Photograph - Presbyterian Girls 1938

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From the Collection of Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan S Tatura VIC

Object Registration: L3240
Keywords: photograph, people
When Made: 2001
Last updated: 17 Aug 2018 at 10:45AM

Suit case

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Small brown leather suit case. Metal clasps, plastic handle, reinforced corners and joins.

Historical information

Used as school case, then container for keeping Methodist and Uniting Churches treasurers correspondence and records. These include Montogomery (builder) tender for new Methodist Church, Tatura late 1950's.

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Cash Box

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Varnished wooden box, silver handle on lid. broken lock. Holes from original handle. Silver handle added. Lock but no key.

Historical information

Made at Shepparton High School in 1965. Found in Jim Stewart's shed, Tatura.

Inscriptions & Markings

CUBS

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Rope Making Machine

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Metal encased cog with 4 turning hooks, drawn by manually turned handle. Rope making machine mounted on timber base.

Historical information

Donated by Ralph Newnham Tatura blacksmith. 1930- 1990.

Inscriptions & Markings

The New Era Rope Machine. Keep oiled. Patend 18 July 1911.

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Nails

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

15 old handmade nails of varying sizes. House in glass fronted case.

Historical information

Nails removed from roof timbers of Museum during renovation in 2008. Building dated from approx 1880. Good example of early building material. Holding case made by Museum member Bill Doller.

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Rectifier

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

An electrical devise which changes AC power supply to DC supply.

Historical information

This object was installed at the Victory Hall, Tatura, to change main power (AC 240 v), to DC (direct current 30 volts). This supply was required to run the hall's picture show.

Inscriptions & Markings

Makers name; title object; Ref. to voltage, amps. AC and DC.

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Ink Stand

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Wooden stand, grooves for pens. Metal pen holder along back. Two glass ink wells with lids. On 4 legs.

Historical information

Used in private home of Mr George Sayers, Tatura. Donated by local Anglican Priest. Unknown how he got it.

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Pencils

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

6 black lead pencils with rubber on end, with business house names on. Used as give away for advertising. Some unused. 3 as new unsharpened, 1 sharpened slightly used; 1 with rubber end used; 1 with rubber unsharpened.

Historical information

Pencils handed in from 3 business houses who had them endorsed with their name, type of business and phone number for advertising purposes - garage, pharmacy and draper.

Inscriptions & Markings

With compliments of: Vic and Nita Gross Men's and Boys Wear Tatura 241581; Ladeyres Pharmacy Tatura; Wilson's (Tatura) Garage Tatura Phone 31.

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Spinning loom

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

8 spinning looms, wooden.Long with metal caps on ends (like tyres). Appear like heavy duty cotton reels

Historical information

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, set up a spinning mill in Tatura in 1958 (Shepparton 1949) for approx. 30 years. When closing down some items were given away. These were given to Mr and Mrs A. Knee. The mill employed many locals.

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Kitchen scales - Crane Foundry Co.

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Kitchen scales with imperial weights. 2 lb, 1 lb, and 1/2 lb. Large dish.

Historical information

Made in England, exported to Australia. Used in early Victorian kitchens. Pre decimal.

Inscriptions & Markings

size of weights as above. Crane Foundry Co. Wolverhampton

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Seed Broadcaster

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Canvas bag with shoulder strap attached to hand driven broadcaster. Wheel with handle when turned drives cogs attached by axle to spindle with blades to propel seed.

Historical information

Used by local farmer, Tatura district, for 3 generations to broadcast small areas or missed areas or seed (cereals, clover pasture, lucerne).

Inscriptions & Markings

CORNISH

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Bag Filler Rammer

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Handmade galvanised iron (tin) pipe with funnel at top with lid used to ram extra grain into filled bags to top up weight.

Historical information

Used on Crawford's farm (Woodlands) to top up bags of cereal when harvested before sewing the bags up. Ramming the pipe into the bag forces extra grain down into the lower areas.

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Fence Droppers

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

3 wooden dropper split with axe to shape rather than sawn. 6 holes for wire to pass through (6 gauge). Used between posts to support wires. Made from straight grained timber, grey box.

Historical information

Split timber fence droppers were used with the earliest wire fences especially with closer settlement areas like Tatura. The donors family were Tatura hardware and timber merchants so may have made and supplied these to farmers.

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Water bottle (WW1)

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

metal drink container with bakelite lid. Thick material cover held in place with press studs. Wire clips to attach unit to uniform. Approx 1 litre capacity.

Historical information

Issued to and used by James Rose during WW1. He served in 8th field Ambulance Co 1915 - 18 with Fredrick Webb.

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W.W.1 shell cases

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Three W.W.1 shell cases, one with indented pattern worked on it.

Historical information

Three used shell cases from the first world war, German made, brought home by James Rose, who served in that war.

Inscriptions & Markings

Various letters and numbers stamped on each shell case, including : 1917, 67% CU, G, 134 ST, Sept 1917. Patronenfabrrik Karlsruhu

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W.W.1 shell cases

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Three W.W.1 shell cases, one with indented pattern worked on it.

Historical information

Three used shell cases from the first world war, German made, brought home by James Rose, who served in that war.

Inscriptions & Markings

Various letters and numbers stamped on each shell case, including : 1917, 67% CU, G, 134 ST, Sept 1917. Patronenfabrrik Karlsruhu

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W.W.1 shell cases

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Three W.W.1 shell cases, one with indented pattern worked on it.

Historical information

Three used shell cases from the first world war, German made, brought home by James Rose, who served in that war.

Inscriptions & Markings

Various letters and numbers stamped on each shell case, including : 1917, 67% CU, G, 134 ST, Sept 1917. Patronenfabrrik Karlsruhu

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Tin Hat

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Dome shaped heavy metal hat with shock absorbing insert of spring wire and rubber. Elastic chin band. Wire frame covered with light canvas.

Historical information

Issued by the Army during WW2 and used by Ron Rose during his service in 8th Field Ambulance Co.

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Gas Mask - WW1

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

WW1 gas mask. Face mask tube connected to metal container.All contained inside canvas haversack. Cellophane.

Historical information

Issued to Australian servicemen during WW1 when poison gas was used in warfare in Europe. Object used in WW1 by Ron Rose's father, James Rose. He served in the 8th field ambulance co, 1915 - 1918.

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Newspaper Articles - Olympic Torch Relay

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

Newspaper articles. 6 of 6 items relating to 2000 Olympic torn relay especially through Tatura.

Historical information

These objects were distributed to runners in the torch relay for the 2000 Olympic games in Australia. Tony Ford in this case. Newspaper reports have been collected following the event. The relay passed through Tatura on the 27 July 2000.

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AFL Record - Olympic Torch Relay

Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum, Tatura

AFL Record featuring Barassi. 5 of 6 items relating to 2000 Olympic torn relay especially through Tatura.

Historical information

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Photograph - Presbyterian Girls 1938

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