Basket weaving and brush making was a source of income for those who worked in the workshops at RVIB and other institutions in New South Wales and Queensland. A diverse range products could be produced with cane, such as cane chairs, cots, washing baskets and trolleys, and the Institution sought to highlight these in the annual report. Over time the demand for, and supply of, cane changed - particularly during World War 2 when Asian sources were under attack or destroyed. At home, other materials such as plastics as well as the ability to import cheaper pre-produced products further reduced the demand for workshop pieces. This laundry basket was reinforced with a solid heavy base that gave it both strength and the ability to remain upright as clothing items were placed inside. This cane laundry basket made in the basket shop of RVIB for use in the organisation possibly between 1930-1940, not for sale. Held with staff in the Enterprises section since the move to 201 High Street in the early 1990s.1 cane basket with lidroyal victorian institute for the blind, employment

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of an early 1930's bus boarding a vehicle and passenger chain ferry. A group on men dressed in a band uniform are standing and watching the bus's progress. Land can be seen on both sides of the Tamar River. It is the Torpoint Ferry between Devonport in Plymouth and Torpoint in Cornwall. The men are the St. Hilda's Band, including Frank Wright, the conductor.Written in pencil on back - St Hilda's Bus on Torpoint Ferry between Devon and Cornwall, 1934frank wright, st hilda's band, st hilda's bus, brass band, torpoint ferry

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 11th September, 1930 between J. Beercroft (seller) and J. Smith (buyer) for pieces of land outlined in red on the plan hereon and owned and or occupied by the vendor at Epsom, being part of allotments 2, 3 and 4 section 8 in the Parish of Huntly. Price 200 pounds. Attached plan of the land sold.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 10th February, 1930 between T. Watson (seller) and R. Rigby (buyer) for land situate corner Milroy and Harrison Streets, Bendigo, being Crown allotment 405 section K described in Crown grant volume 1345 folio 268824, together with all buildings on said property. Price 650 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

3 page document, typed, photocopy. History of Bendigo Easter Fair - includes reference to G. Aspinall and Mr. J. Burnside, Geo Mackay's father, Hallas's Premier City Band later Northcote Band, Chinese, Emu Point, Ordnance factory site, Joss House, Popular Girl 1930, Document approx 1948, unknown author.bendigo, bendigo easter fair, easter fair society

ticketDemonstrates a variety of tickets used by Provincial Tramways of Victoria.Assorted State Electricity Commission Victoria tramway tickets 1930 - 1972. The tickets, known as "flimsies", have a value of 6,7,8 and 10 pence and one shilling. Some tickets have been nipped, the remainder are unmarked. For all tickets, an alphabetic identifier is used, followed by a six digit number. The tickets are printed on cream paper in a variety of colored inks.tickets, tramways, state electricity commission of victoria, esco

Soft Cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, red and black colour print on front, spine and back. Front cover illustration, copy of oil painting (in colour) of "Lockheed Hudson" aircraft by artist ALFORD Robert. Back cover illustration in colour of the unofficial badge of No. 13 Squadron. 158 pages plus appendix, cut, plain white. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. Front and back end papers illustrated black and white maps. Title page - signature by the author. 13 Squadron 50th Anniversary Publication. Official and unofficial history of No.13 Squadron R.A.A.F. during its wartime existence from 1940 to 1946.books, ww2, raaf, aircraft

Graeme George Allen was born on 24 December 1940. At the time of his death, on 26 February 2016, he was living at Caboolture South, Queensland. Certificate on a brown cardboard folder with "Certificate of Proficiency" on the cover. The certificte is for Graeme George Allen who completed a Carpentry Certificate in 1961.graeme george allen, apprenticeship, certificate of proficiency, carpentry, apprenticeship commission of victoria

Standard pattern WW2 steel helmet as worn by Australian forces from 1940 until 1950s. Replaced by US Pattern M1 steel helmet.Completely original WW2 Australian helmet Australian MkII raw edge steel helmet with MkII linseed oil fabric liner. Webbing chinstrap with steel springs. Moulded rubber crown pad. MkIII chinstrap securing lugs. Exterior painted chocolate brown.Lugs dated 1942steel helmet

These documents, Medals and photograph relate to VX 46548 Pte H C Hose enlisted on 12 July 1940 and was discharged 09 August 1943They are thge original documents and Medals.AAFA 209 Certificate of Discharge 6 x Decorations 1 x PhotographVX 46548 Pte H C Hose on Certificate of Discharge and Medalsaustralian, army, h c hose ww2

A text book designed as an aid to teachers in Victorian Primary Schools in the 1940's. It teachers the value of art and handwork as a necessary part of general education.This text book shows the importance and the growing recognition of various hand crafts as part of general education in Victorian schools in the 1940's and also that handcrafts are an integral part of the curriculum, leading towards an improvement in artistic appreciation by raising handwork from the level of manual exercises to that of creative applied art.A hard covered text book, faded blue cover.Front cover: Handwork for Schools, W.R. Dean and H. Jolly, and at the bottom of cover 'Oxford University Press, Leighton House, Melbourne, London: Humphrey Milford.' On the first page, handwritten in red, is a signature 'N. Rodgers' and the title is repeated. The price is marked as 6/6 ( Six shillings, six pence)hand crafts, schools, curriculum, education

Supplied to S.E.C. workers. This equipment was distributed to State Electricity workers working on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme during the 1940's and 1950's.Historical: S.E.C. workers worked in remote areas where they didn't have easy access to medical facilities. Shows the development of snake bite treatment and spider bites.Cardboard brown box without lid for holding two wooden cylinders. Each cylinder can be pulled apart showing one end with a lancet which is used to cut the skin after a snake or spider bite. Each wooden container has instructions in very small red writing. Also in the box are instructions for Snakebite and Spider Bite. This leaflet is written in red on white paper and has more detail than the instructions on the lancets. It is made up of a front and back page opening up to the middle page.Pamphlet: 'The / Treatment / of / Snakebite / and / Spider Bite' and at the bottom 'Sanax'first aid, snakebite, spider bite, sanax company, state electricity commission of victoria, workers, medical

This garment provides a good example of the mode of dress that young girls (4yo) wore in the Kiewa Valley circa 1920's early 1940'sHistorically this blouse details the fashion of this era. The simplicity of the cut of the blouse is offset by cotton lace and anglais stitching and piping. piercing colours for youngsters was not in vogue and home made clothing was a greater necessity in the Kiewa ValleyBlouse white cotton/linen for girl. Front opening with four button holes, no buttons. Blouse has set in sleeves, top flares out over hips size approx four(will fit 4 year old), long sleeves with broderie anglais cotton lace on edge of cuffs, piping where sleeves join bodicelace, garment, blouse, broderie, anglais

Kurt Winker was born in Germany in 1902 and was a survivor of the "Arandora Star". He was sent to Australia on the "Dunera" where he was interned at Tatura 1940-1945.Lightly coloured pencil portrait sketch of Miss Tup Hunter, Tatura, by Kurt Winkler. Kurt Winkler, Tatura, October 41kurt winkler, tup hunter, ww2 camp artists, kurwin

Kurt Winker was born in Germany in 1902 and was a survivor of the "Arandora Star". He was sent to Australia on the "Dunera" where he was interned at Tatura 1940-1945.Lead pencil sketch. Head and shoulders profile. Subject is Jean Tenant. Artist is Kurt Winkler. This was drawn in September 1941 at Tatura, but is a photocopy in wooden frame . Artist has signed the original.Kurt Winkler Tatura September '41.internee camp, world war 2, winkler, kurwin

The photograph was taken in the 1940's, outside the quadrangle building. It shows Williamstown High School girls performing physical culture as part of the war effort.Black and white photograph, copied from original and mounted on board. 2nd copy of same laminated. Original photo also held at this number.physical culture, physical education, williamstown high school, 1940

Kurt Winker was born in Germany in 1902 and was a survivor of the "Arandora Star". He was sent to Australia on the "Dunera" where he was interned at Tatura 1940-1945.camp 3, photograph, people, winkler, kurwin

1940's E. Altmann and son R. Altmann harvesting Oaten Hay. Depicting McCormack Deering 10-20 tractor with reaper and binder.Black & white photograph of a harvest scene. The tractor a McCormack Deering 10-20 reaper and binder. stawell agriculture concongella

Shirt came from donor's grandmother, and it belonged to donor's great uncle, estimate probably about 1920s as donor probably born mid 1940'.Boy's white voile dress shirt with turn down collar, placket opening at front to pleat. Long sleeves with cuffs. Metal stud at neck buttonhole. Slit at side seam and back longer than front. Back gathered to yoke.Nonecostume accessories, children's

Kurt Winker was born in Germany in 1902 and was a survivor of the "Arandora Star". He was sent to Australia on the "Dunera" where he was interned at Tatura 1940-1945.Young blond boy in the centre of picture with a stick in his right hand. He is wearing an olive green jumper with a green shirt underneath, cream coloured trousers and a wide brimmed hat. A black and white dog is beside him looking at the stick. They are standing on a path with fencing behind them leading up to a green tree covered hill. Green grass at the boys feet and light blue sky.Kurwin, 1944boy, dog, tatura, kurwin, kurt winkler

Kurt Winker was born in Germany in 1902 and was a survivor of the "Arandora Star". He was sent to Australia on the "Dunera" where he was interned at Tatura 1940-1945.Profile head and shoulders portrait of probably a male internee dressed as a woman. Wearing a straw hat with netting around it. Rimless glasses. A green scarf around the neck that looks like plaid or tartan and a pink/burgundy coloured coat.Tatura Summermodel 1941 on mat board above the painting "The Happy Groom" Kurwin 42 on mat board under the painting Tatura 42 on bottom left hand side of paintinginternee, groom

Kurt Winker was born in Germany in 1902 and was a survivor of the "Arandora Star". He was sent to Australia on the "Dunera" where he was interned at Tatura 1940-1945.A large white tree with bare limbs in centre of picture. There are fallen limbs at the foot of the tree. There are rows of other bare trees and other trees with green foliage as well as several tree stumps scattered among them. The sky and earth are sepia toned with a scattering of white fluffy clouds. Black and white coloured birds are in the sky and a black bird is perched on top of one of the branches of the tree. Walking in a line though the trees are eleven figures with red coats, black pant and white hats. Some are carrying axes on their shoulders. A soldier is on horse back riding beside them.kurwin, woodcutters

Kurt Winker was born in Germany in 1902 and was a survivor of the "Arandora Star". He was sent to Australia on the "Dunera" where he was interned at Tatura 1940-1945.A large tree in centre with bare twisted branches. The tree appears to be rising up through blue, grey and white fluffy clouds. There are small red faced birds perched on some of the branches and a flock of birds flying in towards the tree.Tatura Kurwin 1942kurwin

Produced by the United States Navy during 1940. While the Second World War had broken out, the United States where yet to joinworld war two, united states navy, aircraft navigation

Newsagency established c. 1912 by Dudley & Morse. Sold to F Jones in early 1940's. Royal Cafe built for Travaglia's c. 1912Colour photograph showing a row of shops. Cars are parked in front of the shops and there are three trees. An orange school crossing sign is next to dark blue car. Person in pale blue on LH side of photo. There are a variety of signs displayed along the front of the shop verandahs. From left to right; The Sun, THE AGE, Bendigo Advertiser , FUN PARLOR, (both partially obscured by a tree), FRUIT & VEGETABLES, 7 DAYS WEEKLY, FISH & CHIPS, CHICKENS B.B.Q. Building at the end of the shops is a Butchery and has a large sign for FEEDLOT STEAKS on the side wall.dudley, morse, f jones, royal cafe, travaglia, charlton, business

Elizabeth Mercer, born 23/8/1873 at Spring Hill, married David Brown of Chepstowe. She died at Skipton on 19/1/1940.Black and white copy of original photograph of a lady standing outside in front of a fence and a tree. She is wearing a dark coloured long sleeved dress with a light coloured tie at the neckline and two round buttons on the lapel."Bessie Brown nee Mercer 1938"elizabeth (bessie) brown, elizabeth (bessie) mercer

Francis Robert LEONARD SX8804. Enlisted 13/07/1940. Discharged 17/01/1946. Rank Private, 2/166 Aust Workshops.Khaki webbing belt with evidence of green colouring. The belt has brass clasp fittings and brass sliding keepers. On the inside of the belt, the sewn in adjustment points are very worn and have been well used. There are two close additional brass webbing attachment points towards the centre of the belt."SX8804"passchendaele barracks trust, leonard, webbing belt, equipment, ww2