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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Portmanteau, 1930-1950
The etymology of the word portmanteau: A portmanteau was a travelling bag used as a mailbag. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, both newspapers and letters were transported in these leather mailbags that opened into two sections. A portmanteau is a word created by the blending of two other words in terms of the sounds and meaning. Portmanteau itself is a portmanteau; made up of the French ‘porter’ meaning ‘to carry’ and ‘manteau’ meaning ‘cloak’. The other meaning of this word is ‘a travelling case or bag' but was coined by Lewis Carroll with its new meaning in 1882. History: English merchant Thomas Witherings established mail routes throughout Europe in the 1620s. He drew up a proposal in 1635 for an English mail system based in London in which portmanteaux (containing 2 leather bags lined with cotton) could travel to European towns with sealed bags of mail for protection against spies. The system was put into motion and some 26,000 letters were mailed safely and unopened between London and European towns each week. In the nineteenth century, the official portmanteau was used to carry the mail, letters and newspapers on Americas New England stagecoaches that travelled the postal routes. Before 1789 newspapers were mostly excluded from the mail and the official portmanteau. After the first United States Congress (1789–1791) the postmaster general allowed printers free postage to communicate reports and articles of Congressional informational newspapers with other publishers in other towns and cities for distribution. Example of a mid-20th-century leather bag not connected to a person of significance from history or a historic event. The significance lies in the historic social aspect of this type of bag and how it got its name. This type of bag was popular from the mid 19th century for personal use and fell out of favour in until the 1950s and the origin and meaning of the word used to describe this type of leather bag "portmanteau". Portmanteau leather bag, with brass oval badge, tan interior with compartment separator. Inscribed "Allchin Bros Makers Ballarat". flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, portmanteau, allchin bros -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ROBERT DENIS KELLY COLLECTION: PORTRAIT OF MAN IN UNIFORM
Black and white photograph: oval shaped photo, young man in army uniform.person, robert denis kelly, world war 1, robert denis kelly collection, world war 1. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Bottle, glass, c. 1900-1912
Aqua tinted clear glass bottle, oval in section with embossed initial on base.'M' on base. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Glass Bottle
Small clear oval shaped glass bottle. Reminisce of cork inside bottle.This bottle is and always remains the property of J.Bosisto & Co, Pty Lts Richmond Vic. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Watering can
White enamel can with three green handles oval shaped with a spout and lid. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Scoop
Used at Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne as powder scoop until 1984.219.1 - Yellow-brown translucent plastic oval shaped scoop with flat handle. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - QC BINKS COLLECTION: METAL BADGE OR INSIGNIA
Oval shaped badge or pin. Metal rusted. Remnant of pin fastening on reverse.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks, america -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF BENDIGO, June 1970
Slide. Freedom of the City of Bendigo. Survey Regiment Members on the Oval preparing for the Freedom.slide, bendigo, freedom of the city of bendigo., freedom of the city of bendigo. -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Framed phototgraph
Unknown WW1 SoldierGold coloured oval frame with sepia photograph of WW1 Soldier wearing capww1, unknown soldier -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Weapon - Hand Grenade, c1960
Inert Australian made Hand Grenade used in the Vietnam WarOval shaped green metal object with lever on top with ring pin attached.hand grenade, vietnam war, australian army, australian hand grenade, m26 grenade -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Printworks, Sheparton, The Rodney Store 1905-2005, 2005
Compiled by Merrigum Historical society. A brief history of Rodney General Store in Merrigum.White cover, title in black. Photograph of store, in oval frame, on front cover. rodney general store, merrigum -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Buckle, 1940's
Made by Karl Kirsch at Camp 3Oval shaped wooden buckle with cut out centre prong lacquered finishbuckle, wooden, kirsch k, kirsch b, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, costume, accessory, clothes -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Centenary Committee Mooroopna NW Primary School et al, Mooroopna North West (Ram Dam), 1978
Published in association with Centenary Celebrations of Mooroopna North West Primary School 1978Brown cardboard cover. Oval photo - water scene. Illustrated. 36 pagesMooroopna North West (Ram Dam) No 2002 1878 1978 on scroll.mooroopna north west primary school, school centenary celebrations -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Photograph - Photo of man
Black & white oval photo of young man wearing high buttoned jacket -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Communion token, c1840
Two oval communion token with text on both sides on the obverse. The reverse is blank."RELIEF CHURCH IRVINE 1840 I.CORINTH.XI.23.29" presbyterian church -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Badge
Oval dark blue enamel badge depicting a gloved hand gripping a sword. -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Badge
Oval light blue enamel badge depicting a gloved hand gripping a sword. -
Clunes Museum
Memorabilia - LABEL
LABEL FOR LEMONADE BOTTLE -OVAL,WHITE BACKGROUND WITH RED PRINTING & CROWN DESIGNDEPOSIT 3D. REFUNDED WITH THIS LABEL ATTACHED LEMONADE EBERHARDT & CO. CLUNES & TALBOTlocal history, commerce, labels, eberhard & co. labels -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH PHOTO TAKEN IN VICINITY OF CLUNES COMMUNITY CENTRE AND FOOTBALL OVALlocal history, photography, photographs, clunes community centre -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Miss or Mrs Doll ( Dorothy) Bearup
Doll (Dorothy) Bearup. Not much is known of the family. Records shows the Bearup Family came to Stawell around 1908 -1913 from Hamelton (502 School index). RM2 (1908 - 1913). Mr. Robert Bearup was employed by the Gas Company, as manager (Municipal Directory 1923 Mag Box 6 RM2.Black & white portrait photograph of young woman. The photo is oval with a plain background. O'Shannessy & Falk (or Fall) Elizabeth St. (Cardboard frame of photograph has been cut, only these letters shown). In pencil on back Doll Bearup.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Dab Wyrrung Greenstone Axe, Hand Axe
First People's Stone Axe. Found 1960's Lake Lonsdale by Alan Tangey - Brought home for children. Mt Dryden quarry was where it came from. Pre European SettlementGreenstone- Oval - Smooth / Rough Surface. Rougher surface holding thumb Indent -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Dish
Small oval dish with two handles. Possibly from child's tea set.domestic items, crockery -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Morton Recreation Reserve, 1/11/1940
Scale of Charges [for Picnics, Ovals, Main Hall, Supper Room and other facilities]morton recreation reserve -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Geoffrey Walker
Black and white oval shape in folder of Geoffrey Walker, Grandson of Edgar Walker.walker, geoffrey, edgar edwardes, australian tesselated tile co. pty. ltd. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Blotter
From the Betty McPhee writing equipment collectionBrown vinyl covered block set on an oval base covered with blotting paper.commerce, office equipment / stationery -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Doyley
White oval cotton doyley with deep border of silk crochet. Embroidered in white.manchester, table linen, handcrafts, needlework -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard - Image, A. Veney & Co, 1914-1916
This photograph has been identified as PTE Norman Hooke (Service No. 3764), son of William Hugh Hooke and Margaret Ellen Hooke (nee Holloway). He was born in 1896 at Rutherglen, enlisted on 11th August 1915, and was killed in action in France on 2nd September 1916. His occupation before enlistment was listed as coach painter.Oval photograph, printed on a postcard, of Norman Robert Hooke in his AIF uniformWritten on back: "Norman"world war 1, world war i, hooke family, holloway family -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Uniform, C1960?
Aluminium dog tags (3) - 2 circular and 1 oval on official cordage.22404584 CE S. Shutt -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Portrait Photograph, Unidentified sitter, 1900s
An unidrntified portrait within the photo collection.Oval photographic portrait in a square mount of an unidentified woman, circa 1900-1910photographs, portraits -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Portrait of Mrs P.W. Noble, c.1870
One of five group and individual portraits of the Noble family of Kew, two in the rear garden of what is presumed to be ‘Charnwood’, in Station Street, Coburg. The photographs date from the period c.1890-1914. One of the larger framed photographs is a portrait of the entire family group, while another is of two of the children, Frederick and Winifred. The father, Frederick William Noble was a businessman, and, at one period Secretary of the Victorian Creamery & Butter Company in South Melbourne. Later he was to manage J. Bartram & Co., Ice & Cold Storage Department in Flinders Lane. By 1906, the Noble family had moved to Kew, living for almost 20 years at 100 Walpole Street before relocating to 26 Molesworth Street in the mid 1920s. The five photographs in the collection reveal details of family life and social values as expressed through attire. The family is formally costumed in a manner indicative of their social status. Mrs Noble, in one of the large framed portraits, is dressed in a sombre manner in a long, dark-coloured long-sleeved, high-necked gown. It is difficult to know whether she is dressed in mourning wear in this black and white photograph. It was not uncommon for a woman to regularly wear mourning attire due to the high mortality rate in the Victorian era. This situation was compounded for women due to the size of extended families. A woman might rarely be out of mourning due to the death of a parent, a sibling, a husband, a child or a near relative. The portraits of the Noble family children, particularly Frederick and Winifred, show the elaborateness of formal attire worn by the children of wealthy families during the late Victorian era. Winifred is dressed in a long cotton dress and a broad-rimmed hat; both liberally covered in lace. Winifred and Frederick’s lace collars extend to their shoulders. Winifred’s diaries, covering the period 1908-50, are now in the collection of the State Library of Victoria. The most detailed of the diaries is from 1914, just before the outbreak of World War 1, and includes ‘Accounts of my Dancing Evenings - Season 1914’. The diaries were the inspiration for an art exhibition by Jim Pavlidis in 2014. One of the family’s two sons, Frederick, was to work at The Age newspaper for 50 years. His obituary records that “He was regarded as the epitome of accuracy and a fount of knowledge on many subjects, but especially cricket, the Royal Melbourne Show and Gilbert & Sullivan”. With Robert Morgan he compiled Speed the Plough, a history of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria and its role in developing agriculture in Victoria.Framed oval portrait of Mrs P. W. Noble in a carved wooden frame."P. W. Noble" handwritten on label on reverse. noble family