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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 4 Mixed Tennis players, 1900
... are dressed in white and the ladies are in white tops and dark skirts... are dressed in white and the ladies are in white tops and dark skirts ...People are unknown as is the area. Stubbs. F. J Stubbs operated as a photographer in Victoria between 1858 and 1908. G. U. Petterd as picture framer operated from Timor Street. He also acted as a house, land and commission agent and dealt in books, fine arts and toys. This photograph is a tangible link to a business which operated as a family business for many years in Timor Street Warrnambool.Black and white photograph depicting two male and two female tennis players.High timber framed fence in background with picket fence and two cottages behind the fence. The men are dressed in white and the ladies are in white tops and dark skirts with straw boater hats. Stubbs imprinted on lower Left corner of photograph. “G U Petterd Picture framer and plush worker Warrnambool” in purple stamp on rear. Taken 11/4/00 in black ink on back upper right.warrnambool, g u petterd, stubbs, tennis players, 1900, mixed tennis players. -
Williamstown High School
Green check school dress 1950s
... by Williamstown High School girls in the 1950s. Dress has white collar... School girls in the 1950s. Dress has white collar and short ...Green checked cotton school dress in the style worn by Williamstown High School girls in the 1950s. Dress has white collar and short sleeves with white cuff. It has a belt in the same material. This dress is a facsimile of the original. It was made in 2014 by Davorka Box.williamstown high school, 1950s, school uniform, school dress -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Annie Lewers
... an elaborate dress with white collar and cuffs. Studio portrait... is shown wearing an elaborate dress with white collar and cuffs ...Born in Ireland in 1838, Annie Ross married Samuel Lewers at Creswick in 1856. Samuel Lewers, a gold buyer and bank agent, became manager of the Bank of New South Wales in Linton in about 1860, and was afterwards the first Shire of Grenville President and a Justice of the Peace. Annie and Samuel Lewers had eleven children. They lived in the residence at the Bank of NSW building in Sussex Street (this building now known as Traquair House). Around the time Samuel Lewers retired in 1895 they leased and moved to Emu Hill, the property formerly owned by the Linton family, at that time owned by Edward Morey. Samuel Lewers died shortly after his retirement, in 1895. Annie Lewers died at Emu Hill in 1904.Black & white copy of original photograph, showing Annie Lewers as a comparatively young woman. She is shown wearing an elaborate dress with white collar and cuffs. Studio portrait, subject is standing with right hand resting on the back of a chair. (Mrs. Samuel Lewers)annie lewers, mrs samuel lewers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETHARD COLLECTION: PORTRAIT OF 3 WOMEN
... women dressed in white blouses and scarves tied like ties around... dressed in white blouses and scarves tied like ties around ...Photograph - Postcard - Black & white photograph of three women dressed in white blouses and scarves tied like ties around their collars. Written on top and front of photograph 3 names from left to right - Elvie Jones, Lydia Pethard, Nell Hewett.Vincent Kelly, Bendigo.person, group, pethard family, photograph. postcard. lydia pethard, elvie jones, nell hewett. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
night dress, Cowell, Alice, c. 1913
... A full length white cotton night-dress with long sleeves... for having made this night-dress. A full length white cotton night ...This garment was made by Edith (?) Cowell (Mrs Jim Richardson, nee Cowell) and has been donated by her daughter Esma Richardson.This item is an example of the needlework skills of women in the early 20th century.A full length white cotton night-dress with long sleeves. It has lace around the shoulders and across the chest, broderie anglais collar and cuffs. A ribbon is threaded through the lace at the neckline and cuffs. The bodice also has small pleats or pin-tucks at the front and clear buttons. Pinned to the left shoulder is a blue certificate indicating from the Bombala Exhibition Society of 1913.The certificate from the Bombala Exhibition Society indicates that Alice Cowell won first prize in the 1913 show for having made this night-dress.night-dress bombala-exhibition female-clothing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: AUSTRALIAN HOME JOURNAL 1956
... . On the cover these patterns enclosed: No.8850 lady in red dress, white... lady in red dress, white hat and white gloves carrying a black ...Australian Home Journal from August 1st, 1956. On the cover these patterns enclosed: No.8850 lady in red dress, white hat and white gloves carrying a black bag. No. 8851 lady in blue dress with flowers pattern and white handbag. no. 9701 toddler in yellow tunic and no. 9700 toddler in pink dress. the magazine has 52 pages. Price 1 shilling.books, magazines, women's magazine -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Costume Display at Festival of Kew, 1979
... , the 1860s white satin wedding dress and the blue two-piece 1880s..., the 1860s white satin wedding dress and the blue two-piece 1880s ...From its beginnings in 1958, the Society has mounted exhibitions and/or displays, in early days in shop window and in community spaces located in the Kew City Hall (later Kew Library), and since 2010 at the Kew Court House. Exhibitions typically coincided with the annual Kew Community Festival in March, but after 2013 evolved into three new exhibitions yearly at the Kew Court House. Smaller displays continue to be mounted in the Kew Library.This photograph confirms that the purple ballgown is/was part of the Coombs family donation of Victorian era costumes made to the Society in 1961. Therefore it is important for establishing the item's provenance. Display of costumes from the collection of the Kew Historical Society, exhibited during the Festival of Kew in 1979. Recognisable items include from left the 1890s purple ball gown, the 1860s white satin wedding dress and the blue two-piece 1880s outfit. All items are clearly from the Coombs donation of 1961, there being no other record of costumes occurring before 1979. Inscribed verso: "Taken during Festival of Kew 1979 / Kew Hist contribution / Exhibition of Family Treasures / Donated by Janet McDermott 1979"kew historical society -- exhibitions, festival of kew -- 1979 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ELMA WINSLADE WELLS COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH OF WINNIE SATCHELL
... , dressed in a white frilly type long dress, she has long hair... and white. A portrait of a young woman, dressed in a white frilly ...Photograph - black and white. A portrait of a young woman, dressed in a white frilly type long dress, she has long hair pulled back off her face. Written on the back. 'Winnie Satchell.' At the front bottom G. Plummer & co. Wellington NZG.Plummer & Co., Wellington, NSW.person, individual, portrait female, winnie satchell. elma wells collection. -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
... . There are girls in the front row wearing white pinafores over... row wearing white pinafores over their dresses. A man ...As the man at the back is holding onto a sheaf of wheat, it seems to suggest that this photograph was taken at a Harvest Festival celebration. The diverse group of men, women and children dressed in formal clothing indicate that the event was a church function.A mounted sepia photograph of a group of men, women and children standing behind a hedge near a bluestone building. There are girls in the front row wearing white pinafores over their dresses. A man at the back is holding a sheaf of wheat. Grey and cream mounting 4.5cm x 5.5cm.clothing and dress, churches, schools, festivals and celebrations, children, george evans collection -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Mr. & Mrs. James Kean, n.d
... wears her hair in a bun, a dark dress and white collar... wears her hair in a bun, a dark dress and white collar ...On display at History House.Photograph, hand-tinted, mounted on curved board in oval frame with convex glass. Depicts man on left wearing suit with a corsage. He has a moustache and dark hair. The woman on right wears her hair in a bun, a dark dress and white collar, and a corsage.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Painting: Adriane Strampp (b.1960 Wisconsin, USA), Adriane Strampp, Into the Night, 1987
... of the painting looking away from a ghostly white wedding dress... of the painting looking away from a ghostly white wedding dress ...Strampp lived and worked at Clifton Pugh's artist colony Dunmoochin from 1980 to 1985. 'Into the Night' is Strampps' "own marriage painting". The wedding dress and horse, "a symbol of virility and passion" represents Strampp and the background landscape was inspired by her stay in Somerset, England. The cliff edge on the left symbolises "an audacious step into the future." The painting "is of a bride, passionate yet absent, about to embark upon a new journey in life, and of the voyage ahead. It is about acknowledging the past, and having the courage to move forward. To take risks". Strampp was largely influenced by both the new German Neo-Expressionists of the time and by English artist John Walker, which is evident in this painting. Her work took on popular stylistic trends and themes of the time, which included a painterly aesthetic and an energetic application of the medium, which transferred to an emotional and or personal connection to subject matter that was communicated symbolically. Strampp is an artist of national significance. This work encompasses themes and a style of painting (Neo - Expressionism) that was prevalent during the time of its making in the eighties. This work represents a transition from Strampp's highly regarded early paintings of heroic horses in the mid to late 1980’s to her highly regarded paintings of contemporary wedding and/or armour-like bodices dresses of the 1990s. Both the 'horse' and 'dress' were often set in empty backgrounds or dreamy/foreboding landscapes. Painted in oil on linen (x2) in a 'Neo-Expressionist' style, 'Into the Night' depicts a ghostly white horse to the right of the painting looking away from a ghostly white wedding dress to the left of the painting. The dress has sprouted white wings and is adorned with bows on the bottom edge of the dress and roses on the sleeves. The dress seems full bodied although there is no figure. The dress and horse are placed in the foreground on a stage like platform with a white curtain framing the picture to the right, and a black ladder and brown cliff edge framing the picture to the left. The background depicts a foreboding and dark cloudy sky and seascape with a firery red landscape burning on the horizon. Signed low right (1988.7b VA) with brush in purple (light) 'Adriane Strampp 87'. into the night, neo expressionism, wedding dress, horse, symbolism, painting, seascape, dramatic, emotional, poetic, strampp -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Book: The Puzzle Picture Book, Ernest Nister, The Puzzle Picture Book, 1900
... a mother dressed in long white spotted dress, white apron, white... with full colour cover depicting a mother dressed in long white ...The book, awarded to Ethel Henderson in 1903, from Christ Church, Warrnambool is an example of a Sunday School prize given to children attending Sunday School at the time. Christ Church Anglican Church was one of the early churches in Warrnambool.The Puzzle Picture Book is a rare 'movable' children's book from 1900. It contains 6 chromolithic dissolving scenes (also called slats/transformations). It is unusual due to its educational content. It was published by Ernest Nister in London, E F Dutton & Co in USA and is also thought to have been published in German under the title 'Ueberraschungen Aller Art'. [source: The Little Book Store]Child's picture book with full colour cover depicting a mother dressed in long white spotted dress, white apron, white bonnett and black button-up shoes, sitting on a wooden armchair while dressing a young girl's hair with pink flowers. The girl is dressed in a pink frock with puffed sleeves and frill around the hem, and cream apron. She is looking in a brown wooden-backed hand mirror. A woven straw basket with pink roses sits on the floor. A framed silhouette picture is on the wall. The title is in a display typeface mimicking rose stems; a swag of pink roses decorates the top right hand corner. The publishers' names are printed on the bottom left and right hand corners at the bottom, and the printer in the centre. The inside cover has a book plate. The title page shows two boys arguing over the book. The verses are by Clifton Bingham, the pen and ink illustrations by Hilda K. Robinson. The story has a monochrome page with rhymes opposite a colour page with cut-out boxes showing four small pictures, each with a question. By pulling the tab at the bottom of the page the answer to the questions is revealed. There are six chromolithic 'dissolving scenes'.Book plate: Christ Church. Sunday School, Warrnambool. 1st Prize Girls Class II. Awarded to Ethel Henderson. S M George Vicar. Warrnambool, May 1903children's picture books, ethel henderson, children's picture books, puzzle books, christ church anglican church, sunday school prizes, ernest nister london, warrnambool, ethel henderson, e f dutton & co new york -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Marg Troon and Harry Brew, c1988
... Black and white photograph depicting a women dressed... harry brew Black and white photograph depicting a women dressed ...Black and white photograph depicting a women dressed in white shorts, and a man in an overcoat. They are Ballarat School of Mines Student Marg Troon and Ballarat School of Mines Caretaker Harry Brew. They are most probably standing on the White Flat Oval which was used for Ballarat School of Mines sport. ballarat school of mines, brew, troon, sport, white flat, margaret troon, harry brew -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ALL SAINTS ATHLETIC CLUB DECORATED CART
... on a cart. Dressed in white costumes with white hats, coloured... and boys on a cart. Dressed in white costumes with white hats ...Mounted photograph of a decorated pyramid of men and boys on a cart. Dressed in white costumes with white hats, coloured cummerbunds. Two other gents in suits and bowler hats. Large label A.S.A.C. Inscriptions/markings: List of names on back, some illegible. 'All Saints Athletic Club'.cottage, miners -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Maternity Dress, c. 1989
... Pink and white striped cotton maternity dress. Square... Mitcham melbourne costume female Daly Jones 12 Pink and white ...Pink and white striped cotton maternity dress. Square neckline with short sleeves. Seven pleats across centre of front with a white pearly button on each side at hip level. Three bands across at neck and another three at hip level. Back of dress is identical to the front.Daly Jones 12costume, female -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BABY PORTRAIT
... Black and white image of young child - approx. 6 months... in dark dress, white frill on bottom, crocheted apron ( strings ...Black and white image of young child - approx. 6 months, seated on rustic style chair. Baby is dressed in dark dress, white frill on bottom, crocheted apron ( strings of apron tied to chair to secure child in position ). On back of image ' Bendigo Portrait Rooms, F. De Kock & Co, Photographic artists, corner of Mitchell and King Streets. N.B. copies may be had and enlarged to size'F. De Kock & Coperson, individual, baby portrait, bendigo, sandhurst, f. de kock & co. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Doll
... Blue and white check seersucker dress with peter pan collar... by Society. toys doll's clothes Blue and white check seersucker dress ...Doll's Clothes made by donor. Shoes purchased by Society.Blue and white check seersucker dress with peter pan collar, puff sleeves, two ticks down front bodice. Gathered skirt with two buttons down back. Blue panties. Broderie white anglaise half petticoat with ties at waist. White sandal type shoes with cut out daisies on front of shoes, T bar with small pearl button. Shoes are white vinyl with leather soles.toys, doll's clothes -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing - White Silk Wedding Dress, c.1869
... White Silk Wedding Dress...Two-piece white silk wedding dress comprised of a short...-piece white silk wedding dress comprised of a short tailored ...Joseph Butterworth COOMBS (1842-1901), was an accountant who founded a successful mercantile trading company. At the time of his marriage to Caroline Mary MICHEL in 1869, Coombs had already purchased ten acres of Studley Park. The acreage included land on the west of Fenwick Street that extended along lower Stawell Street to the corner of Yarra Street, all of it connected directly to the Yarra environs. A right of way to Studley Park Road was on the title, though Coombs went on to purchase more land, some of which faced Studley Park Road. In addition to owning the Studley Park acreage, Coombs later acquired 1,201 acres of land abutting the Acheron River. While retaining the Kew property he became a Taggerty Councillor and was Shire President for a time. J.B. Coombs died at Acheron Station in 1901 (aged 59 years). A few months after, tenders were called to repair the Kew dwelling, the Fenwick Street property now appearing in records with the name ‘Hope Mansell’. Caroline Coombs remained at Hope Mansell until she died in 1924, survived by three sons and five daughters. Not long after her death, advertisements appeared for the sale of the Studley Park land. The sale seems to have been a mechanism for distribution of the Estate, as the following year the original ten acre holding was transferred to members of the family. The eldest daughter Mabel married William Younger who, with his brother Alexander, developed Younger and Mackie Courts, both south of Studley Park Road. [Research: Kerry Fairbank]In 1961, the granddaughter of Joseph and Caroline Coombs, Mabel Isola (Younger) Grattan, donated ten 19th century dresses and parasols to the Kew Historical Society. The costumes, now known as the 'Coombs Collection', were the earliest recorded items of clothing to enter the Society's collection. Each of the items in the Coombs Collection, of which this item forms a part, is historically, aesthetically and socially significant. As a collection, the costumes includes outstanding examples of morning wear, day dresses, wedding dresses, and clothing accessories, providing evidence of outstanding dressmaker skills in Victoria during the mid to late Victorian period. Two-piece white silk wedding dress comprised of a short tailored bodice and a bell shaped skirt. The most prominent feature of the bodice is the wide pagoda sleeves, with false undersleeves of muslin. The edge of the sleeves includes small posies of orange blossom. Separate panels of lace, dropping from the waist are the only form of decoration on the skirt. The round high neckline was later converted to v-line in the 19th century.coombs collection, women's clothing, australian fashion, fashion & design collection, costumes, wedding dresses -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Young and Impressionable, In The Port Of Vung Tau, South Vietnam
... dressed in white uniform standing on the deck of a ship... silors dressed in white uniform standing on the deck of a ship ...In a black frame a coloured photograph of three silors dressed in white uniform standing on the deck of a ship in the Port of Vung Tau, South Vietnam. Botton left hand side of the photograph reads Voyagers to Vietnam Collection. Bottom right hand side of the photograph reads Copyright Peter ManoelVoyagers to Vietnam Collection, Copyright Peter Manoelphotograph, vung tau, cerberus collection, ran -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LAUREL STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL COLLECTION: BASKETBALL OR NETBALL TEAM
... Team 1971. Three rows of students, dressed in white tops... of students, dressed in white tops, shorts. Middle boy holding ...black and white image Laurel Street Primary School Sports Team 1971. Three rows of students, dressed in white tops, shorts. Middle boy holding a basketball. Male teacher on LH side. Sign in front : golden Square Primary School 1971 R S 2.bendigo, education, laurel street primary school -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Article - Newspaper clipping, Argus newspaper, 24 February 1945
... a naval uniform. The Duchess is wearing a black hat and white... is wearing a black hat and white short-sleeved dress holding a bunch ...It is historically significant as it marks a royal visit made by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester during the Duke of Gloucester's term as 11th Governor General of Australia (1945 - 1947). Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, GCB, CI, GCVO, GCStJ, GBE (born Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott; 25 December 1901 – 29 October 2004) was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. Frank Oliver was MTS chaplain during this period. The Gloucesters did not return to Australia on any official visit until 1965. (see ADB entry for Duke of Gloucester) According to the list of engagements from the Argus, on Saturday the Duke and Duchess left Governor House to visit the Central Institute at 11am where they were received by the Governor and Lady Dugan, the chaplain (Padre Oliver) and members of the committee. They left at 11.15am : the legend of the picture "AS THE DUCHESS LEFT THE MISSION TO SEAMEN Central Institute on Saturday morning, Padre Frank Oliver, chaplain, called for three cheers, which were given heartily."This photograph reveals the contemporaneous relationship between Australians and the British Royal family and connection through the International organisation that is the Mission to Seafarers. Current President is HRH the Princess Royal.Newspaper clipping depicting Alice Duchess of Gloucester at middle left with Chaplain Frank Oliver at middle right. The Chaplain is waving and possibly leading a cheer. He is wearing a naval uniform. The Duchess is wearing a black hat and white short-sleeved dress holding a bunch of flowers. In the left of the photograph is a man holding his right arm up hiding his face from view. In the background there is a crowd of onlookers behind a railing.Written in black ink: Feb 25 1945 / Duke's final visit as Governor Generalpadre frank leslie oliver, duchess of gloucester, flandres street, governor general, duke of gloucester, flinders street -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing, Sanfor, Apron, 1930s
... White cotton apron dress with blue trim, with a label... teresa mayer protective wear White cotton apron dress with blue ...The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.White cotton apron dress with blue trim, with a label on the inside collar "Sanfor". Sanfor refers to Sanforization which was a process used to treat cotton fabrics, patented by Sanford Lockwood Cluett (1874–1968) in 1930. It is a method of stretching, shrinking and fixing the woven cloth in both length and width before cutting and producing, to reduce the shrinkage which would otherwise occur after washing. The items was donated by Teresa Mayer. sanfor, women's clothing, uniforms, teresa mayer, protective wear -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - DOLLS, VIETNAMESE, 1969-70
... on wooden stand. Has full length hand sewn white and gold dress... full length hand sewn white and gold dress and black hair ...Two of the dolls came home with Geoff Murray No 3411521, 3 Cav Regt Vietnam 27.11.67 to 22.10.68, Survey Corp 15.10.69 to 15.10.70. The other was bought home by Geoff Hopper No 3795341 for his sister Dorothy. Geoff served in 1st Div Aust Intelligence Unit from 12.11.69 to 29.10.70. Geoff Murray refer 638P..1 Vietnamese doll on wooden stand. Has full length hand sewn green dress and long flowing black hair. .2 Vietnamese doll on wooden stand. Has full length hand sewn black and gold dress and black hair in a single plait. .3 Vietnamese doll on wooden stand. Has full length hand sewn white and gold dress and black hair in a single plait.all items "Made in Vietnam"toys-dolls, souvenirs-vietnam -
Orbost & District Historical Society
framed photograph
... . It is of a woman in a nurse's uniform of a dark coloured dress with a white.... It is of a woman in a nurse's uniform of a dark coloured dress with a white ...This is a photograph of Annabella McKenzie who trained at The Royal Melbourne in the 1890's. The Royal Melbourne Hospital was the first hospital in Victoria – established in 1848 to serve the young and thriving community of Melbourne. Prior to the transfer of nursing education to the university sector, nurses were trained in a course of instruction in hospital nursing schools that awarded a certificate in general nursing. These courses were generally for a three-year period, and nurses were paid employees of the parent hospital. Annabella Mckenzie Fisher was born into the Mckenzie family and married into the Fisher family. She married Fisher James Fisher, a Lochend farmer.The Fisher family was a very early Orbost farming family.A hand-coloured photograph in an oval shaped wooden frame. It is of a woman in a nurse's uniform of a dark coloured dress with a white bib apron and black belt. The cuffs of the long sleeved dress are white. She is wearing a white cap. The oval frame is painted gold and is decorated on each side with flowers in relief.On back in pencil - Anna Bella McKenziehealth nursing fisher_annabella-mckenzie royal-melbourne-hospital -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Argus newspaper, 24 February 1945
... hat and white short-sleeved dress holding a bunch of flowers... and white photograph of Princess Alice the Duchess of Gloucester ...Photograph was taken at the Mission to Seafarers Melbourne. It is historically significant as it marks a royal visit made by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester during the Duke of Gloucester's term as 11th Governor General of Australia (1945 - 1947). Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, GCB, CI, GCVO, GCStJ, GBE (born Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott; 25 December 1901 – 29 October 2004) was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. Frank Oliver was MTS chaplain during this period. The Gloucesters did not return to Australia on any official visit until 1965. (see ADB entry for Duke of Gloucester) According to the list of engagements from the Argus, on Saturday the Duke and Duchess left Governor House to visit the Central Institute at 11am where they were received by the Governor and Lady Dugan, the chaplain (Padre Oliver) and members of the committee. They left at 11.15am : the legend of the picture "AS THE DUCHESS LEFT THE MISSION TO SEAMEN Central Institute on Saturday morning, Padre Frank Oliver, chaplain, called for three cheers, which were given heartily."This photograph reveals the contemporaneous relationship between Australians and the British Royal family and connection through the International organisation that is the Mission to Seafarers. Current President is HRH the Princess Royal.Black and white photograph of Princess Alice the Duchess of Gloucester. The Duchess at middle left with Chaplain Frank Oliver at middle right. The Chaplain is waving and possibly leading a cheer. He is wearing a naval uniform. The Duchess is wearing a black hat and white short-sleeved dress holding a bunch of flowers. In the left of the photograph is a man holding his right arm up hiding his face from view. In the background there is a crowd of onlookers behind a railing.Front: "Duchess of Gloucester 1969" in blue pen in the bottom right corner. (see also notes re this date) There is also what appears to be a watermark on the middle left side. Back: "H.R.H. Duchess of Gloucester visiting Missions to Seamen, Melbourne." in the top left corner on an angle. "Copyright The Argus, Melbourne. Photograph Neg. No. U-646 Ref. No." in purple ink in the middle. The Neg. No. is in pencil.uniform, flowers, chaplain, princess alice, mission to seafarers, mission to seamen, duke of gloucester, duchess of gloucester, governor general, frank leslie oliver, padre oliver, royal visit, flinders street, melbourne -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing - White Cotton Day Dress, 1870s
... White Cotton Day Dress...19th century white cotton day dress, photographed... century white cotton day dress, photographed as accessioned, which ...The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.The donor, a resident of Kew, provided a handwritten provenance with the donation. "This is an heirloom dress, worn in Tasmania by a Fletcher relative c. 1860s, 1870s. It was for years, with another in the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, then borrowed for concerts. In (the) 1990s it was enlarged at the back for a Centenary reenactment. I thought you might like it for your collection."19th century white cotton day dress, photographed as accessioned, which is printed with a design in black. The front has a 3/4 length buttoned opening. The dress has wide ruffles in the same fabric at the base of the skirt. The later 1990s inserts which can be seen in the first and third images have been removed in preparation for the dress to be restored. The buttons are a later addition. Historically appropriate replacement buttons were later added.women's clothing, day dresses, australian fashion - 1870s, coralie coulston -
Expression Australia
Photograph - c. 1900s, [Illegible], Rock of Ages in Statuary and Song, c.1900s
... Deaf women dressed in white flowing robes were typically... Melbourne melbourne Deaf women dressed in white flowing robes were ...Deaf women dressed in white flowing robes were typically used by the Society at meetings and lectures giving a performance in living statuary. This photograph is a depiction from Rock of Ages in Statuary and Song described in a review by the Spectator - the words of the hymn softly sung by the Cornish Choir to an exquisitely delicate organ accompaniment by Mr E. J. Watkins. The Grouping of Living Statuary with the limelight thrown upon them from either side, motionless as marble figures, but with the life and love and adoration in their eyes and on their faces, formed the most beautiful objects we have ever beheld. The Audience looked and listened in breathless silence and many eyes were glistening with tears.This photo is significant as a studio photograph of Deaf women who performed 'living statuar'y at many of the lectures and meetings held in the early years of the 20th century by the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society of Victoria ; possibly introduced by Ernest Abraham to add drama to the occasion.A5 black and white photograph on a cardboard frame. The photograph features five women in robes surrounding a cross."City Chambers / 114 Elizabeth Street / Melbourne" Signature of photographer or studio name illegible. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PORTRAIT- MAN AND WOMAN
... is dressed in formal suit, white wing collar, white bow tie. Woman... is dressed in formal suit, white wing collar, white bow tie. Woman ...Black and white image mounted on buff board Man is dressed in formal suit, white wing collar, white bow tie. Woman dressed in dark dress, lace sleeves, jet necklace. Man wearing glasses, woman horn rimmed glasses. Written on bottom on board ' Vincent Kelly, Bendigo' in handwriting.cottage, miners, man and woman portrait. photographer vincent kelly bendigo. -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, black and white, c.1930
... in a white long uniform dress and white veil over her short dark hair... is the Matron and four Sisters. Matron is dressed in a white long ...The Matron and Sisters in this photograph worked in the Melbourne District Nursing Society After Care Home, (later called Hospital) full time and administered nursing care to patients who ranged in age from babes to adults. The Society also had a District Nursing division and these Sisters only worked in the community giving nursing care to patients in their homes.The Melbourne District Nursing Society were pioneers in recognizing the need for premises where patients too ill to be in their own home, but not ill enough to go to hospital, was needed, and the Society built, then opened, the After-Care Home in 1926, (from 1934 called After-Care Hospital), for these patients, and patients from Hospitals. Many children were nursed there, some long term during the Polio epidemic and the Society employed two School Teachers. The Society now ran two divisions, the After-Care with its own Sisters and nurses, and the District division. The Society were the first in Melbourne, in early 1928, to recognize some patients leaving the After-Care, and many at home, needed further social care and they set up ‘Almoners’ from their committee to visit these patients and be intermediaries in getting them social assistance. It was late the following year before the first training of Almoners took place in Melbourne. In 1930 the Society employed a full time kindergarten teacher to visit poor children in their homes. That year the Society were pioneers in opening an Ante-Natal Clinic at the After-Care, setting a high standard with equipment, keeping records, and providing leaflets with instructions in how to keep healthy during pregnancy, what complications to look for and what to do when labour commenced. In 1934 the Society were pioneers again when they opened the first Women’s Welfare Clinic in Melbourne giving advice on birth-control, at first attended by their own patients, but then accepting patients from public hospitals until their own clinics were opened. A trained Almoner was employed by the Society in 1934, doing a great deal of work with Midwifery patients, but she resigned after twelve months due to the amount of work. Due to a lack of trained Almoners, the Society employed a Social Service Officer at the After-Care who successfully gained better housing from the Housing Commission for families living under unsuitable conditions.A black and white photograph of Matron and twelve Trained nurses (Sisters) standing at the front entrance of the Melbourne District Nursing Society After Care Home, In the front of the portico is the Matron and four Sisters. Matron is dressed in a white long uniform dress and white veil over her short dark hair, and is wearing white stockings and white shores. To her right are four Sisters. Behind them are five Sisters, one standing between the left pair of round columns of the portico and the others to her right finishing just before the second set of columns. Two Sisters are to the left of the left hand column in front of the brick wall of the building. A short brick wall runs from the column to the building and hides the lower half of these Sisters. All the Sisters are dressed with white long aprons with white belts, which are covering their uniforms, only their dark grey sleeves and white collars can be seen. They are wearing white veils covering most of their short dark hair, grey stockings and black shoes. At the top of the portico can be seen the words 'District Nursing Society'. Part of the two story brick building can be seen behind the group; two long windows are visible on the upper and lower sections. To the right of the building some shrubs and a tree can be seen.nurses, after care hospital, uniforms, after-care home, melbourne district nursing society, mdns, rdns, royal district nursing service -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - FANCY DRESS BALL: WHITE HILLS
... FANCY DRESS BALL: WHITE HILLS...Black and white photograph : opening fancy dress ball... COTTAGE Miners Black and white photograph : opening fancy dress ...Black and white photograph : opening fancy dress ball, White Hills Reading Room. 8 young adults in sailor suits, 4 female, 4 male. Brick wall, windows and weatherboard wall at back. Female in centre hoilding small Union Jack flag. Figures have been numbered. Note hole in sole of shoe on right. On front pencil numbers 1 - 8 - one on each person. Names on back of photo correspond to numbers. 1. Arthur Caldwell 2. Mary Dixon ( Mrs. E.M. Bourke ) 3 Frank Dixon 4 Joy Bovard ( Ball ) 5 Imelde Flack 6 Lizzie Richards ( Gay Wood ? ) 7 Ernie Cawden 8. George Cailcottage, miners