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Historical Society rooms where we hold records of the Heathcote McIvor District, BDM's Cemetery Registers War Records McIvor Times Newspapers on Microfilm & maps of the district etc,and the Museum is housed in our historic 150 year old lockup on Camp Hill, containing memorabillia from 1853 onwards.
portable folding darkroom lamp, folds flat for transport and storage sides are of waxed material or paper. square metal top and base where a candle sits in circular cup
inscribed of face of lamp is a shape with TON inside square. patent 5564/1900 on tin base
Silver napkin Ring, has inscribed on face "Presented by the Heathcote Orchestra 1-7-01 and on reverse RJG
Has inscription on face and reverse also silver marks for Birmingham England William Davenport
Large Wooden Rat Trap made from two pieces of Shaped wood that are pinned together solid construction with large metal spring.
No visible markings
Cream Glazed Porcelain Chamber Pot with butterfly wings and floral swag design on both sides with design extending into inside rim. handle has fine gold line around edge
on base of pot. Detroit, Stoke on Trent, 35. (85) with UT below the 85 on edge of pot. 1969 with a cresent moon shape above. a dash with thre pear shapes. with a bow and quiver trademark
Police Tunic made in Australia dates from 1947 Dark navy wool Tunic and trousers, fully lined with ticking cotton. 10 silver buttons and belt. with victoria Police badges on each sholder. sargents stripes on each sleeve.
Made in Australia
Large Insulator made of porcelain on a cement base. Sat on Top of Telegraph Pole to carry electric wire.
Concrete Water Trough, oblong in shape has small dog trough attached to side.
on back is a plaque with the inscription "DONATED BY ANNIS AND GEORGE BILLS. AUSTRALIA"
Large cast Iron bank Safe/Chest painted brown with gold trim large lock (not Original)
No marking on or inside safe
Horse collar worn around neck of Horse as part of equipment used to help pull heavy loads handmade leather filled with straw, inside covered with soft hide to prevent chaffing on horses neck. would have been for a clydesdale or draught horse.
No visible signs
Handpainted and Calligraphed Honour Roll from the Presbyterian Church at Heathcote. List of men who served in WWI. in wooden frame.
List of soldiers who served in WWI
Large cast iron circular lid from a ship tank.Tanks used for storage onboard ships transporting goods from England to Australia.
Used by McIvor Times to print the local newspapters the Rodney Advertiser and McIvor News in Heathcote McIvor 1853-1941
It is significant to heathcote as it has provided the early gold mining community of the McIvor District with the current news of the day.
Large cast Iron print press
has maufactures details Hopkinson Cope and a badge with 1879 on front with a crest
heathcote mcivor newspaper press
brass malt pawn weights set of 7 cast in th shape of chess pawn pieces, brass colour each has marks on top and at the base
C P on bace
Dog bone wire strainer were used in tightening vineyard trellis wires. made from cast iron, shaped like a dog bone.with teo holes at each end for wires to be pased through
"WALKERS" stamped in middle of strainer
Believed to be long to Routledge Brothers who ran a general store business in heathcote. They also owned a sawmill and quartz crushing battery.
one of three books donated to the Museum, were found by the donors father back in the late 1960's while he was working on renovations to a building in heathcote these books had been thrown onto a pile of builders rubble, he retrieved them. when he passed away some years later his son found them while clearing out his effects, have travel through several house changes till 2010 when the son was doing a cleanup and the books were found again he contacted the Historic Society, date back to first settlement of Heathcote, inside writing is in excellient condition, as if it were written yeaterday. give a daily account of purchases by locals.gives us an insight into persons living and working in Heathcote McIvor district. Not many early items of this era left .
Day book, oblong, leather cover,
Day book gold blocked on front cover
day book routledge, brothers
Edwin Parr Hood cam to heathcote in 1891. at the age of twenty he had already leaned the tailors trade.He set up his business in High Street opposide the Mt. Ida Hotel. he advertised his stocks of mens clothing in the McIvor Times.
2 suits made by E. P. Hood donated to the Museum by a local family whose father had purchased the suits in Heathcote. Worn on several occasions in and around the district of Heathcote.
3piece man's suit, navy blue with pale blue and grey pin stripe,wool woosted material fully lined with silk tafeta.
has label on back of inside jacket collar E P Hood /Heathcote
navy blue pinstripe mans suit
Belonged to Percy Webber who took the slides while he was parish priest of the church of england in Heathcote in 1893.
these Glass slides are only known original pictures still in original box 9 in total taken in 1893 of the various views around heathcote.
set of 9 Glass Plate Slides in original box. photographs of Heathcote McIvor
on lid of box Gravura Lantern plates
glass plate slides gravura, lantern
Owned by R.A. Brewster who was in the Royal Australian Navy on board HMS Kanimbla 1939-1947
The matress came into our possession through local op shop. Mr. Brewsters daughter visited the Museum and in seeing the mattress mentioned that her father had lived in Heathcote.Till then we didnit know the history of the item.
Horse hair mattress made of calico outer cover, leather buttons. dispersed over body of mattress
Name R.A. Brewster R.A.N stamped on underside of matterss
horse hair mattress
Drum has been in Historic Society for many years no history known till 2010 when a visitor donated several photographs to society .one with the bass drum in front of group of Heathcote Brass Band members.
only item known still in exsistance from the brass band dated from 1890-1930 in Heathcote.
Bass Drum made of wood and skin, with brass fittings. rope and leather stretchers around barrel
No markings or name of maker visible
bass drum heathcote brass band
Police Helmet made of leather or hide, black in colour, lined with brown textured material in layers. has band attached. no badge but holes where number would have been on front and top
inside rim signature of owner and in bowl of helmet is a blue label not able to read. 21 3/4" written in blue
police helmet trooper goal
Created for the memorial service that was held on friday 20th may 1910, held in front of the shire hall in Heathcote to honour king edward VII who died on the 6th may 1910 at 2.30 p.m. this was arranged by the local ministers of religion at the request of the president and councillers of the shire of McIvor.
Believed to be the only one in exsistence, after intesive research have been unable to come up with any information, from the shire, local churches or senior members of the community,only mention was in the Bendigo Advertiser newspaper.research in to archives further afield have not produced another.
Piece of cream silk printed on face and inside, screen printed in purple and black ink on front and inside the order of service. details of all ministers of religion and shire dignitries as well as hyms sung.
"McIvor Times" Print, Heathcote on left hand side below main print. in black ink
victoria, silk memorial booklet, king edward vii, 1910, heathcote, ministers, of, local, churches, shire, president, mcivor, times
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