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85/1497 Crucibles (6), ceramic, used at Sydney Observatory workshop, maker unknown
85/1498 Ladles (2), (metallurgists), iron, used at Sydney Observatory workshop, maker unknown, c 1950
85/1499 Pit saw, steel blade, wooden handle, used at Sydney Observatory workshop, maker unknown, 1950-1960
85/1500 Pitch-fork, (garden or hay), used at Sydney Observatory workshop, 1930-1950
Two rain gauge measuring cylinders.85/1913 Rain gauges (2), measuring cylinders, glass, made by Angelo Tornaghi, used at Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, 1861-1900
85/1914 Sieve, cylindrical, copper, used at Sydney Observatory workshop, [Australia]
85/1915 Funnel, conical, ceramic, size 6 (or 9), used at Sydney Observatory workshop, [1930-1950]
85/1916 Mortar & pestle, ceramic, used at Sydney Observatory workshop, made in [England]
85/1917 Cylinder, glass, graduated, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1918 Cylinder, glass, graduated, stoppered, used at Sydney Observatory, Australia, 20th century
85/1919 Measuring vessel, possibly rain gauge, glass with spout, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1920 Tubing (2 pieces), chemical glassware, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1921 Watch glasses (2), used at Sydney Observatory
85/1922 Test tube, fused silica, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1923 Tube, sealed glass, containing liquid, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1924 Glass discharge tube, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1925 Discharge tubes (3), glass, (containing powders), used at Sydney Observatory
85/1926 Vessels (5), glass, handblown, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1927 Filter flask, glass, used at Sydney Observatory, Crown, Australia
85/1928 Boiling flasks (2), glass, used at Sydney Observatory
85/1929 Funnel & filter chamber, porcelain/glass, used at Sydney Observatory, Buchner's, Japan/England
85/1930 Roentgen tubes (2), X-ray, used at Sydney Observatory, Newton & Co, London, England
Names
Arthur Butler Aviation Archive
IDs
2001
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/collection=Arthur_Butler_Archive
Descriptions
Archive, aviation, Cecil Arthur Butler / Butler Air Transport, Australia, c. 1910-1973 Archive of personal papers of Arthur Butler (1902-1980) and records of his company Butler Air Transport established in 1934.
The personal papers include (-1) school and technical college papers, 1915-1922, (-2) personal correspondence, c1910-1973, (-3) notebooks, 1922-1924, (-4) diaries, 1924-1928, 1931, 1968, (-5) licences, 1923-1969, (-6) pilot's log books, 1926-1969, (-7) journey log books, 1926-1928, 1931-1932, (-8) engine log books, 1928-1937, (-9) aircraft log books, 1928-1937, (-10) inspection record and certificate of airworthiness for DH Puss Moth, 1930-1934, (-11:17) papers re England-Australia flight, 1931-1936, (-18) articles re Butler and Butler Air Transport, 1931-1965, (-19) landing ground sketches, 1933, (-20) poster re Charles Ulm and Faith in Australia, 1934, (-21) certificate of membership of the Society of Licensed Engineers, 1953, (-22) illuminated address from the citizens of Nyngan, 1960, (-23:25) photographs and negatives, 1929-c1980, (-26) paintings, n.d. (-27) cartoons collected, 1946-1958, (-28) miscellaneous papers, c1910-1970s and (-29) newscuttings, 1925-1983. The records of Butler Air Transport include (-30) minutes, 1953-1958, (-31) agreements, 1934-1955, (-32) revenue records, 1934-1945, (-33) organisation chart, n.d., (-34) hostess manual, 1956, (-35) operations manual, 1956, (-36) annual report, 1953, (-37) prospectus, 1957, (-38) present and proposed organisation file, 1939-1951, (-39) proposals and submissions, 1943-1956, (-40) subject files, 1936-1958, (-41) landing ground plans, 1932-1947, (-42) file re Kingsford Smith Airport, 1936-1970, (-43:44) maps of air routes, 1925-1951, (-45) plans and drawings, 1925-1943, (-46) company magazine, 'Skyscript', c1951, (-47) pamphlet, 'Travel by Air: Cootamundra - Charleville', 1934-1935 and (-48) pocket book, 1949.
Some items in this collection may be subject to copyright
By appointment - Powerhouse Museum Archives
A printed guide to the full archive is available at the Museum. A selection of photographs is available on the Powerhouse Museum Website (P3298).
Subjects
Aeroplanes; Aircraft logbooks; Archives; Business records; Diaries; Maps
Air services; Aviation; Cecil Arthur Butler; Pilots; Transport industry
Air transport
Coverage Spatial
Australia
Coverage Temporal
1915
1983
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Dates
2012-05-30 23:40