This jacket was worn and donated by Neil Leckie who on the Engineering staff at the School of Mines Ballarat (SMB) in the 1990s. These jackets were issued to all the trade teachers at SMB at that time. Neil was also an Army Reserve Officer, holding the rank of Major in the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.This black polyester & nylon, lined jacket has ribbing at the neck and cuffs. It has a front zipper and two bound and set in pockets at the lower front and one zippered pocket on the left hand side above the lower pocket and below an embroidered logo showing SMB and the crest.Label showing makers name and composition of fabricsneil leckie, ballarat school of mines, jacket, engineering

Links to Dutch East Indies, colonial and Dutch migration history.Wooden box with lid, brass hinges, inlaid design on lid depicting a farm worker, surrounded by foliage, birds and mythical creatures, possibly garuda. Multiple types of wood. Light coloured inlaid piping around sides.arts and crafts

Very likely acquired during the Dutch colonial era.wooden carving of a kingfisher or jacana in the act of pulling a fish from the water.

Small hammered goblet stawell

Part of Survival PackSilk map of Celbres Island Indonesiaequipment, ww2, raaf

Account of Australian assistance to the Indonesian rebellion against the Dutch.Relevant to the history of foreign relations in the region. Paper; book. Front cover: white background; various two-tone pictures including images of Evatt and Chifley; black, green and red text. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, boycotts, foreign relations, indonesia, indonesia - revolution, australian history