non-fictionCultivating Community is transforming the Rooftop Garden at the Burwood Brickworkscultivating community, burwood brickworks

Spring Street is culturally important to Victoria and is associated with the central spine of the administration of the Government of Victoria, as well as being central to many of the state's major cultural institutions. It is also notable for its Victorian architecture including the landmarks Victorian Parliament House, the Old Treasury Building, the Windsor Hotel (also known as Duchess of Spring Street) and the Princess Theatre. (Wikipedia)A colour photograph of Melbourne taken from above, showing Parliament House is Spring Street, with Russell Street in the midground. melbourne, spring street, victorian partliament house, windsor hotel, russell street

Postcard: poppet head lookout tower, Rosalind Park, Bendigo. Image shows poppet head, eucalypt trees surrounding it. On bottom ' Lookout Tower, Bendigo' On back 'situated 92 miles north of Melbourne, Bendigo is the gateway to Northern Victoria. It is an attractive City with many modern facilities, fine Gardens and Cultural centres.Nucolorvue Productions, No. 12, Copyright.bendigo, buildings, lookout tower, rosalind park, bendigo, lookout tower, poppethead, rosalind park

Six papers on the relationship of language and culture in the Australian Aboriginal context are presented. "Some Thoughts on Yanyuwa Language and Culture" by Jean Kirton gives an overview of some language-culture relationships and examines seven kinds of possession in one language. "Nyangumarta Kinship: A Woman's Viewpoint" by Helen Geytenbeck outlines kinship and its terminology as learned by a field linquist for her work with this group. In "A Description of the Mathematical Concepts of Groote Eylandt Aborigines," Judith Stokes describes an Anindilyakwa mathematical language in its cultural context, refuting popular generalizations about the limited counting ability of the Aboriginal people. "Facts and Fallacies of Aboriginal Number Systems" by John Harris criticizes anthropologists' and linguists' neglect of and bias concerning existing data about the mathematics of Aboriginal groups. In "Aboriginal Mathematical Concepts: A Cultural and Linguistic Explanation for Some of the Problems," Barbara Sayers suggests that the mathematical problems of some Aboriginal schoolchildren are real, but have a cultural rather than linguistic basis. "A Report on Colour Term Research in Five Aboriginal Languages" by Susanne Hargrave describes and presents preliminary analyses from a research project on color terminology.B&w illustrationslinguistics, language and culture, sociolinguistics

The now defunct Golden Wattle Festival was celebrated each Spring in Maryborough, and was an important part of the town's cultural history.The cape forms part of the Golden Wattle festival collection of memorabilia held by the society.Gold lame cape or cloak with collar (tied with bow) and train. Scalloped edges are decorated with diamente borders.

Orange coloured community information brochure for Ringwood residents covering Councillors' contact details and local services, sporting, and cultural facilities. Includes two City of Ringwood Free Tipping Vouchers valid until the end of 1972, Council permit requirements, Nature strips and street trees, Vandalism, Road safety and Parking regulations.rinx

Newspaper - 8 page, free distribution, paper called 'Greater Bendigo Quarterly'. A social and cultural periodical. Vol 1, No.1, March 1966. Includes articles on History, Music, Education, Travel, Photography, Theatre plus adverts for local businesses. Published by JWH Publications, Barnard St, Bendigo. Printed by the Castlemaine 'Mail'.bendigo, r w birrell, reg. bridgland, j k collis, don semmens, don lennox, bendigo competitions

"Birthing Trees is culturally significant to Aboriginal people. Women would give birth in the hollowed out trees. Men were not allowed there as this was women's business. This 800 year old tree and other ancient trees are in the way of a proposed new western district highway. Let's find a way to respect cultural diversity as we all share this one land". >Purchased & acquired for the City of Whittlesea Cultural Collection in 2018. The work was exhibited in Council's annual art exhibition that was titled "Seasonal".MVRaboriginal birthing tree and aboriginal woman giving birth.

Booknon-fictionCollection of essays written by feminist theorists from several disciplines in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US, challenging 'western ' feminism, examining identity politics and intersectionality.post-colonialism, body, postmodernism, poststructuralism, theory, racism, globalization

non-fictionCollection of essays addressing issues of culture and difference in Australia in the late 20th century and ways to develop new thinking about the role of the arts in a multicultural society.multiculturalism, funding, access, community arts, cultural difference, arts policy reform, aboriginality

Booknon-fictionArising from research for an exhibition of the same name, which toured Australia 1981- 1982 the book covers the work of 45 amateur and professional photographers and their lives as innovators and travellers. Many of the works come from private collections and have not been previously published.self portraiture, self-portraiture, pictorialism, home magazine, studio photography, melbourne society of women painters and sculptors, olive cotton, ruth hollick

The meat industry and animal by-product works of Melbourne's West, in the series "Interpreting the Cultural Landscape", with the assistance of the Department of Planning and Development, VictoriaThe Australian Meat Preserving Company was established on the banks of the Maribyrnong River in 1870 on the site of boiling works dating from the 1840s.32 page booklet, A5, Cover illustration of Raleigh's boiling down works on the Maribyrnong River, from water-colour by Greeves C. 1850s Title: Meat and By-Products Author: Gary Vines Melbourne's Living Museum of the West Inc.western suburbs, meat industry

A selection of photographs donated by Marcia Tanswell223-01 Colour photograph of the Cowes Cultural Centre with lawns and garden in front. 223-02 Colour photograph of the Cowes Library and Museum in the background with Granite Stone inscribed with "Shire of Phillip Island" Library and Heritage Centre 223-03 & 4. Colour Photographs of the pathway leading to the Library and Museum with lawn and gardens either side of the path.cowes cultural centre phillip island, cowes library phillip island, cowes heritage centre phillip island, phillip island museum cowes, marcia tanswell

Postcard: Sound Shell in Rosalind Park, Bendigo. Image shows building with skillion roof, trees in LH and background. On bottom ' autumn tints and sound shell in Rosalind Park, Bendigo.' On back ' situated 92 miles north of Melbourne, Bendigo is the gateway to Northern Victoria. It is an attractive City with many modern facilities (unclear) Gardens and Cultural centres.'Nucolorvue Productions, No. 3, copyrightbendigo, buildings, sound shell, rosalind park, bendigo, sound shell, rosalind park

The Victorian Heritage Register lists objects and places which have the highest level of cultural significance in Victoria. Once listed, they are protected by law.189 p. black print on white paper, illus.heritage places, victorian heritage register, heritage council of victoria

Abdul-Rahman describes his practice as exploring a sense of identity that emerges from cultural heritage that is both Muslim and seventh generation Australian.Bronze sculpture of a young man boxing his own reflection. The sculpture, Big Jihad explores the meaning of "the greater jihad", which in Islam is the internal struggle with one's Nafs (the ego or commanding self). Abdullah describes this concept as the recognition of one's humanity forming the basis of their relationship to Islam. sculpture, bronze, jihad, ego

Contents: • Next meeting, guest speaker; Sandy Atkinson: Aboriginal Cultural Heritage • Recent Activities • Eltham Courthouse • Other Society Activities The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society

medal with inscription on a band in Slovenian flag coloursMarcela bole was presented the Medal in 1989 at the conclusion and in gratitude for her life achievements - as part of the This is Your Life cultural program Medal has a gold rim with white ceramic centre with TO JE VAŠE ŽIVLJENJE, g. MARCELA BOLE, KEW, 20. 6. 1999 on medal, to je vaše žibljenje, marcela bole, kew, 1999, slovenian association melbourne