John and Emma Propert emigrated from England in 1877 and settled in New South Wales . Several of their 11 children became talented inventors, designing items ranging from kitchen utensils to coaches and later pop-up caravans. One of the most successful was Charles, who designed and built kitchenware over many decades. His earliest invention was irrigation equipment including patenting the common backyard rose sprinkler. Propert became a household name when he began making a wide range of kitchen implements for decades including flour sifters and chip cutters. By the 1970s Propert was Australia’s leading brand of kitchen and bathroom scales. By far the most successful product was a ball-driven egg beater, trademarked as the Ezy Whisk or Swift Whisk. In the days before electric beaters, the Ezy Whisk and Swift Whisk were market leaders and were exported world-wide. Charles Propert and his son Bertram manufactured more than a quarter of a million egg beaters a year in the early 1950s which explains why so many are still in use today.These items are significant because they were widely used throughout Australia in the 1950s by a major Australian manufacturer.Two Propert's kitchen appliances - a stainless steel Whistling Egg Timer and a Swift Whisk BeaterOn Egg Beater : A PROPERT PRODUCT MADE IN AUSTRALIA PATENT BALL DRIVE SWIFT WHIP STAINLESS STEELkitchen utensils, propert kitchen appliances

bronzehead, face, male, whistling, sculpture, jeffery wilkinson, bronze

Item in the collection of William John Leslie Bennetts. Refer to Catalogue No. 9886P for his service history.Silver coloured plated metal cylindrical shaped whistle. Solid construction. Plaited brown leather cord attached.Stamped on whistle: 'THE CITY WHISTLE, PATENT'. Stamped on top of whistle: 'PATENT 5727.08'.william bennetts, whistle, ww1

Item is possibly from Boy Scouts days, use is debateable re any military connection. In collection relating to Capt R.A. Hanson VX111070, refer Cat No 5646.3P for his service details.Whistle metal silver colour with a long brown plaited lanyard.On whistle, "The ACME Referee"accessory, whistle

The sketch of the Pig & Whistle would be pre1968 as the gate was remodeled with two white half gates at this time and the ivy removed. The building was purchased in 1968 by the Benash family and renovated inside and out with a white, Tudor style outer facade. It was renamed Tatra Hut. The restaurant was sold again c1975 and became a Reception Centre. This information was provided by Victor Grotaers who was the resident solo-accordionist in 1968 when the new Tatra Hut opened. He recalls the opening night as being a large affair reported by Channel 9 at the time.Copy of a pencil sketch of 'The Pig & Whistle' restaurant at Mt Dandenong. The building still stands but became the Tatra Hut c1968. The sketch is signed H.R. Ham. The sketch shows the front of the restaurant with gate and stone pillars.On front of card: The Pig & Whistle, Mount Dandenongpig & whistle, tatra hut, restaurant, mt dandenong, mount dandenong, sketch, h.r.ham

This whistle was mounted on H.V. McKay Store Building. It was used to indicate the factory's clock on / off times. The whistle could be heard throughout the district.Brass steam whistle

Part of the Kevin John Herdman, No. 397661, Collection. See Catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service record.Metal military whistle with ring attached. Brown leather strap joined to the ring. Slot on end of strap. Whistle stamped with date of manufacture and manufacturer's name.Stamped in whistle mouthpiece: 'PREMIER WIRE WORKS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA'. Stamped on side: “1943 (upwards arrow)”whistle, kevin john herdman

This whistle was used by Helen Veitch who went to the Ballarat Teachers' College in 1948 and taught in numerous schools afterwards.Silver coloured school whistle.Engraved - Aussie, Rider & Bell, Sydney, 1942whistle, helen veitch, school whistle, teaching aid

Albion Mill Whistle – 'The whistle signalled the changes in shifts and Geelong residents regulated their lives by it.' – exhibition label, In the FactoryCylindrical shaped brass object mounted on a wooden base.Printed: STEAM WHISTLE / ALBION WOOLLEN MILLS 1869 - 1964instruments, pressure gauge, albion mill, dane taylor & co pty ltd, south melbourne, geelong, wool industry

Steam whistle which sits near the ships funnel from the 'Killara' which was a car ferry from Cowes to Stony Point from 1933.Brass and steel ships whistlephillip island, cowes, stony point, killara, steam whistle, car ferry

This steam whistle is part of the salvage of the wreck of the "S.S.Casino" It was given to the Tyler family because of their association with the ship.Large brass cylindrical steam whistle ('Casino')maritime technology, communications, belfast and koroit steam navigation company, signals, local history, s.s.casino, port fairy, ship, steamer, coastal steamer

The whistle belonged to Arthur COWLEY No 50704, RAAF. Refer Cat No 354.5 for his service details.Pea whistle from a Survival Kit RAAF & RAFSide One "293/14/ 1795" Side Two "A.M Symbol of a Crown 23/230"whistle, survival, raaf/raf

These items were regular elements of a Scout Master's equipment. The hat badge and the woggle were specifically part of the Leader's uniform and differed from similar uniform items of younger or more junior scouts. The first proposal to form a Scouts Corps in Wodonga was raised at a public meeting in Wodonga in November 1909. One of their earliest activities in January 1910 was a march from Wodonga to Bright and return with Scouts from Albury. This first Troop was probably called the 1st Belvoir Scouts. Several other attempts were made to form Scout Troops in Wodonga over the ensuing years. In 1929 the Boy Scout Movement was taken up seriously at Wodonga by approximately 40 boys, together with 30 Cubs (juniors). However this was short-lived. Over the following decade several Scout Troops were formed but lapsed and several Wodonga boys joined the Albury Scout Troop. In 1939 Mr Ray Foster, with eight members put the Scouts on a more enduring basis. Their meeting place was a room below the Water Tower. During the early 1940s the 1st Wodonga Scouts struggled for Leaders to run the activities because so many people were caught up in the Second World War (either overseas or domestically). Mr David Mann gathered together all the small scouting groups in the Wodonga area and turned them from disorganised and disconnected groups into one scouting unit. He led the Scouts in their formative years and went on to become the 1st Wodonga Scouts first King's Scout. He had a long association with the 1st Wodonga Scouts and all the district scouting troops over the following decades. David Mann was also instrumental in the late 1940s in working for a Scout Hall to be built in Reid Street, Wodonga to secure a permanent home. These items were donated by a former member of the 1st Wodonga Scout Group who shared positive memories of the leadership of David Mann and the lessons learned in the Scouting Movement.These items are significant because they are representative of an important local, national and international organisation.A set of Scout uniform equipment including a Scout Master's Hat Badge, a whistle and a knotted leather woggle.On badge" Scout Symbol above "BE PREPARED" Engraved on Whistle - Fleur de Lis symbolwodonga scouts, 1st wodonga scouts, scouting equipment, david mann

Survival whistle former possession of WW2 ex RAAF serviceman.Silver whistle with key ring attached and small unattached ball housed in body.The Acme Thunderer. Made in Englandwhistle, acme thunderer

This whistle was owned by Nancye Wallace (nee Warren) and used in the girl Guides when she was a guide leader. Established in 1910, Girl Guiding is now one of the largest all female organisations in the world. It is designed for girls, young and not-so-young women to join and enjoy a program of informal learning, opportunities, fun, personal development and friendship. (ref. Girl Guides Victoria). This whistle used by an Orbost local reflects the history of this group which still operates in Orbost.A silver cylinder shaped metal whistle with a ring at the top for attaching to a belt. The whistle has a waisted tubular mouthpiece and the opposite end has a post mounted on a a metal ring for attachment to a lanyard.ACME GUIDE Made in Englandwhistle acme-whistle girl-guides

Whistle used to mark lunch time and finish of day shifts at the Glaxo Factory from the 1920's to the 1980'sThis Glaxo factory whistle played a significant role in the fabric of the populace of Port Fairy signalling lunch time and end of the working day from 1929 to 1980. Cylindrical Brass Steam Whistle with square openings in either side and thread on basecommerce, signals, glaxo, glaxo - welcome, glaxo smith kline, milk factory, glaxo wellcome, gsk, pharmaceutical

The whistle was used by the horse tram driver.dark brown wooden whistle, dried pea inside, mouth piece cork?, whole for a string, sign of usage on mouth piecetram, public transport, tramways

This item is a cheap Penny Whistle made in Thailand Circa 1955. The item was one of the first wave of imports from the growing Asian steel producers. This was an era where cheaper Asia based steel companies did not compete against the stronger, and well established Australian ones. This Penny Whistle was "roughly" made and possibly purchased by the Victorian Education Department for use in school bands and music classes. Schools within the Kiewa Valley would have used them to integrate students the fundamentals of reading music and playing basic musical scores. Later conversion from steel to plastics would have been more conducive to multiple users in a classroom environment (more hygienic and rust proof.This item shows how the "cheaper" invasion of all types of manufactured goods from the Asian regions have altered the purchasing patterns of rural Australians(the more traditional consumer). The cost imbalance of purchasing from "The Mother Country (England)" or European supply versus the Asian manufacturers was due to not only the financial pressures post World War II but also in the elimination of Tariff restrictions placed on non favoured suppliers.This tin Penny Whistle is made from rolled tin(steel), cylindrical in shape, with a wooden Fipple plug at the mouth end and six note holes starting half way down the front side evenly spaced and ending 35mm from the bottom. This whistle is in the key of D"G steel & Co. D"music, wind instruments, whistle, celtic music

Phonograph cylinders are the earliest commercial medium for recording and reproducing sound. Commonly known simply as "records" , these hollow cylindrical objects have an audio recording engraved on the outside surface, which can be reproduced when they are played on a mechanical cylinder phonograph. The "Gold-Moulded" process was developed in 1902 and involved creating a metal mould from a wax master; a brown wax blank would be placed inside and heated . as the blank expanded, the grooves would be pressed into the blank which would then be cooled. The "gold" is derived from the traces of that metal used as a conductive agent in the initial mould. "Whistler and his Dog" was performed by the Edison Military Band.Edison Records was one of the earliest record labels which pioneered sound recording and reproduction and was important in the early recording industry. Gold Moulded records used a process that Edison had developed, that allowed a mould to be made from a master cylinder which then permitted the production of several hundred cylinders to be made from the mould. Previously cylinders were recorded live or by hooking two machine together to copy from one cylinder to another, and they used softer brown wax which wore out in as few as twenty playings. Gold Moulded Records were discontinued in 1912.A cardboard cylindrical record container. It is an Edison Gold Moulded Record container. The label has red and gold print and a photo Thomas A. Edison.Hand-written on lid - Whistler & His Dogedison-gold-moulded-cylinders sound-recording records

Les Chandler. Stretcher bearer on the Western Front. Photo by Les Chandlerwhistlewhistle, ww1, world war 1

Boson's Whistle complete with chain. Length of whistle 5'' Chain 29"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, boson's whistle, whistle

Boatswain's whistleequipment, ww2, ran

William Dower took up 10 acres at Mt Dandenong in 1898. He secured a property known as Cambridge Gardens which was located between the present Mt Dandenong Tourist Road and Yarrabee Road. William and his wife Elizabeth had seven sons (Will, Harry, Bert, Walter, Joe, Edgar and Robert) and four daughters (Emmy, May, Ada and Ruby). There was a two room slab hut on the property when they took possession and they added another five rooms using trees from the property. The Pig and Whistle Tea Rooms referred to in the inscription is now Tatra Hut. Sepia coloured photograph (copy of an original) showing a cottage in the centre of a cleared area with a fence at the front and a significant dead tree left of centre. There is an inscription typed below the photograph.1911 Cambridge gardens, Mt Dandenong (Opposite Pig and Whistle Tea Rooms showing the original Main Road)dower, william dower, elizabeth dower, will dower, harry dower, bert dower, walter dower, joe dower, edgar dower, robert dower, emmy dower, ada dower, ruby dower, may dower, tatra hut, pig and whistle, cambridge gardens, yarrabee road

Officer Trench Whistleequipment, ww1, army

Whistle brass (Tin Whistle) "C" pitch, with six finger holes and a trademark emblem of a nightingale within a triangle.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, whistle, whistle brass, tin whistle

Metal whistle with a ring clip