Clay Vessel (unsigned), made by Anne Sweeney, a local potter, at her Fuller Street, Mitcham home.Bulbous shaped light and dark brown vessel with cream handpainted design.ornaments, mixed media, handcrafts, country crafts

Built by Dud Conduit 1960c. Owners Bob & Karen Lewendon.Colour photograph of a group of two bedroom holiday cabins, known as Homelea Flats, with entrances from both Roadknight Street and Esplanade. Cabins and residence clad in fibro cement, lathes over joins painted to represent mock Tudor. Clay tile hip roofs. Ground planted with deciduous trees. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, accommodation

The dress belonged to Mrs Christina Cock (nee Clay) 25 Dec 1887 - 22 May 2002 the mother of the donor.1920s White voile dress. Maygar sleeves, pin tucked bodice and lace insertions. Hem trimmed with 3' lace.costume, children's

A gift to Fred Leason from his mother - 9th April 1900. Printer B. Clay, Bread Street Hill, London.Small brown leather bound Psalm & Hymn book.religious books, prayer books

Colour photograph of White Hill area - possibly at First White Hill. Image shows white clay and gravel, low level bushes, possibly Chinese Scrub on site. 'The rim of the pit showing an exposed boulder in situ' ( in foreground of image ) (see Mosaic 4400.220 for detailed information regarding the White Hills, written by Dr. Ralph Birrell)bendigo, mining, white hills

'Tiles from the Boomerang Studio' is a prototype of the work 'Year 2052', created while Mooney was an Artist in Resident at Laughing Waters in the Boomerang studio in 2002. Records of flora were collected in and around the Gordon Ford garden in Laughing Waters Road. The work 'Year 2052' is made up of '77' tiles and was acquired by Geelong (Regional) Art Gallery in 2003. Whilst working at the Boomerang studio, local based artist Mooney noticed that “a battle raged in the bush between non-indigenous plants and indigenous plants”. She also noticed how humans “invade” land, changing the surrounding environment and causing irreversible damage. This work is an interpretation of the fragility and value of Nillumbik’s indigenous flora and of its conflict with introduced species. The title of the work (Year 2052) and look of these ‘fossilised specimens’ asks viewers to cast themselves into the future and to look back at today. “These tiles have been found; an incomplete record of flora collected in and around the Gordon Ford garden in Laughing Waters Road. The tiles appear to have been made at the beginning of the millennium. The viewer is asked to contemplate which species are missing”. Mooney works with collected indigenous items to emphasis the beauty of their natural shapes, while at the same time introducing selected materials of contrast or sympathy. Her work creates a great sense of “stillness and peace, of simplicity and connection with the natural world as well at the vanishing Australian bush.”This work is made up of seven handbuilt earthenware oval/round clay 'tiles' - (eight pieces - with one tile intentionally broken), brown in colour and bisque and blackware fired, giving a matt black ash coating on each of the tiles' surface. Each tile has an imprint of a floral specimen indigenous to the Laughing Waters area in Eltham. Each tile has an imprint of the following specimens: tiles, earthenware, flora, indigenous, bisque, boomerang, ford, laughing waters

Alma Shanahan (1924-2015) was a Victorian potter who came to live at Clifton Pugh's Dunmoochin art colony at Cottlesbridge, on Melbourne's outskirts in 1953. Unable to join the co-operative proper, as she was a potter, not a painter, she built her house at the top of the hill, 135 Barreenong Road, Cottles Bridge. The c.1953 house is historically, aesthetically and architecturally significant because it is a good example of the design and ethos of mud brick dwellings synonymous with Eltham and features the extensive use of recycled materials, which was characteristic of the 'Eltham style' of architecture. Like the others in the artist community, Alma Shanahan built her own residence in stages out of local materials. Shanahan was later joined by neighbours and Dunmoochin potters Peter and Helen Laycock. She trained for a term with Peter Laycock but was otherwise self-taught, basing her practice on the teachings of Bernard Leach. After Pugh's death in 1991 she became the longest standing Dunmoochin resident. Her works are incised with her full name. Alma Shanahan was a part of the Dunmoochin Artist's community whose (other) members (Kevin Nolan, John Howley, John Olsen, Mirka Mora, Peter Laycock, Helen Laycock, Peter Wiseman and Chris Wiseman) made an important contribution to Victoria's cultural history. From the mid 1950s Pugh persuaded a number of other painters, as well as potters and other artists, to come and live at Dunmoochin and they formed one of Victoria's most important artist communities. She started potting around 1961 (aged 37). "Horse Power" was made using Chullora clay, which indicates it was made during her first seven years of production. Horse Power is about man's search for "energy" and how the "energy" can turn around. Made from Chullora (Sydney) clay. Glazed stoneware plates (x2) with brush decorations resting on hand made ceramic stands. Plate one: 2006.64.1VA (Horse Power + stand) shows a figure on horse back with blue foliage in background. Plate two: 2006.64.2VA (Flip Side + stand) shows a horse with figure under it's hooves. Hand painted signature in brown/black on back of both plates; "Alma Shanahan"shanahan, stoneware, glaze, plates, horse, dunmoochin

These tobacco pipe heads are one of a group of artefacts in the McCulloch Collection that were recovered from the shipwreck Victoria Tower and were donated together. The pipe heads could have been from the ship's cargo or amongst a passenger’s personal belongings. The stems of the clay pipes would be easily broken during the 100 or so years that they were under the sea. There are other tobacco pipes in our collection that were recovered from the Victoria Tower. The object is now one of the shipwreck artefacts in Flagstaff Hill’s Mc Culloch Collection, which includes items recovered from the wrecks of the Victoria Tower (wrecked in 1869) and Loch Ard (wrecked in 1878). They were salvaged by a diver in the early 1970s from the southwest coast of Victoria. Advanced marine technology had enabled divers to explore the depths of the ocean and gather its treasures before protective legislation was introduced by the Government. The artefacts were donated to Queensland’s Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) by a passionate shipwreck lover and their locations were verified by Bruce McCulloch. In 2017 the Department repatriated them to Flagstaff Hill where they joined our vast collection of artefacts from Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast. The Victoria Tower: - The three-masted iron clipper ship was built in 1869 in Liverpool, England, as a passenger and cargo ship for the Australian trade. She was named after one of the two towers of the British Houses of Parliament and owned by the White Star line. The Victoria Tower sailed under the command of Captain Kerr from Liverpool towards Melbourne on her maiden voyage. She carried 34 passengers and 16 crew plus a general cargo including bottled beer, slates, iron pipes and hardware. She was almost at her destination when she was wrecked on 17th October 1869 at Point Impossible, west of Thompsons Creek, Breamlea. The wreck is a very popular diving site.The artefact is an example of cargo or personal items on board a ship in 1869. It provides a reference point for classifying and dating similar items. The artefact is significant for its association with the clipper ship Victoria Tower, which is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register as S698. The Victoria Tower is recorded as the most intact historic shipwreck accessible between Point Lonsdale and Cape Otway. The Victoria Tower is one of only seven shipwrecks in Victoria that have had more than 100 objects recovered from them reported as a result of the Commonwealth Amnesty held in 1993-94.Tobacco pipe heads, two(2); bowls of white unglased clay tobacco pipes. Pipe bowls are each decorated with the image of a Negro slave head moulded into it and facing away from the smoker. The pipe heads have no stems. Both have a vertical line down the centre of the face, broad nostrils sunken eyes, recessed hair. 8508.1 - features are worn but the ear is distinct, forehead bare, eyes sunken. The bowl is complete. 8508.2 - features are distinct, eyes closed, thick broad lips. The back section of the bowl is missing. The items were recovered from the wreck of the ship Victoria Tower.white star line, victorian heritage register, clipper ship, victoria tower, captain kerr, shipwreck victoria tower, migrant ship 1869, cargo ship 1869, iron clipper, british clipper ship, 1869, cargo imported to australia, pipe heads, clay pipe fragments, pipe, ceramic pipe, clay pipe, smoker’s pipe, smoking accessory, tobacco pipe, smoker's pipe, personal effects, tobacco, smoking pipe, smoking tool, smoking habit, smoker, tobacco smoker, tobacco pipe heads

Typical pipe used at home, hotels and at picnicsBowl section and short length of stem (40mm). Repair (glued) near bowl.Clover embossed on both sides of bowl and a harp embossed on the front of the bowl.tobacco, harp, pipe, clay, goldfields, smoking, leisure, clover

building, heritage, glenthompson, industry, industrial heritage, brickworks, clay, quarry

Bendigo Pottery - a. Booklet (text by Eric Page - Mullaya Publication) - has good coverage of history of the pottery and sections relating to 'Bottle Kilns'', local clay' potter's skill, use of moulds, firing, ceramic tiles - includes photos and line sketches; b. Bendigo Trust flyer re pottery with tour times and summary of history on reverse side.A Mullaya Publication. Designed and published for Bendigo Pottery (Epsom) Pty Ltd., by Mullaya Publications, 17 Griotte Street, Canterbury, Victoria. Printed by Humphrey and formula Press. Line Drawings by Jan Neil.bendigo, tourism, bendigo pottery

Newspaper clipping from The Age, 19/2/2016, written by Clay Lucas, titled "Call for $190m tram bridge at Docklands", about a report by Port Phillip Council, recommending a lifting bridge over the Yarra. Refers to a AECOMM report, increase in land values. The line would serve the Fisherman's bend area. Quotes the Councillor Mayor, Cr Vosstrams, tramways, bridges, docklands, fishermen's bend

Dobell's Restaurant in Greenhill Road Greensborough, owned by Steve Partington. This shop, built in the 1950s has had many tenants. It is currently the "Clay Oven" Restaurant.Digital copy of colour photograph.dobells, greenhill road, clay oven restaurant

Supper cloth embroidered by Margaret Amess, youngest child of Samuel and Jane Amess. Margaret Amess gave the supper cloth to Mary Clay, aunt of the donor.Linen supper cloth with drawn thread 55mm from edge all around, 2 rows of drawn thread with petals 130 mm from edge and 175mm from edge. Drawn thread at corners showing petals and whorls. White. Butterflies embroidered at alternate diagonal corners. Letters "M" and "A" at the other alternate diagonal corners. White embroidery on white linen. Butterfly motif."M" "A" in diagonal corners.margaret amess, tynefield, churchill island, supper cloth

Made by the brother of Bruno Weinmann. The camp children collected toothpaste tubes, melted them down and poured into moulds carved out of wood, sand and clay.Small zinc dagger made from a melted toothpaste tube and cast into a mold. Housed in a 4 cm square plastic container with lid and sitting on yellow foam.bruno weinmann, dagger, toothpaste tubes

The site includes a Hoffman kiln, clay mill building, grinding pans and brick presses, relics of the downdraught kiln stack, office, former locomotive shed, and quarry.The buildings of a brickworks in Box Hill, Victoria.box hill, surrey, surrey drive, brickworks, factory, industrial heritage, ruin, standard brickworks

29 pages with illustrations book "Clay Modelling for Little Ones". "A graduated course for infant and junior classes ". Published London: George Philips & Son 32 fleet Street E. C. Liverpool: Philip, son and Nephew, 45 to 51 Souht castle St. Fourth edition. sixth thousand. All rights reserved [entered at stationers Hall. Price ninpence net].books, children's, clay modelling

Newspaper clipping - titled "Shake, rattle and roll, it'll be a fine tram party", The Age 7/10/2006 about the family day to be celebrated by Yarra Trams the following day. Has a photo of a car painter painting the interior of NMETL 13. Written by Stephen Moynihan and Clay Lucas with photo cy Pat Scala. Notes the centenary of the VR Trams and NMETL.Handwritten note "Age 7 Oct. 2006 p8" and "Wed 11 Oct 2006, 100 yrs electric trams"trams, tramways, events, yarra trams, preston workshops, nmetl, centenary, 100 years of electric trams, essendon depot, vr trams

Information and photos of Dobell's grocery store in Greenhill Road, taken in 1960. Also photos of the shop as "Dobell's Café" (2014) and "The Clay Pot" (2015-) and information on local families.This photograph and text was copied from a Facebook site. Members are people who lived in the Greensborough area and share their reminiscences of the area with others. The site is administered by a GHS member but is not officially affiliated with the Society. Any information is the opinion of the contributor. Article and photograph sourced from social media.greenhill road greensborough, dobells, clay pot

The exceptional building clay of Hurstbridge and throughout the Shire of Eltham and present day Shire of Nillumbik has been a factor in the popularity of manufacture of and use of mud bricks in local architecture. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, hurstbridge, brick making, adobe brick, bricks

Given by Margaret Amess, youngest child of Samuel and Jane, to Mary Clay who was MA's maid until married. M.C. was aunt of donor. One of a pair (see 0344).Artist unknown, may have been Margaret Amess or her cousin Minnie Laurence, both of whom practiced art around the turn of the 20th century.Daylight scene of Churchill Island shore with sailing boat full sails heading towards shore. In large elaborate faded gold gilt frame matching 0344.On back: PREPARED MILLBOARD./(coat of arms)/WINSOR & NEWTON (Limited),/ARTISTS' COLOURMEN/To Her Majesty,/AND TO/T.R.H. THE PRINCE & PRINCESS OF WALES,/ 38, RATHBONE PLACE, W/NORTH LONDON COLOUR WORKS, KENTISH TOWN, N.W.churchill island, oil painting, margaret amess

Given by Margaret Amess, youngest child of Samuel and Jane, to Mary Clay who was MA's maid until married. M.C. was aunt of donor. One of a pair (see 0343).Artist unknown, may have been Margaret Amess or her cousin Minnie Laurence, both of whom practiced art around the turn of the 20th century.Moonlight scene of Churchill Island with rowboat on sea in foreground. Pink lower sky, moon full above. In large elaborate faded gold gilt frame matching 0343.On back: PREPARED MILLBOARD./(coat of arms)/WINSOR & NEWTON (Limited),/ARTISTS' COLOURMEN/To Her Majesty,/AND TO/T.R.H. THE PRINE & PRINCESS OF WALES,/ 38, RATHBONE PLACE, W/NORTH LONDON COLOUR WORKS, KENTISH TOWN, N.W.churchill island, margaret amess, oil painting

Entry into the 2009 Nillumbik Prize. Angela holds a Masters of Fine Art and has worked with clay for over 20 years. Her work is held in collections around Australia.Angela Nagel's creative practice is informed by an interest in the human condition, universal symbols, mythology and Jung's theory on the 'collective unconscious'. Her hybrid part human/animal creatures reference introduced species and indigenous Australian animals as a way for her to explore a personal mythology, and narrative, of home and environment. Recent work is developing around the relationship of ceramics to other materials such as glass, printmaking and found objects. Angela holds a Masters of Fine Art and has worked with clay for over 20 years. Her work is held in collections around Australia.Human and animal like figure in the stance reminiscent of classical sculpture. Hand built ceramics with engobes, oxides, glaze and gold leaf Medium: Porcelain, oxide, underglazeangela nagel, nillumbik shire council collection, victoria, nillumbik prize, ceramic

Local children at Christmas party at shop in Greenhill Road Greensborough. In this photo the children are eating ice creams. This shop has had many tenants and is currently the "Clay Oven" restaurant.Digital copy of black and white photograph.greenhill road

Local children at Christmas party at shop in Greenhill Road Greensborough. This was the first Christmas that the shop was open 1960. This shop has had many tenants and in 2016 is the "Clay Oven" restaurant.Digital copy of black and white photograph. clay oven restaurant, dobells, greenhill road

Owned by Margaret Amess, youngest child of Samuel and Jane Amess. MA gave the cloth to Mary Clay, aunt of donor, who had been MA's maid prior to marriage. Owned by Margaret Amess, youngest child of Samuel and Jane Amess. MA gave the cloth to Mary Clay, aunt of donor, who had been MA's maid prior to marriage. Damask dining table cloth, off-white, stitched motifs throughout of leaves and sprays. Hand stitched hem.Inked black "M Amess" (ss smudged) in one corner.margaret amess, samuel amess, jane amess, "tynefield", churchill island, damask, farm, dining table cloth, hand stitched hem

The information on the back of the photo says: "Henham - with pug walls - blue clay brought up in bags from Dickies' - Where Henham block joined Dickies. Was salt in the area it came from."Photo shows three boys standing in front of a small building (tea-rooms at Henham). There is a large tree (only trunk showing) in the foreground.buildings, tea rooms