Skeletal remains of a sheep collected as evidence of a potential big cat 'kill'. The skull has been bitten off, probably by a stag hound.australian animal folklore collections, big cats victoria, skeleton, bones, m14156

Skeletal remains of an animal collected as evidence of a potential big cat 'kill'. australian animal folklore collections, big cats victoria, skeleton, bones

David Pepper-Edwards used a number of plaster cast footprints made at Taronga Zoo in the identification of Big Cat sightings in the bush.David Pepper-Edwards used a number of plaster cast footprints made at Taronga Zoo in the identification of Big Cat sightings in the bush.australian animal folklore collection, david pepper edwards, pepper edwards, big cat, cat, plaster cast, footprint

The family Chelidae is endemic to Australia, New Guinea, and South America and consists of some 40 species of freshwater turtle. Twenty-four described species are found in Australia and three of these occur in the Murray Darling Basin. Turtles of the genus Chelodina are distinguished by their exceptionally long necks. These turles are also referred to as side-necked turtles, so named because the neck and head, when not extended, fold under the leading edge of the carapace. They are further characterised by their relatively flattened shells and their clawed webbed feet. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.This Broad Shell Turtle is stylized standing on a wooden platform. It has a long, narrow neck and a large and relatively flat shell. The head, neck and limbs are all dark grey or brown in colour and the underside is a pale brown. The feet are webbed and have long claws. The eyes are made from pale glass and the specimen has a short tale.BMM5891taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, turtle, australian turtle, australian animal, snake-necked turtle, chelidae

Booklet issued by Military Forces, outlining rules in relation to the import of plants and animals by Returning Forces in WW2. Was common for Service people to bring back mascots as souvenirs from overseas in breach of Australian Regulations. Small brown booklet issued by Australian Military Forces. 22 pages of content in black and white. In relation to import of animals on plants back into Australia by Military or Civilians.Front header "Australian Animal Disease Control" and titled "The Mascot Menace"/mascots, disease control, ww2

Tennis Australia Animal series figurine, Number 4 Kangaroo. In box with small leaflet containing information about the animal. Materials: Metal, Cardboard, Inktennis

The illustrations in this book are attributed to EULALIE. Eulalie ( Eulalie M. (Eulalie Minfred Banks), 1895-1999) was born in London and illustrated more than 50 children's books as well as cards, calendars and even murals. She died at 104 and was still painting into her 90's. This book is a children's story book and has been well used. It seems to be aimed at very young children.This book is a typical example a child's story book of the 1940's.A children's story book with large colourful illustrations. It is the story of a young boy's visit to London zoo and has illustrations of Australian animals. The cover and first pages are missing.book-children's eulalie-banks

Until the 35th Edition, this magazine was titled "The Australian Musical Magazine" and was first published in 1874. No 42 was published between 1897 (No. 41) and 1899 (No.44).A photocopy of the cover of an album of country dances called Nicholson's Musical Magazine. The illustration features a woman in classical dress holding a lyre harp surrounded by Australian animals.emu creek bush band, australian colonial dance, nicholson's australian musical magazine

Newspaper article: Total care for your pets, Diamond Valley Leader, 26 October 2006, details of Eltham Central Veterinary Hospital, part of Diamond Valley Veterinary Hospitals group. Newspaper article: How Sarah gears up for big run, Diamond Valley Leader, 26 October 2006, Sarah Jamieson training for Olympic Dream Run.main road, eltham, businesses, diamond valley veterinary hospitals, deanna crea, lisa bennett, eltham central veterinary hospital, chris barton, joseph galbally, australian small animal veterinary association, montmorency veterinary hospital, sarah jamieson, olympic dream run

Blue tin with Australian Natives Animals on side and 'Bushells Tea Of Flavour' on lidas abovedomestic items, containers

Eight page fold out knitting pattern booklet featuring four colour images of women wearing jumpers with Australian animal motifs, including a pelican, cockatoo, emu and wombat. Four pages featured text and graphics in black and white.front: [printed] BOOKLET NO. 690 / Cleckheaton / Australiana 4knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, cleckheaton, sophie lee, australiana, wombat, emu, cockatoo, pelican, animals

This tin belonged to Doug Burleigh and was used by his family as a tea caddy. The Burleigh family were early settlers in the Nullawarre area. James Burleigh was a director of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter and undertook an overseas farm study tour to the United Kingdom in the late 1930s.These Australiana tea caddies are significant as an item with aesthetic and interpretive capacity. It was common in many households on the mantelpiece for ready access. It was also a means for Bushells to advertise their product. An octagonal tin tea caddy decorated with embossed Australian animals in full colour on each side -kangaroo, emu, koala and kookaburra; light blue background and top and a circular lid with the brand name imprinted. A red-edged adhesive label is on the side with the kangaroo.TEA [side] Bushells/Tea of Flavor [lid] Bushells/Tea of Flavor/FIRST GRADE/1 LB NET [base]warrnambool cheese and butter factory company, burleigh, nullawarre, allansford, tea caddies, tins, bushells tea

Taken from a curtain panel. Australian animal.Cream Fillet Lace. Australian design of Koala Bear sitting in a gum tree, set in centre of square.domestic items, ornaments / decorative, handcrafts, lacemaking

From the album of WWI soldier William West (1268) of the 29 Infantry Battalion, 5th Pioneers Battalion. This collection of postcards, photographs and clippings were sent between William and his family and loved ones during the years he was on active service. See also 207 and 220. Colour postcard, blue / green colour scheme. Map of Australia in central frame surrounded by native Australian animals in a bush setting: kangaroo, emu, currawong / magpie, kookaburra. Above them is a rising sun. The central frame is actually a flap but whatever it may have concealed beneath is now lost. Handwritten message on back.album, photo album, newspaper clippings, postcard, wwi, magpie, currawong, kookaburra, emu, kangaroo, australia

This crochet chart was designed by the twentieth century crochet pattern designer, Mary Card, for the Victorian Centenary in 1934. It was published in the Australian Home Beautiful magazine on November 1934. The chart was published in four sections, with instructions for working it as a complete piece. Mary Card lived in Olinda and published books of her patterns and individual patterns in Australia, American and English magazines from 1909 until the 1930s.Giant paper crochet chart of Mary Cards Victorian Centenary cloth design, featuring Australian animals, ships, buildings and horseman. Chart has FLORENCE / MCNABB 1944 written in pen ar thje bottom. Over the orignial pattern which was printed with VICTORIAN / CENTENARY 1934. Chart is in 4 pieces, each attached to Cardboard. Written on with ink: 12-4-44 On back : No 1, No 2 , No 3, No 4 mary card, centenaries, crochet patterns

Postcard - cartoon image of a Melbourne W class tram with Australian animals on the tram, driven by a koala. Tram No. 902Demonstrates a cartoon image combining iconic image of Melbourne trams and Australian animals. Postcard colour - Cartoon postcard image W class tram - 902 - Card Number CTM 135Ktrams, tramways, w class tram, cartoon

Postcard - novelty style, cut out around a Melbourne W class cartoon image of a tram being driven by a Koala with Australian animals as passengers. Destination of "MELB", route 1. Produced by Nu-color-Vue Divided back has the production company details on rear and stamp position with the numbers 11 ML318 and NCV 6064 inside it. Produced during the 1980's.trams, tramways, w class, cartoons, novelty postcards, melbourne, route 1

Postcard - cartoon image of a Melbourne W class tram with Australian animals on the tram, driven by a koala. Card by Nue-color-vue, card numbers 11 ML 318, NCV 6064. Demonstrates a cartoon image combining iconic image of Melbourne trams and Australian animals.Postcard colour - Cartoon image W class tram - Nu-color-vuetrams, tramways, cartoons, w class tram

This plaque, along with the Royal Coat of Arms 0000-731, were previously on display in the Brighton City Council's municipal chambers. Oil paint on plywood. The Commonwealth Coat of Arms is painted on black ground showing the central shield, depicting symbols of Australia's six states, which is flanked by the native Australian animals, the kangaroo and the emu. The seven-pointed Commonwealth Star surmounting the crest also represents the states and territories, a wreath of golden wattle appears below the shield. Below the shield is a scroll containing the word 'AUSTRALIA'. There are four holes at each corner of the board.coat of arms, plaque, brighton city council, brighton, commonwealth coat of arms, australian coat of arms

The 1st Kew Scouts was one of the first Scout Troops in Victoria, being formed in 1909. From 1927 they met in a magnificent Scout Hall in Disraeli Street, Kew until it was demolished in 1993. Still operating (in 2020) from their new Scout Hall on the corner of Kilby Road and Kellett Grove, Kew.A Scout Troop is divided into smaller teams called ‘patrols’. At this time the Scout in charge of a patrol was called a patrol leader (‘PL’) and his assistant a ‘second’ (‘Sec’). Each patrol of boys would chose a patrol name, often an Australian animal or bird. Other 1st Kew patrols called themselves the Kookaburra Patrol, the Kangaroo Patrol and so forth. The shield the Emu patrol is proudly displaying is possibly the trophy for being the ‘Champion Victorian Patrol’. Some of the Scouts pictured are identified on the mount of the photograph.Back row left and centre: "Pettinger, Evans" Front row left to right: "J. Edwards, R Craven [PL], R.T. Timms [Sec], P. Bennett scouts - kew, 1st kew scouts, kew fire brigade - walton street

Small booklet: Some Australian Animals. On the front cover a Koala with baby on the back. Published in April 1959 by the Bank of New South Wales. It has 17 pages. Contents: Foreword - Banded Ant Eater - Spiny Ant Eater - Bandicoots - Bats - Bilbies - Marsupial Cats -Cuscus - Dingo - Flying Foxes - Flying Squirrels - Gliders - Koala (inside front cover0 - Kangaroos - Mice - Marsupial Mice - Marsupial Mole - Numbat - Pademelons - Platypus - Possums - Rats - Tasmanian Devil - Tasmanian Tiger - Tiger cat - Thylacine - Wallabies - Wallaroos - Warrigal - Wombats.books, natural history, native animals

These coins are examples of Australian decimal currency coins in 1970 and 1971. Decimal currency was introduced into Australia in 1966 with 50 cents, 20 cents, 10 cents, five cents, two cents and one cent coins issued at that time. The images of Australian animals and birds on one side of the coins were designed by Stuart Devlin. The one and two cent coins were discontinued in the 1980s and $1 and $2 coins were introduced in 1991.These coins are retained as examples of Australian decimal currency coins in the 1970s. They will be useful for display. .1 A Australian decimal currency twelve-sided coin, 50 cents – Australian Coat of Arms on one side and the image of Queen Elizabeth11 on the other. ‘2 An Australian decimal currency coin, 20 cents – image of a platypus on one side and the image of Queen Elizabeth11 on the other .3 An Australian decimal currency coin, 10 cents – image of a lyrebird on one side and the image of Queen Elizabeth 11 on the other .4 An Australian decimal currency coin, 5 cents – image of a spiny anteater (echidna) on one side and the image of Queen Elizabeth 11 on the other .5 An Australian decimal currency coin, 2 cents – image of a frill-necked lizard on one side and the image of Queen Elizabeth 11 on the other. .6 An Australian decimal currency coin, one cent – the image of a feathertail glider on one side and the image of Queen Elizabeth 11 on the other. .1 50 Elizabeth11 Australia 1971 .2 20 Queen Elizabeth 11 Australia 1970 .3 10 Queen Elizabeth 11 Australia 1970 .4 5 Queen Elizabeth 11 Australia 1970 .5 2 Queen Elizabeth 11 Australia 1970 .6 1 Queen Elizabeth 11 Australia 1971 australian decimal currency coins, history of warrnambool, australian decimal currency, stuart devlin

This photograph was taken when Bill Florence (Vasilis Florias) arrived in Melbourne in 1922. Many migrants on their arrival in Australia were photographed within this backdrop. Copies of these photos were often sent to their families back in their homeland.A sepia photograph of a portrait view of a man framed within a map of Australia with the words 'Welcome To' across the top of the map. Around the map are sketches of Australian bush scenes, animals and the sea.immigration

This chess set was carved from local wood with bases made from halved cotton reels. The chess pieces take the shape of Australian animals, and Aboriginal men and women. The set was presented to Mr. Benzion Patkin, Honorary Secretary of the Zionist Federation of Australia, by Tatura internees in recognition of his assistance, in particular, his assistance in facilitating the emigration to Palestine. According to Mr. Patkin, he received the chess set in a wooden box inscribed, "With our sincerest thanks from your Zionist friends - Tatura, on the way to Eretz Israel, per Leonhard Levin, 20.11.1942.".Written in pencil UR corner, upside down: (22) Printed in black ink: "B. & H. PATKIN Flat (printed 2 corrected in pen and ink 4) 313a Dandenong Road Windsor 3181 Victoria Australia Tel: Home 51 - 5671 Bus 63 - 8959"dunera, wwii, internees, jewish history & people