One of a variety used by staff in the bank of Victoria
Bank of Victoria Museum
Two historical buildings - a former Bank of Victoria and Manager's Residence - in the historic gold town of Yackandandah. The buildings are furnished as they were originally. There is also a collection of objects, local buildings, businesses, families and information in photographs.
Address:
21 High Street, Yackandandah, VIC
Hours:
Sunday 12:00noon - 4:00pm during Victorian school holidays.
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Admission:
Adult $2.00, Child (under 16 yrs) $0.50
Facilities:
Guided Tours, Education Programs, Brochure Information, Research Service (not public access)
Collection:
The collection contains local community records, minutes, school records, maps, photographs, family histories and objects from white settlement in the 1840's.
Subject:
- Historical Society
- House Museum
- Social History Museum
- Photographs
- Decorative Arts
- Furniture
- Textiles, Spinning and Weaving
- Archives
- Business
- Domestic Items
- Historic Buildings
- Law
- Local History
- Medals and Badges
- Rural Life
- Social History
- Agriculture
- Clothing, Fashion, Costume
- Medicine and Health
- Environmental or Conservation
- Gardens
- Film Sound and Video
- Literature
Items
Ruler
Cylindrical ruler
Creator:
Bank of Victoria
Description:
Dark wood cylindrical ruler for use with banking ledgers.
Date:
1860-1893
Wedding Dress
Wedding Dress
Description:
Fine cotton voile, white, long sleeves, lace and cutwork decoration
Item Id Number:
96.27
Worn by Charity Hobbs at her marriage to William Collins, nephew to David Collins the Govenor of Van Diemans land, on the 8th of October 1808.
Book
Scrapbook
Creator:
Doris Storey
Description:
A compilation of items relevant to Yackandandah
Date:
1900-1980
Item Id Number:
95.19
Tickets, brochures, photographs, newspaper cuttings etc. covering a wide range of locally based events.
First aid kit
Snake bite kit
Creator:
Dr. Augustus Mueller
Description:
Small box containing syringe, cloth, bottle (empty) with glass stopper.
Date:
1891
Dr Mueller practised in Yackandandah from 1860's to late 1890's. Research included Typhoid fever and snake bite treatments. Also well known Vigneron.
Phonograph
Edison phonograph
Creator:
Edison
Description:
Edison roll player, with trumpet, rod and lid.
Item Id Number:
129.1-4
Cylinder, included for playing.