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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HIGH RIDERS
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Thursday, July 7, 2005. High riders: back to Kangaroo Flat sports day at the Bendigo Showgrounds, November 18, 1946. Winner of the race on the cinder track was Gil Lovell, followed by Pat McCumber.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Clothing - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: INFANTS NIGHTDRESS OR CHRISTENING GOWN, Late 1800's early 1900's
Clothing. High lace-edged round neckline - lace 1.3 cm deep. Long sleeves-gathered at the shoulder, and edged at the wrist with a 4.5 cm deep, gathered broderie anglais, featuring a shamrock, and flower design. The bodice has a centre front panel of lace. 9 cm wide at the neckline, tapering to 4 cm wide at the high waistline. This panel is edged with a 4 cm wide scalloped edge at the broiderie anglais trim. Three rows of pintucks, give a finish to the filigree braid, and the gathered broiderie frill. The long skirt is gathered at the lower bodice, and is 70 cms long. The lower 20.5 cms at the hemline has alternate bands of three pintucks, a 4 cm panel of flowers and cutwork broiderie, three pintucks, 4 cm panel panel of broiderie, three pintucks and a 4 cms deep machine stitched hem. Bodice has a back opening, with only one 1 cm diameter covered button evident, a cotton tape passes through a casing, and ties at the back waistline.costume, female, infants nightdress. -
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Photograph - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: PHOTO-COPY OF A PHOTOGRAPH, 1871
Photograph - Black and white photo copy of a photograph of Charles Deynes Barber, Melbourne, Australia, from the photo album of Fanny Elizabeth Whibley 1848-1930. Charles Barber, in riding attire,knee high boots. Whip in hand, sitting on a turned wooden chair, resting his left arm on a circular wooden hall table, with a sculpture of a horse on the table top.Charles Deynes Barber, Melbourne, Australia. From the photo album of Fanny Elizabeth Whibley 1848-1939.photograph, person, charles deynes barber -
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Clothing - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: COLLAR AND DETACHED SLEEVES, Late 1800's
Clothing. Ladies' collar. Net fabric, entirely sewn into 'pin-tucks' .5 cm deep in the high stand-up collar, and increasing to 7.5 cm at the lower edge of the jabot front. Opening at the back, the jabot is fastened by nine metal hooks, and hand-stitched loops. Collar has a tightly gathered double frill of the tulle fabric, at neck and is held up right by five 'covered' 'bones'. The lower edge of the front and back is edged with a 1.5 cm wide silk fabric frill. Centre lower edge of back has two 59 cm long silk ribbon ties. This ribbon is also attached to the lower edge of the jabot 58 cm and 60 cm long - presumably for the wearer to tie firmly in place. Neckline seam is re-inforced and neatened by an organdie type fabric, hand-stitched in place. Two fine elastic loops (now perished) one 52 cm, one 58 cm would once have helped to hold the jabot in place, with the arms passing through the loops, to keep the jabot in place. Detached sleeves. Net fabric, entirely sewn into .5 cm tucks. Reaching from the wrist to above the elbow. A double net frill edges the wrists, where a 6.5 cm opening, fastens with metal hooks and hand-stitched loops. A cotton tape, .5 cm wide neatens and re-infrces this seam, and a row of chain stitch, in silk thread embellishes the outer side of the seam. Upper edge of the sleeve has a fine binding of silk ribbon.costume, female, cream tucked net collar and jabot -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HIGH FASHION
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. High fashion: Melba frocks and exclusive fashions at the corner of Pall Mall and Mitchell street, circa 1950s.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Clothing - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: BABY SHOES, Late 1800's
Clothing. Tiny kid(?) leather soles - just 11 cms long, with burgandy silk fabric uppers- having a centre front seam, and a centre back seam. These seams are machine stitched and then top stitched on both sides of the seam, with tiny machine stitches. A 'turn-back' of burgandy, fake-fur trims around the ankle high boots and two burgandy silk ribbon bows, fasten the boot at the outer ankle. Inners of the boots are lined with a canvas-like fabric. Soles appear to be a soft chamois type leather.costume, children's, baby shoes. -
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Domestic Object - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: PALM-FROND DIAMOND SHAPED FAN, 1920's
Object. Woven palm - frond handle and 'spine'. Strips of palm-frond have then been split from the fronds, and woven in a 'basket' effect, with slightly wider - 1 cm, at the base of the fan shape, tapering to .5 cm at the top. Lower section at the centre. A second 5 cm straight shape section steps up to a top peak, 4 cm high. Some pattern is visible, in a darker colour.costume accessories, female, palm -frond diamond shaped fan -
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Slide - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: SLIDE, May 1970 - Jan 1972
Coloured slide transparency. Image is of a female dressed in costume. She is wearing a short dress of shiny material over a white long sleeved blouse, a conical hat and white knee high boots. She is posed standing with one arm straight and the other bent upwards. On the lower white border of the slide the words Fancy Dress Party Narina Lindrea have been handwritten.Kodachrome Transparencyslide, bendigo, bendigo institute of technology -
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Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: B&W PHOTO OF CITADEL IN CAIRO, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, B&W photo of the Citadel in Cairo. High wall surrounds the mosque with two minarets. Handwritten in ink on the back - The Citadel. Cairo. Jany '16postcard, postcard, ww1, cairo, egypt, citadel, mosque -
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Clothing - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: FULL LENGTH LONG SLEEVED, BLACK BEADED DRESS, Late 1800's
Clothing. High stand-up embroidered net collar-close fitting to the neck, and fastening at the back with now 4 metal hooks and loops (one hook missing) and edged at top and bottom with tiny black beads. Five metal ''curved wires'' 7 cm long, are spaced around the up right ''collar'' (to hold in place). The embroidered net forms a V shaped panel at the centre front, and has 15 silk covered oval buttons .8 cm long, from throat to lower bodice. This panel is bordered by embroidered and beaded braid, 7 cm wide and giving a cross-over effect. Cotton tape inside waist 66 cm long fastens with two metal hooks and eyes.Under this lace cross-over, the bodice is shirred and pleated, to give fullness for movement. Pleats are ''caught-in'' at the waistline. An elbow length over-lay of sheer silk fabric, edged with the beaded braid. The sleeves are silk fabric to the elbow, and then narrow in to a three hook plackett at the wrist. This lower sleeve with a 2.5 cm lace frill, and a spotted tulle fabric, and ''dotted'' at the upper side with a double row of tiny black beads. A false tucked effect at opprox knee level at back of skirt. Back hemline extends to a small ''train''. Hemline is heavily weighted.costume, female, full length long sleeved black dress -
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Slide - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: SLIDE, May 1970 - Jan 1972
Coloured slide transparency. Image is of a male standing dressed in costume. He is wearing white shorts, a black singlet with a triangle symbol containing the letter S on an orange background. He has knee high black socks and white shoes on his feet. He has a silver bracelet and a necklace. Another person is seated on the floor to his right and is partially in shot. On the lower edge of the white border the words Fancy Dress Party Wayne Friswell 'One Hung Low' have been handwritten.Kodachrome Transparencyslide, bendigo, bendigo institute of technology -
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Clothing - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: SILK CREAM BROCADE SHORT CAPE, 1890 - early 1900's
Clothing. Silk-satin brocade cape with 7 cm high stand-up collar. Rounded at the hipline, and curved upward toward the centre fronts, where two 6 cm wide cream ribbon bows are attached. The hemline then falls to a steep 16 cm deep peak at the centre fronts. Four metal hooks and stitch covered metal eyelets form the closure from the high collar to the bustline. Two silk fabric loops on the inside of the opening-19 cms long, and 6.5 cm wide allow the arms to be free, and the cape to remain firmly fitted. The cape is padded and stitched internally in a diamond-shaped pattern. The back of the cape is curved and fitted at the waistline and the centre back. A large satin bow is attached 12 cm above the hemline, and sits over two box pleats 12 cm long, from waistline to the hemline.costume, female, silk cream brocade short cape -
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Photograph - SANDHURST BOYS CENTRE COLLECTION: ATHLETIC SPORTS DAY
Two photographs glued on a piece of cardboard. Annual athletic sports day: one of the start of handicap foot race, the other of high jump.bendigo, institutions, sandhurst boys centre -
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Photograph - Creeth Street Studio, 1895
Long Gully is a suburb of Bendigo, 3 km north-west of the city's centre. The Long Gully Creek signifies the physical location of the suburb, and the Long Gully reefs ran southwards from Eaglehawk. It was particularly rich, realising yields as high as five ounces of gold to the ton.Four black and white photos of a painter's studio in Creeth Street, Long Gully, Bendigo. The photos were of very low quality and have been restored as much as possible. The photos are of: 8679a Three women in long dresses and two men sitting around a table having tea in front of a mantle-piece. Several paintings are on the wall above. 8679b Four female artists (or students) painting pictures. They are supervised by a man and a woman. Various pieces of art are on the wall and floor around them. A painter's pallet is open on the floor in the foreground. 8679c Three women and one man are viewing pictures in the studio. 8679d Paintings on display in the studio history, bendigo, creeth street long gully, artist studio -
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Functional object - Coleman Measuring Can
The can measures the exact amount of fuel to be put in a Coleman Iron. Liquid fuel irons were a great advancement from Sad Irons in the late 1800's and were used before electricity was available. A tubular metal can ten centimetres high and six centimetres diameter. It has two and a half centimetre filling hole and a two and a half a centimetre half centimetre diameter pouring tube on the top, it is painted yellow with black instructions printed on it.K15.4coleman measuring can, coleman iron -
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Functional object - Gilles Bros Small Bowl and Dinner Plate
Gillies Pies was started by three brothers from Charlton, in central Victoria, Les, Alan and Norm Gillies who left their farm after the 1940s drought and headed to Bendigo to start anew. From their first small bakery in Mitchell Street, the brothers eventually went on to employ about 200 people with wholesale and retail locations spreading across the state and distribution including Melbourne.A small bowl 14 centimetres diameter, three centimetres high and a dinner plate 24 centimetres diameter, three centimetres high. Both are cream coloured with a green trim on the edge and a green circular logo - GILLIES BROS PASTRYCOOKS BENDIGO, with a pie in the middle. On the back of each is a maker's logo- "DURALINE" SUPER VITRIFIED GRINDLEY HOTEL WARE Co LOFTUS MORAN PTY.Lo MELBOURNE 12-53.gilles pies, ceramics, loftus moran melbourne, "duraline" grindley hotel ware co england -
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Functional object - Dad and Dave Cafe Small Plate
Dad & Dave Cafe was located in Pall Mall Charing Cross Bendigo. It was opened by dairy farmer and milk bar owner Les McClure in 1939. His Four'n Twenty meat pies were initially made in Bendigo in 1947. McClure sold his Four'n Twenty Pie's Pty. Ltd. to Peters Ice Cream (VIC) Ltd. in 1960.A small plate 16 centimetres diameter and two centimetres high. It's white with a blue trim on the edge and a blue circular logo -DAD & DAVE BENDIGO with Dad and Dave faces in the middle. . On the back is a maker's logo- "DURALINE" SUPER VITRIFIED GRINDLEY HOTEL WARE Co LOFTUS MORAN PTY.Lo MELBOURNE 12-53ceramics, loftus moran melbourne, "duraline" grindley hotel ware co england, dad and dave bendigo, lesle thompson mcclure -
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Functional object - McClures Milk Jug
Dad & Dave Cafe was located in Pall Mall Charing Cross Bendigo. It was opened by dairy farmer and milk bar owner Les McClure in 1939. His Four'n Twenty meat pies were initially made in Bendigo in 1947. McClure sold his Four'n Twenty Pie's Pty. Ltd. to Peters Ice Cream (VIC) Ltd. in 1960.A cream coloured jug with green decorative trim and McClures on it. Its ten centimetres high, eight and half centimetres diameter at its base six centimetres at the top with a small spout. Opposite the spout there is a curved handle that's one centimetre wide and seven centimetres heigh.ceramics, dad and dave bendigo, leslie thompson mcclure -
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Book - 1966 RURAL VICTORIA TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, 1966
A 1966 telephone directory for rural Victorian towns such as Bendigo, Castlemaine-Maryborough, Charlton, Denilquin(N.S.W.), Echuca, Kerang, Kyneton, Swan Hill districts. Front cover is a photograph of the Alexandra Fountain in the center of Bendigo and the back cover has an ad for Peter's Ice Cream with a picture of a cartoon eskimo holding onto a sleigh with a giant icecream with their logo on it. Bottom of the page has their telephone and office location. "ICE CREAM (VIC) PTY LTD. BALLARAT: 1253 Howitt St., Phone Ballarat 9 1396 BENDIGO 745 High St., Kangaroo Flat, Phone Bendigo 7131 KYNETON: Melbourne, Phone 560 0222"telephone, victoria -
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Clothing - LIGHT BROWN INFANTS VELVET DRESS
Light brown infant's velvet dress. Yoke at front and back with high round neckline. Neckline trimmed with four X cm coffee coloured lace, threaded with dark brown velvet ribbon. Back opening on yoke section fastened with two press-studs. Short set in sleeves trimmed at hem with two cm coffee coloured lace. A line skirt gathered onto yoke front and back. Skirt trimmed above the hem with four cm wide coffee coloured lace threaded with dark brown velvet ribbon tied in a bow at centre front. Inside hem edged with tan coloured bias binding. Neckline also edged with bias binding.costume, children's, light brwon infant's velvet dress -
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Clothing - CREAM COLOURED INFANT'S SILK NIGHTGOWN
Cream coloured long sleeved infant's silk nightgown. Yoked front and back made up of overlay of vertical strips of lace. Ruffle of gathered lace around high neckline. Set in sleeves with 1.6cm lace trim and three pintucks at wrist. Skirt gathered onto yoke and front. Lower section of nightgown has three X four horizontal sections of four pintucks with lace inserts (2.5cm) between the sections. Gathered ruffle at hem,(15cms) with four pintucks and three cm lace trim with scalloped edge. Back opening (26cm) fastened with two X .8cm plastic buttons at either end of the yoke.costume, children's, cream coloured infant's silk nightgown -
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Photograph - ELMA WINSLADE WELLS COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH OF JACK THE DOG
A small black and white photograph of Jack the Shapland dog. at the bottom photo & fine art co.Lee. On the back: the photographic and fine art Co. G. Boucher, Manager, 59 High Road, Lee. -
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Clothing - CREAM SATIN AND LACE WEDDING DRESS, 1850
High waisted bodice, with centre front seam, back opening fastened with metal press-studs, and finished on the right side, with ball-shaped pearl buttons sewn in pairs - six groups of two. A placket extends into the skirt at back, and is fastened with metal press-studs. Bodice is gathered onto skirt at waistline, and defined with a 1.5cm wide tape. An 8.5cm wide cotton lace frill is gathered around the high neckline. The wrist-length sleeves are an extension of the bodice and have a 4cm band, and 4cm wide gathered frill at the wrist. The sleeves are shaped from the high waistline, and also at the cuff edge. The skirt has an overlay of fine lace, made up of six X 17cm wide bands of lace, with a scalloped edge. No shoulder seams. Back opening and centre front seam indicate the cutting out layout of fabric. A one cm wide ribbon finishes the neckline, and the lace frill is hand stitched to the ribbon. Some seams are hand neatened. A 2.5cm wide flat bow finishes the back neckline.costume, female, cream satin and lace wedding dress -
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Photograph - INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES SNELL PRESENTATION, 1905
Cobden Tent number 39 was established 1865 at California Gully.Rarity: Local High Significance.Large framed presentation to Brother John Snell for holding the office of Chief Ruler of Cobden Tent Victoria district as a member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Salford Unity, with ten photographs of Bros, John Snell, W. Knight, P.C.R., T.Trewartha (Duty Sec), J.Shaw,M.S., E.Batten, W.S., C.Jinks (Guardian), J.C.McCoy (Sec), L.Sutton (Levite), one unknown with no name, signed by A.Penaluna C.R. & J.C.McCoy. Sec, 30th June 1905, Lodge established August 25 1835. Registered March 27 1854. Under glass in a large wooden frame with illuminated address in centre. Backed with white painted masonite attached by 24 screws.presentation, salford unity, independent order of rechabites, snell -
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Clothing - BURGANDY AND CREAM BODICE, 1850's
Burgundy and cream fine striped cotton, with a woven floral motif one cm in diameter. High 4.5cm stand-up burgundy collar, with a lace overlay. A pleated, and padded cap extends from the underarm seam at the front, over the shoulders, and partway over the back panel. Sleeves tight fitting at wrist, fasten with five buttons and button holes.(Four present on one sleeve, three on other sleeve).A fine burgundy pleated band finishes the sleeve at the wrist. Waistline is V pointed at front and back. At front pleats are stitched down 11-13cm long, then open up to form shaped, folded effect at the bust line. A burgundy yoke sits behind this effect, and extends over the shoulders, and high neckline. Back waistline also extends to a deep V shape at centre back. 18 button holes and 15 buttons fasten the centre back - (three buttons missing).costume, female, burgandy and cream bodice -
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Photograph - LA TROBE UNIVERSITY BENDIGO COLLECTION: COURTHOUSE BENDIGO
A black and white photograph of the rear of the Old Courthouse Bendigo. 'These newer parts were added for the Bendigo Teachers' College and occupied 1929-1931'. See 3320.100bendigo, education, old courthouse, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, building, buildings, site, place, teacher training, tertiary education, bendigo teachers' college, court house, courthouse, technical school, bendigo technical school, bendigo high schoool, high school, bendigo girls' school, girls' school, photo, photos, photograph, photographs, photography, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff. pryor, old courthouse, old court house -
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Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: SCHOOL CELEBRATION PROGRAM, 1905
Document. Bi-fold program for the Trafalgar Centenary celebrated by Girton College, St. Andrew's College and Corporate High School. October 1905. Program printed inside includes three items by Alex J. Hamilton. Lyrics printed on the back page.performing arts, elocution, school celebration program -
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Newspaper - NEWSPAPER COLLECTION: BENDIGO ADVERTISER VARIOUS ARTICLES
1) Bendigo the Golden Heart of Victoria 2) News from Bendigo May, 1973 3) Some Scenes of Bendigo Yesteryear 4) Cover Bendigo Advertiser Souvenir of the Shamrock Hotel 5) Saving the Shamrock - Doug McClure 6) Farewell Bendigo's Trams April, 1972 7) 100 Years of Trams 8) Gold Mine a Popular Attraction 9) Tomorrow the end (Trams) April 1972 10) Trams 1890-1903-1972/ Photo New Chum 11) Vintage Talking Trams 12) In Search of a Home for Sun Loong 13) Bendigo Dragon City 14) History Indicates that Dragons is not as Silly 15) Bendigo's Dragon is Something to be Proud of 16) Unravelling the Dragon's Mysteries 17) Reputation Precede it 18) Tourism 19) Haunted by the Ghosts of the Gold Rush 20) Bendigo Undertaking Firm Installs Complete Motor Funeral Equipment 21) Built on the Foundations of Gold 22) Photos: Bridge Street - Oakley's Establishment 23) A City Built on reefs of Fabulous Wealth 24) Bendigo Company Has High Hopes for Old Mine 25) The Central Deborah 26) Central Deborah Reaches New Depths 27) WMC Prepares the Way for Bendigo Mining Revival 28) Historical Background of Fortuna 29) Opening of TAFE College 30) 60 Protesting Nurses Greet the Premier 31) A History Written in Bricks 32) The Golden Age of Bendigo Theatre Part 1 33) The Golden Age of Bendigo Theatre Part 2 34) J.H. Curnow is Back Home 35) Fortuna Historical Background 36) Photos of Fortuna. Folder 110 now in Box 417. AV 03/11/2022 -
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Clothing - LONG SLEEVED EMU CREEK BUSH BAND WIND - CHEATER, 1990's
Clothing. Long- sleeved grey cotton wind-cheater, with a printed blue. yellow and black,shield-shaped logo on the front, featuring the caricature of an emu's head and the words, ''The Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band''. Long sleeves with a 4 cm deep cuff,high round neckline with a 3 cm deep neckband, 7 cm deep splits at the hemline of each side seam, and a 4 cm deep cuff, at the lower edge of the set-in sleeves.Worn by Peter Ellis, OAM, founder and leader of the celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band, circa 1990's.JEANS PLUS, Made in China. 100% cotton, and washing instructions.costume, male uniform, civilian, wind-cheater -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: PERFECT MATCH
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Wednesday, November 12, 2003. Perfect match: Bendigo High School prefects 1927. Standing: Una Styles, Harold Every, Wilfred Diddams, Ray Harry (head prefect), Arthur Ryall, Alf Elliott and Miss Burtonclay. Seated: Maizie Esposito, Lola Flight, Joyce Ridley, Jean Paratt and Joyce Turner.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were