« Previous 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 … 15 Next »View by:lightboxlistTMA2021.00008.2; Wooden Bowling Balls; Unknown; Two wooden lawn bowling balls. The balls are made of lignum vitae ('wood of life', a dense hardwood) with a black varnished coating. On each ball there is a small disc of light brown casein (a by-product of milk and an early form of plastic). Lignum vitae bowls with casein were only produced between the mid 1920s and the 1930s.; 1920-1930; Sporting Equipment; lignum vitae ('wood of life', a dense hardwood) a small disc of light brown casein (a by-product of milk and an early form of plastic). ; Carroll Family Collection; To be acknowledged when on displayTMA2021.00007.13.13; Mapping Wooden Box containing various newspaper articles and magazine; Unknown; Carpentry; Large wooden box containing newspaper articles: Articles included in wooden box:- • Sydney Mail November 28, 1917 • Sun Newspaper February 19, 1940 • Sydney Morning Herald Supplement March 1932 Opening Sydney Harbour Bridge (this supplement also contains reviews of numerous bridges in NSW) • Dungog Chronical September 19,1940 • Newcastle Morning Herald September 5, 1947 – 150th Anniversary Supplement (contains specific in depth details about early settlement) • Sunday Sun February 18, 1940 (whole newspaper) • Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday April 1, 1942 • Newcastle Sun Golden Jubilee Supplement April 2, 1968 (1918- 1968) • Newcastle Morning Herald May 2, 1968 – Economic Supplement • Sydney Times January 1969 (contains excepts from paper Oct 1858) • Newcastle Morning Herald supplement May 5, 1970 - comprehensive economic survey of the area. • Picturesque Atlas of Australasia edited by Andrew Garran M.A.L.L.D. ; Unknown; Wooden storage box; Wood and artificial wood veneer with brass hinges; L 120cm x W80cm; Carroll Family CollectionTMA2021.00004; Penny Inkwell; Unknown; Pottery; Small stoneware ink well, glazed with pen. Used in first Nelson Bay Post Office which was established in 1883.; Writing; Stone wareTMA2021.00003; Typewriter, Corona, Typing Machine (Portable Typewriter); Corona Typewriting Company; Manufacturer; Portable standard typewriter with operating manual enclosed in a black carrying case.; c.1926; North and Central America, United States, Ohio, Cleveland; Machine - OfficeTMA2021.00002; Zither; Australian School of Music Ltd; Distributor; String instrument comprising a flat wooden sound box with numerous strings stretched across it. Placed horizontally and played with fingers or plectrum. Commonly associated with Central European folk music.; unknown; Oceania, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney; Musical instrument; Wood and metal strings; Carroll Family CollectionTMA2021.00001.2; Leather Leggings; J Oakman 194C; Manufacturer; Brown leather cylindrical shaped leggings with two leather straps for fastening. One strap is attached to the lower edge of the interior with a press stud. This crosses over the lower exterior and passes through a leather loop at the front. The strap then wraps around the legging and passes through a second leather loop at the front. This strap, along with a shorter strap that is sewn into the top of the gaiter, passes through a buckle and is tucked under two final leather loops. Interior length of gaiter is stamped with manufacturer's name, J Oakman. The top of gaiter also carries a small metal hook, presumably to hold layers together firmly. These leggings were stored in the Carroll Collection together with a Mounted Police jacket and jodhpurs. A detachment of Mounted Police, commonly known as troopers, was formed in 1826 and based at Wallis Plains, today known as Maitland. This was only the second detachment deployed in colonial New South Wales, the first being at Bathurst in 1825. Leggings are worn above the boot and although usually associated with the WWI Light Horse Brigade and the Mounted Police they were also favoured by Diggers on the Kokoda Track for protection of the lower legs. ; unknown; Uniform; Organic: Leather with metal fasteners; Carroll Family Collection; All items from the Carroll Collection to be acknowledged when on displayTMA2021.00107; "The Spindrift" - Fishing Boat; Unknown; Shipwright; "Spindrift" owned by James Bathurst "Jim" Kelaher. Jim with his wife Irene and sons, Victor, Kenneth and Leon moved to Lemon Tree Passage in 1923 with high hopes of starting a new life in the oyster industry. Unfortunately in 1928 the oyster market collapsed. Jim would send bags of oysters to the Sydney and Melbourne markets and receive no return but still had to pay for the freight. The bank foreclosed on the Kelahers and they returned to Sydney so Jim could resume work as a builder. In "A History of the Tilligerry Peninsula" by Ken Kelaher he recalls "We had a fine boat called the "Spindrift" and would haul it up onto the beach for painting".; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00106; "Porpoise"; Shipwright; "Porpoise" - fishing boat owned by Dimitrios "Jimmy" Karageorgis moored at Esmeralda Cove, Broughton Island. "Porpoise" was used to ferry supplies and lobster catches back to the mainland. It was 25 foot boat powered by a single cylinder Frisco Standard engine barely capable of pushing the boat along. The lack of power made it necessary for Jim to enter Port Stephens on a run in tide. ; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00104.2.1; "Lord Byron"; Shipwright; "Lord Byron" moored on North Harbour, Broughton Island was owned by Nick Casticas. Nick was a member of the Greek fishing community on the island. In one productive week it was reported that 100 dozen live lobsters were poured into the hold of the "Lord Byron"destined for the Sydney market. (Clarke, J., Broughton Islanders). Nick's boat was later used during the Second World War to escort the timber and supply boats into the harbour and was eventually sold to the Gosford Fishing Club.; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00104.2.2; "Lord Byron"; Shipwright; "Lord Byron" owned by Nick Casticas. Nick was a member of the Greek fishing community stationed on Broughton Island. Nick's boat was later used during the Second World War to escort the timber and supply boats into the harbour and was eventually sold to the Gosford Fishing Club.; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00130; Pacific - Pleasure craft; Shipwright; Pacific - Pleasure craft owned by Bowden Evens; 1910; Fishing VesselTMA2021.00125.3.1; Sunbeam; Shipwright; Sunbeam - Fishing Vessell used in the Oyster Industry. This photo taken in 1987 of Sunbeam towing freshly tarred sticks to Corrie Island for the November catch.; Fishing Vessel
