Robin William Smallwood was Dean of the Faculty of Anaesthetists at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons from 1986 - 1987. Smallwood died 6 October 1987 after a brief illness. Smallwood completed medicine at the University of Melbourne in 1958 and decided on anaesthesia as a career, attaining his FFARACS in 1964. The Orton Medal was awarded posthumously.Gold coloured oval shaped medal with the Faculty of Anaesthetists coat of arms on the obverse in relief. The owner's name has been engraved into the reverse. There is a thick, ribbed, navy blue ribbon connected to the medal by a circular ring at the top. The medal and ribbon are encased in a black velvet box with white satin lining on the inside of the lid and a red velvet cushion resting in the base.Engraved on reverse of medal: R.W. SMALLWOOD / 1986 - 1987medal, medallion, dean, anaesthetist, anaesthesia, anaesthetic history, royal australasian college of surgeons

Rectangular Tin of Material Stiffener.Label says "MATERIAL STIFFENER" from Stanfords brand. "Stiffener for all types of silk...etc (Not velvet) for hand-made...making. If a softer finish is desired, thin the stiffener with "Thinning liquid" only."

Presented to the Borough of Ringwood in 1951 by the State Government to celebrate 100 years of government in Victoria 1851 - 1951.1. Round medal of bronze coloured metal; 2. Presentation box - black with metal clasp, lined with green velvet and cream silk in lid.Centenary of the Government of Victoria 1851 - 1951. Presented to the Borough of Ringwood 1951; Obverse side: Equality and Justice through Freedom.

Percy Samuel Bedggood was the son of Ester Ruth Thompson and Samuel John BedggoodB/W studio photograph mounted on grey card. Young boy dressed in velvet suit with a lace collar. Child's name: Percy BedggoodEmbossed on card and photograph: Melba Studios, Melbourne. Inscription on back: 'Percy Bedggood when a child, sister Esther's son our nephewthompson collection, bedggood, nightingale

Large rectangular MacRobertsons chocolate box with scene of men with horses, mounted on gold velvet lid with a burgundy iridescent base in a grape & vine pattern.This box made by MacRobertson Fitzroy Melbournedomestic equipment, food storage & preservation, container chocolate box

Photographic equipment belonging to Garry David Martin, Service no:2793230 used in Vietnam in 1970Black leather-look vinyl cylinder with leather strap and tab with press stud closure. Grey velvet cord lining and contains lens cover.Mirandalens case, camera, garry martin, martin, gd martin

8382.1 - Metal (likely steel) protractor, marked down to 0.5, used mostly in map drafting. 8382.2 - Wooden red velvet-lined case.- Flavelle bros and Roberts, Sydney and Brisbane. - 6692 a s x- similar marks were made and scratched out. - a h x

In the 2016 Queens Birthday Honours list Pat GRAINGER was awarded the Order of Australia. Pat GRAINGER's Order of Australia certificate in a blue velvet folder with the Victorian State emblem on the front cover. The folder is kept in a white cardboard sleeve.pat grainger, awards and presentations

Brown leather sample case containing 8 Scalebuoys of various sizes and shapes held in a blue velvet holder with small leather securing straps.Bendigo Electronic Coy. Patdsciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bendigo-inventions-scalebuoys-hartley abbott

Copy of Print/picture of Queen Victoria for her Jubilee. In frame - timber with gilded oak . Red velvet inset, and acorn decoration with gilded moulding.Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India. From celebrated painting in possession of Her Majesty by Prof. Van Angeli. Presented with the Jubilee Number with the illustrated London Mews with special permission of Her Majesty.

Copy of Print/picture of Queen Victoria for her Jubilee. In frame - timber with gilded oak . Red velvet inset, and acorn decoration with gilded moulding.Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India. From celebrated painting in possession of Her Majesty by Prof. Van Angeli. Presented with the Jubilee Number with the illustrated London Mews with special permission of Her Majesty.

A pair of black velvet embroidered ladies scuffs. They are high heeled with a wedge sole. Scuffs are embroidered with gold, yellow and brown beads. LYLY is on instepshoes ladies

Yellow Velvet Evening Cape with Taffeta Collar. Cream Silk Linings Gold Frog & Button Fastenings on collar. Waist Length. McClure collectionstawell clothing material

Pen is a sample of pens for sale to commemorate the 140th anniversary of Burwood East Primary School.Brown and Gold pen with inscription to celebrate 140th anniversary 1861 - 2001 of Burwood East Primary School. Pen has a black velvet pouch.civic mementoes, souvenirs

From the estate of Jenny Lang, 11 Peacedale Grove, NunawadingBlack velvet bracelet with gold clasp. Beaded pattern with white, blue, green and gold beads. Pattern of leaves and flowers. Green silk backingcostume accessories, jewellery

Oblong green plush velvet glove holder with 'Gloves' embroidered in pink and pink binder. Lined with pink silk and pink ribbon ties at ends.costume accessories, glove accessories

This bolero is part of a Greek national costume from the Peloponnese. Long-time Brighton resident Olga Black wore it to the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games to represent her Greek heritage. She remembers the stands at the MCG being full of migrants wearing their traditional national costumes. Olga Maria Black was born in Melbourne in 1930, the daughter of Ithacan migrants Constantine and Toula Mavrokefalos. Constantine first emigrated to Australia in 1902, returning to Greece circa 1912-13 to serve his home country in the Balkan Wars. Toula's family had left Ithaca for Romania when she was only six months old, but she happened to be visiting the island at the very time that Constantine arrived, fresh from the war. Within three weeks they were married, and when Constantine returned to Melbourne in 1914 his new bride came with him. Constantine had trained as an accountant, but his qualifications were not recognised in Australia. Changing his surname to the Anglicised "Black", he started off working in his older brother Dionysios's cafés before going into business on his own. In 1917 he opened the Paris Residential Café at 54-56 Swanston Street, which offered both dining and accommodation. The business saw some years of success, but did not survive the Great Depression. Constantine died in 1944. Olga's mother Toula learned to sew as a child, while growing up in the Romanian village of Brila. She developed her skills making lace and embroidering items for her trousseau. Some of the linen she embroidered had been woven from flax on Ithaca by her own grandmother, Efstathia. During the Depression, when money was scarce, Toula embroidered at home, doing work for a factory in Flinders Lane. Using a cotton reel, a threepence and a sixpence she created and embroidered designs on hundreds of blouses. Olga spent her preschool days sitting at the table where her mother worked. Toula would involve Olga by allowing her to help choose the colour combinations. Toula lived with Olga in Brighton until her death in 1976. Olga inherited her mother's sewing skills. She re-invented some of Toula’s trousseau nightdresses and skilfully altered other clothing, making dresses which she wore around Brighton for many years.Red velvet bolero decrated with gold stitching and braid. Lined with red satin. Stand collar which fastens with two metal hooks and eyes. bolero, jacket, greece, ithaca, migration, olympic games, 1956 olympic games, olga black

The remains of Private Gillson and Lance Corporal Parker were located in southern Vietnam in April 2007. They were repatriated to Australia in June 2007. Stainless steel open-ended bracelet engraved with missing serviceman's full name and date missing. In a buff square velvet satin-lined box.MIA Peter Raymond Gillson 08/11/65mia, peter raymond gillson, missing in action bracelet, australia. army. missing in action, pte peter raymond gillson, 37857, royal australian infantry corps, 1st battalion, the royal australian regiment

Pilot Officer Robert Charles CARVER, 24, and Flying Officer Michael Patrick John HERBERT, 24, were both career air force officers in No. 2 Squadron, RAAF. On 3 November 1970 their Canberra bomber disappeared from a radar screen while returning from a night bombing mission in the northern I Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam. An extensive aerial search of the area failed to find any trace of the aircraft or crew and was called off after three days. In April 2009 the wreckage of the Canberra bomber was located in thick jungle in Quang Nam Province near the Laotian border. Human remains discovered near the site were identified in July 2009 as those of Carver and Herbert and were repatriated to Australia on 31 August 2009 for burial in separate military funerals.Stainless steel open-ended bracelet engraved with missing serviceman's full name and date missing. In a buff square velvet satin-lined box.Robert Charles Carver, 04/11/70mia, robert charles carver, mia 4/11/1970, robert carver mia, royal australian air force, 0119223, pilot officer, no 2 squadron', 1 corps tactical zone, canberra bomber, laotian border, quang nam province

The remains of Private Gillson and Lance Corporal Parker were located in southern Vietnam in April 2007. They were repatriated to Australia in June 2007. Stainless steel, open-ended bracelet engraved with the missing serviceman's full name and date missing in a buff square velvet satin-lined box.Richard H J Parkermia - australian, missing in action bracelet, l/cpl richard harold heath, 213963, royal australian infantry corps, 1st battalion, the royal australian regiment

In 1969 Private David Fisher, a national serviceman serving with 3 Squadron SAS, became the next soldier declared missing in action. In September 1969 Fisher was second-in-command of a five-man, long range SAS patrol searching for signs of enemy activity near the Nui May Tao massif in south-eastern Long Khanh province. After patrolling for seven days in persistent rain, on 27 September the Australians had a series of sharp contacts with strong groups of Viet Cong. Outnumbered and pursued through the jungle, they called for a helicopter extraction. The helicopters arrived within half an hour, just as the enemy were closing in on the SAS soldiers. During the hectic moments of the "hot" extraction, while under fire and surrounded by the enemy, the members of the patrol clipped on their karabiners and attached themselves to ropes dangling from a helicopter and were lifted clear of the jungle. As the helicopter gathered speed and helicopter gunships moved in to fire on the enemy on the ground, the patrol members suddenly noticed that Private Fisher was missing. He had fallen from his rope from a height of about 30 metres above the tree canopy. It was later suggested that, under pressure, Fisher may have attached his karabiner to the wrong loop on the rope. An air search began within ten minutes of the incident and a ground search began within five hours. A ten-man SAS patrol searched the jungle around the site, joined the following day by rifle companies who searched for the next six days. Fisher's body was never found, and he was declared missing in action, presumed dead. He had only two months remaining of his tour of duty.Stainless steel open-ended bracelet engraved with missing serviceman's full name and date missing. In a buff square velvet satin-lined box.David John Elkington Fisher 27/09/69mia, david john elkington fisher, trooper david john fisher, 2787344, australian national serviceman, royal australian infantry corps, 2nd special air service squadon, 3rd special air service squadron, sas

Gold brooch in shape of a racquet and ball housed in jewellers box. Engraved on obverse: '23 MAY 1910'. Engraved in ornate script on reverse: 'MLM/HARROGATE'. Box is blue velvet, with text printed on lining of underside lid: 'MAKERS TO THE ADMIRALTY/WATCH/MANUFACTURERES/& JEWELLERS/S.GREENOUGH & SONS/45/NEWPORT ST/BOLTON'. Materials: Gold/Metal, Velvet, Wood, Metaltennis

Two piece ivory satin evening dress. Bodice (.1) is decorated with central panel of finely pleated chiffon and embellished with ready-made strips of beading and artificial pearls. Short puffed sleeves. Russet coloured velvet band applied to waist of bodice and finished with a metal rosette. Plain gored satin skirt (.2) with cream velvet binding around hem. Label, printed grey on cream cotton, centre back bodice waist: Bussell, Robson & Bussell / MELBOURNE.evening dress, bussell robson & bussell, 1890s

This item has come from funeral directors Beattie and Phillips who have operated as funeral directors in Warrnambool since 1865 when Christopher Beattie and Henry Phillips commenced their business. They operated as partners until Henry died in 1896. Christopher continued until his death in 1916 when the business passed to his son Christopher who operated the business until 1945 when it was transferred to James J Leahy. The business was next to the Wesleyan church in Koroit St. Early advertisements cite the latest in services, vehicles and horses. This cloth could have been used to drape over coffins or seats. The society also has recently acquired a top hat worn by these funeral directors. An item which is associated with one of Warrnambool’s longest running businesses.Black rectangular lined cloth with ties on corners and diagonal velvet braid sewn in diamond shape in the middle. Same braid provides border around the item.warrnambool, warrnambool funeral directors, beattie and phillips funeral directors, j j leahy,

Embroidered & painted article with Australian Military Rising Sun emblem at top. Gold thread stitching with coloured paint infills all on black velvet material.Below Rising Sun: "AUSTRALIAN COMMONEALTH MILITARY FORCES, AIF PALESTINE 1940"embroidery, memorabilia, palestine