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Home to Stawell Celebrations 1930 Souvenir Album presented to Stawell Borough Council Dec 17 1930. Includes Borough Councillors and Mayors 1929 and Past Mayors of Borough of Stawell 1869-1929
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Home to Stawell Celebrations 1930 Souvenir Album presented to Stawell Borough Council Dec 17 1930. Includes Borough Councillors and Mayors 1929 and Past Mayors of Borough of Stawell 1869-1929
Locally Manufacture Brick
Red Brick
Unidentifable Stamp
industry
Locally Manufactured Brick Stamped T Taylor
Red Brick
T Taylor
industry
Locally Manufactured Brick Stamped KRAUSE in Stawell
Red Brick
KRAUSE
industry
Bricks Locally made in Stawell
8556 - Red Brick With Centre Depression 8556a - RED Brick - Dirt - Chipped, with flat surface
8556 - HAMMER STAWELL In Centre of Depression 8856a HAMMER STAWELL on flat top of brick
bricks, stawell, inductry
Commemerarates Back To Stawell in October 1922
Metal Badge: Kangaroo & Emu either side of of a black Shield on flat below which is a Black Boomerang.
Shield: October 1922. Top with Federal Star Boomerang: Back To Stawell
stawell, back to stawell
Paperback: front cover colour Toddler studio Portrait Reverse: B/W: Family Photgraph with Mum
The Stawell Historical Society from Denis (David) Nicolson Feb 2023. {With signature}
assembeld by Drooth Brumby Stawell Historical Society
Green 4 Ring Binder with plastic inserts holding photocopied newspaper articles
horse racing, great western
Photos, Hand Written , Phorcopies of news articles, Brochures, Labels (Wine) Assembled by Dorothy Brumby Stawell Historical Society
White 4 Ring Binder
The Vinyards of great Western Part 3. Henry Best
vinyards
B/W, Men and Women in front of building Staff 1968
Back Row: Bill McGregor, Bruce Burton, Cec Glasson, Ralph Sinclair, Geoff La Gerche, Dick Pettit, Robert Fowler Centre Row: Bob Henderson, Eileen Eskey, Julie Martin, Bill Sherlock, Bill Bainbridge, Mabel Clearson, Marion McKay, Ruby Willy, Grame Higgins. Front Row: Reg Craig, Dick Bohmer, Geoff Partington, Gordeon Bear, Leas Blackmore, Ian Whitty, Bob Ward, John Crooks, Absent: Doug Foster, J Davis, Laurel Barton, Mrs Arnott.
education
B/W. Boy in school unifrom with badge 4 Male Teachers in suits.
Stawell Technical School Reg No 3358 1968 L to R: Bruce Burton,John Baxendale, Max Freeland ( Student) Ralph Sinclair, Dick Petit.
education
B/W Boys in school inofrom with Teacher in suit and Tie
Stawell Technical School Reg No. 3358 Prefects 1968 L to R: Laurie Picklford, Keith Heffernan, Alan Ralph, Maitland Wallace, Mr. Ralph Sinclair, Brian Waldron, ????, Calvin West, Geoff Newton.
education
Fire Brigade Training Track – North Park - 2015
Colour Photograph of bitumen track used for fire fighting training. Looking west
stawell
Fire Brigade Training Track – North Park - 2015
Colour Photograph of bitumen track used for fire fighting training. Looking west
stawell
Fire Brigade Training Track – North Park - 2015
Colour Photograph of bitumen track used for fire fighting training. Looking west
stawell
Fire Brigade Training Track – North Park - 2015
Colour Photograph of bitumen track used for fire fighting training. Looking west
stawell
Wire Cable found underground when mine workings re-opened 1982-1983
Colour Photograph of underground mine shaft containing relics used in mining
stawell
Wire Cable found underground when mine workings re-opened 1982-1983
Colour Photograph of underground mine shaft containing relics used in mining
stawell
Wire Cable found underground when mine workings re-opened 1982-1983
Colour Photograph of underground mine shaft containing relics used in mining
stawell
The Mouth Organ Band held another compition at the band room on Monday evening. Various sections were well contested and the decisions of th eadjudicator - Mr Jack Holloway - gave every satisfaction. Prizes were awarded as follow: "A" Grade - N. Haywood, 49 Points 1: W. Reeve, 47 Points 2; C. Oliver 32, 3. "B" Grade - R. Pickering 1. "C" Grade - S. Pickering 1. The Medal for the "C" Grade winner was donated by the ladies' commiteetee, and the "a" and "B" Grade prixzes were from th eVictorian Mouth Organ Association with which body teh Stawell Band is affiliated. Stawell News & Pleasent Creek Chonicle 07 Feb 1934.
Plastic/ Bakerlite with Metal Chalice ornate lip
S M.O.B Solo Contest 'B Grade' Presnted by V.M.D.B.A Won By A Pickering 5.2.34
band, musical instrument
M Holmas Stuttgart Logo: Hands holdin a circle with star. Germany 1881 Played by A.N. Pickering 5/2/1934
1X Mouth Organ tarnished wood and Metal
Auto Vlave Harp Pattented in all Countries 1010 valves
musical instrument, mouth organ
Used at Stawell Technical or Stawell High School
Cast Iron Morter & Pestle rusty colour
science, education
Can be operated on Natrua Gas, Town Gas, and Bottled Gas, Needle valves for gas and Air Supplies allows fine flame adjustment. Burner Nozzle can
Tripod shaped base with ball joint nozzle and two gass inlets
science, education
Used Stawell Tehincalschool
Cylindrical Metal Conatiner oil filled with bakerlite Too.
Standard Resistor 0.1 OHM 10 Smpere Max J.L William Scientific Instument Manufactuerd Melbourne Serial No 4407
scientific, instrument, education
Used to measure resitance verses tempreture variations of nickel wire. Stawell Technical School.
Resistance coil in Glass tube with Electrical connections mounted on plastic top
9.5 Ω Nickel
science, instument, eductaion
Used Stawell Technical school science Dept for Demonstration of battery
Square Glass with Glass lid grovved for insertion of metal Plate
Bohemia Glass
science, education
Used at Stawell Technical School Science Department, to measure curviture of Lens.
Tripod with screw adjusting verier in black cylindrical Box
Students have written names insode box 1940's to 1970's. Honeyman, Leslie, Rudolph, Stewart, Boyd, Morris, Miller.
science, education
Used Stawell Technical School Scientific Department
Copper coil of Standard resistance in glass tube with brass connectors at end
.2 OHM
science, education
Used Stawell Technical School. Science
Bakerlits base with heavy brass connections from quick connection of components
science, education
Ring Bound. Blue Card/Pastic cover. Colour Print of Ancient Arms of Willcock on White Paper
Willcock / Hayes Dynatsy Colour Print of the Ancient Arms of Willcock
Settlers
Binding Plastic Front Cover, Rear cover Balck Card B/W & colour Photos.
The Chapman Family of Concongella with links to the Pianta Family updated 2022
settlers
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