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C.A.M. Fisher & Son Ferry Summer Timetable Sign

C.A.M. Fisher & Son Ferry Summer Timetable Sign

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1912-1920s About this object: This painted wooden sign advertised the summer timetable of the ferry service run by Charles Alexander Meredith (C.A.M.) Fisher and his sons at La Perouse. Fisher, a pioneering boat builder who a...
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Tram Sign "Do Not Spit In The Car" from Clyde Engineering locomotive manufacturer

Tram Sign "Do Not Spit In The Car" from Clyde Engineering locomotive manufacturer

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1900s-1961 About this object: Wooden panel with attached metal sign produced by The Clyde Engineering Co Ltd, Granville & Sydney, a major manufacturer of trams and tram components. The sign warns passengers not to spit inside...
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Ventilation grille with metal lace design from the Cable Station building

Ventilation grille with metal lace design from the Cable Station building

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1882-1917 About this object: Ventilation grille with metal lace design from the Cable Station building
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Door knob from the Cable Station

Door knob from the Cable Station

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1882-1917 About this object: Original Brass Door Knob from the Cable Station store room
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Timber clothes pegs

Timber clothes pegs

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: Set of 20 wooden clothes pegs, some with with metal components and in various styles, likely used during the time the Cable Station served as a Salvation Army refuge. 3 of them have not been found.
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Ammunition Carry Box

Ammunition Carry Box

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1956 About this object: This painted plywood carry box with metal handles was used to store and transport ammunition. Both sides are marked with “300 CARI / 303 BALL / MK7 BDR / MF 10 12-56,” indicating it contained...
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Marlin spike

Marlin spike

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1700s-1800s About this object: A long, tapered metal rod with flattened, peened ends, traditionally used by sailors for working with rope and knots. Marlin spikes were essential tools in maritime settings, helping to splice ro...
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Repurposed Shell Casings as Ship Ornaments

Repurposed Shell Casings as Ship Ornaments

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1944 About this object: Brass shell casings from M2 aircraft cannons, mostly 20mm, open at one end and marked by firing pins at the other. These spent shells were later repurposed to create decorative ship ornaments.
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Glass Water Dispenser

Glass Water Dispenser

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s About this object: Large clear glass urn with metal tap at the bottom on the side. Top tapers to a hole at the top smaller than the urn diameter. No lid. Provenance : From the Colonnade Restaurant, La Perouse
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Metal Dish

Metal Dish

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1950s About this object: A shallow metal dish featuring a wide, flat rim decorated with motifs of a serpent, waves, and a tower. The interior of the dish depicts a ship in relief.
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Wooden plank from the wreck of the MV Malabar, 1931

Wooden plank from the wreck of the MV Malabar, 1931

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 2nd April 1931 About this object: This painted timber plank comes from the Malabar, a passenger and cargo ship that ran aground in heavy fog at Long Bay on 2 April 1931. Although the vessel was badly damaged, all passengers and c...
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Cooper & Barclay's Mineral Water Glass Bottle

Cooper & Barclay's Mineral Water Glass Bottle

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1900s-1920s About this object: Clear glass bottle embossed with “Cooper & Barclay’s Trade Mark Mineral Water, Marrickville”. Produced by a local Marrickville bottler in the early 20th century, it reflects Sydney’s grow...
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Green Glass Bottle

Green Glass Bottle

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1920s-1930s About this object: This bottle was used for Wolfe’s Aromatic Schnapps, a Dutch spirit imported into Australia.
M. Moss & Co, a Sydney-based wine and liquor merchant established around 1858, acted as the Australi...
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White China Cup

White China Cup

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1937-1968 About this object: A china cup used at former The Colonnade Restaurant in La Perouse. Made by Dunn, Bennett & Co Ltd, an English pottery firm founded in 1875 that specialised in hotel and café ware. Their durable ... Provenance : From Colonnade Restaurant, La Perouse
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Pecks Paste Jar

Pecks Paste Jar

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1950s-1960s About this object: This clear glass jar once held Peck’s Paste, a popular fish and meat spread first advertised in Australia in 1906. Originally produced by Harry Peck & Co in London, the brand became widely used...
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Pecks Paste Jar

Pecks Paste Jar

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1950s-1960s About this object: This clear glass jar once held Peck’s Paste, a popular fish and meat spread first advertised in Australia in 1906. Originally produced by Harry Peck & Co in London, the brand became widely used...
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“Bread & Butter” Side Plate

“Bread & Butter” Side Plate

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1930s-1960s About this object: This white and blue side plate was produced by Grindley Hotel Ware Co under their “Duraline” line, a range of super vitrified, heavy-duty ceramics widely used in hotels, railways, institution...
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“Bread & Butter” Side Plate

“Bread & Butter” Side Plate

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1930s-1960s About this object: This white and blue side plate was produced by Grindley Hotel Ware Co under their “Duraline” line, a range of super vitrified, heavy-duty ceramics widely used in hotels, railways, institution...
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Ink well

Ink well

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1880s-1920s About this object: Ink well with pressed-glass design, likely from early Art Nouveau period.
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Set of 5 green marbles

Set of 5 green marbles

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1930s About this object: Set of 5 green marbles, likely used by the children in Happy Valley camps.
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Penny, Commonwealth of Australia 1921

Penny, Commonwealth of Australia 1921

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1921 About this object: Coin of One Penny, Commonwealth of Australia 1921, featuring King George V profile.
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Tramway employees uniform button

Tramway employees uniform button

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1861–1961 About this object: Button from a tramway employee uniform, when the tram was operating until 1961 in Sydney.
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Set of 5 coloured marbles

Set of 5 coloured marbles

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1930s About this object: Set of 5 coloured marbles, likely used by the children in Happy Valley camps.
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Candle Holders

Candle Holders

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: [nd] About this object: 1 pair of cream coloured candle holders
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