Prior to the election of female Councillors and Mayors in the 1960’s, the Lady Mayoress role was one of the few ways women could be active in civic life. Mayoresses made important contributions to their local communities through their charity work and as ambassadors for their region on a state and at times, national level. Mayoresses were also required to undertake Mayoral duties on occasions when their husband was unavailable. Mayoress Snell was born in Durham UK. Mayoress Snell was the first Mayoress to wear the gold medallion which came with the office. It was presented on April 11th 1956 at the municipal centenary dinner at the Shamrock and was a gift from Sir George Lansell who followed in the tradition of his late father George Lansell in making a mayoral presentation in gold. (1) p 209 Jackman.Framed, oval photographic studio portrait. Hand coloured detail. Image is flat, glass is domed.cl; Mrs H. W. Snell / Mayoress 1955 - 56 1958 - 59 / 1959 - 60vincent kelly, studio photography, edith margaret snell, city of bendigo mayoress, city of greater bendigo portraits, lansell pendant

Examples of squat beaker shaped heavy glass containers, cut down from other bottles

Blue velvet jacket with pink and blue brocade velvet yoke. Glass & plastic bead trim.

Owned by Miss Eva SebireEarly wine decanter with floral and leaf etching around the base. Has patterned glass stopper.decanters, eva sebire

FA A milky green glass vase with a wide rim and a balloon shape near the footed base. vases, ornamental objects, functional objects, containers

Two cut glass round butter dishes, with a diamond pattern on the base and sides and fluted edges.butter dishes, butter containers, dishes

Portrait of Queen VictoriaBlack and gold metal frame with glass. Silver badge on front "6BN RVR SGT's Mess"6BN RVR SGT's Mess5/6 rvr, officer's / sergeant's mess

a 1:4 scale Machine gun model in a glass case with 5/6 RVR badge

Jar containing a liquid for the treatment of Horses and cattleWe believe item was imported and sold by Holden and FrostGeometrically shaped glass jar sealed screw lid paper label wrapped around jarKendall's Spavin Treatment alcohol 41% A counter irritant methodequine, medication

Solomons Solution salve for the treatment of pain in animals and humans Ca1900Imported and sold Purchased and sold by Holden and Frost Ca 1900Small rectangular cardboard box with green and red label containing glass jar of Solomon solutionsolomon, salve

Glass inkwell and timber stand. The wooden inkstand has 2 small brass plaques attached to it.Plaque 1: "Presented to Mr A Cecil Osborne by the Trustees of Wesley's Chapel, City Road London on the occasion of the 150th anniversary November 1st 1928. Made from old oak given to John Wesley for his chapel from the government shipyards at Deptford 1777" Plaque 2: Presented by Mrs Osborne of Hammers Lane, Mill Hill, London, To the Mont Albert Methodist Church In appreciation of gifts received from the Mont Albert Congregation, November 1947.john wesley, inkwell, deptford shipyards, mont albert

Pale green, square-based, heavy glass bottle with rounded upper corners and a cork stopper.bottles, glassware

Small, green glass bottle, tapering in shape from top to bottom. It has no lid or stopper.Nonebottles, glassware

Asahi Breweries is one of the main operating companies of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. which is a beer and soft drink company based in Tokyo, Japan. As of January 2014, Asahi, with a 38% market share, was the largest of the four major beer producers in Japan. Amber-coloured glass ashtray created from a melted and squashed "stubbie" beer bottle with no cap.On main part of ashtray:"Where there's life there's butts" together with three cigarette butts, all surrounded by a double lined border, all in white paint. Around the base of the neck of the bottle: "Asahi Beer' embossed 4 timessmoking equipment, ashtrays

2 hand made Glass paper weights with West Australian wildflowers inside on a wooden base.Ivercraft Hand made with W.A. wildflowerspaperweights

Wedding gift to Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Sebire, 1897.Pair of green milk glass vases. Have pink & white floral design with gold leaves.vases

Glass bottle with greenish-blue tinge, a pointed-shaped bottom and a thickened rim at the top with no stopperNone

Two small glass bottles. One brown with lid, one green with no lid and swirled neck.bottles

Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. was a North American jewellery company that was established in 1949 by the Stuart family as part of Emmons Jewelry, Inc. It began operations in England and Australia in 1968, and in Australia it moved from Carlton in Melbourne to Wodonga in 1969. The premises were originally on High St. in Wodonga, but a new warehouse was built in Melbourne Rd. later in 1969. It was a direct selling jewellery business using a party-plan model similar to Tupperware and Avon. The sales reps or 'Hostesses' were provided with jewellery samples in demonstration kits, which they displayed at jewellery parties in their homes. The designs for jewellery such as brooches, necklaces, earrings, chokers and bracelets were purchased from freelance designers and jewellery manufacturers rather than in-house designers. In 1979 Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. in Wodonga was bought by three Australian businessmen, including Wodonga local Jim Sawyer, and continued to sell jewellery under the name "Sargem Pty. Ltd”, for several more years in the 1980s. As part of the Sarah Coventry collection, the necklace has local significance with the decentralised commercial development of regional centres such as Wodonga in NE Victoria, as well as national and international significance from the perspective of social and economic developments for women after World War II. The direct selling party-plan business model Sarah Coventry was based on is also considered the first of its kind for jewellery.Silver tone, faux pearl crucifix necklace with purple glass bead, on long silver chain. "(c) SARAH COV/CANADA" on back of crucifix sarah coventry, jewellery, wodonga, costume jewellery, vintage fashion jewellery, necklace, necklaces

This clock was produced by the American Sessions Clock Company. The company was formed in 1903, after William E. Sessions and his nephew Albert L. Sessions bought out the failing clock company of E.N.Welch Manufacturing. The clock belonged to local Wodonga bootmaker Franz Gördes (b.1843) who immigrated to Australia from Germany in 1871. After docking in Melbourne Franz headed for the goldfields in Beechworth, but didn't strike gold. He returned to his trade and opened a boot shop in Wodonga, which burnt to the ground the day before the opening. Undeterred, he rebuilt and operated the business until his death in 1928.This item has a well documented provenance and connection to the local history of Wodonga.An ornate wooden clock with Roman numeral clock face and glass door with a decorative gold transfer. clock, clocks, session clock company, wodonga, gold rush, gold fields, beechworth

Glass frame with three(3) Christmas cards with the emblem of the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company on rear.From Officers and Men of the 2nd Australian Tunneling Company "Somewhere in France"

Heidelberg Golf Club Bowling Club: Premiers "B3" 1966-1967. Photograph with handwritten text taken in front of Pennant flag.Black and white team photograph with caption in timber frame; glass missing. Caption handwritten on matt.heidelberg golf club, heidelberg golf club bowling club, pennant (bowls)

Heidelberg Golf Club Bowling Club: V.L.B.A. Sectional winners. C3 division, 1989-90.Dark blue felt flag with white lettering, mounted on cardboard in metal frame under glass.heidelberg golf club, heidelberg golf club bowling club, victorian lawn bowls association, bowls victoria, pennant (bowls)

Heidelberg Golf Club Bowling Club: R.V.B.A. Pennant. Division C3, section winner, 1962-63Dark blue felt flag with white lettering, mounted on cardboard in metal frame under glass.heidelberg golf club, heidelberg golf club bowling club, bowls victoria, pennant (bowls), royal victorian bowling association

Heidelberg Golf Club Bowling Club: R.V.B.A. Pennant. Division C2, section winner, 1963-64Dark blue felt flag with white lettering, mounted on cardboard in metal frame under glass.heidelberg golf club, heidelberg golf club bowling club, bowls victoria, pennant (bowls), royal victorian bowling association

Heidelberg Golf Club Bowling Club: R.V.B.A. Pennant. Division B4, section winner, 1965-66Dark blue felt flag with white lettering, mounted on cardboard in metal frame under glass.heidelberg golf club, heidelberg golf club bowling club, bowls victoria, pennant (bowls), royal victorian bowling association

Heidelberg Golf Club Bowling Club: R.V.B.A. - ANZ Pennant. Division 7, section winner, 1988-89Light blue felt flag with white lettering, mounted on cardboard in metal frame under glass.heidelberg golf club, heidelberg golf club bowling club, bowls victoria, pennant (bowls), royal victorian bowling association