Laminated article title: Fairyland of color and light describing the life and work of Jack Valstar. At the bottom a black and white photo of Jack Valstar at work with painting brush, at the top color photo of the Last Supper.newspaper, bendigo, jack valstar

Born: London, England 1801; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1835; Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1878ColonialBennett Bequest, 1999 Hand-coloured lithograph depicting industrial waterscape with rocky shoreline and ships and buildings in background. Black painted timber frame with off white arched window mount and gold brushed internal window edgeRecto: Not signed, not dated, not titled print, waterscape, sea, harbour, land, figures, boats, tress, sydney harbour, buildings

Burgundy leather look covered storage case - elongated coffin shape. Hinged cover with small clip in the centre. Lined with cream coloured fabric. Recessed imprint in the shape of brush. original content unknown.In gold lettering inside the cover " REAL IVORY" "MADE IN FRANCE"leather, storage case

Used for cleaning of military small arms.Used by Australain Military Forces F88 Styer Rifle Small arms cleaning kit in a olive green pouch. The pouch has a flap opening secured with three metal press studs and two internal compartments secured with Velco strips. On the front is a nylon webbing loop with a metal slide clip. The kit contains 18 items, with two multitools, a two ended green toothbrush (large and small brushes), a four piece metal rod sections which screw together to form a barrel pull through with two eyelet (long and short) flannel and two wire brush attachments. The kit also contains a black small ended long brush, and a yellow ended large brush. Two 5.56 dummy rounds are included. Also included are a small green plastic container, and a small plastic slotted top with three holes. A red painted knurled metal top attachment with a screw thread, central vent hole and slotted top for an F88 rifle is also included. On the front is a nylon webbing loop with a metal slide clip for belt attachment.8465-00-781-9564 on the ouside of the pouch. F88 stamped on red metal tool top. HP 223 5.56 stamped on the base of the dummy rounds. Arrow marked on the green plastic slotted top. S,A.F. Marked on base of small plastic container. f88, small arms, cleaning kit, australian military, styer rifle

Bushfield is situated on the outskirts of Warrnambool . The local Bushfield recreation reserve has been home to a number of local football and cricket clubs which play in various leagues in the Warrnambool district. Litle could be The Bushfield Cricket club has possibly been combined with another local team It is home to the Woodford Cricket Club which is the closest club to Bushfield and which uses the Bushfield oval as its home ground. It is a member of the Warrnambool and District Cricket Association. We have little information on Stan Sharkey who was obviously associated with the club in the late 1970's.Cricket is an important part of sporting life in Australia and especially in country regions where clubs often form part of the social network of the towns and districts. They rely heavily on the contributions of volunteers such as Stan Sharkey to operate. Many have recorded their histories through the years but nothing could be found on the Bushfield club.Oblong stainless steel tray with rounded corners . It has ornate handles screwed into either end , a raised lip around all sides and a circular brushed pattern on the flat surface of the tray. There is an inscription in the centre of the tray.Engraved in centre of tray," Stan Sharkey. In appreciation of servicesfor season 1978-79. From President & Players Bushfield Cricket Club."Marked stainless steel on back.warrnambool, bushfield, bushfield cricket club

Linen holdall containing a sewing and repair kit issued to Royal Australian Air Force Personnel. The holdall is khaki in colour. The kit contains a variety of spare buttons, cottons and sewing needles, a thimble and a small brush.

Arthur Magee, Timber Merchant Bridge Street Sandhurst invoice dated March 13th 1885 issued to Mrs Walder for the purchase of 3 tins of paint, brush and one and a half pints of turps. Illegible signaturebendigo, industry, hardware sales, arthur magee. paint prices 1885

This shaving set was used, mostly by men, to lather the face prior to shaving. Ornamental mugs such as this one were often given as presents. Today most men use electric shavers. This shaving set has no known local provenance and is kept for display purposes.This is a shaving set with a white china mug in the shape of a fish with a mouth where the excess water and lather are ejected and it has a handle in the shape of a fish’s tail. The top open section that contains room for the lather and water has white ornamentation around the outer section and has three holes inside for drainage. There is evidence of some gilt decoration around the mouth and eye of the fish and the open top section but this is now mostly rubbed away. The brush has a wooden handle with cotton braiding and hair (probably horsehair). The brush is a little worn. bathroom accessories, history of warrnambool

Photograph - sepia. Portrait of a man, wearing a beard, looks grey in colour, hair brushed back, a big forehead, wearing a suit and white shirt and bow tie.At the front bottom Bartlett Bros, Sandhurst. There is nothing on the back.Bartlett Bros. Sandhurst.person, individual, portrait male, elma wells collection. male portrait.

Souvenired by Tony Cornelius. Refer Cat No 1874.2 for his service history.For SLR 7.62 Rifle. .1) Combination tool - metal. .2) Oil Bottle - plastic. .3) Brush - Plastic handle. .4) Pull through - metal, cord and cloth. .5.) CanvasPouch Khaki colour fabric tie.On printed label “7.62 SLR/ T Cornelius RAASC”slr, cleaning kit, accessory

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of the first or old Bendigo Water tram or scrubber inside the depot, 7-3-1954, Photo by Wal Jack. Wal's album notes say that the vehicle is "now out of use". See Reg Item 7880 for another photograph from the other side. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of negative On the rear in blue ink "SEC old "Brush" scrubber inside depot 7-3-54" with Wal Jack copyright stamp in the top right hand corner and the number "T73PC" written in.trams, tramways, bendigo, depot, scrubber tram, sprinkler tram, scrubber, sprinkler

Black and white small format postcard of the ocean beach. It shows an expanse of sand dune, remains of a brush windbreak fence, and the observation tower, built for Royal Lifesaving Club, pre Surf Life Saving Club. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe Ocean Beach Lakes Entrancebeaches, surf lifesaving

This gift-boxed grooming set contains men's toiletry and grooming items in a lined and fitted case. The set was made by Fauldings from 193o to 1940 and sold by chemists and department stores throughout Australia. An advertisement promotes a variety of sets as 'Toilet Treasures by Faulding' and pictures several sets called 'caskets', and gives the different combinations a set number. Another advertisement promotes the sets as 'Gifts of Rare Discernment'. The items on offer include After-shave Lotion, a bottle of Brilliantine for hair, and an Old English Lavender shaving stick in a glass container. Some sets have Complexion Soap, a good quality sterilised Shaving Brush and Talcum Powder. A grooming set similar to the one in our collection was priced at 11 shillings in 1936 and would cost approximately AU $90 in 2022. This boxed grooming set is an example of men's toiletries sold from the 1920s to the 1940s in Australia. The supplier, Faulding, brand products have been available since 1845 when Francis Hardy Faulding opened a pharmacy in Adelaide, South Australia. The company has built a reputation for being a trustworthy supplier of pharmacy and healthcare needs for 175 years.Male grooming set; black leather-covered case with green velvet lining and strap with a metal button closure. The lid and front of the base fold out. The case is fitted with straps and a compartment to secure items inside. The set contains men's toiletries and grooming items; a nail file with ebonised handle, an oval bristle brush with shaped ebonised hand grip, and a twelve-sided textured glass bottle with a gold metal lid and a shave stick with silver foil around the base, wrapped in waxed paper. There is also a ten-sided plain glass bottle with silver metal lid, an oval metal soap container with hinged lid and an unused round cake of soap. A light brown leather stropping strap with a metal 'D' ring one end and a punched hole in the other end is fitted onto the folded down side of the case. The shaving stick is Old English Lavender by Faulding and the soap is Christy's. Inscriptions on the shaving stick wrapper, bottle base, label and lid. Shaving stick; "Faulding Old English Lavender Shaving Stick", "Faulding", "Faulding AUSTRALIA" and moulded inscriptions on the base [undecipherable]. Moulded in the soap; 'CHRISTY'S"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, male grooming set, male toiletries, male accessories, faulding, toilet treasures, gift box, casket, shaving toiletries, hair toiletries, christy's, complexion soap, ebonised handles

Clag was used in homes, schools and offices for sticking mostly paper and cardboard together. It was applied with a brush. In later years adhesives became varied with chemicals being combined enabling many different surfaces to be stuck together. Clag is a very basic form of adhesive.Clear glass round bottle gradually tapering from base to opening. It has an orange and white label with blue and white writing and titled 'Clag'. The opening has a partly broken cork in it.Embossed at base: 'Angus & Co. Pty. Ltd around the top / 1156 / glass manufacturers logo '9 above 46' inside a circle then '4' Across the bottom: 'Clag'bottle for clag; adhesive; office equipment

Colour print of Freight Tram 17 at Preston Works advertising Mitchells Brushes, c1970 over an open inspection pit. Tram started its life as NMETL 13, then MMTB 2A, then 214, Freight car 17 and later again as 17W.trams, tramways, preston workshops, freight tram, nmetl, v class, tram 17, tram 17w

This type of bayonet was reputed to have used by British troops during the ill fated Zulu War.Long lived extensively used during its llfe.Bayonet Sword 1860 Martini Henry Rifle. The pattern 1853/ 72 was called a brushed model as they were modified from 20mm diameter to 18.1 mm diameter by a process then called brushed to fit the new martini henry rifle. The 2nd battalion 24th foot had been in south Africa longer and still had the older pattern bayonet instead of the newer 1876 pattern socket bayonet which had been issued to 1st battalion at Isandlawana The M1853/72 Martini - henry bayonet comes complete with a brass mounted leather scabbard.(No scabbard included with this example) 1860 Martin Henry Bayonet Sword.(No scabbard included with this example)martine henry bayonet, circ 1860

belonged to Dorothy Meaghers' motherdonated by Ray Meagher who was a councillor 1972-1979. He was also chairman of works committee 1974-76, and Mayor of Nunawading 1976-77. Rays' wife Dorothy was on lake committee and supported the extension of the lake reserve. Ray was also a local builder.1 rectangular cream coloured tray .2 oval shaped hand mirror with handle, coloured cream .3 narrow oblong cream coloured brush .4 oblong cream brush .5 rounded square cream powder container with raised bump on each side .6 lid for powder container with raised bumps on each side square shape .7square handkerchief with farm animals- blue edged .8 round pink coloured powder puff, dark pink. .9 round pink coloured powder puff, light pink. .10 round circle of nylon meshon cream container 'made in England'personal effects-toilet requisites, cosmetics

This was probably used by the Powell family. Selena Powell came from Eden to Orbost at the age of 18. She met and married Henry James Powell in Orbost.This item is an excellent local example of the type of hand made tea cosies which were used in an Australian domestic setting during the 1920's through to the 1960's. Fawn coloured hand-knitted tea cosy. The wool has been brushed to resemble the fur. It has brown button eyes and the nose and mouth are sewn in black yarn. The feet are embroidered in black and it has a narrow green velvet ribbon around the neck.tea-cosy domestic-item tableware handcraft knitting powell-selena

Ladies Cricket Club 1907 On left H Llewellyn Second Lady from left Miss Jess Hawes Second Row Elsie Heal Lady in very front is sister of Jess Hawes but name not known.Group portrait of Ladie cricket team. Ladies in White Blouses neck ribbon and boater hats. Twelve women and two men at back. Three women holding cricket bats and one with what appears to be a trophy Brush and Combe set n case.stawell sport

Cream celluloid' Zylonite' shaving companion. It consists of an adjustable round mirror supported on a rod and standing on a round shaped bowl with a lid on top with a round hole in which a shaving brush was inserted. The bowl probably had a bowl insert to hold hot water.personal effects-toilet requisites, shaving

Corrector fluid was used to cover typing mistakes before retyping over it upon drying. Correction fluid became available sold with a brush and was drier and therefore quicker to use. Computers then followed with 'delete' keys to correct mistakes. History of Gestetner Company.Jan worked as a typist in the S.E.C. offices and would have used corrector fluid when typing reports etc..Small bottle with no neck and with black bakelite lid. Inside there is a bright pink liquid of 'Corrector fluid'. Cardboard box containing the bottle is lined with cardboard and is red with white writing on the top and white with black writing on the bottom. Each side of the box is written the Brand name and Directions each side in different languages. Embossed on bottle AA517 on base Embossed on bottle UC or UG on basecorrector fluid bottle; gestetner company

This book contains examples of various types of electric tramcars for street services, they are presented in the pages, together with some illustrations of standard trucks. The Tramcar Works of the Brush Electrical Engineering Co. at Loughborough was the largest in the United Kingdom during the early 1900's.Only copy of this book known Burgundy with Gold embossed lettering on a hard cover book, printed paper pages.The Electric Supply Company of Victoria Ltd.tram, bendigo, brush, tramcar.

Used by the GROSS family of TaturaBakelite handle in arch shape with a brushed metal razor and handle. Contained in a reddy brown cardboard box, with a lid which slides over the black insert. Outside of box is brown with silver writing, On silver hand is E M DICKINSON INVICTA Sheffield EnglandW3/4 INVICTA Razor Manufactured Sheffield England E M DICKINSONvic and nita gross, bruce gross, cut throat razor

A cylindrical chamber with a handle, and rotating brush roller across the centre. Chamber has four legs mounted onto a wooden panel. Inscription across the handle side of machine: PATENT/J.OSMOND THORNHILL WORKS LEE LONDON. Materials: Wood, Metal, Hair, Painttennis