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Australian Links

Victorian Bottles & Collectables Association

Online home of the Victorian Bottles & Collectables Association

Australian Antique Bottle & Collectables Review

The Australian Bottle & Collectables Review (the national bottle magazine)

The Bottle Depot

All things South Australian (bottles of course). Plus good general info and a few insulators thrown in for good measure.

The Aussie Bottle Collectors

BRAND NEW! (as at April 2008) Site containing plenty of detailed information about some specialist bottle collecting fields.

Some History on Wimmers of QLD

On their website.

Aussie Bottle Digger

Great site, loads of information on Australian Antique Bottles with heaps of bottles for sale.

Thirsty Work - Sydney Soft Drink Companies

Find out more about the new (2009) book on Sydney soft drink companies from the earliest colonial times to the 20th century.

History of Felton Grimwade & Bickford.

A breif history of Felton Grimwade & Bickford on thier website.

ABCR Auctions

Australian online Absentee Auction site.

Collection of Bendigo Pottery Ginger Beer Stamps

A link to the National Museum of Canberra, showing a collection of old ginger beer stamps.

History of Saxbys NSW

History of Saxbys on their website, the company is still in operation today.

Trove Australia, National Library of Australia.

Research is the key, search digitisd Newspapers from Australia from 1840s to present, very easy to use, find old advertising or just aout anything. Very usful research tool.

IP Australia, Patents Online

Research is the key, here you can find Patent Applications Online, very useful research tool.

History of Rae Bros. of Mackay QLD

A little history on Rae Bros. of Mackay in QLD.

Antique Gin Bottles

Featuring a comprehensive photographic collection of rare and desirable Gin bottles.

www.heritage.nsw.gov.au

List of NSW Aerated Water Manufacturers.

Australian Antique Bottle Forum

The Australian Antique bottle forum.

United Kingdom

British Registration Diamond

Calculator to work out Date of British Registration Diamond, very cool little tool.

Deep Image.co.uk Shipwreck photography

Artifacts & Bottles bound for Australia have been recovered from the Clipper shipwreck, Smyrna, since she was discovered in June 1993.
Very interesting story on this dive website.

United States of America

Fire Grenades

A Huge Collection of Fire Grenades in the USA, well worth a look.

History of Spooners Boot Dressing

Some family history on the Spooner Family, of the Boot Polish fame.

Antique Bottle Hunter

Great USA diggers site, loads of information, well worth a look.

New Zealand

Archaeological Dig in Wellington NZ

A rare brick well has been unearthed at a central Wellington building site, but the Capitals early settlers did not just depend on water to quench their thirst they were fans of ginger beer too.

Wellington Antique Bottle & Collectables Club

New Zealand site. The official site of the Wellington Antique Bottle & Collectables Club. Look for histories of Wellington aerated water companies and photos of their bottles. The site also has a buy/sell and swap section, as well as a timeline, information about the club and the club magazine.