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Bendigo Art Gallery
Sculpture, Jan NELSON, Walking in Tall Grass, Blackwood, 2004
sculpture, australian artist, figure, female figure, hoodie, jeans, sitting, seated -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - CRUCIFIX, 1939-45
Souvenir from The Holy Land brought home by Eric L. BUGGE VX6316. Refer 181 for his service history.Wooden crucifix, brass figure of Christ glued on front. 4 pieces of laminated wood with decorative edging, decorative top layer of mother-of-pearl. Lower right-hand corner & edge missing. Hanger at top.Souvenir from the Holy Land. Brought home by Eric L. Bugge.Rear: "Jerusalem" 14 circles with strange hieroglyphics.religion-christian, souvenirs, handcrafts -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - HMAS BANNERS, c.WWII
.1) Triangular light blue felt wool banner (or pendant) yellow, white print with State emblems on shield (Australia). .2) Triangular dark blue felt wool banner (or pendant) with crown over shield, 'W' figure & lions head (x3) scroll under shield..1) "HMAS Australia - DAKARI-1, DAKARI-II, CORAL SEA, SOLOMON IS, ARAWE, C.GLOUCESTER" .2) "HMAS SHROPSHIRE - FLOREAT SALORIA" (on scroll)flags - military, naval, hmas -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Key, circa 1866
The key is one of a collection of seven 1860s keys once belonged to the Glenample Homestead near Princetown. They are all keyed with different bits and would have opened the external panelled doors of the Georgian building. The keys would now be around 150 years old. The keys are now part of the John Chance Collection. Locksmiths became a recognised trade by the middle of the 19th century, doing work that blacksmiths and gunsmiths would have done. They were craftsmen and trained apprentices for their trade. The local community and businesses relied on them for making a wide variety of precision objects such as locks and keys, knives, ornamental and decorative latticework, fine instruments, accurate tools and hardware items. Glenample Homestead became famous after the disastrous wreck of the sailing ship Loch Ard on June 1, 1878. The owners, Hugh Hamilton Gibson and Peter McArthur, were involved in the rescue and recovery of Eva Carmichael and Tom Pearce, the only two survivors, as well as overseeing the salvage of items from the shipwreck and the burial of those who lost their lives. Eva first met Jane Shields at Glenample and they became long-time friends.The keys are significant as an example of mid-19th century locksmith hardware, and for their connection with Glenample Homestead, and for their connection to the history of the Loch Ard shipwreck’s only two survivors. The set of keys also hold significance as they were discovered by John Chance, who was also a diver from the wreck of the Loch Ard in the 1960s-70s. Items that come from several wrecks along Victoria's coast have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value. Glenample Homestead is of historical, social and architectural significance to the State of Victoria and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR H0392). It is a historical example of early settlement and development of a run in the coastal land of South West Victoria, and it is constructed from locally quarried sandstone but doesn’t take away from its Georgian design. Glenample Homestead is of State significance through its unique connection with the wreck of the ship Loch Ard and the connection to its owners, Hugh and Lavinia Gibson and Peter McArthur, played a historically and socially significant role in the rescue and care of the survivors, the salvage of goods and the burial of those who lost their lives. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard itself is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register (S417). Key; steel domestic door key. Flat open bow with 'figure 8' space, narrow collar on shank, close to the bow. Round shank flares out slightly above the collar on the bit. The rectangular bit has internal and external notches and grooves. There is a rounded pin on the end.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, glenample homestead, victorian heritage register vhr h0392, georgian homestead, loch ard, princetown, jane shields, eva carmichael, tom pearce, blue china tea set, antique door key, glenample photographs, john chance -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Key, circa 1866
The key is one of a collection of seven 1860s keys once belonged to the Glenample Homestead near Princetown. They are all keyed with different bits and would have opened the external panelled doors of the Georgian building. The keys would now be around 150 years old. The keys are now part of the John Chance Collection. Locksmiths became a recognised trade by the middle of the 19th century, doing work that blacksmiths and gunsmiths would have done. They were craftsmen and trained apprentices for their trade. The local community and businesses relied on them for making a wide variety of precision objects such as locks and keys, knives, ornamental and decorative latticework, fine instruments, accurate tools and hardware items. Glenample Homestead became famous after the disastrous wreck of the sailing ship Loch Ard on June 1, 1878. The owners, Hugh Hamilton Gibson and Peter McArthur, were involved in the rescue and recovery of Eva Carmichael and Tom Pearce, the only two survivors, as well as overseeing the salvage of items from the shipwreck and the burial of those who lost their lives. Eva first met Jane Shields at Glenample and they became long-time friends. The keys are significant as an example of mid-19th century locksmith hardware, and for their connection with Glenample Homestead, and for their connection to the history of the Loch Ard shipwreck’s only two survivors. The set of keys also hold significance as they were discovered by John Chance, who was also a diver from the wreck of the Loch Ard in the 1960s-70s. Items that come from several wrecks along Victoria's coast have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value. Glenample Homestead is of historical, social and architectural significance to the State of Victoria and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR H0392). It is a historical example of early settlement and development of a run in the coastal land of South West Victoria, and it is constructed from locally quarried sandstone but doesn’t take away from its Georgian design. Glenample Homestead is of State significance through its unique connection with the wreck of the ship Loch Ard and the connection to its owners, Hugh and Lavinia Gibson and Peter McArthur, played a historically and socially significant role in the rescue and care of the survivors, the salvage of goods and the burial of those who lost their lives. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard itself is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register (S417). Key; steel domestic door key. Flat open bow with 'figure 8' space, narrow collar on shank, close to the bow. Round shank flares out slightly above the collar on the bit. The Rectangular bit has internal and external notches and grooves. There is a rounded pin on the end.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, glenample homestead, victorian heritage register vhr h0392, georgian homestead, loch ard, princetown, jane shields, eva carmichael, tom pearce, blue china tea set, antique door key, glenample photographs, john chance -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - POST OFFICE, BENDIGO
Black and white photograph. Night time? photograph of Post Office, Bendigo. Stature of male figure front right. Pedestrian centre front. History: 'Photographs from Mrs Ella Bourke, 131 Barnard St, Bendigo, Ph 438269', 'Photographs Francis (Frank) Thomas Kennedy',buildings, post office, see also 2001.152.01, 2001.153.01, 2001.154.01, 2001.157.01, 2001, 158.01, 2001.159.01, 2001.160.01, 2001.161.01 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: B&W PHOTO OF TRENCHES, 1914-1918
WW1, B&W photo of trenches, location presumably Ovilliers Post. Written on the back in pencil 'Heap of Empties at Ovilliers Post' and '33'. Mounds of white stone at lower left and right background. Figure with wheelbarrow at mid left. Several other figures in the background. Desolate landscape.postcard, photo, ww1, france, trenches, ovillers post -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: ERQUINGHEM ROAD ENTERING ARMENTIERES, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the Erquinghem road entering Armentieres. Three rows of semi detached buildings with signs of damage. A row of trees on left of road. 'Armentieres' sign on right hand building. A figure with probably a horse and cart outside this building. Copy Y 8postcard, postcard, ww1, france, erquinghem, armentieres -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: YPRES, MENIN ROAD FROM HELL FIRE CORNER, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the Menin Road from Hell Fire corner, Ypres. Burnt out trees on both sides of the road. A horse and cart with two men on cart coming towards the viewer. Lone figure on road in middle distance. One copy Y50postcard, postcard, ww1, france, ypres, menin road, hell fire corner. -
Tennis Australia
Poster, Advertisement, Circa 1977
Poster: Reproduction of painting by LeRoy Neiman of a male figure serving. Poster signed by Marty Reissen lower centre. Framed in a white plastic frame. Has horizontal hanging wire from D-rings. Number '117' handwritten on backing. Materials: Ink, Paper, Plastic, Metaltennis -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of Commercial Road, Tarnagulla looking south from Poverty Street, Commercial Road, Tarnagulla Looking South from Poverty Street, January 1907, at the time of the Poseidon Gold Rush, circa 1890 - 1900
Murray Comrie Collection. This is a reasonable copy of an older original. Copy probably made by Murray Comrie in the 1970s. Monochrome photograph. View of Commercial Road Tarnagulla looking south. A man at centre, walking toward camera. Right of this figure are two carts standing at the road's edge. Far right is Renshaw's Drapery and left of that the Golden Age Hotel. A man is walking along the footpath in front of Renshaw's. Typed caption on original is 'Commercial Road, Tarnagulla, looking south from Poverty Street'.tarnagulla, commerce, stores, shopping, shops, draper, hotels, golden age hotel, buildings, commercial road, main street -
Federation University Bookplate Collection
Work on paper - Bookplate, Human and Nature II
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple Bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. Symbols of nature, trees, butterflies, clouds with human figures and books in panels with a male and female figure foregrounded and in panels to left and right Latin inscriptions. Left panel has the words, sic transit gloria mundi, and right panel, ex libris Ingrid van der Veen.Pencilled beneath image c3,c4,c5, Human and NatureII" Millo 2019.australian bookplate society, kieth wingrove trust, bookplate, australian bookplate design competition, ed jewell -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Yvonne Cohen, Banana Grower, c. 1966
CEMA Art collection. Winner of 1966 Portland art Society Art Prize for category oil. Included in the 1999 "Salvage" exhibition at CEMA Arts Centre.AbstractAbstract depiction of a person with a bunch of bananas completed in shades of red, brown and black. The focus of the work is the standing human figure with brown clothing and red skin tones. The person is looking to their right at the bunch of bananas they are holding. The work has a two tiered wooden frame and exposed canvas.Front: Von(lower left, etched into black paint) Back: Taped label:"Banana Grower" Yvonne Cohen Porter St Templestow $ 90.00 Glued label: Yvonne Cohen :Banana Grower"(1966) Yellow sticker: 1966cema, portland artists society, female artists, female, women, bannana, agriculture -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
A large black and white photograph of 9 ladies dressed in long garms with tea cups and saucers, some standing and some sitting in a house garden and onto verandah. A central figure is pouring tea from a silver pot on a table with a lace table cloth. This image depicts the way in which female residents in Beechworth in the late 1800s would enjoy their time through garden tea parties, providing insight to their ways of entertainment. Black and white rectangular reproduced photograph printed on matte photographic paper Reverse: BMM 8785 / 1997 2600/ PH 79 beechworth, tea party, burke museum, garden party, garden, verandah, cups and saucers -
Beechworth Cemetery Trust
Decorative object - Water feature, Ornate Fountain
The fountains structure consists of a cubicular pedestal with circular corners and ornamental panels with a dolphin at each of the four corners. Water spouts from each of the Dolphin's mouths. Above the Dolphin's there -s a circular shell which supports a graceful figure female figure which supports a smaller circular shell. A water jet protrudes from the center of the small shell. Four ornate pelican structure feature below the larger shell and these also spout water. The structure, when operative, drips water from the top jet which is collected in the two shells. Water then drips from the bowls into the retaining basin that supports the fountain. The structure is painted in cream. -
Wangaratta Art Gallery
Work on paper, Gunnar Neeme, Haystacks in Estonia, 1965
Born in Estonia and immigrated to Australia after WW2, Gunnar Neeme is widely known around the world for his artistic abilities winning many awards in Australia, Germany, and Estonia, he is also a well-known writer. Neeme was a prominent figure in the Estonian society of Australia.Rural City of Wangaratta Collection. Gift of Verner Kentmann, Chief Clerk 1951-69.An illustration of a pastoral harvest scene in Estonia painted in watercolour and then overlaid with a black marking pen.Obverse: GNEEME/ 1965/ (bottom left corner) Gunter Neeme/ "RAY STOOKS IN ESTONIA'/ PRESENTED BY/ V. KENTMANN/ CHIEF CLERK 1951-69/ (plaque mounted on frame)wangaratta art gallery, gunner neeme, estonia, illustration, landscape, pastoral, haystacks -
Vision Australia
Badge - Object, 3RPH radio badge, 1980s
Circular metal badge. Convex in transverse section. Front of badge has a white background with blue graphics and writing. Marked: On front of badge: "INFORMATION / 3RPH 1629 / RADIO" A blue figure speaks into a microphone beneath a curved arc of lines representing sound waves.Small blue and white badgeINFORMATION / 3RPH 1629 / RADIO badges, 3rph radio station -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, J. Macfarlane et al, Meeting of Major Mitchell and Edward Henty, Portland Bay, 1836, n.d
Displayed at History House.Lithograph, engraving of men on horses standing outside a wooden cottage and pole fence. Trees in background. On far left man is standing observing another standing man shaking hands with a central mounted figure. Framed under glass in wooden carved frame with inner gold-coloured frame.Front: Meeting of Major Mitchell and Edward Henty, Portland Bay, 1836 (engraved, lower centre -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - YOUNG, INVITATION OPENING OF PARLIAMENT, 1901
An invitation to Mr & Mrs J B Young to the 1901 opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth from Edmund Barton Prime Minister, framed under glass in an ornate gold frame, showing a female figure on a white horse & other figures in period costume. Printed by Sands & McDougall Limited Melbourne.event, official, civic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Long service employees, J Kitchen & Sons, Port Melbourne, 1928
Narrow brown wooden framed photograph of long service recipients. Background is a high hedge. All are men except for central figure front row - a woman in light dress with darker hat. Reverse has paper copy of photo plus names and photos of 4 men unable to be present.Recipients of long-service gold watches, 1928. Port Melbourne J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltdindustry, manufacturing, workers, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Plaque - Glass plaque relating to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (ACOG)
The image at the centre of this plaque is the logo of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (ACOG). ACOG was founded in 1951, the date featured on this plaque.Rectangular glass plaque. Centre of plaque features as image of a female figure in a cape, crouching down and holding a baby over her head. The number '1951' in engrave on the plaque to the left of this image. Text encircling this image reads 'THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS/ WOMEN's HEALTH CARE PHYSICIANS.' -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork, other - Artwork - Printmaking, Lytlewode Press, 'Bolunga' by Paddy Fordham
Paddy FORDHAM WAINBURRANGA (c1930-2006) (Katherine, Northern Territory)Framed lithograph where artist Paddy Fordham Wainburranga has depicted 'Bolung', the Rainbow Serpent, an important life giving figure for the Rembarrnga people whose clan country lies to the south and west of Ramingining, towards the Katherine area. Donated through the Australian Gifts Programme by Katherine Littlewood.bolung, rainbow serpent, rembarrnga, paddy fordham wainburranga, paddy fordham, wainburranga, artist, artworks, aboriginal -
Upper Yarra Museum
Wooden Cuboid shape
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuboid Mathematics. A rectangular parallelepiped, In geometry, a cuboid is a solid figure bounded by six faces, forming a convex polyhedron Name also use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuboid_bone In the human body, the cuboid bone is one of the seven tarsal bones of the footCuboid Wooden shape -
Bendigo Military Museum
Letter - RECCOMENDATION FOR LIFE MEMBERSHIP 1954, Sir George Lansell Bendigo RSL, 13.5.1954
Willam John Turner. The recommendation details his awards of being made a Life Govenor twice, Fund raising for the POW efforts, RSL Relief fund, RSL Picnic Committee, Chairman & Organizer off, RSL Inter Units Social Club, President and Treasurer off and Committee. The originals of this submission are damaged and will be in later Cat No’s in the Turner collection. Cat No 8030 will detail his service history and more RSL involvement.Framed letter, frame is timber gold colour, frame backing is maroon colour with the letter I set. This is a copy of the letter for the reccomendation for a Life Membership of the RSL to William John Turner Bendigo Sub Branch. The letter is very specific as to the roles and fund raising undertaken by Turner over many years. The fund raising amounts in Pounds is quite large.Letter heading and signed, “Memorial Hall Pall Mall Bendigo 13th May 1954” “Yours faithfully" "Sir George Lansell” Funds raised in Pounds, “£3891 - £4,100 - £2,000 - £938 - £200” The last figure was an annual amount raised.brsl, smirsl, life membership -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Container - Tin, John Oakley and Sons Ltd Wellington Emery Black Lead Mills
Used by the Powling Family.Used in the residence of the Powling familyMetal container for knife polish with a perforated lid for sprinkling. Contents now solid. Label on the front is green and red with an illustration of a manWord - "Wellington" above the illustration of a man Words- "knife Polish across the figure Words underneath - "John Oakley and Sons Ltd." "Wellington Emery Black Lead Mills London" Back of tin - directions for use and also information of productj.w.powling. port fairy, polish, knife, black lead -
The Cyril Kett Optometry Museum
Painting - Oil Painting, Cyril H W Kett, 1980 (exact)
Cyril Henry Woodford Kett FBOA FSMC (1890-1971) was one of the five people who signed the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Australian College of Optometry in 1939. He was a councillor of the College from 1940 to 1970 and First Vice President 1944 to 1947. He was made an honorary life member of the College in 1954. He donated numerous items of historical interest to the College that provided the foundation of the Museum which now bears his name. It was painted by another optometrist, John Nathan.This painting is significant to the College as it is one of only ten portraits in oils of individuals who have been leaders in the development of the College.This framed oil painting shows Mr Cyril Henry Woodford Kett FBOA FSMC (1890-1971),Councillor and Vice President of the Australian College of Optometry, an important figure in Optometry in Victoria. It was painted in 1980 by another optometrist, John Nathan,and is signed by the artist at lower right corner: 'John Nathan'.Signed by artist at lower right corner: 'John Nathan'. Plaque on frame reads:'Cyril H W Kett FBOA(Hons) FSMC FVOA c1890-1970/ Councillor of the College 1940-1970/ Vice President 1940-42, 1944-47, 1948-50, 1954-70/ Chairman of Council 1944-1947/ One of the five signatories to the original Memorandum of Association of the Victorian College of Optometry'.optometry, painting, oil painting, portrait, cyril h w kett -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Students and Staff in the Library, c. 1955
Note by T.H. Kneen 5 March 1992, "Student at right is Robert Weller (1956). Male figure at right facing both shelves may be Bill Nicholls (Field Superintendent)." Eric Littlejohn 26 February 1992 thought second from left is Lloyd Davies (1955).Black and white photograph. Students and staff working in the Old Library in the Administration Buildingstudents, robert weller, bill nicholls, field superintendent, lloyd davies, staff, old library, administration building -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - MEDAL COLLECTION: PEACE MEDAL 1919, 1919
Object. Silver coloured metal medal with suspension piece at crest with suspension ring.Obverse: The figure of Peace on a pedestal with two flying doves. Inscribed ''PEACE 1919 AUSTRALIA''. A figure in chains on the left and another entangled in bushes. Reverse: An Australian Soldier and Sailor support a wreath. Above the wreath is the word ''VICTORY''. Within the wreath is ''THE TRIUMPH OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE''. Below the wreath on a plaque, ''THE PEACE OF 1919''. These Peace medals were issued to every child in Australia aged 0-14 years (and up to 16 years if their parents were in the Armed Forces. 1.670.000 medals were made. They were issued with a red, white and blue ribbon and a pin. Victorian children received their medals on 18/19 July 1919.numismatics, medals - civil, peace medal 1919 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - MEDAL COLLECTION: PEACE MEDAL 1919, 1919
Object. Silver coloured metal medal with suspension piece at crest with suspension ring.Obverse: The figure of Peace on a pedestal with two flying doves. Inscribed ''PEACE 1919 AUSTRALIA''. A figure in chains on the left and another entangled in bushes. Reverse: An Australian Soldier and Sailor support a wreath. Above the wreath is the word ''VICTORY''. Within the wreath is ''THE TRIUMPH OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE''. Below the wreath on a plaque, ''THE PEACE OF 1919''. These Peace medals were issued to every child in Australia aged 0-14 years (and up to 16 years if their parents were in the Armed Forces. 1.670.000 medals were made. They were issued with a red, white and blue ribbon and a pin. Victorian children received their medals on 18/19 July 1919.numismatics, medals - civil, peace medal 1919 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document - Invitation to the Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, 1901
The correspondent of the Argus on 10 May 1901 wrote: "The Parliament of the Commonwealth was opened yesterday by the Duke, of Cornwall and York, under a Commission signed by Queen Victoria and subsequently endorsed by King Edward VII. The ceremony was marked by the splendour and solemn impressiveness which befitted its historic importance. An immense assemblage of spectators, drawn mainly, of course, from this state, but in part also from each of the other federated states, and including representatives of other portions of the British Empire and of foreign powers, thronged the spacious, stately, and joyously decorated edifice. The picture was magnificent. It must have printed itself indelibly on the sensitive minds of the thousands of Australians who were privileged to behold it. We may assume that artists will reproduce it in worthy and imperishable forms, and that from generation to generation it will be familiar in the households of the Commonwealth. Our children's children, we may gladly say to-day, will not be ashamed of the function which inaugurated the self-governing rights of the southern British Nation. Nothing was omitted which could add to the grandeur and significance of the occasion. In a broad sense the proceedings were perfectly intelligible to the vast and sympathetic gathering, though the natural limits of a single human voice had to be accepted. The King's son, with his consort and the Governor-General and Lady Hopetoun by his side, and supported by the Governors of the states and other eminent personages, fulfilled his doubly-attested Commission with a simple dignity and a modest manliness altogether admirable. The ceremony was a brilliant spectacle, and, in its sentiment and suggestiveness, an inspiration to a loyal and patriotic people."The document design has artistic and aesthetic merit. While it is not rare, it is representative of the kinds of formal designs used for the Australian Commonwealth celebrations at the time of Federation, and is in excellent condition. Such items as this invitation have local, state and national historic significance as mementoes of a key moment in Australia's history. Locally, the invitation is part of a group of Federation-related items issued to James Maitland Campbell (and his wife). Campbell was three times mayor of Kew in the second half of the 19th Century and the owner of Ramornie in Pakington Street, one of the significant extant mansions in Kew.An invitation, mounted on card for Mr & Mrs James Maitland Campbell to an evening reception at the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, on 9 May 1901, to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall as part of the celebrations of the opening of the first Federal Parliament. A figure of Britannia, in red dress and mailed vest holding a shield like the Union Jack, is on the left of the invitation; she reaches out her hand towards a younger female figure, representing Australia, who is dressed in blue and holds a shield which is white with a blue cross decorated with stars. The writing is on a scroll in the centre of the certificate, and there is a border of vines and vine leaves. The royal crest is at the base of the certificate. James Maitland Campbell of ‘Ramornie’ in Pakington Street was mayor of Kew on three occasionsFront, printed. gold ink: "His Majesty's Ministers of State for the Commonwealth of Australia request the honour of the presence of / Mr & Mrs J. M. Campbell (handwritten) / In the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, on Thursday, 9th May, 1901, to witness / the Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth. / Edmund Barton / Prime Minister." Front, bottom left, printed: "The Young Queen / Her hand was still on her sword hilt - the spur was still on her heel ... (and further text) KIPLING'S COMMONWEALTH ODE."australia -- federation -- 1901, invitations, parliament -- opening -- 1901, james maitland campbell