These domestic kitchen bags were donated to the National Wool Museum by Lila Gore. Lila donated Children’s Clothing (RGE 8324) to the museum in 2022 and at her time of donating, inquired as to whether the museum would also be interested in these bags she had been collecting. Lila said there was no reason as to why she was saving the bags, other than she liked the art works and thought they were too good to end up in landfill. She had thought perhaps she would make something out of the bags, or perhaps give the bags to a friend to make something. When Lila was donating the Children’s Clothing to the museum, she thought that the National Wool Museum would be the perfect home for the bags. Domestic kitchen bags such as these date from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. They were used at home, usually by women, containing household items which would not spoil, such as flour, sugar, animal feed, seeds, and other commodities. In modern times a trip to the supermarket is a daily chore, in the past however, these trips happened far less often, with big sacks such as these a large reason why. In the rural US and Canada, Feed sack dresses and Flour sack dresses, were an iconic part of rural life from the 1920s through the Great Depression, World War II, and post-World War II years. Australia also reused these sacks, typically for making wagga style blankets, but re-use for clothing was not unusual.Calico bag with yellow and blue graphic text on front.Front: COOK-WELL \ SELF- \ RAISING \ FLOUR \ PREPARED WITH \ PHOSHATE AERATOR \ HENRY BERRY & Co (A/S??Ltd) \ 568 580 COLLINS STREET \ MELBOURNE \ NET 7 LBSwagga, flour, oats, bag, calico, lila, gore, depression, war, kitchen

Donald Clark Collection. A monochrome photograph of men loading a wagon outside the Tarnagulla Flour Mill. Copy photograph.

Clear descriptions of fish with a coloured photos for identification.Colour photographs, b&w illustrationsfish, australian fish

John GLEESON Living at Campbell's Creek for over 30 years, John Gleeson makes a range of functional stoneware pottery. He fell in loved with pottery during a hobby class in Geelong in 1972. He worked for a year at Canny Ridge Pottery in Harcourt. John Gleeson uses white stoneware and porcelain clay from The Bendigo Pottery, and buff clay from Bennetts Pottery in Adelaide. He mixed all his own glazes from commercially sourced raw materials, sometimes supplemented with ash from his fire and local red clay to get special effects.Large celadon platter with incised fish design. john gleason, studio pottery, ceramics, australian studio pottery

O-So-Lite self raising flour showbag. The bag is quite simple in design with the words O-So-Lite self-raising flour in blue on a white background. Both side of the bag are the same. There are four bags in different conditions.business, retail, advertising, business advertising usually found at agricultural shows and other promotional activities.

Textiles. Calico flour bag with green and yellow printing on one side, ''Golden Crust Self Raising Flour''. Blended with Phosphate Aerator 25 lbs. net. Hancock's Golden Crust. Pty. Ltd., Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria.textiles, domestic, hancock's golden crust calico bag

Set of two Venetian glass sweet dishes. 1 - Pale blue with gold fish stem. 1- Gold with gold fish stem. Irregular shape.dessert dishes

Mac's Shortbread Co dates its history back to a family bakery in Abbotsford opened in the 1860's producing bread for the goldfields. This eventually became McAlpine's Flour. This business was sold in 1960 and the family then purchased a cake shop, leading to building a biscuit factory. (This is thought to have been the Surrey Hills site). The company outgrew this and moved to Kerang. (Further research required.)This tin is material evidence of the small area of industrial activities that once existed in Surrey Hills.A round tin with a silvered interior and the outside finished in a white enamel paint with the head and shoulders of a blond girl in red jumper, tartan sash and brooch and a tartan tam o'shanter hat.1. Mac's / Petticoat Tail BUTTER SHORTBREAD 450g NET./ BAKED IN AUSTRALIA BY MAC"S SHORTBREAD CO., 1 NORFOLK ROAD, SURREY HILLS, VICTORA AUSTRALIA PHONE 8360333 INGREDIENTS WHEAT FLOUR, CHOICE BUTTER, SUGAR, EVAPORATED MILK BAKING POWDERbakeries, surrey hills, mac's shortbread, norfolk road

Black and white photographic copy of a short section of the Esplanade, which shows a fish shop, Bamboo Cafe, Tween Lakes Motel, and Johns Fish Shop. A 1950c Holden sedan parked in front of Fish Cafe, and Holden wagon in front of Bamboo Motel. Lakes Entrance Victoriatownship, motels, transport, restaurant

This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.A diptych of a leaping fish, and its resulting trail of water. art, artwork, angela comben, tafe business collection, fish, available

Black and white photograph of two fishermen, one in small boat, the other standing in water handling a large net full of fish at fish pens. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, waterways, jetties, occupation, fish

Textiles. Calico utility bag made of four 25 lb flour bags. Flour bags have been unstitched, flattened and joined together to make a larger utility bag with top opening. Bags- Anchor, Thomas Bros, Jeffs Bros X 2.textiles, domestic, calico utility bag

Black and white photograph of three men, two standing in the water, one in a rowboat, transferring the fish from the net into the boat at the fish pens in Cunningham Arm at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.fishing industry, boats and boating, fish, jetties

Mac's Shortbread Co dates its history back to a family bakery in Abbotsford opened in the 1860's producing bread for the goldfields. This eventually became McAlpine's Flour. This business was sold in 1960 and the family then purchased a cake shop, leading to building a biscuit factory. (This is thought to have been the Surrey Hills site). The company outgrew this and moved to 5 Tate Drive, Kerang. (Further research required.) Australia adopted metric units of measurement in July 1974, so this object was manufactured after 1974.This tin is material evidence of the small area of industrial activities that once existed in Surrey Hills.A cylindrical tin with a silvered interior and the outside finished in a white enamel paint, on which there is a geometric design incorporating a butterfly.On a label incorporated in the design: "Mac's / MAC'S SHORTBREAD CO. 1 NORFOLK RD./ SURREY HILLS, VIC. AUST. 3127 - 8360333 / BUTTER / SHORTBREAD / INGREDIENTS: WHEAT FLOUR, CHOICE BUTTER, / SUGAR, EVAPORATED MILK, BAKING POWDER / 300 g NET"bakeries, surrey hills, mac's shortbread, norfolk road

Fish Spear head, Trident, handmade metal with barbed prongs.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Common home made example of a dip net used by fishermenRound shaped dip net used to hold caught fish.fishing, leisure activity

From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of Sewing Needles. Size for housewife's containing 3 x size No2, 3 x size No 3 and a darning needle size 1T Hessin & Co Needles & Fish Hooks Ltd Redditch England.handcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

Black & White Photo of E Farrell's flour mill in Numurkah, at front of mill is a horse and dray with men behind it

This house was owned in turn by the Evans, the Haylock’s and the Murray’s No 24 Gipps StBlack and white photograph taken from upstairs in the old flour mill in Gipps Street of 24 Gipps Street.cottage, building, home, house

Textiles. Linen flour bag printed on both sides in red and green.1. ''WITTSCHEIBE BROS. The famous WB Brand Regd. World's Best Self Raising Flour prepared from the choicest Victorian wheat. Factory 172 MITCHELL ST>< BENDIGO< 5 lbs''. Side 1 printed in black ink KA No 712. Side 2 printed in pen ink 1149. 5lbs net. Self raising Flour W.B. Brand Self Raising Flour is mixed and prepared from the choicest Victorian grown wheat, and possessing highly nutritious qualities is unequalled for Scones, Cakes, Puddings, ETC 172 Mitchell St., Bendigo, Telephone 339''.textiles, domestic, wittscheibe bros, bendigo. flour bag

The Kew Historical Society’s collection includes a wide range of leisure objects. Many of the items are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. There were clearly a huge range of toys produced for the Australian and International children’s market in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. The examples of toys in the collection include examples of alphabet toys, arcade toys, baby toys, construction toys, dolls, doll accessories, educational toys, soft toys, tin toys, toy animals, toy blocks, toy machines, toy typewriters, etc. Four miniature paper fish that have multicoloured stripes. Each fish has a piece of metal in its mouth. The other part of the game is two tiny wooden fishing rods with cotton attached to metal rods. The aim of the game is to attach a rod to a fish. The six items are stored in an orange and green patterned cardboard box that is probably not original.games, magnetic toys