The township of Sassafras taken late 1940s. The man in the foreground in the trilby, carrying the rucksack is a Rose Series employee. He appears in many of the photos. Sassafras House can be seen in the centre of the picture.Black and white copy of a Rose Series postcard P. 145 showing two men stnding at the side of the road . Behind them is the early township of Sassafras.sassafras

Front and back covers of "Smocking Simplified". An example of 1940s advertising through sewing and homemaker books. In this book, instructions are given for smocking of garments. Smocking is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric. An example of mid 20th century advertising through 'how-to' books.Digital copy of front and back covers of a bookhistoric advertisements, smocking, embroidery, hand sewing, paragon art needlecraft

These fountain pens have no known local provenance but are good examples of the type of writing implements that replaced the use of pen and ink and came into popular use in the 1940s. They were superseded by the introduction of the ballpoint pen.These items are retained for display purposes.1 A mottled green and black fountain pen with a gold trimming on the screw top, a gold lever on the base that is lifted to fill the pen with ink and a gold clip on the lid for attaching the item to a pocket. Inside is a metal nib. .2 A black fountain pen with gold trimming and a gold clip on the screw top. There is some engraved printing on the base. Inside is a metal nib. .3 A black fountain pen with silver trimmings, a silver clip and catch and an image of a silver swan on the base. Inside is a metal nib. .2 Swan Leverless Pen Pat. No. 390585 Made In England Marie Todd & Co. Ltd. vintage writing implements, warrnambool history

Students and teachers in the garden of Bialik Hebrew Kindergarten in Carlton North, c. 1940s. The students are wearing crowns and it could possibly be a Purim celebration. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record. drummond street, elc

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Woolworths girls Hargreaves Street toiletry counter in the early 1940s. The photograph was supplied by Pat Stevens Harridge, who is pictured at left. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. house of power: the State Electricity Commission, on the corner of Williamson and Hargreaves streets, in the late 1940s. It is now the site of the Bendigo Post Office. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were