Trousers - green colour cotton twill fabric, plastic buttons. Four button fly with two straps with metal buckles at waist. Two side pockets, two back pockets with button down flaps. Left leg pocket with button down flap. Button down belt loops. Waist and pocket lining green cotton twill fabric. Army work dress trousers commonly called "GREENS". Green cotton manufacturers label inside back waist band.Cotton label information - black ink print. "C.G.C.F/ VICTORIA 1968/ ^ / 8405.66.012.3406/ SIZE 21/ ARMY NO./ NAME".uniform, army, workdress trousers

Proudly worn by soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Australian Imperial Force in both World Wars, the 'Rising Sun' badge has become an integral part of the digger tradition. The distinctive shape of the badge, worn on the upturned side of a slouch hat, is commonly identified with the spirit of ANZAC formed at the Gallipoli landings 1915 There are seven patterns of the Rising Sun. 1902 - 1991. The Rising Sun has evolved over time and today Australian Army soldiers wear the seventh pattern Rising Sun. The Third Pattern Rising Sun Badge. May 1904 The third pattern Rising Sun badge carried a scroll inscribed with the words ‘Australian Commonwealth Military Forces’ and was worn throughout both World Wars. There were, however, a number of variations of the badge; a special version was struck for the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902 and there were badges of the Commonwealth Horse and the Australian Instructional Corps, each with its respective title on the scrolls. This pattern badge formed the template for all subsequent General Service badges. The most widely accepted version of the origin of this badge is the one that attributes the selection of its design, c1902, to a British Officer, Major General Sir Edward Hutton, the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Forces. Hutton had earlier received as a gift from Brigadier General Joseph Gordon, a military acquaintance of long standing, a ‘Trophy-of-Arms’ composed of mounted cut and thrust swords and triangular Martini-Henry bayonets that were arranged in a semi-circle around the Crown. To General Hutton, the shield was symbolic of the cooperation between the naval and military forces of the Empire. This Third Pattern Rising Sun Badge.- May 1904 - was worn on the Slouch hats of soldiers serving in the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces during World War 1 1914-1918World War1 1914-1918, soldier’s, rising sun hat badge, made of oxidised copperRising Sun with central Crown AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH / MILITARY FORCES australian military uniforms, military insignia, badges, city of moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, major general sir edward hutton, anzac, gallipoli, australian imperial forces, ww1 1914-1918

Brown, polished wooden carved jar with lid. VietnameseVietnamese characters on the jar with decorative carving on the jar and lidjar, vietnamese, wooden

Kerosene Street Lamp from Patrick Street. Used c1870 to 1900stawell

This is a thank you letter to Robin Boyd for the recent visit to his home, and for the book 'The Australian Ugliness'. It is written on paper with the Hotel Esplanade, Perth letterhead.

Red Enamelled Stawell Fire Brigade Jubilee 1878-1928. ( A.E. Oliver Collection)stawell

Single typed buff coloured page. A letter from the Honorary Secretary of the fund, Ivy Bartlett to Mrs. Matthews complaining of her attitude to the fund. Also a photo copy.

Letter dated 10 March 1943 to the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works about the retention of an internal water closet at 1267 Burke Road, Kew (Holmbush). Legacy accepted responsibility for any trouble which may arise through this fitting which was not directly supplied from a Storage Tank. Holmbush was the first hostel for children that Legacy started and operated from April 1943. It was later renamed Blamey House after another hostel called Blamey House was closed. Melbourne Legacy ran three residences: Blamey House (purchased 1947) , Stanhope (purchased 1945) and Harelands (purchased 1950), to take care of children whose fathers were servicemen, and who may have been left orphans, or whose mother may have been unable to care for them herself. Harelands accommodated boys and girls under the age of 14, Blamey House looked after boys over 14, and Stanhope looked after girls over 14. The children were cared for until they were old enough to become independent.A record of written correspondence in 1943 especially concerning consulting the MMBW about sewer connections.File copy of a letter to MMBW about a WC at Holmbush on white quarto copy paper, with black type, two hole punched.Initialled in ink, possibly EB.residences, holmbush, holmbush administration

Rare Historic....Rare ...Completeness.Woollen teal blue outer , grey cotton lining leather binding with cord.no.57 insideberet,...Russian Star Badge centre front of Beret.Number 57 inside Beret.

colour scan of plaque

Part of World War I plane - red Baron aircraft.Round metal badge.EIN AUS DRUCK AB MANOMETER

Bowl shaped flower dish on curved stem joined to leaf. Silver Ornamentstawell

The "letters to Lillie" show the international nature of the Mission to Seafarers. They are an important display of the handwriting style of the time, revealing courting attempts and give us an insight into life in 1925.Lillie Duncan was a member of the Harbour Lights Guild and this letter forms part of a collection of letters sent to her by different seafarers.Letter addressed to Miss L Duncan, 11 Paxton St, East Malvern, Melbourne, Australia from Len in three parts: Part 1.1 (0096.1) Envelope Part 1.2 (0096.2) Letter Part 1.3 (0096.3) Photograph Both the envelope and the letter are creamy yellow in colour with black curly writing on one side. The letter begins with "Dear Lillie, Many thanks for the photo you sent me..." and concludes with "I remain yours very sincerely, Len"The envelope is torn across the top for access to its contents. It has one stamp on the top right hand corner both with the text "New Zealand One Penny Universal Postage"lhlg, lillie duncan, len, hms hood, photograph, wellington, sydney, new zealand

Made by Internee at Camp 3Carving of a wooden scroll, edged in black and horse shoe painted blue with black dots (6) and crosses (2). Small flower inside shape of horse shoe. Mounted on a stained rectangular plaque with green scalloped edge and has 2 small holes at the top? Gluck!plaque, scroll, horse shoe, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodcarving

Letter of Reference for Miss Margaret Burn detailing her work as a bookkeeper, machine operator, typist, and stenographer over seven years at Dennys Lascelles Limited. The letter details her leaving the company as she married in 1939. In the same year, Ms Burn returned to the office owing to the shortage of staff caused by various employees being called away for Military Training. Included in the staff called away for military training was her newlywed husband, Mr Jack Ganly. A fellow employee of Dennys, the Ganly name was well known within the company, with three generations of the Ganly family working at Dennys. Margaret worked at Dennys for 7 years during the 1930s. The Letter of Reference is accompanied with a story written by Margaret about her time working at the company. WORKING CONDITIONS & OFFICE WORK DUTIES. Written by Margaret Burn in 2021. Worked at Dennys Lascelles in the 1930s. In the 1930s coming out of the Depression, jobs were hard to come by and had to be clung to by efficiency and subserviency. There was no union to protect workers – bosses could be tough and rough. Dennys Lascelles revolved around fortnightly wool sales in the “season” – September to May. Sale day was always a day of suppressed excitement. Preparation from a clerical point of view was complete and we now awaited the aftermath of the actual wool auction. The building teemed with people. There were country people down to see their wool sold, buyers of many nationalities, or from the big cities, who were coming in and out of the building all day. Their role was to inspect the acres of wool bales displayed on the show floors; however, caterers were present to feed clients, and there was plenty of social interactions on top of business. The office staff did not go home but waited until the first figures came back from the wool sales and the machines went in to action, both human and mechanical, preparing the invoices for the buyers’ firms. This comprised of lists of lot numbers, weights, prices per lb., and the total prices paid. A lot of this was done by old-school typewriters, making this work a big, heavy, tiring job. Before the finished lists could be dispatched, they were collated on an “abstract”. The lists had to balance with the catalogue from which the invoices had been prepared. This never happened automatically. All the paperwork had to be split up amongst pairs of workers and checked until discrepancies were found. This would happen until midnight but occasionally went until 2 or 3 am. Once complete, the invoices could then be rushed off to the buyers’ firms usually in Melbourne, and hire cars took the staff home. It was back on the job the next morning, usually around 8.30. The office hours varied according to the size of the sale and work involved. Some days started as early as 8 and could finish around 5.30. The second phase of work began with the account sales to be prepared for the sellers of the wool. These detailed all the weights, descriptions of wool, brands, and prices. One Sales account could have multitudes of lot numbers, all needing to be individually described. Various charges needed to be deducted such as finance for woolpacks, extra stock, or farmers who were given a loan to live on during the season. Details of how payment was to be made was also noted, whether the seller was to be paid by cheque, to a bank, or credited to their account with the company (which often left the seller still in debt). For a couple of months in the winter, things were quieter when staff took holidays and were sometimes given afternoons off. But there were still weekly skin sales and stock sales around the state. The annual end of June figures to be prepared for a big company like Dennys with branches all around the state also kept the staff busy. In good years there was sometimes a bonus. On sale days there was a bar open for the clients and wool buyers. This added to the excitement for the young girls, who were strictly barred from using it, but somehow managed to sneak a gin and tonic. This is how I had my first ever, before the evening meal. There was also the romantic notion in some minds, with all the influx of males, that some of us might end up on a wealthy station, or be noticed by an exotic buyer. To my knowledge, this never happened at Dennys Lascelles Limited. Group staff photo at Dennys Lascelles Limited. Margaret Burn. Age 18 or 19. Jack Ganly (Margaret’s future husband). 22. Sheet of paper shorter in length than A4 size, creamed with age. Paper has a header for Dennys, Lascelles Limited’s Head Office at 32 Moorabool Street, Geelong. Body of paper is made up of 3 paragraphs in a typewritten message of black ink with subheadings highlighted with a red underline. The text is finished with a signature at the bottom of the paper. Paper is accompanied by its original envelope. Envelope has typewritten text in black ink with a red underline located at the centre. It also has return to sender instructions to Dennys, Lascelles Limited in the lower left-hand corner.Typewritten text, black and red ink. Multiple. See multimediadennys lascelles ltd, worker conditions 1930s, letter of reference

2 Bendigo Easter Fair medals 1908, oval shaped with white enamel outer ring worded In Charitys Cause, blue enamelled centre with letters BEF above a coat of arms (undecipherable) topped with gold wings and a red Maltese cross, at base a Navy blue banner reading 1908.Stokes & Sons Melbevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair

Columbia 'Talkie' Gramophone Needles (one tin of)stawell

Christmas card given to services men active during WW1 to send home to family. Henry William Reilley No3607. Enlisted 1.3.16 age 22 8th Reg 29th BTN. Emb 1.8.16 RTA 21.3.19 Warrnambool.Paper folded Christmas card from a soldier from the front in WW1. Black printed Christmas message and signature. “ 13.10.16 PTE H.W. Reilley”christmas card, ww1

The medallion commemorates 150 years service of the Fire Brigade. Over that time the Brigade has played an important role in the town, and fighting a number of significant fires in the town and district. Limited numbers produced.Red, white, black enamel on gold/ brass metal.Simplified picture of 2 firemen, hose and bell. The text, "1863 Warrnambool 2013" lies inside a banner. Medal is in shape of a shield."29" on the reverse.warrnambool fire brigade, 150 year anniversary

Items in the collection re: "William Anthony (Bill) THEODORE DSM". Refer Cat No. 7926P for his service records.1. 2. 3. Collars RAN Uniform worn by Recruit to Leading Seaman ranks. Navy blue colour cotton fabric, square shape sailors collar with white colour cotton trim in three rows. Collar secured by white cotton tapes. Lining - blue and white colour cotton ticking. Owners information on lining. 4. Collar RAN Uniform worn by Recruit to Leading Seaman ranks. Navy blue colour cotton fabric, square shape sailors collar with white colour cotton trim in three rows. Collar secured by white cotton tapes. Lining Navy blue colour cotton. Owner's information - black ink stamp. 1. & 2. "W.A. Theodore". 3. "O. ARDIS" uniform, ran, ww2, william anthony theodore dsm