An example of handmade linen.Doily, oval, white with silver-gray floral design, lace edge.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, doily, lace edge, silver gray embroidery, craft, embroidery, crochet

John Box 1841 - 1914, the 4th son of George and Mary Box, was born in Withyham, Sussex England and came to Australia in 1856 with his parents. He lived and worked on his fathers market garden in East Brighton ( now Bentleigh) for several years and then rented a property in Tucker Road in 1862. John married Martha Sheldrake and they had 10children. Rebecca Anne b 1863 was in the first party from Australia to go to the China Inland Mission in 1890 and was known as 'Faith' because of her evangelical zeal. The Mission Post was invaded by the Boxers during the Rebellion 1900-01and she was moved to the safety of Shanghai by Nicholas Viloudakia, a Greek silk merchant whom she later married. Rebecca sent the bolt of hand embroidered silk material to her brother Alonzo for his marriage to Mary Closter. Mary Box nee Closter's Wedding Dress is on display at Box Cottage Museum . Martha Sheldrake died 1895 and John married Eleanor Rushall b1866 and they had 3 children. John was well respected in the community and was a Methodist lay preacher.John Box is the brother of William Box who, with his wife Elizabeth Box, lived in Box Cottage . John Box was a pioneer market gardener in East Brighton now Bentleigh. He married Martha Sheldrake and they had 10 children. The eldest daughter Rebecca was a Methodist Missionary in China and Alonzo, their 9th child, served in the Army WW1 at Gallipoli, France and Flanders. Rebecca sent the hand embroidered Chinese silk material for the Wedding Dress worn by Mary Closter at her marriage to Alonzo Box 1918. After Martha died he married Eleanor Rushall and they had 3 children. John was well respected by the community and also a Methodist lay preacher. Box Cottage Museum, a reconstruction of an early settler hut, is named after the Box family who resided there 1865 -1913 . William Box who, with his wife Elizabeth Avis Box and 13 children, lived and farmed on the block of land in Jasper Road, East Brighton ( now McKinnon / Ormond) that was part of the Henry Dendy Special Survey 1841. An oval shaped black and white photograph of John Box 1841 - 1913nilbox william, box elizabeth, box george, box john, sheldrake martha, box alonzo, box mary, box rebecca, rushall eleanor, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, ormond, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers, withyham sussex england, boxer rebellion 1900, methodist chinese missionary, methodist china inland mission, shanghai china, silk merchants, mary box wedding dress

Sunset over Bacchaus Oval, Fir Street, Golden Square. 1989slide, bendigo, bacchaus oval, bacchaus oval, fir street, golden square.

Oval shape, blue and silver metal signplate for Moore Pty LtdMoorebuilt environment - industrial, industry, engineering, malcolm moore pty ltd, norm robinson

small clear oval shaped glass bottle with untacked cork inserted. Eucalyptus Oil

Slide. Freedom of the City of Bendigo. The Queen Elizabeth Oval in readiness for the event.slide, bendigo, freedom of the city of bendigo., freedom of the city of bendigo.

Slide. Bendigo Buildings. Caretaker's Cottage at the Queen Elizabeth Oval grounds.slide, bendigo, bendigo buildings., bendigo buildings.

Oval Presbyterian gold coloured communion token with text on both sides."PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HORSHAM ESTABLISHED 1859" "LUKE 22.19. THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME"presbyterian church

Ladies Decorative Hair Clip. Two decorative ovals Gold Colouredstawell

SMALL FADED [HOTOGRAPH YOUNG CHILD - OVAL PHOTOGRAPH ON RECTANGULAR BACKINGlocal history, photography, photograph, unidentified photograph

Mary-Lou began exhibiting in the mid 1980s and over the years has been known for producing unique pieces of domestic ware influenced by food and traditional ceramic ware of the past.Food and tradition have always played a big part in Mary Lou’s ceramic work. 'Serving Platter' is rich in colour. The decorative designs are inspired by her surroundings in a style reminiscent of the past. Mary-Lou and husband Chris have a studio and gallery attached to their residential property in Eltham North which is open to the public. They also participate in the Nillumbik Artists Open Studios program. Oval platter with bold, stylised flowers glazed in reds, blues and yellows.mary-lou pittard, eltham, nillumbik, ceramic

Collected by Dorothy Brumby in relation to Great Western ResearchB/W Studio portrait of man and woman in oval Decorates cardCharles & Fanny Best W.H.Watts Ryrie Street, GEELONG.

view across the oval at the stawell show, various cars in mid distance stawell show

Stawell Urban Fire Brigade members in uniform on an Oval or running track.Lists Names on back.

H R Dunn as a younger man in Suit and Tie with oval surround. mayor

Purchased at local shopping centre for the Museum.Book. Oval coloured with illustration on the front. Gold lettering and illustrator's name.Margaret Tarrantbooks, children's

From the estate of the late Jean Ord, mother of the donor.one oval and two round pieces, coffee coloured, machine made.domestic items, ornaments / decorative, manchester, table linen

White embroidered oval doyley. (located in pram 275 covering pillow)manchester, table linen

White china oval dish with dark brown pattern possibly of wattledomestic items, crockery

RAAF badge complete with Queens Crown on oval background with purple materialRoyal Australian Airforce

1997 was the Centenary Year of the school. The first Mt Dandenong State School opened in a shed on the property of William Ferguson on the corner of Blythe and Old Coach Roads. The first teacher was Miss Ethel Gruber who opened the school on May 11th, 1897. It wasn’t until 1901 that the school shifted over the road into an old school building that was moved up to the new site from Ringwood. All the buildings were demolished to make way for a new school that opened in 1991. Students playing on the basketball/tennis court below the school oval in 1997mount dandenong, mt dandenong school

Rubber mould of oval relief depicting a rearing centaur with bow and arrow. Imbedded weave pattern on reversematcham skipper, mould, jewellery, centaur

Rectangular rubber mould of an oval design depicting two lovers embracing. Nonematcham skipper, mould, jewellery, lovers, nude

Square rubber mould of an oval design depicting a standing nude figure.Nonematcham skipper, mould, jewellery, nude