Nathaniel Hawthorne's Greek Tales rewritten for children in the "Told to the Children Series" edited by Louey Chisholm. Books of Monica Turner (nee Smith) donated by her daughter, Joan Smith. Descendants of early Kilmore business families, the Morrisseys and Hartnells.Reddish-pink paper covered board cover with colour plate pasted to front. Worn at corners and spine edges. Missing dust jacket. Evidence of internal hinge repair back & front. Slightly ragged appearance to page edges. Foxing throughout, decreasing through pages. Binding tight. Five colour plates clean and intact. Probable First Edition, undated, 1906. 107 pp. Good condition.Front flyleaf, 'Monica Turner', handwritten cursive.children's literature, turner collection

Name on label - uniform issued to; 1. "GITTINS" 331103" 2. "J.J. SMITH"1. Jacket - khaki colour wool serge fabric. battle dress style, belted at waist with metal buckle. Dark green plastic buttons. Collar, shoulder epaulettes, two front pockets with concealed button down flap and sleeve cuffs. Shoulder sleeve insignia, red cotton embroidered lettering on yellow colour fabric - "FIRST ARMOURED REGIMENT". Green colour cotton fabric lining to waistband. White cotton manufacturers label inside left pocket. 2. Trousers - Khaki colour wool serge fabric. Battle dress style with fob pocket, two side pockets, one back pocket with button down flap. Green colour polyester fabric lining to pockets, cotton fabric lining to waistband. Metal zipper fly,Manufacturers information on labels - black ink print. 1. "A.G.C.F."/VIC. 1980/^ /8405.66.025.6406/SIZE OF CHEST/ SIZE 89/91R/ AWM 87/ BATCH 15/ DRY CLEAN ONLY/ CREASE UPPER/ HALF OF LAPELS ONLY/ NO./ NAME" Handwritten - black ink pen "331103/GITTINS". 2. A.G.C.F./VIC 1978/^/8405-66--025-6187/ AWM 1969/ BATCH 18/ SIZE WAIST 76s/ DRY CLEAN ONLY/ CREASES SET/ BY SIRO SET/ MENDING PATCH ATTACHED" Handwritten = black ink pen "J.J. SMITH".uniform, army, battle dress, gittins, smith

Black and white group of eight adults in a line. Men (four) wear dinner suits (white ties and tails) and are holding monkey masks to resemble the :Monkey Brand: appliance cleaning product they are advertising or using in a theatrical performance. The four women wear black, knee length dresses and are dressed as maids, with white 1/2 length aprons and white caps. They have the 'Monkey Brand' advertisement pinned onto their aprons and are holding another cardboard ad. (the same one) suspended from a block. Four clean saucepans on floor at men's feet. Inscriptions: in image - the same advertisement seen eight times - Monkey Brand Won’t Wash Clothes. On board: front - Kalma 57 & 59, Pall Mall, Bendigo. Back - (hand written, J Dean, Joe Borrell, John Borrell, F Donaldson. Second line of names on back - A Hurst, Kathleen Dixon. In lower LH corner, brand indentation (photographer?)/Kalma, 57 & 59 Pall Mall, Bendigoperson, group, theatrical group?, see also 2001.334.01

Produced as a promotional item by Brown Gouge, a dry-cleaning company with agencies across Victoria - including one at Kew - hence the "X3101" labelling (being Kew's postcode, as introduced in 1967).Locally significant. A locally targeted promotional item, albeit a useful and functional item. Most similar items would have had a limited life and thus they are now likely to be uncommon.Clothes brush, with a brown stained / lacquered wooden handle and a single-row of black, stiff brush hairs. Inscribed on one side of the wooden handle: Gouge - The Successful DRY CLEANERS AND DRYERS - X3101clothes brushes, brown gouge

Sketch of Peter Tikotin "Dunera" Jewish German internee (cleaning out a gully trap in the camp compound)/money earner. Artist/cartoonist F. Schonbach. Colour photo copy.Colour photocopy. Man wearing a blue shirt, black shorts and black gum boots. Sitting on a on a box reading Milton with his right hand and holding a broom with his left hand. Gully trap is next to a building with and hose coming from one window. Two faces are seen through the windows. A sign DON'T DISTURB written in red is pinned on the wall.F. Schonbachpeter tikotin, dunera, jewish german internees, f. schonbach, water colour sketch

Khaki trousers with two side pockets and one back pocket. Tag - FLETCHER JONES VICTORIA 1998 ARROW indicating Govt. NSN 8405-66-139-0872 NAME. SERVICE NO. 70% Wool 30% Polyester 30% DRY CLEAN ONLY(A) Press on original creases. Use damp cloth. Warm iron

“Where the Australians Lie” Horace Stanley GIBSON, Refer Cat No 34.2 for his service details. This card was with Cat No 34.2, & 3272.2 when found under a house during a clean up..1) Card, folded, greyish to hold a photo inside. Re photo of a grave. Inside cover has the details of Horace Stanley GIBSON, No, Rank, where buried. 3rd page has slip in place for photo, rear has details of to whom card is sent. .2) Photo of GIBSON'S grave.1.) Front top: “Rising Sun” Printed underneath: “ Australian Imperial Force”, GIBSON, Horace Stanley No 1817, SPR, 4th Div Sig Coy. Buried, Hooge Crater No 284 Cemetery Plot 1 Row F Ypres, Belgium””graves, photographs

Item belonged to Maxwell Lennox Matheson No 418447 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1959 for his service record.Cleaning kit for a Vickers Machine Gun 1) Leather "wallet" for the kit 2) Brass inspection mirror, with cap, for the use of checking barrels. 3) Oil can tin 4) Oil brush, set into the brass cap of oil can 5) Gauge tension, with flat blade one end and bullet shape other end 6) Screwdriver, flat blade, wooden handle 7) Leather pouch with strap1) Front marked "303 INCH VICKERS" 5) Marked "0 - 20" scale 7) Front marked "D.D 303 VICKERS GUN E.B", rear marked "MADE BY RE BOWDEN & SON LTD. (indistinguishable) ST, NEWTOWN NSW 1942" handcrafts - leatherwork, metalcraft brassware, trades-tools, military history, vickers

Religious text used in Victoria's mental institutionsA good example of the texts relating to Protestant Missions in the late 1800s18.5 cm x 25 cm. 160 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original navy blue pebbled-finished cloth]. Gilt-stamped device with title and black tooled borders on front board. Blind border tooling to rear board. Fair condition with some significant signs of external wear. Faded and torn cloth at spine. Binding relatively firm and solid. Sharp cornered interior clean and with some aging. Tricoloured Bookplate carrying “Sin, Subsitution, Salvation” and similiarly themed quotes. bible, biblical commentary, protestantism, religious literature

Part of Richard Carter CollectionRed covers with gold printing containing index to streets, suburban postal districts, country postal towns and alphabetical listings, Melbourne and suburban classified professions and trades section. Many advertisements for AMP, Lombard Insurance Co Ltd. K Gardner and Lang Pty. Ltd. on front cover. Back cover Kerb Exchange, May Otway Fire Alarms Pty. Ltd., Sportsmen's Physiotherapy Service and D.P.C. Cleaning Service.

Photograph - black and white. A group portrait, looks like all the same family (facial features). One male and 2 females. 1st female wearing a plain dress with a thin bow tie, 2nd female plain with frills around the neck and bodice of dress, pendant around her neck, both females wearing long white gloves. Male wearing a dark suit, collar and tie, clean shaven.person, group, possibly, family group, group portrait. 2 females and 1 male.

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 4/1956. Photo of Ballarat No. 32 at the Sebastopol terminus, with the Royal Mail Hotel in the background, with the tram waiting for departure. The tram has the destination of Lydiard St. North. Image2828ia - cleaned image of 9/2021. "Sebastopol Ballarat" "1/54"tramways, trams, sebastopol, royal mail hotel, tram 32

Small brown cloth-bound hardcover with decorative black embossed design on front cover. Title in gold coloured lettering on spine along with black embossed design. Cover very worn particularly at extremities., cloth torn front edge of spine. Front & rear hinges partially detached. Binding generally firm with a couple of loose spots. Pages generally clean & intact. Minor foxing throughout. 448pp. Fair condition.non-fictionThe Illustrated National Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language.english language, dictionary

This stamp and seal were collected by Kevin Ingram who cleaned up the Orbost Butter factory in 1981. It is possibly from the original factory in the 1890's.This seal was probably used on official letters.The Orbost Butter and Produce Co. Ltd was registered on June 1st 1893 and was an important source of income to the Orbost district.Cast iron stamp and seal. Stamp (.1) has a wooden handle which works by a lever action. It has a rectangular base plate and is painted black.The main stem is decorated in gold paint. The separate seal (.2) seems to have been attached to the stamp.On seal in centre : ORBOST Around edge of seal : Orbost Butter Factory plus some unreadable print orbost-butter-factory agriculture farming seal embosser stamp

From the kitchen of Abigail Schwerkolt and used in the Christmas puddings or her grandchildren. This must have been after 1966, because of decimal currency. Donor found these when cleaning out the house in 1994.Six Sterling silver Christmas Pudding Charms.Chardwicksdomestic items, food storage & preservation, metalcraft, sterling silver

Photo of a man (Wal Jack) standing by the Gold Monument at Poverty Point at the rear of Main Street Ballarat East. Monument looks new or recently cleaned up. Photo taken Sept. 1946.Has a close association with Wal Jack, an avid collector of Ballarat Tramway and other tramway and railway materials.Black and white photographic print with hand written note on the rear.On rear in ink "Gold Monument at rear of Main Street Ballarat East. / First gold discovered in Ballarat 1851 / Sept 1946." In Wal Jack's handwriting.trams, tramways, ballarat, gold monument, poverty point

For Service History refer Cat No. 7877.61. Jacket - dark blue wool/polyester fabric. Battle dress style. Collar, shoulder epaulettes with Sqn Leader rank slides - 3 rank stripes, black and blue ribbons and 'AUSTRALIA" . Left sleeve insignia patch - white embroidery Eagle wings over "AIR FORCE" . Two patch pockets with concealed button flap. Right pocket - metal RAAF Badge, above pocket metal name badge. Left pocket - above service ribbons, blue and yellow ribbon with three rosettes - Long service. Black, red and white ribbon - Defence medal. Stretch ribbing waistband to jacket with plastic and metal zipper closer. Dark blue colour polyester lining with concealed pocket Dark blue plastic buttons with shank, raised emblem crown and wings RAAF. White cotton manufacturers label. 2. Cap - dark blue wool/polyester fabric. Utility cap style with Officers Insignia patch - gold embroidery - Queen's crown with red insert, wings and laurel leaves. Dark blue colour polyester fabric lining. White cotton manufacturers label inside on lining.Manufacturers information - black ink print. 1. "ADA/VIC 2002/ ^/ NSN: 8405 66 146 8842/ SIZE: 105r/ SERVICE NO:/ NAME: / LAUNDRY INSTRUCTIONS/ 50% WOOL 50% POLY/ DRY CLEAN ONLY/ REPRESS WITH DAMP CLOTH/ WARM IRON/ DO NOT SIRO SET/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA" 2. "ADA/ 4500 107475/ JULY 02/ NSN 8405 66 146 6323/ SIZE 62/ SERVICE NO:/ NAME: / DRY CLEAN ONLY/ 50% WOOL 50% POLYESTER/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA" 1. & 2. Handwritten - black ink pen "S.WRIGHT".uniform, raaf, battle jacket, cap, s. wright

Horace Stanley GIBSON No 1817 4th Div Sig Coy. KIA. Refer Reg No 34.2 for his service details & war diaries. These diaries were found under a house during a clean up..1) & .2) Both diaries relate to Horace Stanley GIBSON No 1817 AIF when he worked on the Vic Railways prior to the War. Entries are in pen & ink re details of work etc. diaries, gibson