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Choke & Capacitor - CSIRAC Computer, 1949-1964
This combination of components was used in linear power supplies used in CSIRAC. Capacitors of high capacitance were not manufactured at that time and so in order to produce smooth DC ...
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Power Supply - CSIRAC Computer, 1949-1964
Fifty Volt power supply. This power supply was used for a purpose that is not known. The main power supplies for CSIRAC were situated in Front Cabinet One and Back Cabinet One. This it ...
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Manual - CSIRAC Computer, Interprogram, University of Melbourne,1960
'User friendly' programming manual for the Automatic Electronic Computer, CSIRAC, 1960. This manual is contained in a manila folder belonging to a CSIRAC user. The folder contains a ...
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Programming Course Material - CSIRAC Computer, University of Melbourne, 1960s
These course notes are contained in a manila folder belonging to a CSIRAC user. The folder contains a Programming Manual, Interprogram Manual and Course Notes. The Course Notes includ ...
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Box for 12 Hole Paper Tape - CSIRAC Computer, Paper Tape Library, 1955-1964
Brown cardboard box used to store paper tapes in CSIRAC paper tape library. Box lid is labelled with ink on lid "Hobart Tapes for Drum Programme". Side of box lid is labelled with ink " ...
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Paper Tape - 5 Hole, CSIRAC Computer, Blank, 1959-1964
Paper tape program part of a collection of paper tape programs used for input to CSIRAC. Roll of CSIRAC 5 hole tape Tape in blank (has not been punched) The collection includes the ori ...
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12 hole Paper Tape - CSIRAC Computer, T926, Blank, 1955-1964
Paper tape program part of a collection of paper tape programs used for input to CSIRAC. This a blank roll of tape The collection includes the original University of Melbourne Computat ...
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Germanium Diodes - CSIRAC Computer, Assembly on Valve Bases, circa 1955
Germanium diode assembly-on-valve-bases and container. The diodes are type OA85. Geoff Chandler originated the idea of mounting the diodes on a valve base. Such assemblies were used ...
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Photodiodes - CSIRAC Computer, 12 hole Paper Tape Reader, 1955-1964
Photodiodes for 12 hole paper tape reader of the CSIRAC computer. A photodiode is a detector that converts light into either current or voltage. In a paper tape reader, light is tr ...
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Slipping Clutch - CSIRAC Computer, 5 Hole Tape Winder, Part of, 1959-1964
Slipping clutch - part of an electric 5 hole paper tape winder, using a 78 rpm gramophone motor. The rest of the winder is missing. The clutch allowed a smooth operation of the winder, ...
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Johnin PPD Sample - Tuberculosis, Dried, 1947
Bottle of dried Johnin PPD Sample. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Ltd, Parkville, Victoria, 1947. Johnin is a product used as a diagnostic agent, analogous to tuberculin ...
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Vaccine Vial - Hepatitis B, circa 2000
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKET CONTAINING ONE X 0.5ML SINGLE USE VIAL OF H-B-VAX II, HEPATITIS B VACCINE (RECOMBINANT), MSD. FOR INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION. PAEDIATRIC DOSE. manufactured by CSL, Lt ...
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Bottle - Pollen Allergen Tablets, Rye Grass, 1960s
Bottle of tablets: Pollen allergen (rye grass). Major cause of hayfever. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Ltd, Parkville, Victoria, 1960s
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Vaccine Vial - Hepatitis B, circa 2000
PHARMACEUTICAL PACKET CONTAINING ONE X 0.5ML SINGLE USE VIAL OF H-B-VAX II, HEPATITIS B VACCINE (RECOMBINANT), MSD. FOR INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION. PAEDIATRIC DOSE. Researched and develope ...
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Cabinet - CSIRAC Computer, Front 3, Clock & Control Circuits, 1949-1964
Cabinet holding the clock and control circuitry for CSIRAC (formerly CSIR Mk 1). This cabinet controlled all the operations of the computer. This circuitry provided all the timing to ...
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Thermostatic Control Box - CSIRAC Computer, Mercury Delay Line Arithmetic Registers, 'Hot' ...
Thermostatic Control Box used to control the temperature of the arithmetic registers 'hot box'. Inside the box is a Sunvic Temperature Controller, made in England. These were very comm ...
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Keyboard - CSIRAC Computer, Program Preparation Area, Editing 12 Hole Paper Tape Punch,195 ...
Keyboard, part of the program preparation equipment for CSIRAC (previously CSIR Mk 1). The keyboard was used to edit 12 hole paper tape. Initially, the CSIR Mk1 used punch card techno ...
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Paper Tape Winder - Manual, CSIRAC Computer. 5 Hole Paper Tape, 1959-1964
Manual 5 hole paper tape winder used for winding paper tape after it had been spewed out by a reader or punch into the receiving hopper. The end of the tape was fitted into a slot in t ...
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Cabinet - CSIRAC Computer, Back 5, Mercury Delay Line Control Circuits, 1949-1964
Cabinet holding circuitry for controlling the mercury delay lines. In Melbourne, CSIRAC's main memory consisted of a temperature controlled box containing 24 mercury delay lines and two ...
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Hot Box - CSIRAC Computer, Mercury Delay Line Arithmetic Registers, 1954-1964
CSIRAC arithmetic registers delay line 'hot' box contains short mercury delay lines. It is called a 'hot' box, because it was temperature controlled, since a variation in the temperatur ...
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Console - CSIRAC Computer, 1955-1964
The console was like the cockpit of an aeroplane of the time. The console was mainly used to initiate, control and monitor a program being run. It could also be used to intervene in a ...
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Disk Drive - CSIRAC Computer, 'Cabinet Back 3', 1956-1964
The disk drive was referred to by staff and all users, in Melbourne, as the 'drum'. The original experimental auxiliary store in Sydney was in the form of cylinder hence the continued u ...
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Cabinet - CSIRAC Computer, Back 2, Auxiliary Store Control, 1949-1964
Cabinet holding the control circuitry for the auxiliary store of CSIRAC (formerly CSIR Mk 1). In Melbourne, the circuitry controlled a magnetic disk. Data was initially stored on one si ...
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Cabinet - CSIRAC Computer, Back 1, Power Supplies, 1949-1964
Cabinet holding part of the various power supplies for CSIRAC (formerly CSIR Mk 1). CSIRAC's input power supply was three phase 415 volts, with a power rating of 30,000 watts. This was ...
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Cabinet - CSIRAC Computer, Front 4, Arithmetical Circuits, 1949-1964
Cabinet holding the arithmetic circuitry for CSIRAC. The arithmetic unit was the heart of CSIRAC. It controlled the input and output of data to and from the registers and the sequence o ...
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Cabinet - CSIRAC Computer, Front 2, Input/Output Circuits, 1949-1964
Cabinet holding the input and output control circuitry for CSIRAC (formerly CSIR Mk 1). The input devicess were 5-hole and 12-hole paper tape readers. The outputs were 5-hole and 12-hol ...
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Cabinet - CSIRAC Computer, Front 1, Power Supplies, 1949-1964
Cabinet holding part of the various power supplies for CSIRAC (formerly CSIR Mk 1). CSIRAC's input power supply was three phase 415 volts, with a power rating of 30,000 watts. This was ...
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Cabinet - CSIRAC Computer, Front 5, Mercury Delay Line Control Circuits, 1949-1964
Cabinet holding circuitry for controlling the mercury delay lines. In Melbourne, CSIRAC's main memory consisted of a temperature controlled box containing 24 mercury delay lines and two ...
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Cabinet - CSIRAC Computer, Back 4, Auxiliary Test Power Supplies, 1949-1964
Cabinet holding the auxiliary test power supplies for CSIRAC. CSIRAC at Melbourne consisted of two rows of cabinets, a control console, input and output devices, test equipment and an ...
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Bottle - Pollen Allergen Tablets, Rye Grass, 1960s
Bottle of tablets: Pollen allergen (rye grass). Major cause of hayfever. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Ltd, Parkville, Victoria, 1960s
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Anti-Serum Ampoule - Meningococcus, Diagnostic, 1956
Ampoule of diagnostic meningococcus anti-serum. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Ltd, Parkville, Victoria, 1956.
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Vaccine Vial - Triple Antigen, circa 1960s
Vial of Triple Antigen serum, for prevention of pertussis, diptheria and tetanus. Manufactured by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Ltd, Parkville, Victoria, 1960s
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Insulin Vial - Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, circa 1920s
Vial of insulin B.P. Manufactured by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, (CSL) Ltd, Parkville, Victoria, about 1920s
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Insulin Vial - Porcine, Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, post 1950
Vial of Insulin B.P. Porcine. Manufactured by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, (CSL) Ltd, Parkville, Victoria, post 1950. used for the treatment of Type I diabetes
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Funnel - Glass Thistle, circa 1950
Glass funnel, used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Limited, Parkville, Victoria. It is used to add reagents to reaction vessels.
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Funnel - Glass Thistle, circa 1950
Glass funnel, used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Limited, Parkville, Victoria.
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Funnel - Glass Thistle, circa 1950
Glass funnel, used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Limited, Parkville, Victoria.
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Petri Dish - Ceramic & Glass, circa 1919
Petri dish with ceramic porcelain lid. Lids of porcelain or aluminium were used for specific techniques or occasionally economy. c.1919. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Li ...
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Petri Dish - Ceramic & Glass, circa 1919
Petri dish with ceramic porcelain lid. Lids of porcelain or aluminium were used for specific techniques or occasionally economy. c.1919. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Li ...
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Microscope Exposure Meter - Photovolt Corp, Boxed, circa 1950
Selenium (photovoltaic) exposure meter for microscopes. Inserted in eye piece position to take a reading, which is then converted to exposure settings using the rotational calculator pr ...
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Filter Pad Holder - Earthenware, circa 1920
Earthenware filter pad holder. A circle of depth filder pad is clamped between two grooved earthenware plates. Solution to be clarified goes in one plate and comes out the other. Period ...
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Filter Pad Holder - Plates, circa 1920
Earthenware filter pads, for use with filter pad holder. A circle of depth filder pad is clamped between two grooved earthenware plates. Solution to be clarified goes in one plate and c ...
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Magnifying Glass Holder - Bronze Base with Clip, circa 1925
Holder for magnifiers, etc. Used mainly for holding magnifying glasses, small clamps and the like in doing dissections. Zeiss (Jena) catalogue, mid 1920s. Used by Commonwealth Serum Lab ...
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Magnifying Glass Holder - Bronze Base with Clip, circa 1925
Holder for magnifiers, etc. Used mainly for holding magnifying glasses, small clamps and the like in doing dissections. Zeiss (Jena) catalogue, mid 1920s. Used by Commonwealth Serum La ...
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Homeopathic Vials - Glass, Boxed, circa 1920
Box of homeopathic vials, used for handling very small quantities of liquids and extracts. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Limited, Parkville, Victoria.
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Micro Weighing Bottles - Glass, Boxed, circa 1920
Box of micro weighing bottles, used for very small quantities of powders. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Limited, Parkville, Victoria.
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Blowpipe - Brass, circa 1940s
Blowpipes with compressed air were used for sealing ampoules and tubes of smallpox vaccine. Preindustrial manufacture. Blowpipes (gas/compressed air) were used in many departments at CS ...
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Sign - 'Trolleys are Prohibited on this Floor', Wood, 1950s
Wooden warning sign: "Trolleys are Prohibited on this Floor Unless Shod with Rubber Wheels". Used at Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Limited, Parkville, Victoria, about 1950s
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Vaccine Triturator - Wood Base, circa 1920s
Vaccine triturator used for grinding infectious material to make vaccine. Was used in early polio work. Manufactured by Baird and Tatlock. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) ...
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Vaccine Triturator - Richardson Gears, circa 1930
Vaccine Triturator - important part of smallpox history, c1930, made by Richardson Gears, Footscray. Used for grinding scabs and pulp (from vesicles on calf) with glycerine to make smal ...
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