The blouse made from a man-made fibre which resembled linen and trimmed with crochet motifs and edging was fashionable during the early 1970's. They were often worn with batik printed skirts.A cream linen blouse with three pin tucks and a crochet band on either side of the centre front opening. There is a shell pattern crochet border around the square neckline and across the hem of the short sleeves and around the bottom of the blouse. There are two darts in the back. there are five brown buttons down the centre front."Made in the/PHILIPPINES/..."1970s, clothing and dress, george evans collection

This overcoat was designed and tailored by Dominex, a company that sold clothing in high end department stores such as Myer and David Jones in the 1940s through to the 2000s. As pictured in the accompanying advertising, Dominex looked to produce clothes for women to “casually, confidently wear … the exquisite styling and superb tailoring of… Dominex Coats”. This sentiment was carried by the company for more than 60 years. Amanda Morgan, a director of the Dominex fashion label in an interview from 2003 said “Not everybody wants sass, or sex, or high fashion for that matter. Au contraire. Our customers will be stylish, sophisticated and womanly, but we don’t do shoestring straps or asymmetrical lines." Dominex was a label specialising in exceptional quality "traditional" dressing for corporate wear. Their clothes looked to provide women with a return to the tried and true values of elegant, unpretentious, classic dressing. "Our look is European-influenced," Morgan explained further. "Inspired by Armani, Valentino, Chanel and Escada. Suits have been specially dyed in France to ensure the perfect shade of ice blue, lemon, grey, or slate. Fabrics are natural, silk and linen. Shapes are stylish, with an almost 1930s feel; classic pants, silk shirts, structured overcoats with elegant-length” Returning to this overcoat, it has a label on the inside which reads “Pure Wool Material by Godfrey Hirst of Geelong”. Nowadays Godfrey Hirst produce flooring products and are the largest manufacturer and exporter of residential and commercial carpets in Australasia. They have expanded into hard flooring and left their fashion days behind. This overcoat serves as a useful example of a different time for the company; before they made the change to concentrating exclusively on flooring, when they produced fabrics to be tailored for the height of Australian fashion. This overcoat was purchased and worn by Joan Waller, aunty of the donor, Kim Rosenow. Kim said her aunty was from Ballarat but frequently shopped in Melbourne to keep up with the latest trends. Her aunty Joan fitted the target demographic of Dominex well, as she needed to look sophisticated and elegant at social events and work. Kim donated the overcoat to the National Wool Museum in 2021. Green singled breasted overcoat with a narrow overlap and one column of buttons for fastening. The overcoat features notched lapels of a medium width and two large buttons of a green & dark green marble. The overcoat has two semi-visible jetted pockets at the hips. Internally, the overcoat features a black silk lining for comfort. It also features a stitched patch on the left side of the opening which reads “Pure Wool Material by Godfrey Hirst of Geelong”. At the collar, another patch reads “Dominex REGD”. At the cuffs, the overcoat finishes in a type of gauntlet cuff which stretches back over 200mm. The decorative finish utilises no buttons and has thick piping to accentuate this design feature. The overcoat finishes with a simple invisible hem at the bottom.Wording, gold. Patch stitched at collar: “DomineX / REGD.” Wording, black. Patch stitched at left off opening: “PURE WOOL MATERIAL BY / Godfrey Hirst / OF GEELONG”dominex, fashion, women's corporate wear, godfrey hirst, overcoat, wool clothing

Necklace bought at the Nunawading Craft Market.Wooden beads, gum nuts and leather leaves, threaded onto a leather string, forming a necklace.costume accessories, jewellery, handcrafts, country crafts

As AttachedWhite T-Shirt with burgundy school emblem on left side. Collar and short sleeves in polyester/cotton. Refer ND2316 and ND2404Blackburn Eastcostume, children's uniform

Refer to NA4362White short sleeved polyester/cotton T-Shirt with the 'Blackburn East' Primary School crest printed on the front. Printed in burgundy.Blackburn Eastcostume, children's uniform

Ref. NA4362Maroon and white quarter-inch check princess line dress. This Summer uniform has short sleeves with a V-Neck collar and zipper front (14'/35cm zipper). There are two pockets in side seams. The garment is handmade on domestic machine and hand finished.costume, children's uniform, handcrafts, dressmaking

See Ref. No. 43621. Red rayon pennant denoting house colour and name of school house. Yellow writing, fringe and cord for hanging. 2. Purple rayon pennant, yellow writing Lawson House. Gold fringe and cord for hanging. 3. Gold rayon pennant with black writing MacKellar House.|4. Dark green rayon, yellow writing Sturt House (Blackburn East Primary School)trophies & awards, education

Was used by owner until concerned that children may have hurt themselves on the wringerSimpson electric washing machine with wringer attached above bowl. White, round with removable lid. Front lever: Wash/Stop; three buttons on front: Empty-Wash-Off indicated. Appliance on castors attached wringer with metal drip tray and two rubber rollers. Wringer will pivot.Simpsondomestic items, laundering, electrical technology, appliances & accessories

2 Black and white copies of Aerial View of various sites in Nunawading. - Mitcham Technical School, Walker Park , Nunawading Police Station, Bunnings Warehouse, Mobile Industrial Equipment Ltd, Municipal Chambers, Nunawading Library, Turner Industries, Harvey Norman, Feiglins Timber Yard, Holeproof ,Agfa, York Industries and|City of Nunawading. Council Depot.mitcham technical school, walker park, nunawading police station, bunnings warehouse nunawading, mobile industrial equipment ltd., city of nunawading. council chambers, nunawading library, turner industries, harvey norman, feiglins timber yard, holeproof, agfa, york industries, city of nunawading. council depot

Bought by donor c. 1950Silver coloured metal necklace. Scene of 16 metal plates hanging from metal chain.costume accessories, jewellery

B/W photo of part of front of Adult & Deaf Home in Central Road, Blackburn. Demolished 1972.adult deaf & dumb home, blackburn

B/W photo of dormitory wing of Adult Deaf & Dumb Home in Central Road, Blackburn. Demolished 1972adult deaf & dumb home, blackburn

B/W photo of front entrance main building, Adult Deaf & Dumb Home , Central Road, Blackburn. Demolished 1972.adult deaf & dumb home, blackburn

B/W photo of Adult Deaf & Dumb Home, Central Road, Blackburn taken from the east.adult deaf & dumb home, blackburn

B/W photo of view from road of Adult Deaf & Dumb Home, Central Road, Blackburnadult deaf & dumb home, blackburn

B/W photo of south dormitory wing of Adult Deaf & Dumb Home in Central road, Blackburn. Demolished 1972adult deaf & dumb home, blackburn

B/W photo of rear of dormitory wings of Adult Deaf & dumb Home in Central road, Blackburn. Demolished 1972adult deaf & dumb home, blackburn

Black and white photo of wattle and daub hut on the Campbell property in Boronia Road. Demolished 1971. Now known as Campbell'. Croft.campbell, daisy, campbells croft

Black and white photo of rear of Campbell's House. Demolished 1971campbell, daisy, campbells croft

Black and white photo of Campbell house. Demolished 1971campbell, daisy, campbells croft

Black and white photo of shed on Campbell property.campbell, daisy, campbells croft

Black and white photo of chopping block on Campbell property.campbell, daisy, campbells croft

Black and white photo of wattle and daub hut on Campbell property. Demolished 1971campbell, daisy, campbells croft

Blue doll's dress with both knitting and crochet and chain stitch ties.dolls clothing, knitting, crochet, wool, toys

Example of infant clothing stylecream polyester baby dress, with lace & floral embroidery."100% polyester" Patolaine Juniorclothing, infant, embroidery, polyester

Infant polyester dress with lace trim & embroideryInfant polyester dress"A Maude Wilson Style" 3533 ASO Polyester. Aus. madeinfant, dress, polyester

Green / Khaki floppy Bush or Giggle HatA 1970 8405 66 021 3025

2 Aluminium Dog Tags on cord issued to an Australian Soldier3787387 T.W.Pearce C of E ( Church of England )

Naval Officers Peaked Cap with QE 11 badge.8405 - 99 - 415 - 7983 Compton Webb ( Headdress ) Ltd.

Discusses the varied contributions of the Boyd family members. Robin Boyd is discussed on p 71. Robin ais still living when this was written and it mentions Expo 70. POL was a monthly magazine, first published by Gareth Powell Publishing in Australia in the late 1960s.pp 68-71walsh st library