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Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Squeegee - Tea Tree, circa mid to late 1900's
This "home made" squeegee was manufactured in the mid to late 1900's by an ingenuous dairyman as a solution to the removal of cow "pats" from the concrete floors of his "milking" sheds. The tea tree made squeegee (being made from nature's anti bacterial material) was an excellent hygienic implement to use. This "home made" wooden squeegee is very significant to the Kiewa Valley and its surrounding regions because it highlights the natural ingenuity found in the pioneer farmer, grazier and other rural folk. It demonstrates the "mother of invention and adaptation" is very strong in rural areas where "off the shelf" products were a rare quantity. Part of the natural psyche of the rural Australian inhabitants is the ability to produce inventions that overcome physical restrictive conditions, "the man/woman of all trades" is an apt description of the pioneers of yesteryear and of those to come.The squeegee handle is a long branch made from a tea tree, inserted into the upper flat side of a slab of tea tree wood which is flat on one side and curved on the other, the natural curve of the tree trunk. This squeegee was used on dairies for removing cow manure.timber, dairy, farm, rural, implement -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Tea caddy, c 1860
Tea caddy was owned by Elizabeth Russell who was married in 1865. This caddy was probably used in the kitchen.Polished wooden tea caddy. Inlaid border around lid and around all edges. Inside divided into two paper lined compartments with wooden lids. Keyhole at front.domestic items, containers, handcrafts, woodwork -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir Tea Towel - Nelson, Victoria, n.d
Tea-towel, 54% linen, 46% cotton, white back, yellow front, beer coaster design border and central image 'beer builds better bodies'. 'Greetings from NELSON VIC' printed in black beneath central image. Red, green, black striped border.Front: 'DESIGNED IN AUSTRALIA BY SOUVENIRS AUSTRALIA' 'HAND PRINTED' printed in black, lower border.souvenir, nelson, victoria -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Tea Cosy (Lined), mid 20th century
This kind of tea cosy was found in just about every Dutch home in the 1950's. It took pride of place on the tea trolley and took the place of, or was an alternative to, the tea lights which also served to keep the teapot warm. It held a large teapot and although it was very effective in keeping the tea warm, after a couple of hours the tea became rather bitter and tasted "stewed". Since the Dutch are not in the habit of adding milk to their tea, the late afternoon cuppa was not always a favourite.A symbol of what the Dutch prize above all, namely "gezelligheid", which means homely cosiness. The afternoon tea ritual ("thee-uurtje") was a very important time of the day as children came home from school to a cosily lit home with their mother presiding over pouring out the tea and distributing biscuits (one at a time!) Half rounded cotton padded teapot warmer (Dutch "theemuts" = tea bonnet) with inserted plywood base. White outside with grey-blue Delft tile motifs, lined with navy blue taffeta and padded with kapok. Metal carrying handle under which there is a clasp which opens and closes the cosy.noneteapot, dutch family life, dutch, immigration, household items -
Orbost & District Historical Society
table linen, Early 20th century
This table linen was bought from the Indian hawker, Budda Dean, by Henry Powell for his daughter, Ruth, to start her "glory box" on her 18th birthday. Selina Jane Powell and Henry James Powell had daughters, Ruth (married Roy Cope), Ethel (married Dan Locke). The family came to Orbost from Bega around 1902.This item is an example of a fine piece of linen commonly used in the first half of the 20th century..1 is a square table cloth. The centre is linen and the edges are crocheted in cotton. It appears to be hand-made. .2 is a rectangular tea towel or cloth. It is of a huckaback weave with a crocheted edge. .3 is a square cotton table napkin with a scalloped edge. .4 is a square cotton table napkin with a scalloped edge.linen tableware powell-henry-james handcraft -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Tin, tea
Tall square silver-grey coloured tin with slightly raised top and a round push on lid. Text on side.Robur Tea No. 2 Grade 5 Lbs Net Pure Blend Tea. Robur is good tea. -
Mont De Lancey
Flour bag
Flour bags were used for bulk purchases of flour in early to mid 20th century. They would have been laundered and re-used for storage. In earlier times empty flour bags were washed and boiled and then made into tea towels or children’s bloomers, or underwear.White Bakers calico flour bag. Bakers Brand, name and address on front."Golden Crust" 50 lb Net. Self-raising flour - Blended with Phosphate Aerator! -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Cookbook, The Kandy Koola Cookery Book, 1898
This is a cookbook of family recipes and promotes products available for purchase at that time. The products include Kandy Koola, Nestle, Usher’s Whiskey and O.K. Kandy Koola ran an advertisement in the West Gippsland Gazette on 2 May 1911 promoting its tea as perfect for a picnic. The text reads “Picnicking. All as hungry as hunters – made a fire of small twigs – put on our billy of fresh spring water – and waited. Soon bubble, bubble, bubble and the billy boiled. In goes the pure Kandy-Koola Tea. Tea! Tea is not the word – it tasted like nectar! One cup, two cups, three cups – then had to make a fresh billy full. Lazed away the rest of the day sipping our Kandy Koola and chatting. How good indeed! “All grocers sell Kandy Koola Tea. It is pure leaf, selected and blended with the greatest care and skill. Ask your grocer for Kandy Koola . Sold in three grades, i.e. red, blue and green packets” A copy of this cookery book is in the Monash University Library’s Rare Books Collection and has a cover with red printing on a cream background. The price stamp on the corner of the cover is “One Shilling” and is under an image of a crown. The book has 71 pages. It is listed as being published in Melbourne, 1898. The comment given is “This is an early example of an Australian cookbook printed as a product promotion, ‘published by the proprietors of Kandy Koola Tea for presentation to the ladies of Victoria, with compliments.’ “ Flagstaff Hill also has a green Kandy Koola Tea tin in our Collection This Kandy Koola Cookery Book is an example of the recipes, foods, manufacturers, advertisements available and used in the late 19th century in Australia’s colonial times. Food types, preparation and cooking methods show those available to housewives in those times.Book, cookbook, The Kandy Koola Cookery Book and Housewife’s Companion. Small book, pages bound with staples, contained in a black card cover (original outer covers is missing). Pages start at number 11, which is an advertisement for Kandy Koola Tea. The book includes a wide variety of recipes promoting products of Kandy Koola, Nestle, Usher’s Whiskey and O.K. There are pages of line drawings of a ‘Chinese Tea Plantation’ and ‘Natural Bridge in Virginia U.S.A.’ Advertisements include a drawing of a kangaroo. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, cookery book, cookbook, australian cookbook, 19th century cookbook, colonial cookbook, domestic, book, promotional cookbook, o.k. preserves manufacturer, nestle, usher’s whiskey, image of chinese tea plantation, image of natural bridge in virginia u.s.a., cook book, kandy koola cookery book -
Federation University Historical Collection
Towel, Ballarat Teachers' College Towel, c1960s
Blue towel with yellow fringe and the Ballarat Teachers' College logo.ballarat teachers' college, towel, sport, logo -
Brimbank City Council Art Collection
Hardwood towel rail, Vosilius Jersduas, 1986
Traditional hand carved wooden hand towel rail purchased to hang Ale Luibinas traditional hand towel.Hardwood towel rail, the front panel carved in foliate relief -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - BATH TOWELS, C.1960’s
... towels ...Items issued to Wayne Forbes No 3176331, refer Cat No 754 for his service details..1).2) Bath towels, green colour cotton towellingaccessory, towels, bath -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Towel
White cotton hand towel with green strips and 'S' embroidered on it.manchester, bath linen -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Kettle Cast Iron, Circa 1950
This kettle was used by pioneer families, mainly rural, folk that needed a constant readily available source of boiling water, in or mainly outside the homestead.. This kettle was used in the early to late 1900's for the refreshment of stock men and farmers that had irregular "tea" breaks under sometimes hard and gruelling conditions.This kettle belonged and was used by a Kiewa Valley, pioneer family, the Roper Family. This kettle was moved from their Kiewa Valley property to their hut built on the Bogong High Plains. A scientific study started in 1947 to study the impact of grazing cattle on the natural Alpine and sub Alpine vegetation found grazing cattle had an adverse affect on the natural Alpine and sub alpine vegetation, and grazing on the plains was stopped by the Victorian Government in 2005.This "camp draft" could take up to six weeks.This large cast iron kettle holds a capacity of three pints of water/tea. It has a flat base and mushroom shaped handle welded onto the "pot" below the rim of the pot opening. It has a rim to position the tea pot lid but no lid. It has a curved spout "welded" to the main body.Clark Qualitycamp fire cooking utensils, hot plate, cast iron cooking appliance, drovers kitchen -
Cheese World Museum
Wash stand
Pine wash stand with shelf and towel rail. it has turned legs and towel rail supports, a curved shaped back, bow shaped front and a hole cut in the top for the wash basin. furniture, uebergang, allansford, domestic items, ablutions, wash stand -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Hicks' Cruiser berthed on the Yarra at Princess Bridge, c.1953
Commercially-operated boat tours on the Maribyrnong and Yarra Rivers in Melbourne were a major tourist attraction, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. A number of companies ran ferries and motor-launches to locations such as the Riverview Tea Gardens (1909-1947) at Ascot Vale, and the Hawthorn Tea Gardens on the corner of Power Street and Riversdale Road. One of the families which ran these services was Hicks Bros, which from circa 1921 operated a ferry service from Princess Walk (Melbourne) to Studley Park. This is one of a series of 17 black and white undated photographic proofs donated to the Kew Historical Society in 2013 by the Queenscliffe Historical Museum. The series includes images of individuals, tea rooms, ferries, motor launches, ocean liners and tugs. In 1953, the owner of Hicks Bros was involved in an inquest into the drowning of a Ukrainian tourist on a ferry operated by Melbourne Ferries, a rival firm. In published reports of the inquest, reference is made to a number of photographs taken by Robert Irvine Atchison, part-owner of Hicks Bros. As the reverse of the photographs indicates copyright is held by the State of Victoria, the collection may have derived from that year.Black and white print of a tourist cruiser berthed on the River Yarra at Princess Bridge. The sign on the cruiser says 'Tea Gardens' so its destination may have been the Hawthorn Tea Gardens. The single story, wide barge like roofed ferry has passengers on board. The ticket seller can be seen beside the boat on the moorings. tourism -- melbourne (vic.), ferries, yarra river, hick's cruises, hawthorn tea gardens -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Tin, tea
Cylindrical metal container with push on lid and label in blue, red, cream, silver and black.Nectar Tea -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Ceramic - Saucer, 1920s
This saucer is part of a four-piece place setting, comprising a teacup, saucer and plates, from a tea set. The tea set was given by Eva Carmichael, one of only two survivors of the ship Loch Ard which was wrecked near Port Campbell in 1878, to Jane Shields, the young woman who supported Eva during her recovery from the ordeal. Ms Shields was Eva’s close companion while she was convalescing at Glenample Homestead. The friendship between the two women continued after Eva Carmichael returned to her home in Britain, became Mrs Townsend, and had three sons. Jane Shields also married, becoming Mrs John Osborne and bearing four daughters and two sons. n 1926-27, almost forty-eight years after the shipwreck, one of Jane’s daughters (Ella Marie Schulz nee Osborne) visited Eva in England. Eva gave her the tea set to take back home to her mother. Jane died in 1932 and her tea set was inherited by her daughters, who divided it between themselves, a four-piece place setting for each of them. This blue ceramic tea set, comprising a teacup, saucer and two plates, is of high significance as it is closely connected to the wreck of the Loch Ard, and one of only two survivors, Eva Carmichael. Memorabilia connected to Eva Carmichael are precious and rare. The Loch Ard shipwreck is significant for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register (S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulations of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collection gives a snapshot of history, enabling us to interpret the story of this tragic event and the lives of the people involved. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allow us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collection's historical significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.Saucer; this saucer is part of a ceramic tea set place setting, comprising a cup, saucer and two plates of slightly different sizes. The saucer is royal blue with a gold rim.warrnambool, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, loch ard, shipwreck, tea set, ceramic, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, royal blue china, eva carmichael, jane shields, glenample, place setting, saucer, ceramic tea set -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Child's Enamelled tea set, c1920
Donated by Mrs. Doris Mattingly, a long time Secretary of N.H.S. Doris played with the tea set as a child in her family home at Murtoa in the Wimmera, Victoria.Blue enamel child's tea set with white speckle. it consists of one teapot with lid, one sugar bowl with lid, one milk jug, six cups and five saucers.toys, general -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Ceramic - Plate, 1920s
This plate is part of a four-piece place setting, comprising a teacup, saucer and plates, from a tea set. The tea set was given by Eva Carmichael, one of only two survivors of the ship Loch Ard which was wrecked near Port Campbell in 1878, to Jane Shields, the young woman who supported Eva during her recovery from the ordeal. Ms Shields was Eva’s close companion while she was convalescing at Glenample Homestead. The friendship between the two women continued after Eva Carmichael returned to her home in Britain, became Mrs Townsend, and had three sons. Jane Shields also married, becoming Mrs John Osborne and bearing four daughters and two sons. In 1926-27, almost forty-eight years after the shipwreck, one of Jane’s daughters (Ella Marie Schulz nee Osborne) visited Eva in England. Eva gave her the tea set to take back home to her mother. Jane died in 1932 and her tea set was inherited by her daughters, who divided it between themselves, a four-piece place setting for each of them. This blue china tea set, comprising a teacup, saucer and two plates, is of high significance as it is closely connected to the wreck of the Loch Ard, and one of only two survivors, Eva Carmichael. Memorabilia connected to Eva Carmichael are precious and rare. The Loch Ard shipwreck is significant for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register (S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulations of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collection gives a snapshot of history, enabling us to interpret the story of this tragic event and the lives of the people involved. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allow us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collection's historical significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. Plate; this plate is part of a ceramic tea set place setting, comprising a cup, saucer and two plates of slightly different sizes. The plate is a royal blue colour with a gold rim.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, ceramic tea set, plate, tea set, royal blue china, eva carmichael, jane shields, glenample, loch ard, place setting, coffee cup plate -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Ceramic - Plate, 1920s
This plate is part of a four-piece place setting, comprising a teacup, saucer and plates, from a tea set. The tea set was given by Eva Carmichael, one of only two survivors of the ship Loch Ard which was wrecked near Port Campbell in 1878, to Jane Shields, the young woman who supported Eva during her recovery from the ordeal. Ms Shields was Eva’s close companion while she was convalescing at Glenample Homestead. The friendship between the two women continued after Eva Carmichael returned to her home in Britain, became Mrs Townsend, and had three sons. Jane Shields also married, becoming Mrs John Osborne and bearing four daughters and two sons. In 1926-27, almost forty-eight years after the shipwreck, one of Jane’s daughters (Ella Marie Schulz nee Osborne) visited Eva in England. Eva gave her the tea set to take back home to her mother. Jane died in 1932 and her tea set was inherited by her daughters, who divided it between themselves, a four-piece place setting for each of them. This blue china tea set, comprising a teacup, saucer and two plates, is of high significance as it is closely connected to the wreck of the Loch Ard, and one of only two survivors, Eva Carmichael. Memorabilia connected to Eva Carmichael are precious and rare. The Loch Ard shipwreck is significant for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register (S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulations of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collection gives a snapshot of history, enabling us to interpret the story of this tragic event and the lives of the people involved. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allow us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collection's historical significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.Plate; this plate is part of a ceramic tea set place setting, comprising a cup, saucer and two plates of slightly different sizes. The plate is a royal blue colour with a gold rim.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, ceramic tea set, plate, tea set, royal blue china, eva carmichael, jane shields, glenample, loch ard, place setting -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999 c
Built by Captain Newman after retiring as Superintendent of Lake Tyers Aboriginal Station. The building was a shelter built beside the Toorloo road with a bell over the door and s sign 'Devonshire Teas served. For service ring the bell.' Operated by Mrs. Newman for a short timeA colour photograph of the site of the Toorloo Arm Tea Room, built about 1937. Shows a small clearing in a bushland setting. Toorloo Arm Victoriavegetation -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Tea Towel, c. 2001
Reproduced for Centenary of Federation 1901-2001Tea Towel. Reproduction of a World War I poster titled 'A Call from the Dardanelles' featuring a uniformed soldier with the words 'Coo-ee-Won't YOU Come?' Across the landscape behind his legs 'Gulf of Saro Sea of Marmara'. Across the bottom 'ENLIST NOW'. Colours are predominantly blue, green and khaki.(C) Australian War Memorial 2001manchester, work cloths, domestic items, cleaning -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Tea Towel - Casterton, Victoria, c. 2011
Cotton souvenir tea towel. Back white, front yellow, green border, images of kelpies and sheep and a man on horseback rounding up sheep with a dog. Windmill and tanks, shed, trees and mountains in background. Black print: 'MUSTER TIME AUSTRALIA'; 'CASTERTON Birthplace of the kelpie'. 'Designed in Australia ©' in bottom bordersouvenir of casterton, kelpie, kelpie muster -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured
This is a photo of Leptospermum Turbinatum (Shining Tea-tree).Photo shows a close-up view of a native flower (tea-tree).The flower has five white petals with small dark pink/red centre petals. Small, red tipped, green leaves surround the flower and can be seen on the stems. The background is out of focus.natural history, flora -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Towel - hand
White huckaback hand towel with flowers and 'Guest' embroidered in pinks, blues and green.manchester, bath linen -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Bulmer H D, 1930c
Snap taken at Mrs Allens Sea View Tea-Rooms Lakes EntranceBlack and white enlarged copy print showing interior of Mrs Allens Sea-View Tea-rooms, dining tables and chairs, polished floor, floral print curtains and potted plants, stairs in foreground leading to second storey balcony. Lakes Entrance Victoriarestaurant -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Photocopy, C 1925
The (known) people in the top photo are - boy running in background, Bert Knight; couple third & fourth from left, Ellen and Augustus Knight; 3rd from right, Gil Rogers. The bottom photo is Henham house and tea rooms and Dougal and Effie McArthur (1924 - 1929) are among the people.This is a photocopy of two photos. The first (top) image shows eight people standing in front of a building (the tea-rooms at Henham). There is the corner of a house and a picket fence to the right. A log fence with a gap is behind the people and a ninth man is running towards the gap. The second (bottom) image shows eight people standing in front of a house with a smaller building to the side (Henham house and tea-rooms).people, knight, buildings, tea rooms -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Tin, tea
Rectangular shaped tin with hinged lid, label coloured brown green orange, yellow, red and off-white, depicting a standing man holding something up and text.Amgaa Pure Tea -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Tin, tea
Cylindrical metal container with push on lid, green background colour with pictures of flowers and text on sides.Glen Valley Tea -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Tin, tea, John Connell & Co Ltd
Cylindrical shaped metal container with push on lid, painted label on sides in blue, white, orange, light blue green and red.Choicest Nectar Tea