1. Dress Coat - formal jacket style ending at waist. Collar with shawl lapels, shoulder epaulettes and one button fastening front. Red colour wool fabric with red polyester satin fabric lining. Three silver and red colour metal rank insignia - Captain - on each shoulder epaulette. Two silver colour plastic buttons with nursing emblem and shank. Two silver colour plastic lapel badges - oval shaped surmounted by Queen's Crown, oval embossed with 'ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING CORPS". Centre of oval is Nightingale oil lamp. Across bottom scroll embossed with "PRO HUMANITATE". 2. Waist Coat - vest with two front concealed pockets, red colour wool fabric front, back and lining red colour polyester satin fabric. Front - four silver colour plastic embossed buttons - Queen's Crown, Map of Australia, with shank and metal safety pins. 3. Belt - red and grey colour woven belt fabric with silver colour metal clasp buckle and waist length adjuster. Buckle - circular centre embossed with "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING CORPS", SURROUNDING AN EMBOSSED OVAL BADGE - DESCRIPTION AS PER LAPEL BADGES.. Attached to belt end - white fabric manufacturers label.Manufacturers white fabric label - black ink print. "Hobson/ & sons (Lindon) Ltd ........Large".uniform, royal australian army nursing corps

1. Dress - white colour polyester cotton fabric ward dress. Collar, long sleeves with attached collar and plastic buttons. Front opening with concealed button closure. Buttons - white plastic with metal shank and split pin. Shoulder straps with attached red colour fabric epaulettes, with button hole. Button - silver colour plastic with metal shank and clasp. Epaulette badge, silver metal letters RAANC, two silver metal letters RAANC, two silver and red colour metal rank insignia - Lieutenant. Manufacturers label - white colour cotton, front lining. 2. Cape - red colour wool fabric cape style elbow length. Shoulder epaulettes with silver colour plastic embossed buttons, Queens Crown, Map of Australia with shank. Three silver and red colour metal rank insignia - Captain - per epaulette. Bar badge - plastic and metal - silver colour, oval shaped surmounted by Queen's crown, oval embossed with "ROYAL ASUTRALIAN NURSING CORPS" . Centre of oval Nightingale oil lamp. Across bottom scroll embossed with motto "PRO HUMANITATE".Manufacturer's information - black print. 1. A.G.C.F./ VICTORIA/ 1976/ ^/ SIZE OS/ 8410.66.038.1474/ ARMY NO/ NAME" 2. Back of cape "C.G.C.F./ VICTORIA/ 1971/ ^/ SIZE - OS/ 8410.66.013.0771/ ARMY NO/ NAME" Front lining "S4S/ M.603493/DKT./ 35768/ F/NO/ 1842/ SIZE/ OS/ CAPE NURSES. WINT. SCARLET/ ARMY/ 125 29". uniform, royal australian army nursing corps

In the 1953, the Show held a special Coronation Show in honour of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.A badge consisting of a badge attached to a pin, and an oval shape hanging from the bar. The base of the badge is gold with inserted colour in the obverse. The bar is rectangular with concave sides and red infill around text ("STEWARD"). The oval has a dark blue outline with gold text and a belt-design similar to the RASV Speed the Plough Logo. Inside the outline is mostly gold. The background is textured, and on top of that is a crown design with red colouring on the 'cushioning' and "E[II]R".[obverse bar] STEWARD [obverse oval] ROYAL MELBOURNE 1953 CORONATION SHOW / ER II [reverse oval] K.G. LUKE / MELB /1953 melbourne royal show, melbourne royal show, royal melbourne coronation show, queen elizabeth ii, badge, steward, officials, uniform

Damaged and weathered newspaper page. There is a large rip through the centre of the page. The Age, Tuesday January 2, 1872historic newspaper, 1872, former royal mint

Leather shoe- Black leather child's or women's low cut shoe. The leather is dry and desiccated with a layer of dirt over the surfaces. Due to this process the leather has hardened. The shoe has been torn in half with only the heel section remaining. Two pieces of the heel have separated from the shoe and are lying loose. historic building, former royal mint

Black and white photograph set in a timber frame with gold paint Royal Mint (bottom left corner)historic building, historic photograph, former royal mint

The object is a cast iron plaque.The Melbourne branch of the Royal Mint was established in 1965 after negotiations between Victoria and the British Exchequer. The original site contained 9,763 square meters and included a large area at the rear of the building. On this area, November 16th, 1869, the erection commenced of a single storey building forming three sides of a courtyard and containing workshops, laboratories and coining hall. The Guard Houses and this existing building, which completed the courtyard and housed administrative offices, deputy master's quarters and bullion room followed. All these buildings were designed by J. J. Clark, architect with the Public Works Department. The official opening took place on June 6th, 1872, when the first gold sovereigns were minted. IN 1970 the Public Works Department commenced the restoration and adaptation of this building and the Guard Houses for their present purposes. historic building, former royal mint

Hand painted faience pedestal depicting flowers Floral markings painted with green, olive, white, blue and yellow glaze. historic object, former royal mint

Decorative architectural feature with a semi-circular shape. Yellow oxidisation is viable across the surface historic building, former royal mint

Iron double swinging door hinge historic building, former royal mint

Door lock with the exterior portion painted cream. historic building, former royal mint

Historic door lock mechanism with key hole. historic building, former royal mint

Historic door plate with a key holehistoric building, former royal mint

Historic door plate with a key hole.historic building, former royal mint

Historic door plate with a key hole with embossed boarder.historic building, former royal mint

Historic door plate with an embossed boarder and key hole.historic building, former royal mint

Iron ventilation grate painted creamhistoric building, former royal mint

Lead ventilation grate painted creamhistoric building, former royal mint

Lead ventilation grate painted creamhistoric building, former royal mint

Lead ventilation grate painted creamhistoric building, former royal mint

Lead ventilation grate painted creamhistoric building, former royal mint

Iron double swinging door hinge former royal mint, architecture, historic building

Iron ventilation grate painted creamformer royal mint, architecture, historic building

Iron wall plate painted pinkish cream with two semi-circular hooks. historic building, former royal mint, architecture

Iron wall plate painted pinkish cream with two semi-circular hooks. former royal mint, architecture, historic building

Iron wall plate painted pinkish cream with a semi-circular hook historic building, former royal mint, architecture

Iron wall plate painted pinkish cream with a semi-circular hook historic building, former royal mint

Iron wall plate painted pinkish cream with a semi-circular hook historic building, former royal mint

Iron wall plate painted pinkish cream with a semi-circular hook historic building, architecture, former royal mint

Door lock historic building, former royal mint