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Button Hook from Jones, Bridge Street, Ballarat
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Item sold by Jones, a shop located in Bridge Street, Ballarat.
Metal button hook with hoop shaped handle, a narrow shaft ended with a small hook. The shop details are printed in relief on the handle.
Jones, Bridge Street, Ballarat
Copies of images showing the development of and changes to the library building.
buninyong mechanics institute, buninyong library, buninyong
A brief history with photographs completed by a school student at the time.
buninyong library, libraries, education
The location of the bridge has not yet been identified but further investigations will continue, as will details of when the work was completed by Graham Hopwood.
A significant images of an early local structure in Buninyong. Requires further research.
Engraving of a rough old timber bridge in Buninyong by artist and art educator, Graham Hopwood.
Hand written on the backing paper of the frame: 'Originally owned by JM Matheson, given to Marjorie Matheson, 1956, Olympic Games'.
graham hopwood, bridges, engravings, topographical art, buninyong
Images of the Old Buninyong Library show the building in a semi-dilapidated condition. The images were taken fifteen before the efforts began to restore the building for public and commercial use. Refer to the Information Folders within the BVIC Archives records for further information. The Buninyong Community website includes a brief history of the building.
A red folder containing a group of photographs of the Old Buninyong Library taken by Barry Cox in October 1964.
Old Buninyong Library
old buninyong library, heritage buildings, libraries, heritage preservation
Blue folder containing a series of original photographs in plastic pockets of events associated with new water supply in Buninyong being turned on by Sir Henry Bolte on 22.08.1959. Includes images of a procession of historical-themed floats and speeches in front of the Buninyong Shire Hall. Photographs taken by Dawn Whykes and David Hedger.
The album was compiled by Derek Leather using photographic reproductions of images of Buninyong. The album includes early maps, streetscapes, monuments and buildings.
Significant images of nineteenth century Buninyong streetscapes.
Black, hard-covered album with thirty-two fixed photographs and five lose photographs. Compiled by Derek Leather, former Shire of Buninyong councillor.
Old Buninyong Photographs
buninyong, derek leather, streetscapes
Booklet produced by Federation University Students with support from Neil McCracken, President, Buninyong Joint Library Trust and Doug Bradby.
A4 booklet has transparent plastic cover with tape bound spine with green coloured pages and photographs.
union jack reserve, buninyong, adventure trails
Title page reads: 'Notice Paper for Special Meeting of the Shire Council to be held on Tuesday 30th August 1983 to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of Buninyong District Road Board 1858.
Cream card cover with hole-punched binding of pages. Yellow ribbon through holes. Volume contains a selection of news cutting copies relating to Buninyong.
Shire of Buninyong Logo on front cover.
shire of buninyong, district roads boards, local government
Booklet printed in honour of 130th anniversary of the first meeting of the Shire of Buninyong. Includes the program and contents of the meeting.
Printed A4 size booklet with grey cover of leaf patterns, with title and shire logo in a grey square.
Shire of Buninyong Logo
local government, shire of buninyong, buninyong, councils, minutes
Unknown origin.
thimbles, sewing
Variety of coins, tokens and objects collected by the original owner. Sources not known at this point.
Rectangular white card with eleven coins and ten small objects attached, all labelled. Items attached are as follows: 096.1 Token from R. Parker ABT. 1854 096.2 Token, Thomas East, Melbourne 096.3 Token, T Butterworth and Company, Castlemaine 096.4 Coin, 1843 Shilling 096.5 Coin, 1845 Sixpence 096.6 Coin, 1843 Fourpence (Groat) 096.7 Coin, 1856 Threepence 096.8 Coin, 1877 Penny 096.9 Coin, Halfpenny 096.10 Coin, 1878 Halfpenny 096.11 Coin, 1826 Shilling 096.12 Coin, Item found at Union Jack Reserve, possibly a coin with an integrated hole. On either side of hole is marked 1/2. Requires identification. 096.13 Button, T&S Extra Quality button, metal 096.14 Button, Ceramic disc with 'K K..... Wien' marked upon it 096.15 Tiny Pot for melting Gold 096.16 to 096.18 Small unidentified ceramic crucibles? 096.19.2 Musket balls 096.20 Leaf patterned brooch
coins, numismatics
Group of Australian pre-decimal coins including florins, shillings, a sixpence and a three pence coin.
Group of seven coins, six being fixed to a white strip of card with headings under each coin.
Australia
currency, coins, numismatics, australian coins
Made in England by Swann-Morton, Sheffield. The company was founded in 1932 and manufactured scalpel handles, blades, and surgical equipment.
The metal handle comes to a narrow protruding piece at one end. It has identical indented patterning on both sides.
Swamm-Morton scalpel handle BS 2892. Made in England.
medicine, scalpels
Nineteenth century knife, which has been buried and dug up in Buninyong area. More information required.
Rusted knife with fragile wooden handle, heavily damaged due to being buried.
knives
White card with sketch of penny farthing and a penny and farthing coins attached.
The penny-farthing was the first machine to be called a bicycle. It was popular in the 1870s and 1880s. The farthing is dated 1901 and the penny 1935.
cycling, numismatics, coins, penny-farthings, souvenirs
Bullets of this type were used in the British Army from 1870 in Martini Henry rifles. Association with Buninyong to be researched.
Four bullets of cylindrical shape with bulbous front end.
weapons, british army, martini henry
Used by Ken Nicholls at the Buninyong State School around the 1950s.
Twelve-inch wooden ruler with measurements imprinted on front and back.
Measurement markings imprinted on both sides.
measurement, education, buninyong primary school
Reputed to have been from a train used on the Buninyong railway line. Circumstances of its finding are not recorded.
Half a nut from a train used on the former Buninyong railway line. The inside edge is threaded.
None
railways, buninyong, trains
Early twentieth form of 'safety' shaving device that followed cut-throat razors used in the nineteenth century.
Cylindrical metal handle which screws into curved metal blade holder. Blade is missing.
None
shavers, shaving, personal grooming
Used by Harry Nicholls in Buninyong from 1920s.
Round leather case with winding handle in centre of side. The two sides have sewn join. Not in working order.
'6YTT HN' scratched on leather casing and handle.
tape measures, measuring, woodwork
Ticket printed for use by people attending a banquet held during the official opening celebrations for the Buninyong Railway line on Thursday, 12 September 1889.
Printed ticket in a bronze coloured frame, with floral motif around the ticket edges. Not used.
Unused. Issued by Robert M. Harvey, Hon. Secretary.
trains, railways, buninyong railway
Short, heavy metal tool with fan-shaped working end.
metalwork, chisels, tools
Scotsburn State School, No. 2176 celebrated its Jubilee on the weekend of Saturday to Monday, 19-21 April 1930. The program included an afternoon banquet and social, church services, a monster sports meeting and a dance.
Small envelope printed with a black and white image, which enclosed a printed paper invitation and program for the Jubilee of Scotsburn State School.
schools, education, reunions, scotsburn state school
Wide dark green bottle with long, slightly bulging neck and a steep inverted conical base. Mid-nineteenth century.
Paper label attached to bottle reads: 'Goldfield's beer bottle dug up near Buninyong in 1991. Circa 1850s.'
bottles, brewing
Slim dark green bottle with conical shaped inverted bottom.
bottles, containers
The type of bottle used in the Buninyong Brewery.
Dark green bottle with conical recessed base and ridged lip.
glass, bottles, brewing, buninyong brewery
Kerr's James operated in Buninyong. Internet and Trove searches have not revealed any details on when the business operated. More local research needed.
Glass bottle with lid produced for Kerr's Jams, Buninyong. Cylindrical glass jar with glass stopper. the bottle neck and rim have been broken and some parts are missing. Glass has a green tinge.
Kerr's Jams Buninyong. A large 'M' is imprinted on the base.
containers, jars, kerr's jams
Partial manufacturer's stamp on side near base not yet identified reads 'Port... das OLASO... Pottery'. Further research needed.
Pale coloured, bottle shaped ceramic jar with no stopper. Has a partial but illegible maker's mark. Further identification required.
'Port... das OLASO... Pottery'.
pottery, containers, jars, ceramics
Two-toned pottery jay with ridged neck and wide opening. No maker's marks.
containers, pottery, ceramics
Made in Nottingham, England by K. Evans. K. Evans Potteries in Nottingham has an intriguing history. During the construction of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Company’s new London line (now known as the Great Central) through Nottingham, several objects of antiquarian interest were discovered. Among these treasures was an ancient pottery kiln, buried for centuries beneath the soft yellow Bunter sandstone rock that forms a significant part of the city’s foundation. The excavation took place near the point where Parliament Street intersects the railway, at a depth of ten to twelve feet below the original surface. The credit for rescuing many of these pottery fragments from destruction goes to Mr. C. B. Wright, of the late firm I. & I. C. Wright & Co., Bankers. His dedication and ingenuity allowed him to piece together broken parts, sometimes assembling as many as thirty or forty fragments to form a single complete specimen. These pottery pieces provide a fascinating glimpse into the past. Here are some details about the pottery found at K. Evans Potteries: Material: The pottery is made of coarse, reddish-brown clay. Construction: Evidence suggests that the potter’s wheel was used in their creation. Ornamentation: The vessels lack decorative patterns, except for indented or grooved handles. These handles exhibit a crude attempt at foliation, with the potter’s thumb leaving its mark. Function: The pottery likely served practical purposes, such as carrying water, ale, mead, or wine. Stew jars and drinking vessels were also part of this collection. This discovery remains almost unique, and its age continues to intrigue local antiquaries. While theories about its origin are scarce, the K. Evans Potteries offer a fascinating glimpse into Nottingham’s ancient craftsmanship.
Cylindrical brown pottery jar (Bottle) with broken neck section. Uneven and work appearance of glazed surface.
'... Stone bottles. K. Evans. ...Potteries of Nottingham'
ceramics, pottery, bottles
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