CERTIFICATE

From the Collection of Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street Clunes Victoria

Description: CERTIFICATE OF SPECIAL LAND PURCHASE.
Size: 33.5X44.5 17X12.5(FOLDED)
Object Registration: 475
Keywords: local history, document, certificates, griffis james
Historical information: SPECIAL LAND PURCHASE CERTIFICATE FOR LAND PURCHASED BY JAMES GRIFFIS OF CLUNES, DATED 4TH APRIL 1862.
When Made: 1862
Inscriptions & Markings: ENTERED ON RECORD AND ENROLLED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE COLONY OF VICTORIA, IN REGISTER NO. 13 SPECIAL LAND PURCHASES, FOLIO 2483 THIS THIRTEENTH DAY OF MAY 1862. SIGNED BY ACTING REGISTRAR
Last updated: 1 Mar 2017 at 2:01PM

PHOTOGRAPH

Clunes Museum, Clunes

BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH LOOKING SOUTH OVER CLUNES

Inscriptions & Markings

On Reverse; Must have been taken before 1872

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FRYING PAN

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Metal frying pan with metal handle and hook

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SADDLER'S STOOL

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Wooden stool with canvas covered seat, wooden structure at front of stool to accommodate a saddle. Pedal operated the stool was used during the repairing of saddles.

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Tub

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Galvanized metal tub, two handles

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Butterchurn

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Wooden barrel butterchurn. Hand operated wooden barrel on wooden stand. Barrel bound with metal hoops.

Historical information

Butterchurn owned and used on one of the original farms in Dunach District by Mavis Harris.

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LAUNDRY MANGLE

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Large green wrought iron mangle with wooden rollers and metal pressure bar. Wheel to turn metal cogs to work rollers. Wooden shelf at base. Metal casters to manouvre into position.

Historical information

Laundry equipment

Inscriptions & Markings

Trademark Wertheim

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Bow Saw

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Shaped wooden frame with saw edge for pruning trees. The frame is reinforced with metal rods that also adjust this piece of equipment.

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Mercury Holder

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Iron canister for storing mercury with screw in iron cork with hole

Inscriptions & Markings

N.T.W. Co

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WOODEN PULLEY

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Wooden Pulley with ropes attached. Pulley has rope bound round outside to form a metal lined loop to attach to hook above and one lead reinforced loop to attach load to be lowered. The grooved wheel in centre of pulley houses the rope or to attach the load for transport.

Historical information

This wooden pulley was used in mineshafts. The pulley is a wheel with a grooved rim inside a wooden frame for carrying a rope, turning in the frame and serving to change the direction of, or transmit power, as in pulling at one end of the line to raise a weight or object at the other end.

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Grave Decoration Floral Memorial

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Half hemisphere glass cover over artificial flowers. Lillies, rose and everlasting daisies. Ceramic plaque inscribed "In Loving Memory".

Historical information

Typical of permanent floral decorations placed on graves circa 1800's-1900

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Building Plans - Proposed Layout Plan Clunes Neighborhood House

Clunes Museum, Clunes

A1 size architectural plan of proposed Clunes Neighborhood House Free Lending Library Development. Includes floor plan, front and side elevations. Dated 12 June 2009 by Kevyn Joy Architects.

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Banner

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Red banner with gold on black lettering and basketball logo on wooden rod with red cord hanger. Gold braid on lower edge and each end of hanger.

Historical information

Premiership banner

Inscriptions & Markings

MWHBA Clunes Reds Premiers 1939

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Umbrella

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Black umbrella with bamboo handle. Metal plate on handle inscribed "Presented to Councillor R.Lean by the Clunes Councillors on the 25th Anniversary as a Councillor 7.3.1935".

Historical information

Presented to Richard Lean, Mayor 1934-35

Inscriptions & Markings

Metal plate on handle inscribed "Presented to Councillor R.Lean by the Clunes Councillors on the 25th Anniversary as a Councillor 7.3.1935". British Make on spoke.

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TABLE LINEN

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Hand sewn, square, white linen table centre, hemstitched edges with fine cotton crochet medallion/motif edging, white embroidery in the corners

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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BOOK - Handbook for Woolgrowers issued by the Australian Wool Board

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Black leather cover, 88 pages of original text, 2 x brass screws to bind, further pages have been issed by the Wool Board and have been added at a later date. Drench "recipe" for worms in sheep, hand written in black ink, is attached to page 55 by a dressmaker's pin, 2 pages.

Historical information

Edited by J. A. Baker B.Agr.Sc., First impression 1941 Members of the Australian Wool Board, Sir Dalziel Kelly, Kt. LL. B (Chairman), J.P. Abbott, M.C., BA., M.H.R. (Vice-Chairman) Norman Bourke, Douglas T. Boyd, J. F. Guthrie, A.L.B. Lefoy, H. K. Nock, Miss G. McKinnon

Inscriptions & Markings

Hand written in lead pencil A. P. Clunes Hand written in black ink "Add The Secretary, Australian Wool Board, 416 Collins Street. Melb C1"

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LEAFLET - Tanning of Skins and Hides

Clunes Museum, Clunes

3 x A5 pages, stapled at top left hand corner, image of two people at work on a hide. Drawings of stretching methods and hair removal method.

Historical information

Re-printed from "The Journal of Agriculture", Victoria, May 1961. Written by A.C.T. Hewitt M.Agr.Sc., Livestock Science Officer. Victorian document reference 1606/65

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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LEAFLET - Stretching and storage of Rabbit Skins

Clunes Museum, Clunes

A4 page, folded, with images of stretched rabbit skins

Historical information

Page is reprinted from "The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria. Written by A.C.T. Hewitt M.Agr.Sc., Livestock Science Officer, Victorian Government document reference 3763/64

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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INSTRUCTION BOOK - McCormick-Deering Ball-bearing Cream Separators

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Buff coloured cover, assembly and operating instructions, 44 pages. For the use and operation of the McCormick-Deering Cream separators from No.1 - 350lbs capacity to No.6 1500lbs capacity with parts list and illustrations, Written in English and French

Inscriptions & Markings

Hand written in black ink, oiled separator Aug 25th 1941, Oiled separator Jun 29th 1944.

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PROGRAMMES

Clunes Museum, Clunes

.1 5 Pages, A4, stapled together, contains extracts from "A Day to Remember" .2 11 pages, A4, stapled together, contains order of Dawn Service .3 7 pages, A4, stapled together, contains order of March and Wreath Laying .4 4 pages, A4, stapled together, contains order of Commemorative Service at the Clunes Town hall

Historical information

Programmes for the 100 year celebration of ANZAC day 2015. Extracts from "A Day to Remember", a book produced in 2014 by Harper Collins Publishers

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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BOOKLET - Honour Roll Re-dedication 2015

Clunes Museum, Clunes

A5 booklet, buff coloured, contains history and photographs of honour rolls in the Clunes district

Historical information

Honour Rolls are located in the hall at Coghills Creek. The booklet has history of the honour rolls for Glendaruel School, Tourello and Coghills Creek School. Photos, poetry and a programme for the re-dedication in 2015.

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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CERTIFICATE

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