coast line, the main streets, the War Memorial and Hopkins Falls. The postcards from the 1890s include Wilmot, the Hopkins River, Hopkins Falls and Shelly Beach.The postcards in the album are in good condition and will be useful for reproduction. The 1930s/40s collection of photographs (also postcards) is a useful one also and a good example of how people preserved mementoes of their visit to a town. All the photographs are contained in other collections or albums held elsewhere in the Historical Society collection.This is a photograph album of ten pages with a buff-coloured cover of thickened card with a raised surface and an embossed image of a woman in the left corner of the front page. There are five postcards attached to the inside covers and 31 other photographs (postcards) in the slots provided. One photograph is missing from these slots. Embossed ornately decorated image of a woman on the front cover. postcards and photographs, warrnambool 1930s/1940s -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard - Postcard Folder set, Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd. Melbourne and Sydney, Beautiful Views in Colour of WARRNAMBOOL VIC, 1930-50
... Warrnambool...Flagstaff Hill...postcard...Postcard folders such as these were popular as holiday souvenirs in the early to mid-20th century and were kept in good condition by collectors. The size is convenient for posting to friends and relatives and packing as holiday luggage. The images of iconic Warrnambool...A postcard folder containing nine coloured images of photographed scenes showcasing Warrnambool and district around the 1930s-1940s. ...Beautiful Views in Colour of WARRNAMBOOL VIC. Postcard Postcard Folder set Valentine Publishing Co. ...Postcard folders such as these were popular as holiday souvenirs in the early to mid-20th century and were kept in good condition by collectors. The size is convenient for posting to friends and relatives and packing as holiday luggage. The images of iconic Warrnambool sights in this postcard folder were most likely taken during the 1930s-40s looking at the cars in the picture of Liebig St. The Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., Melbourne and Sydney, was formed in 1923 so date the folder after this date. The postcards in this folder record images of local Warrnambool history from the early to mid 20th century. They are able to be used as a record of changes to structures and land formations around Warrnambool over time.A postcard folder containing nine coloured images of photographed scenes showcasing Warrnambool and district around the 1930s-1940s. The images are printed on one side of a long strip of white paper that is Z-folded and attached to a cover of heavier cream card. The front of the folder has a picture of a tree framing a beach scene, the title ‘Beautiful Views in Colour of WARRNAMBOOL VIC.’ and an address area. Slits on the rear cover enable the folder to be secured.flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, great ocean road, warrnambool, flagstaff hill, postcard, postcard folder, warrnambool scenes, picturesque views of warrnambool, souvenir, hopkins river, botanic gardens, post office, beach, hopkins falls, war memorial, avenue of pines, liebig st, beach rd and harbour, 1930s, 1940s, valentine publishing co. pty. ltd. melbourne & sydney -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageLetter - William Ferrier, 14th November 1905
... Warrnambool as it honours William Ferrier, a local fisherman whose descendants continue to live in the area. It highlights the way of life of people who lived in coastal towns in 19th century Victoria and the effects of shipwrecks upon them. The letter connects to the postcard ...The letter to William Ferrier of South Warrnambool from the Prime Minister and the Parliament of the Commonwealth recognised the significance of William’s brave and courageous lifesaving act to the people of Australia; “They all feel that your conduct was worthy of the best deeds done by British sailors in the past and they are proud to know that Australia can produce such as you.” The story of that brave rescue follows on below … The ship from which the sailors were rescued was the three-masted, iron and steel barquentine the La Bella, built in Norway in 1893. She was one of two iron and steel ships by Johan Smith, The company was one of the leading shipping families in Tvedestrand, Norway. She was significant to Norwegian shipping, being one of only 27 iron and steel ships ever built in Norway. She was registered in New Zealand and engaged from 1902 in inter-colonial trading of timber in the Pacific, between New Zealand and Australia and was often in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. On 5th October 1905, the twelve-year-old La Bella left Lyttleton, New Zealand carrying a cargo of timber bound for Warrnambool, Australia. She was manned by a crew of twelve: the Master, (Captain Mylius, previously 1st Mate of La Bella, appointed Captain to La Bella on 6th February 1903) 2 Mates, Cook, six able seamen, one ordinary seaman and a boy. Bad weather en route caused her to shelter at Burnie on Tasmania's North West coast. On November 10th, the 37th day of her journey, La Bella approached Warrnambool. Captain Mylius steered her towards Lady Bay Channel in heavy south-west seas and evening mist. He ordered the helmsman to steer for the light. As the ship came round, a tremendous sea struck her on the port quarter, causing her to breach broadside in a north-westerly direction into breakers. The helm was brought round twice more, but each time heavy seas broke over her, the third time throwing the La Bella on to a submerged reef in Lady Bay now known as La Bella Reef (about 100 yards from the Warrnambool breakwater). The sea was so rough that it even wrenched a one-and-a-half ton anchor from its fastenings and into the sea. As Captain Mylius headed to the steel wheelhouse, intending to send up a rocket flare, a huge sea slammed the steel door into him (resulting in massive bruising front and back) Despite his injuries he still managed to set off a blue light, which he held up in his hands. La Bella’s lifeboats were filled with seawater and broke up on their chocks. The blue light was the first indication to people on the shore that there was a ship in distress. The Harbour Master, Captain Roe (who lived in the Harbour Master’s House opposite Flagstaff Hill), organised a group of volunteers to crew the lifeboat because the trained crew was unavailable; the crewmen were working on a steamer in Port Fairy at the time. He then poured oil onto the water to try and smooth the sea. At around 11 pm three of the crew took shelter in the steel forecastle but the sea crashed into it and broke it up. While the rest of the crew and onlookers watched helplessly in the moonlight the bodies were washed away into the sea, never to be seen again. Some of the crew lashed themselves to the weather rail to keep from being washed away. Watson, the ordinary seaman, became tangled in the rigging lines and was too weak to move, so the 2nd Mate, Robertson, put a line onto him so that he wouldn’t wash off. Around 11 pm three of the crew were unconscious from exhaustion. The situation on La Bella was becoming dangerous. The 2nd Mate moved to the ‘house’ and soon afterwards the ship slipped in the heavy sea. The lashings of the 1st Mate and the ‘boy’ Denham had kept them safe until about 2 am when they were washed overboard; no one was able to help. One by one, the exhausted crew were being washed overboard, too weak to hold on any longer. During the night the La Bella had broken into two and the deckhouse ran out towards the sea. Two more men drowned when trying to reach the lifeboat. By sunrise, the only survivors of the twelve were the Master, 2nd Mate and three seamen. Early in the morning, Captain Roe used the rocket apparatus on shore to try and shoot a line to the ship for a safer rescue but each attempt fell short of the target. Several attempts were made by the lifeboat to rescue the stricken sailors, but the rough conditions made this difficult for the boat to get close enough to the ship and the lifeboat had to return to shore. During a final attempt to reach the ship Captain Mylius ordered his men to jump into the sea. Leonard Robertson, 2nd mate, jumped and swam towards the lifeboat, taking hold of the boat hook offered to him. Oscar Rosenholme managed to reach the boat floating on a piece of timber from the ship’s load and a third survivor, Noake, also made the boat. Along with the lifeboat rescue crew, 25-year-old William Ferrier rowed his small dingy through the heavy seas and managed to rescue the Captain, whom he landed on the breakwater. Ferrier then returned to the ship to attempt a final rescue, losing his oars and rowlocks into the high sea. Using just a spare paddle he skulled towards the La Bella, reaching her stern in time to cut loose the lone surviving sailor, Payne, from the lashing that held him to the ship; the terrified sailor dropped from the ship and into the dingy. Shortly after the last man was rescued, the La Bella was lifted by a huge wave and crashed back down on the reef; she broke up and sank. The ordeal had lasted ten hours. The survivors were taken to the nearby Bay View Hotel and gratefully received warm food and clothing, medical attention and a place to sleep. In the following days, an unidentified body of a young person has washed ashore; it was either Watson or Denham. The body was buried in the Warrnambool cemetery with an appropriate gravestone and inscription. William Ferrier became a national hero as news of the daring rescue spread. In recognition of his bravery in the two daring rescues, he was awarded the Silver Medal for Bravery by the Royal Humane Society and was honoured in the letter from the Prime Minister and the Parliament of the Commonwealth, telegrams and a cheque for £20 from the Governor-General, over £150 subscribed by the public, including Warrnambool and district and readers of The Argus, and a gold medal from the Glenelg Dinghy Club of South Australia. Ferrier’s rescue efforts are one of the most heroic in Victoria’s shipwreck history. (William Ferrier’s son, Frank, received a similar award almost fifty years later when he helped rescue four members of the crew on the yacht Merlan after it ran on to a reef near the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse. ) The wreck of La Bella now lies on her port side in 13 metres of sheltered water inside the reef she struck. The bow section is relatively intact and part of the stern has drifted north-easterly towards the mouth of the Hopkins River. The reef the La Bella struck now bears its name. Those five rescued from the La Bella were Captain George Mylius, Leonard Robertson (2nd Mate, 21 years old), R. Payne, Oscar Rosenholme and Jack Noake. Those seven who lost their lives were Mr Coulson (1st mate), Charles Jackman (cook) Gustave Johnson, Pierre Johann and Robert Gent (all able seamen), Harry Watson (ordinary seaman) and Jack Denham (ship’s boy), Captain Mylius was found guilty of careless navigation; he had sailed into the bay without the services of a pilot. His Master Certificate was suspended for twelve months. Later he was also charged with the manslaughter of one of the crew who had died when the La Bella was wrecked but found not guilty. The event’s adverse publicity and damage to his career took a toll on his health and he died of a heart attack six months after the wreck; he was only thirty-seven. His body was buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery. The La Bella was “the best documented of all sailing ships owned in New Zealand”. Her record books, ship logs, correspondence and supporting papers are still available. At the time of the tragedy, she was owned by Messers David C.Turnbull and Co. of Timaru, New Zealand timber merchants and shipping agents, who had purchased her on 13th December 1901. A detailed account of the last journey of La Bella can be read in “Leonard Robertson, the Whangaroa & La Bella” written by Jack Churchouse, published in 1982 by Millwood Press Ltd, Wellington, NZ. As well as this letter, Flagstaff Hill’s La Bella Collection includes a photograph of the wrecked La Bella, a brass rail holder and a postcard of William Ferrier with four of the survivors. Some 15 – 17 ships are believed to have sunk in Lady Bay, but only two have been discovered on the seafloor; the “La Bella” and the “Edinburgh Castle”. Both wrecks are popular diving sites and are preserved as significant historical marine and marine archaeological sites. This original congratulatory letter sent to William Ferrier by the Prime Minister and Government of Australia demonstrates the importance attached to his efforts for Victoria and to Australia. The letter is part of the La Bella Collection and is significant at both a local and state level. Its connection to the La Bella shipwreck and the rescue of five survivors highlights the dangers of Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast. The letter to William Ferrier from the Australian Government acknowledges the bravery of ordinary Australians who risked their lives to save victims of shipwrecks along the coast. The letter is significant to the history of Warrnambool as it honours William Ferrier, a local fisherman whose descendants continue to live in the area. It highlights the way of life of people who lived in coastal towns in 19th century Victoria and the effects of shipwrecks upon them. The letter connects to the postcard of William Ferrier with four of the five rescued crew, the photograph of the wreck of the La Bella and the artefact from the wreck, the rail holder. This letter is significant because of its association with the sailing ship “La Bella”. The “La Bella” is of local and state and national significance. It is one of the only two shipwrecks discovered in Lady Bay, Warrnambool, out of the 15-17 shipwrecks in the bay. Letter to William Ferrier of South Warrnambool from the Prime Minister and Members of Parliament commending him on his bravery. The printed letterhead includes a coat of arms in the top centre and the official address. The letter is very neatly hand written in black pen and includes 4 signatures of Members of Parliament. The rectangular paper is cream coloured with some yellow/brown discolouring. It has the letterhead on the right hand side of it and the written letter begins below the letterhead. The paper has been folded so that the right side becomes the cover page of the letter. The writing is continued onto the inside right hand page of the folded paper and the writing ends here. There is more recent writing on the bottom right hand corner of the back page. The paper has been officially folded in half a total 3 times and there is heavy discolouration on the sections that form the front and back of the folded letter. There is a 4th fold line that is less pronounced that the other folds and would make the paper the size to fit into a pocket. At several fold creases the paper has worn through. The edges of the paper have minor tears. The printed coat of arms is that of the House of Representatives. Underneath is printed “The Parliament of the Commonwealth, / Parliament House / Melbourne”. The hand written, letter is dated “14th November, 1905” and addressed to “Mr. William Ferrier / South Warrnambool” The letter begins “The Speaker, the Prime Minister and Members of the Ministry and its supporters, the Leader and Members of the Opposition, the Leader and Members of the Labour Party, being all the Members of the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament of Australia” … It continues “desire to express to you their appreciation of your bravery in skulling out to the wreck of the “La Bella” at Warrnambool on Saturday, 11th November, 1905, and recovering therefrom two of the crew who were in imminent danger of their lives. They all feel that your conduct was worthy of the best deeds done by British sailors in the past and they are proud to know that Australia can produce such as you.” The letter is “Signed on behalf of the Members – Speaker (Frederick Holder ), Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Joseph Cook ), Prime Minister (Alfred Deakin), Leader of the Labour Party ( J.C. Watson)” On the back of the letter is blue ink handwriting “OWNER / G. FERRIER / TO. BE. PHOTOGRAPHED / 27-4-76”la bella, william ferrier, bill ferrier, lady bay, 1905, 10th november 1905, 11th november 1905, parliament of the commonwealth, prime minister, australian government, new zealand, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageInstrument - Scale, Weighing Machine, G. Salter & Co, 1884-1909
... The scale stood outside the Warrnambool Post Office in Timor Street from around 1909 to 1966, as shown on postcards and photographs held at the State Library of Victoria. ...The scale stood outside the Warrnambool Post Office in Timor Street from around 1909 to 1966, as shown on postcards and photographs held at the State Library of Victoria. ...This ornate, Victorian-era automatic weighing machine was made in England around 1884-1909, by George Salter and Co. of West Bromwich, UK, makers of scales since 1760. It is protected by Queen Victoria’s Royal Letters Patent, signed in 1900. The scale stood outside the Warrnambool Post Office in Timor Street from around 1909 to 1966, as shown on postcards and photographs held at the State Library of Victoria. The scale is identified by the Serial Number '665', and was installed by the distributors, the Australasian Automatic Weighing Machine Co. Ltd.. The scale’s weight measurements were in Imperial stones and pounds up to 20 stone (127 kg). The scale’s face included charts of average weights, for men, women, boys and girls, by various heights, in feet and inches. The coin slot and its face were converted to metric measurements by the Eastern Scale Company Pty. Ltd; that firm was registered on October 2, 1974. The Australasian Automatic Weighing Machine Co. Ltd was a large supplier of weighing scales in Australia and held the Royal Letters patent for their machines, distributing them in prominent locations. In 1902, the firm was listed under the Import Entries Passed at His Majesty’s Customs, importing into Sydney, NSW, eight cases of scales. In 1911, the company asked permission from the Port Pirie Corporation to install a machine in Alexander Street. In 1913, the company applied to the City of Sydney to install machines around the city, including at the tram depot. One application mentions “… three machines in three places for three pounds per year”. In 1923, the firm tendered for the right to place Automatic Weighing Machines on railway and tram premises throughout New South Wales, subsequently for five-year terms, in return for a fixed payment per machine and a portion of the revenue to the NSW Government. In 1928, the Sydney Harbour Trust gave the firm the right to place the weighing machines on various ferry jetties. The firm was still operating in 1941, advertising for two boys aged 14-16 for the workshop and messages, at the Rialto building, 497 Collins St., Melbourne. On December 21, 1946, the Commonwealth government invited offers to tender for the right to place automatic weighing machines on postal premises throughout the six states; the successful company then made arrangements with the federal Postmaster General's Department to place machines outside post offices across the country. A few years later, on September 11, 1950, the firm's Adelaide branch ceased trading. From 11th July 1950, the Australian and Eastern Engineering Company Pty. Ltd took over at the same premises, at 179 Pirie Street, Adelaide. The Perth branch ceased business in WA on July 6th, 1950. Percival Everitt invented and patented the automatic, coin-operated personal scale design. Everitt was a Norfolk-born engineer and regarded as the father of the coin-operated industry. As a young man in 1877, he invented a hay and corn pitcher, a turnip thinner in 1878 and an Automatic Travelling Anchor in 1880. But his fame came in 1883 with the first postcard-vending machine, over a hundred of which he distributed around London. In 1884, he patented one of his many inventions, the coin-operated scales for use in public places; for many people, it was their first exposure to coin-operated machines. His success prompted the formation of the Weighing Machine Company in 1885. Further inventions followed: a blow tester in 1887, the machine for testing a person's grip in 1888, and in 1889, the dispensing machine for hiring out opera glasses, and a device for shutting down the coin entry slot if the machine was empty. In 1890, he invented a fortune-telling machine. Everitt sadly did not make his fortune; he died suddenly in February 1893, in his late forties, with £71 to his name. George Salter & Co., West Bromwich, England, produced automatic weighing scale machines from Everitt’s patented design, and advertised them as suitable for hotels, pleasure gardens, theatres, exhibition halls, clubs, baths and places of public resort. The company was established in 1760 by brothers Richard and William Salter, and manufactured springs and pocket steelyards (spring balances). After several generations, the company was taken over in 1855 by a nephew, George, and renamed George Salter & Co. In 1884, Salter registered the trademark of a Staffordshire knot pierced by an arrow. The company's expanded range of products included the first coin-operated public weighing machines in the 1880s and, in 1895, the first English-made typewriter. In 1915, Salter became a limited company, Geo. Salter & Co. Ltd. When the last George Salter died in 1917, the company passed into the hands of other relatives, but continued to grow before being bought out by Staveley Industries in 1973. Despite several subsequent mergers, the Salter name continues to be seen on household products such as digital scales. This patented, coin-operated weight machine is significant for its association with Percival Everitt, the inventor of the world’s first slot machine, with the renowned maker of scales, G. Salter & Co., which began operating in 1760, and also with the Australasian Automatic Weighing Scale Co., which imported and widely distributed the scales throughout Australia from the early-to-mid 20th century. It is a rare example of an early vending machine used in public places from the late 19th through to the mid-20th century. These machines were the early step in the evolution of coin-in-the-slot machines, which are still used today. The scales give a glimpse into our history; they became quickly popular with the public, which, until then, had little access to weight scales apart from those at medical services. They also provided inexpensive entertainment for families, especially while waiting for trains or visiting the post office. The machines were also attractive and lucrative to the distributors; once installed, they required very little maintenance, and their low cost to customers kept the money coming in. This automatic weighing machine is also significant for its decades of service to the local and regional community of Warrnambool, for personal and commercial purposes. A public coin-operated weighing scale, also called a penny scale. It is a large, silver-painted cast metal stand with a square top on a pedestal that flares outwards to join a rectangular platform base with posts on the side and corners that may have had fitted wheels. The round, white face on top has red and black measurements and inscriptions. A slim indicator with a point at one end and an arc at the other is attached to the face’s centre. The coin slot is above the face, on the left, and the scale’s identification number is engraved on an oval plate on the right. Moulded motifs decorate the pedestal’s front and are repeated on its sides; they depict a tall, narrow urn with a bowl on top and fancy scrolls on either side. There is a decorative panel across the front top of the stand. The top of the pedestal has a small keyhole. The size of the coin slot fitted a penny coin, and the weight measurements on the face were in Imperial stones and pounds. Quite some time after 1966, when Australia introduced new decimal weights, measurements and currency, the scale was updated; the coin slot size was changed, and a new face with metric measurements was installed. The scale now accepts a $1 coin (one dollar) and the scale measures weight in kilograms and grams, from 0 to 125 kg.. The rear of the scale has a small, rectangular metal plate with printed text. The scale was made by G Salter & Co. of West Bromwich, UK, distributed by the Australasian Automatic Weighing Platform Co., and updated to metric measurements by Eastern Scale Co. Pty Ltd. It was previously installed at the Warrnambool Post Office. Engraved on an oval plate on the right: "665" Top centre of the face, in red: "$1 coin" Top of face: "EASTERN SCALE CO. PTY LTD" Base of face, in red: "[Royal Coat of Arms of Britain]" with words, below in red: "BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT" Around the face, in black: "[numbers 0 to 125, in increments 5, and makes between the numbers for each 500g]" "kg" Below the face, moulded letters within a shield: "AUSTRALASIAN AUTOMATIC WEIGHING MACHINES CO. LTD." At the back of the weighing platform: "G SALTER & CO. / WEST BROMWICH", remnants of logo “[Staffordshire knot pierced by an arrow]” Plate on rear: THIS SCALE REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF EASTERN SCALE CO. PTY. LTD., 8 GEORGE COURT, GREENSBOROUGH, VIC, 3088. 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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village postcard post card R.M.S. ...Postcard of R.M.S. Abinsi, Black and White of ship at dock. (SH 002 Ships A-B)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, postcard, post card, r.m.s. abinsi,, ship -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...abraham rydberg...post card...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village abraham rydberg post card postcard Black and White Postcard of Abraham Rydberg. ...Black and White Postcard of Abraham Rydberg. Ex Greenland and Hawaiian Isles. (SH 001.1 Ships A-B.) 136mm x 90mmflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, abraham rydberg, post card, postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village s.v. alert post card sailing ship Black and White postcard of S.V. ...Black and White postcard of S.V. Alert sailing into a harbour. ( SH 003 Ships A-B.)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, s.v. alert, post card, sailing ship -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...alice. a. leigh...post card...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village alice. a. leigh post card postcard sailing ship Black and White postcard of the Alice. ...Black and White postcard of the Alice. A. (SH 001.2 Ships A-B.)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, alice. a. leigh, post card, postcard, sailing ship -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...alice s. wentworth...schooner alice s. wentworth...post card...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village alice s. wentworth schooner alice s. wentworth post card postcard sailing ship Coloured postcard of Schooner Alice S. ...Coloured postcard of Schooner Alice S. Wentworth. ( SH 004 Ships A-B.)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, alice s. wentworth, schooner alice s. wentworth, post card, postcard, sailing ship -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...s.s. america...post card...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village s.s. america post card postcard Black and White Postcard of the S.S. ...Black and White Postcard of the S.S. America, (Sh 005 Ships A-B.)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, s.s. america, post card, postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Villagepostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...american national line...steam ship of the american national line...post card postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village american national line steam ship of the american national line post card postcard Black and White postcard of a steam ship of the American National Line, no name of which ship. ...Black and White postcard of a steam ship of the American National Line, no name of which ship. (SH 007 Ships A-B.)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, american national line, steam ship of the american national line, post card postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePhotograph
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...post card....american schooner anne larsen...anne larsen...post card...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village post card. american schooner anne larsen anne larsen post card postcard Black and White Photograph of a postcard. ...Black and White Photograph of a postcard. Inscription reads American Schooner Anne Larsen, unloading contraband arms at Aberdeen, Washington. July 1915. [photograph has been cut from a book] (SH 008 Ships A-B.)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, post card., american schooner anne larsen, anne larsen, post card, postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...r.m.s. appam...post card...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village r.m.s. appam post card postcard Black and White Postcard of R.M.S. ...Black and White Postcard of R.M.S. Appam, at a wharf, (SH 009 Ships A-B).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, r.m.s. appam, post card, postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...h.m.s. aurora...post card...Postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village h.m.s. aurora post card Postcard Black and White Postcard of H.M.S. ...Black and White Postcard of H.M.S. Aurora. Has number 3041 on front, (SH 011 Ships A-B).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, h.m.s. aurora, post card, postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...s.s. argyllshire...port huon...post card...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village s.s. argyllshire port huon post card postcard Black and White Postcard of S.S. ...Black and White Postcard of S.S. Argyllshire, at Port Huon for apples. (SH 013 Ships A - B).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, s.s. argyllshire, port huon, post card, postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...alcantara...post card...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village alcantara post card postcard Black and White Postcard of passenger liner Alcantara. ( SH 026 Ships A - B). ...Black and White Postcard of passenger liner Alcantara. ( SH 026 Ships A - B).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, alcantara, post card, postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...sailing ship bellpool...post card...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village sailing ship bellpool post card postcard Black and White postcard of the sailing ship Bellpool, at dock, (SH 027 Ships A - B). ...Black and White postcard of the sailing ship Bellpool, at dock, (SH 027 Ships A - B).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, sailing ship bellpool, post card, postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard, before 1924
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...bardic...harlow and wolff...post card...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village bardic harlow and wolff post card postcard Black and White Postcard of the steam ship Bardic, built by Harlow and Wolff at Buffest 1919. ...Black and White Postcard of the steam ship Bardic, built by Harlow and Wolff at Buffest 1919. Went aground in fog 31st August 1924. 135mm (SH 028 Ships A - B).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bardic, harlow and wolff, post card, postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...post card...r. m. s. baltic...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village post card r. m. s. baltic postcard Black and white Postcard of R. ...Black and white Postcard of R. M. S. Baltic. (SH 032 Ships A - B).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, post card, r. m. s. baltic, postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...the blue funnel line...post card...Postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village the blue funnel line post card Postcard Coloured Postcard of The Blue Funnel Line. ...Coloured Postcard of The Blue Funnel Line. (SH 033 Ships A - B). flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, the blue funnel line, post card, postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...post card...beatrice...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village post card beatrice postcard Routenburn Inscription of reverse side reads "Built 1883 / formally British barque Routenburn". ...Black and White Postcard of the sailing ship Beatrice, Inscription of reverse side reads "Built 1883 / formally British barque Routenburn". 137 (SH 036 Ships A - B).Inscription of reverse side reads "Built 1883 / formally British barque Routenburn". flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, post card, beatrice, postcard, routenburn -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...post card...borgestad...Postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village post card borgestad Postcard Black and White Postcard of the steam ship Borgestad. ...Black and White Postcard of the steam ship Borgestad. (SH 037 Ships A - B.)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, post card, borgestad, postcard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePostcard
... warrnambool...shipwrecked-coast...flagstaff-hill...flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum...maritime-museum...shipwreck-coast...flagstaff-hill-maritime-village...post card...barrgrove...postcard...flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village post card barrgrove postcard Black and White Postcard of the steam ship Barrgrove, (SH 038 Ships A - B). ...Black and White Postcard of the steam ship Barrgrove, (SH 038 Ships A - B).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, post card, barrgrove, postcard
