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Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 'Monserrat', 26A Wandsworth Road, Surrey Hills c 1888
This home was formerly known as ‘Guildford’ and was built in 1888. 'Guildford' / ‘Monserrat’ originally fronted Mont Albert Road. 1888-c1900 George Jobbins, architect 1900-04 William Holmes, designer of the electrification of Melbourne suburban railways 1906-22 Philip Parer family - Phillip Parer was one of 5 Parer sons & 3 daughters who came to Australia from Spain from the 1850s onwards. The family set up a catering business. 1922-23 George Dicker family, later of Mont Albert Road After the frontage was sold, the entrance to 'Monserrat' became Wandsworth Road. A black and white photograph of a Italian Boom style house, with a double row of iron lace, and pairs of verandah columns in place of the usual single ones. The roof structure is elaborate and with chimney pots on the substantial Victorian chimneys.wandsworth road, surrey hills, architects, catering business, chimneys, house names, italian boom style, mont albert road, (mr) george jobbins, 'guildford', 'monserrat', (mr) phillip parer, spanish families, (mr) william holmes, (mr) george dicker -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, The Five Orders of Architecture: according to Vignola, Possibly 1931
Giacomo Barozzi was born at Vignola. He was called Vignola after the name of the town where he was born. Giacomo was an Italian architect of 16th century. He was among those Italian architects who spread the Italian Renaissance style throughout Western Europe. His two masterpieces are the Villa Farnese at Caprarola and the Jesuits' Church of the Gesù in Rome. A blue cloth hard cover book. Title and author's name is engraved in gilt on front cover and spine. Illustrations in b/w. It includes 26 p. of text and 66 b/w plates, notes on the plates and a glossary of French and English terms. The book also includes studies of shadow projection and the orders and thier application.A bookplate inside front cover titled 'Ballarat School of Art Library No. AD/13. A library due date card with patron's name "Vignola, G.B da" date: 24/4/1968.roman architecture, greek architecture, orders of architecture, vignola, doric order, tuscan order, ionic order, corinthian order, composite order, shadow projection, arch of titus, bookplate, library plate, ballarat technical art school library -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Book - Memorial Book, Parchi E Viali Della Rimembranza
non-fictionavenues of honour, remembrance, world war i, italy -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Joe's Fruit Shop and Milk Bar
All covers have fruit boxes with apples in them. Hanging on them is a picture in a wooden frame of a man holding a baby and a lady. Title and authors name on front. Back is a narrative about the book. Spine has title in brown and authors name in red.non-fictiontatura internment camp, millmerran qld, zoe boccabella, annibale boccabella -
Cheese World Museum
Cheese press, Perfect Cheese company
Perfect Cheese Company was founded in 1930 by newly-arrived Italian migrant Natale Paquale Italiano. The company specialised in traditional Italian-style cheese but also produced Greek, Cypriot and Maltese origin cheeses. The cheeses were sold in Australia and Italy with all products being matured and non-processed. The company remained in operation until the early 2000s.This cheese press is significant as it represents the machinery used by an early cheese production company.Stainless cheese press machine with three steel supports and two threaded rods will spring tension wheels to screw down to pressurise the hoops containing cheese.J & T YOUNG AYR UKallansford, perfect cheese company, avery, cheese manufacturing, dairy industry -
Cheese World Museum
Milk weighing machine, Perfect Cheese company weighing machine
Perfect Cheese Company was founded in 1930 by newly-arrived Italian migrant Natale Paquale Italiano. The company specialised in traditional Italian-style cheese but also produced Greek, Cypriot and Maltese origin cheeses. The cheeses were sold in Australia and Italy with all products being matured and non-processed. The company remained in operation until the early 2000s.This weighing machine is significant as it represents the machinery used by an early cheese production company.Large metal machine with cast iron with a cast iron frame and a stainless steel rectangular bowl in a cradle. The round weighing scale at the top shows a weight scale up to 1100 pounds. A mesh stainless steel baffle strains the milk.Made in England Birmingham - AVERY SOLE AGENTSallansford, perfect cheese company, avery, cheese manufacturing, dairy industry -
Bendigo Military Museum
Currency - CURRENCY ITALIAN, 1939
The note relates to a collection of John EDWARDS VX3857 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No 536 for his service details.Bank note, Italian, 10 Lire, numbered 0400-785092, dated 1939-XVIII. Front has image of "Il Direttore Generale De Tesoro." On other side is an image of a Roman female. Note is in blue and white."Regno D'Italia biglietto di stato a corso legale"currency, italian, 1939 -
Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Medal - Medal Group, WW2 Royal Australian Air Force, 56380 LAC Edward Terrence Orlowski
Medals described from left to right: The 1939-45 Star Designed by the Royal Mint Engravers The star has a ring suspender which passes through an eyelet formed above the uppermost part of the star. A six -pointed star, in yellow copper zinc alloyto fit in a 44mm diameter circle. Maximum width of 38mm and 50mm high from the bottom point of the star to the top of the eyelet. Obverse side has a central design of the Royal Cypher "GRI VI" surmounted by a crown. A circlet, the top of which is covered by the crown, surrounds of the cypher and is inscribed "The 1939-1945 Star". The reverse is plain. The ribbon (devised by King George VI) is 32mm wide with equal bands of Navy blue, Army red and Air Force blue. The Italy Star Designed by the Royal Mint Engravers The star has a ring suspender which passes through an eyelet formed above the uppermost part of the star. A six -pointed star, in yellow copper zinc alloy to fit in a 44mm diameter circle. Maximum width of 38mm and 50mm high from the bottom point of the star to the top of the eyelet. Obverse side has a central design of the Royal Cypher "GRI VI" surmounted by a crown. A circlet, the top of which is covered by the crown, surrounds of the cypher and is inscribed "The Italy Star." The reverse is plain. The ribbon (devised by King George VI) is 32mm wide with 7mm red and 6mm white band repeated in reverse and separated by 6mm wide green band. Colours of the Italian flag. The Defence Medal The medal is cupro -nickel. It has an uncrowned effigy of King George vi on the obverse. The reverse has a conventional oak tree centrally placed with a crown above with two lions as supporters. Between the supporters are the dates 1939 - 1945. The base of the medal has the words "The Defence Medal". The ribbon (devised by King George VI) is orange with green outer stripes. Each green stripe has a black pin stripe running down the centre. The green represents the islands of the United Kingdom, the orange represents the enemy attacks and the black represents the black outs. The War Medal The war medal is cupro-nickel with the crowned effigy of King George VI on the observe. The reverse has a lion standing on the double-headed dragon. The top of the ribbon shows the date 1939-1945. The ribbon colours of red, white and blue represent the colours of the union flag. Australian Service Medal 1939-1945 The Australian Service Medal is nickel silver with the crowned effigy of king George VI on the obverse. The reverse has the Australian coat of arms, placed centrally surrounded by the words 'the Australian service medal 1939-1945. The ribbon has a wide khaki central stripe, flanked by two narrow red striped which are in turn flanked by two outer stripes, one of dark blue and the other light blue. The khaki represents the Australian Army, and the red, dark blue and light blue represent the Merchant Navy, RAN, and RAAF respectively.The 1939-45 Star Orlowski E.T. etched on the back of the medal. The Italy Star Orlowski E.T. etched on the back of the medal. The Defence Medal 56380 Orlowski E.T. etched on the rim of the medal. War Medal 1939-45 56380 Orlowski E.T. etched on the rim of the medal. Australian Service medal 1939-1945 Orlowski E. T. etched on the rim of the medal.ww2, medals -
Cheese World Museum
Ornament, Triaca & Picchi figurine, c1930
Part of the Uebergang Collection. Made by the firm of Triaca & Picchi. Camilo Triaca (1887-1972) was a sculptor born Tuscany, Italy. He arrived in Melbourne in 1909 and practised his craft in Richmond, Melbourne, before returning to Italy in 1914 to serve in the Italian Army. He returned to Melbourne in 1923 and continued to sculpt at his Richmond home before relocating to Fitzroy. A 1927 image of workers at his studio workshop taking a lunch break is in the Italian Historical Society collection (http://trove.nla.au/version172106091). The workshop was situated at 76-78 King William St, Fitzroy.Plaster figurine depicting a boat with a girl sitting in the front holding the rope of an anchor and a boy holding the back of the boat which is up on the sand. The girl wears a short sleeved frock with green edged neck and sleeves, and a matching scarf. The boy wears a V-neck shirt with sleeves rolled up.Triaci & Picchi/1773triaca camilo, triaca & picchi, italian immigrants, families, businesses, trades, sculptures, sculptors, melbourne, allansford, uebergang -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Exercise Book, Prior 1945
Else Oertel was an internee in Camp 3A from 1940-1945. Else (a German) was interned in the same compound as many Italians, and so took up Italian lessons. This book is one she used in these lessons. Black covered exercise book with lined pages. Some separate pages inside, supposedly removed from a different exercise book. Also a large, folded piece of carbon paper. italian language, language study, else oertel, camp 3a, internment camp education, tatura group internment camps -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Functional Object - Wrapping paper, La Pancia Allegra, Port Melbourne, 1990s
Angelo featured items cooked by his sister. This wrap hung in donorr's pantry since 1990s.Two deli wrapping papers from La Pancia Allegra, Italian delicatessen purchasecd from Con Talorico of Evans Street in the 1990s by Angelo ---- and renamed. Ref #1795 - wrap from Capace, previous name under Con).business and traders, con talorico, la pancia allegra, angelo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANONYMOUS DIARY SS. ORION 28/03/1938 PRE WORLD WAR II SUEZ CANAL - EGYPT TOUR, 28/03/1938
Personal Diary Unknown Author located in the Mediterranean Sea aboard the SS. Orion 28/03/1938. Prior to WWII yet not long after the Second Italian-Abyssinian (Ethiopian) War. Tour of Suez, Egypt, Port Said.communication, postal, diary pre wwii tour of egypt, donated in harcourt granite quarries j. blight & co proprietors envelope -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Programme - Exhibition guide to "Cabinets of Wonder- Extraordinary Collections of Ephemera", Minimo Cozzolino, "Cabinets of Wonder- Extraordinary Collections of Ephemera", Unknown
The Swallow & Ariell promotional postcards had featured in aprevious Ephemera Society newsletter, and were requested for this event.Exhibition guide to "Cabinets of Wonder- Extraordinary Collections of Ephemera", an Ephemera Society event held at the Royal Historical Society in which Italian Swallow & Ariell postcards from the PMHPS collection were displayed in 2016. Contains newsletter insert.exhibitions, mandy bede, minimo cozzolino -
Bendigo Military Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER, WW2, "Guinea Gold", 31 July 1943
'Guinea Gold' newspaper was produced for Australian troops in New Guinea. Articles consist of reports from various war zones plus Australian home news. Paper collected by Arthur Ward Cooper No. VX132160. Part of the Cooper Collection.Four page newspaper with black text. paper is light brown in colour. Black and white photograph on page 3. Black and white map of Italy on page one. Banner bears the title "Guinea Gold" in large black type.cooper collection, newspaper, guinea gold, arthur ward cooper -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memorial of Vincenzo Coluccio, Mar 2015
.01 - Coloured memorial card for Vincenzo COLUCCIO. Photo of Vincenzo on right top corner. Details of Birth, Death and a poem in English and Italian. .02 Thank you card sent to Pat Grainger from Rose COLUCCIO and family.deaths and funerals, vincenzo coluccio, rosa coluccio -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - CIGARETTE LIGHTER, Italian POWs, c.WWII
Made by Italian POW's at camp in Murchison, Victoria.Metal cigarette lighter with filling hole at bottom with metal stopper. Mounted in an octagonal wooden case with felt rimmed bottom. Decorative item.personal effects, smoking accessories, metalcraft, wood work -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - PENDANT, ITALIAN
These Pendants appear to be Italian WW2 Youth pennants.All three, triangular shaped pendants, green, white, red stripes, central shield shape black with white cross on red background.pendants, souvenirs -
Doncaster RSL Sub Branch
Italian Carcano Model 3 Carbine, R Terni Bnp, Early 20th century
World War Two. Used by the Italian ArmyInfantryman's rifle. Weapon rendered inoperative. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1989
Camp 1 was occupied by German and Italian internees. Coloured photograph of the entrance to Camp 1. View of camp road with a low stone wall between road and trees.camp 1, tatura victoria, german inernees, italian internees -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Ornamental Pond, 1989
Camp 13 was occupied by German and Italian Internees.Coloured photograph of ornamental pond remains at entrance to German internees compound at Camp 13 german internees, italian internees, pow's, camp remains, camp 13, ornamental ponds -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Patrizia Grille, 2003
Patrizia Grilli was a Palestine Italian in Camp 3.Black and white photograph of a young girl cuddling a cat, standing in front of a hut with a garden in front of the hut.patrizia grilli, palestine internees, italian internees, internee children -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image, Giuseppe Garibaldi Seated, c1859
Giuseppe Garibaldi is association with the wars of Italian Unificiation.A man sitting in a 'red shirt' and hat is General Giuseppe Garibaldi.giuseppe garibaldi, italian unification, garibaldian, italian wars of independence, red shirts -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
Taken in Beechworth, this photograph was taken from Albert road with a view of the bridge over spring creek. In the foreground, there appears three brothers who worked for Zwar tannery.Black and white rectangular photograph. The image is printed on matte photographic paper. Obverse: NO INSCRIPTION Reverse: 7591 Albert Rd. Italian family, 3 brothers worked for the tannery Copied from the albums of Sergio Santori, Wangaratta. beechworth, albert road, zwar, tannery, spring creek, burke musuem, photograph, black and white -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Aunde Album 29, Textile locations AUNDE, 2002
Aunde / Norwellan Textiles North Western Woolen Mills became Norwellan Textiles then AUNDEColour landscape photo: AUNDE Plants, countries, Flags AUNDE WorlideAunde Textile locations: Germany, Luxemburg, U.K, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Turkey, India, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, USA.industry, aunde -
Broadmeadows Historical Society & Museum
Award - Presentation Trophy, c. 1989
Presentation to Cr. Rosemary KerrPresentation to Mayor from local Italian CommunityWooden shield, with golden adhesive lettering. In the top half at centre is a wooden roundal with a metal centre. Shield is made from two types of wood, a dark (on top) with a backing of a lighter wood. The same lighter wood makes up the roundal.City of Broadmeadows / in appreciation from / Glenroy Italian Pensioner Group - Presented to / Her worship the mayor / Cr. Rosemary Kerr/ 31-8-1989glenroy, glenroy italian pensioner group, cr. rosemary kerr, mayor, city of broadmeadows -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Orkney's Italian Chapel
Story of an Italian Chapel, which apart from a statue of St. george, is the only relic of Camp 60 which housed, in the later years of WW2. several hundred Italian Prisoners captured during the North African Campaign.Photocopy of loose leaf booklet. Photo of Chapel, Jesus's head on front cover in black and white. Also coloured copy of front of booklet (1 page)orkney's italian chapel, ranson g, camp 60, tatura, ww2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Copy, Barracks at Camp 2
Nicola Cua lived with his Italian parents in London. Interned when Italy came into the war as Germany's ally. Transported on "Dunera" to Australia to Camp 2. Photocopy of a sketch held in British Museum Records of Internment WW2Black and white sketch of four huts in foreground with gum tree centre front of 2nd hut on right side. On extreme right more huts are visible. Black frame - gold stripIndecipherablesketch, pen and ink, camp 2, tatura, ww2 camp 2, illustrations, pen, ink -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Badge - Badges x2
Italian badges - ZONA CCNN known as the Blackshirts were fascist paramilitary squads in Italy during WW2.. Blackshirts were distinguished by their black uniform and loyality to Mussolini and were officially known as the Voluntary Militia for National Security.(MVSN)The Blackshirts (Italian language: camicie nere, CCNN) were fascist paramilitary armed squads in Italy during the period immediately following World War I and until the end of World War II. Blackshirts were officially known as the Voluntary Militia for National Security (MVSN) Two brass badges in the shape of a shield with a sword in the centre below and spread eagle. One has a black background the other red and black. ZONA CCNN XIII on one and XII on the otherZONA CCNN italian, fascist badges, mvsn, blackshirts, ww2 -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Folder - Tobacco Families of the Kiewa Valley 1930-2000
Tobacco was grown in the Kiewa Valley mainly by Italian families. The stories and photos in this folder give a history of the tobacco industry in the Kiewa Valley and also of the migrants that settled in the valley.Blue plastic A3 size folder with bright yellow paper attached to the front cover with the title printed in black. Enclosed in clear plastic sleeves are photos and descriptions of families of the Kiewa Valley who grew tobacco.tobacco. italian people. migrants. farming. kiewa valley. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Stone carving, Stone Carving of a pig playing flute, c.1943
Made by unknown Italian POW for the children of Cpl. McGlade.Painted figure of a pig playing the flute carved in to stone.sone carving, italian pow, camp 13, handcrafts, carving