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Lake Bolac & District Historical Society
Colour photograph, Jan. 2011 Flood, Lake Bolac and Salt Creek
Jan. 2011 Flood. Debouchment from Lake Bolac into Salt Creek through the natural overflow (centre) and the channel (front left) dug in the 1920's. Photograph courtesy Bill Sharp.lake bolac, salt creek, flood, sharp. -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
flyer, A night of infectious laughter (fund raiser)by various artists for the Victorian Aids Council performed at the Athenaeum Theatre on 30 October 1988
For the Victorian Aids Council featuring The Natural Normans, Raymond J. Bartholomeusz, Rachel Berger, the Hot Bagels, Simon Hill, Liz Sandler, Jean Kittson, Empty Pockets and Greg Fleetflyerthe natural normans, melbourne fringe festival, athenaeum theatre, program, programme, victorian aids council, raymond j. bartholomeuz, rachel berger, the hot bagels, simonhill, liz sandler, jean kittson, empty pockets, greg fleet -
Orbost & District Historical Society
shoe stretcher, first half 20th century
Shoe stretchers can expand the width and the length of shoes. Shoe stretchers work best for suede, leather, and other natural materials. These domestic stretchers would have been used for expanding length.This item is an example of an item commonly used in homes in early Orbost.A shoe stretcher which has a flexible metal band with wooden ends.shoes footwear shoe-stretcher -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Print - Parliament House - God Save the King, 1930s
An item from an outstanding and diverse photographic collection, assembled by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew, comprising professional and amateur photography, depicting individuals, natural and settled environments and the interactions between these worlds. View of Parliament House Melbourne, illuminated with lights reading God Save the Kingparliament house -- melbourne (vic.), christian-washfold collection -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Beach scene
An item from an outstanding and diverse photographic collection, assembled by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew, comprising professional and amateur photography, depicting individuals, natural and settled environments and the interactions between these worlds. Beach scene. Two girls making a sandcastle in front of bathing boxes.washfold family, christian family, christian-washfold collection -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newsletter, Greenhills and North Greensborough Progress Association, Community News: official journal of the Greenhills and Nth. Greensborough Progress Association and the Apollo Parkways Progress Association. 5th December, 1975, 05/12/1975
This edition includes a report on the Apollo Parkways Progress Association's November 1975 meeting, International Women's Year, This and that, Natural roadside verges. A digital copy of this Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society.Newsletter, 6 p., illus.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills, apollo parkways progress association, apollo parkways -
National Wool Museum
Clothing - Suit, 1987
Hand spun, hand dyed, hand woven and hand sewn suit which won best garment in the 1987 Geelong show. Size 12 in a design by Chanel. It was spun with variegated natural greys on a Sheridan horizontal spinning wheel. It was then dyed pink using natural dyes. The jacket had commercially brought warp and hand spun weft in twill on a 24” loom. All spinning, dyeing and weaving was by Jean Inglis of Geelong. The suit was sewn by Caroline Mogic of Geelong, with iron on interfacing, commercially brought trim. It was worn only once in the parade at the Geelong show. The pink suit jacket has four pockets with gold buttons on front, size 12. The jacket has a checker-plate pattern in which the predominate pink is always present and is accompanied in areas which have grey or white showing through the pink. This checker plate pattern continues down the sleeves of the jacket. The edge of the jacket has a lighter pink trim. A pink skirt accompanies the suit jacket. It has horizontal lines with pink as the predominate colour and areas of grey and white showing through in sections. geelong show, hand spun, hand dyed, hand woven, hand sewn, channel -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Tim Bonyhady, Words for country : landscape &? language in Australia, 2002
Landscape and Language -- Lubra Creek -- The River Runs Backwards -- These Blarsted Hills -- Scarcely Any Water on Its Surface -- Everyone Who Has Ever Done A Tree Sit Always Says That The Tree Talks To You -- The Spirit of the Plains Kangaroo -- The Graveyard of a Century -- So Much for a Name -- Blackfellow Oven Roads -- The Ends of the Earth -- Natural Beauty, Man-Made -- Uluru -- The Outside Country -- It's Only Words.Mapslanguage and landscape, language essays, writing, storytelling -
Tennis Australia
Action game, Circa 1937
Ernest Sewell series 'Tiddlytennis' game. Patent no.22857/35 (1935-6). Instructions sheet states: 'The game that interested H.R.H. The Duke of Kent at the/British Inductries Fair 1936'. Contains miniature net and wooden net supports, printed cotton as 'court', eight plastic discs (2 large, 6 small) and an instruction sheet. Materials: Cardboard, Ink, Glue, Wood, Natural fibre, Papertennis -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (series) - Subject File, McDonalds (Fast Food Restaurant)
Kew Historical SocietySince its foundation in 1958, members of the Kew Historical Society have been compiling and storing information about subjects relating to the history of Kew and its environs, of which this file is an example. Arranged by Secondary Values (value of records to users)Subject file created by researchers of the Kew Historical Society containing information about the McDonald's fast food franchise in High Street, Kew. The file contains a number of primary and secondary sources including newspaper cuttings, planning objections, correspondence between KHS, the City of Kew, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources etc. The file also includes copies of the plans for the proposed restaurant. mcdonalds fast food franchises, mcdonalds restaurant -- kew (vic.), administrative affairs tribunalmcdonalds fast food franchises, mcdonalds restaurant -- kew (vic.), administrative affairs tribunal -
Mont De Lancey
Decorative object, Franz Streizel, Indigenous Carved Pictures
These hand carved framed wooden pictures are part of a special bequest to the Mont De Lancey Museum of hand carved furniture and items made by Mr Franz Striezel by his grandaughter Mrs Dorothy Adamson. Dorothy was a friend of Nella Lord (nee Sebire). Dorothy passed away in 2007. It was to be known as The Franz Striezel Collection. Franz Streizel came from Germany in 1886 and was one of the three recognised craftsmen (Art Carvers) in Australia who contributed to the wood carvings in public buildings and honour boards throughout Australia. The National Gallery at their request had two small panels and a tobacco jar (some of his work), donated by Mrs D Adamson. They considered these pieces highly valuable.Two hand carved Indigenous busts in wood frames.1: A mother wearing a headband and striped gold, white blue and pink painted clothes draped over a baby. Only the face of the baby is depicted. 2: A father's upper body bust also has clothes draped over the baby he is holding. Both are framed using natural sticks which are painted brown on a white backfround.wood carvings, carvings, portraits, artworks, objects -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, A New Phase in Canberra, 1971
Describes Canberra as a city that has minimal architectural character, as it is mainly characterised by its natural landscape and roadways. The new phase in Canberra refers to several civic projects that will serve to define Canberra as a national capital.Original manuscript of the article 'A New Phase for Canberra' published in Sunday Australian, 05.09.1971.Typewritten (c copy), quarto, 9 pagescanberra, urban planning, walter burley griffin, capital circle, capital hill, campbell park, australian architecture, harry seidler, robin boyd, manuscript, national capital -
Unions Ballarat
Victorian history and politics : European settlement to 1939 : a survey of the literature, Monie, Joanna, 1982
Literature review. Contents - Volume 2 Transport and Communications Natural Disasters Women Immigration and Demography Aborigines Social Welfare Health Education Libraries and Museums Leisure Press The Administration of Justice Bushrangers AppendixRelevant to the history of Victorian state history, social customs and politics.Paperback book. Front cover: red background; picture of horses and carts - historical setting; white and black text. Back cover: picture of Bignell's New Hotel with flag.Front cover: Title and author name. transport, communications, natural disasters, women, immigration, demography, aboriginals, welfare, health, libraries, museums, leisure, press, law, law enforcement, bushrangers -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Bead Necklace
Strings of beads were a common fashion accessory for women in the early to mid 20th century. They were usually made from glass beads but other natural item such as seeds or shells were also popular.This item is from the Raper Collection donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Mrs. Jean Raper.A short necklace of 60 uniform sized beads or possibly shrub seeds. They are strung on thick twine with a metal catch. The catch has worn over time.decorative items, fashion accessory, women's jewellery -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Jewellery, pearl necklace, 20thC
It is thought that natural pearls form under a set of accidental conditions when a microscopic intruder or parasite enters a bivalve mollusc and settles inside the shell. The mollusc, irritated by the intruder, forms a pearl sac of external mantle tissue cells and secretes the calcium carbonate and conchiolin to cover the irritant. This secretion process is repeated many times, thus producing a pearl. Natural pearls come in many shapes, with perfectly round ones being comparatively rare. In general, cultured pearls are less valuable than natural pearls, whereas imitation pearls have almost no value. Cultured freshwater pearls can often be confused for natural pearls Cultured pearls are the response of the shell to a tissue implant. A tiny piece of mantle tissue (called a graft) from a donor shell is transplanted into a recipient shell, causing a pearl sac to form into which the tissue precipitates calcium carbonate. Some imitation pearls (also called shell pearls) are simply made of mother-of-pearl, coral or conch shell A strand of pearls called a princess length, 43 to 48 cm in length, comes down to or just below the collarbone. A graduated strand of pearls most often has at least 3 mm of differentiation from the ends to the centre of the necklace. A lady's pearl necklace and 1 earring in a hinged, lined, cream Bakelite case .jewellery, necklace, earring, pearls, market gardners, early settlers, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, ormond -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Textile - Yomut Turkmen Islamic Rug, c 1880
This rug was a gift and gesture of friendship from the local Muslim community to the City of Greater Bendigo. It was presented to Mayor, Cr Rod Fyffe on behalf of the people of Bendigo at a 2016 'Thank You Bendigo' dinner. In 2014 approval for a planning application from the Bendigo Islamic Association to build a community centre and mosque in East Bendigo prompted a series of public protests that captured widespread media attention. During this tumultuous period the Council identified the need for a community-wide plan to promote diversity and help address potentially divisive cultural issues. These events led to the COGB becoming the first local government area (LGA) formally accredited under Australia’s Welcoming Cities Standard. Community leaders emerged who wanted to show that the anti-mosque protesters did not reflect the views of the majority of Bendigo residents. The community lead ‘Believe in Bendigo’ movement gained momentum, and the Council and other local organisations joined forces to present a unified message that Bendigo residents do not tolerate racism. Muslims have made Central Victoria their home since the Goldrush, contributing to the community and the economy for the past 120 years. Traditional Islamic rugs, especially their patterns and motifs are intrinsically linked with the design of the Bendigo Mosque and Bendigo Islamic Community Centre providing important points of reference for the architects of the project. Typically, mosques are linked with specific cultural groups but not in the case of Bendigo where the Muslim community is made up of multi-ethnic groups. This meant the building's design was not fixed to a specific style or cultural iconography but instead needed to encompass many. The small local Muslim community selected a specific Australian architect because of their interest and knowledge of Islamic design and iconography gained through family collection of Islamic textiles. In thinking about the design of the mosque and community centre the architects wanted to acknowledge the role of Afghans in Australian history, especially tribal Afghans who helped build connections across the interior of Australia between First Nations communities, European settlers and Central Asian migrants. The gift of this Turkmen rugto the Bendigo community thus symbolises collaborative partnerships across faith and cultural groups based on friendship and mutual benefit. A Turkman rug was specifically chosen as it is the pinnacle of nomadic arts of the Islamic world. It was also important to the architects and the local Muslim community that the gift was a female artistic product as it was mainly a female Muslim architecture team that designed the mosque in Bendigo and there was a desire to select something that celebrated female artistry. This hand-woven rug is an engsi, made for a woman in preparation for marriage. Design work and weaving is a shared experience, between many generations of women and each rug hold the personal story of the woman it is made for and her family and thus holds deep symbolic meaning. There are often songs and poetry that are recited as the rug is made – helping the makers to memorisze the mathematical structure of the design. An engsi is put on the doorway to a yurt as part of a wedding ceremony. During the ceremony the groom turns the engsii upside down to check the quality of the rug makers weaving skills. The nomadic lifestyle of Yomut Turkman tribes determines the size of the rug as the loom can’t be carried. Its size is also restricted by the dimensions of the doorway of the yurt. This rug is dated as c 1880 because of the types of patterns used, the use of natural dyes (synthetic dyes were introduced to the area in 1890s) and with the smoother weaving on the back indicating the quality of craftsmanship dating to this time period. The Yomut engsi rug was made in Turkmenistan c1880 by Yomut Turkmen Tribes people and is designed to fit over the doorway of a yurt during a wedding ceremony. The main field motif is related to Turkoman jewelery design. The women and girls of the tribe spin the wool and design and weave the rugs. The men shear the sheep, dye the wool and clip the rug after it has been woven. The word “Turkoman” is thought to have been derived from Turk-iman, meaning the first nomadic Turkic tribes that began to follow Islam. Dyes used are natural including orange from madder root. bendigo mosque, bendigo islamic association, city of greater bendigo community partnerships, city of greater bendigo community groups -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Book - front cover, The Corringle Creek to Sydenham Inlet Coastal Reserve A RESOURCES STUDY, 1977
This 1977 Resources Study was a joint project of the Shire of Orbost & the Dept. of Crown Lands & Survey with the purpose of collating information on natural resources, pattern of public use, and constraints on future use so that management can be formulated.This report gives and understanding of the resources and management directions of coastal land in East Gippsland in 1977. A buff coloured cover with black printing and blue tape binding. 71 pages + maps/charts. THE CORRINGLE CREEK TO SYDENHAM INLET COASTAL RESERVE. A resources study with comment on the implications for management by IAN R. BROWN Research officer and PETER B. LAVERY Land Management Oficer. Coastal management Committee Victoria 1977. Published under the authority of the Coastal Management Committee by the Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Victoria 1977. Printed by James Yeates Printing, Bairnsdale 3875.corringle creek, sydenham inlet, natural resources survey -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Bendigo Heritage Advisory Service
The Bendigo Heritage Advisory Service is a committee appointed to provide natural and cultural advise to the City of Greater Bendigo council. It also promotes community participation in heritage issues. Each committee has a tenure of 4 years.Minutes of the meetings of the Bendigo heritage advisory committee from 1984 to 1986. The records are in a black folder. Also, in the folder drafts for discussion, reports and various statements.local government, heritage -
Pyrenees Shire Council
painting, The Crows Nest, Warapingo Beaufort by Maude Glover Fleay, 1930
Maude Glover-Fleay studied under Frederick McCubbin, Glover was regarded for her natural history subject matter. She was also a writer and music teacher, and in the 1930s she established a reputation for painting Australian marsupialssignificant as a work of art by a modern era woman artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture watercolour painting of a landscape with large tree at centresigned: Glover Fleay 30 (lower right) -
Sir Reginald Ansett Transport Museum
Headwear - Hat, Cap, circa 1980's
Donated to Ansett Museum. Formerly worn by M. Crawford, pilot with Ansett Airlines.Complements the collection of air flight crew attire.Pilot's peaked cap. White vinyl flat-topped crown. Black cotton exterior band supported by rigid internal plastic band. Leather sweat band. Rigid black visor made of natural fibre. Black vinyl strap above visor is secured by black buttons.Insignia features a five-pointed silver star above a golden bird in flight, on red background, surrounded by a wreath of golden feathers. Black mounting. Brisbane Cap Co. Pty. Ltd. Hat belonged to M. Crawford, uniform, pilot, m. crawford, ansett airlines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - GENTS BOATING SUIT - JACKET
Clothing. Cream cotton with fine black/grey pin stripe. Single breasted - three buttons, possibly tortoise shell, half glazed, half natural. Three pockets. Breast pocket angled on chest. Two rectangular pockets with rounded corners, at hemline. Pockets attached by hand stitching. Seams all enclosed, except for inside sleeves.Handmade buttonholes. Label stitches inside collar: A.M.Poole, Bendigo.Some discoloration of collar.Label inside collar - A.M.Poolecostume, male suit, men's boating suit (jacket) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: 'THE GREAT WAR PICTURE WITH THE FIGHTING FORCES OF EUROPE
A pink programme with black print. On the front are the words ' KINEMACOLOR (urban patents) The World's Events in their Natural Colours. The Great War Picture: With the Fighting Forces of Europe. Direct from the Scale Theatre, London. The Sole Rights for KINEMACOLOR for Australia and New Zealand were secured in England by the Proprietor, Wm. J. Shephard, to whom all communications should be addressed. Mitchell & Casey, General Printers, 25 Tattersall's Lane Melbourne.program, theatre, war, lydia chancellor, collection, w.w. i, event, program, theatre, the great war, war -
National Wool Museum
Drum carder, 1990s
Made by Ashford in New Zealand, possibly in the 1990s. Ashford would make and sell various wool-related machines (carders, weavers, spinning wheels, etc) as kits which the purchaser would then assemble.Small drum carder, natural wood colour. Rectangular base with two sides, the right side has a handle with which to rotate the carding rolls. The left side has four cogs (one large, three small) joined with a green rubber band. There are two carding rolls, one large, one small, both are an orange/red colour and covered in steel.wire bristles. There is a hand-written tag tied to the handle.ASHFORD/ MADE IN NEW ZEALANDwool, carding -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Equipment - Weller-Ash nitrous oxide apparatus, sectioned, c. 1885
A Weller-Ash nitrous oxide apparatus that has been sectioned, complete with a brown fabric Cattlin's rebreather bag, stopcock, rubber tubing, and celluloid mask, on an iron stand that has been decorated with a natural, gold-coloured leaf motif. The base of the stand is black, and has a brown foot pedal which controlled gas flow to fill the bag. Much of the stand and the dials on either side are a brassy gold colour.nitrous oxide, rebreathing, anaesthesia, dentistry, surgery -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Wombolano Park restoration sign. Heathmont. (Undated)
Sign reads as follows, "Wombolano Park restoration. Objective - to restore the park as an example of natural landscape. Implementation - Remove all alien plants, construct trails, fence restoration areas, replant areas with Australian natives, maintain for public enjoyment. A 5 year project undertaken by the Ringwood City Council and the Wombolano Park Committee of Management". -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Deep Lead Dedication Plaque
B/W Photp Bronze PlaqueThe Building served as the Deep Lead State School No. 721 from 30 March 1877 Until 12 July 1963. After Restoration by Brambuk Inc. In Co-operation with the Department of Conservation ad Natural Resources and the Deep Lead Progress Association it was reopened as a Community Amenity on 30 October 1993.'By the Shire President Cr. C.A. Hall.deep lead school, education -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Tree planting
The students from Bulla Primary School were taken on a school excursion to nearby Woodlands Park where they took part in a tree planting activity. They were planting trees that were native to the area in a bid to replenish the parkland with natural vegetation.The excursion aimed to give the students an awareness of the native vegetation in the area and the importance of conserving natural growth areas. A non-digital photograph of a group of children planting young trees in a prepared area in parkland while being supervised by a number of adults tree planting, woodlands park, bulla primary school, native vegetation -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1992
Article appeared in Lakes Post 28 October 1992, 'At work on the new retaining wall leading to 90 Mile Beach, staff from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, (L-R) Ken Judd, Jason Bice and David Harper'.Black and white photograph of three workers, building pathway and retaining walls through the sand dunes. Coastal banksia in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterfront, parks, room display -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Set, Draughts
An incomplete set of hexagonal shaped wooden discs intended for use as the playing pieces in a game of draughts. This trench art item consists of a set of 12 pieces (the white pieces) in natural wood and 11 pieces of the same wood which have been dyed a dark colour (the black pieces). An accompanying note, written on military "Field Report" stationery, states "Cut from tree branch in the jungle of Malaysia - 1965" "Coloured with medical dressing". -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Basket, 20th century
Strong large cane wicker baskets such as this one were used for storage and transportation. This basket could have been used for storing sails on a vessel, or sending luggage, parcels or goods by rail, ship, wagon or cart from one location to another. The basket would also be suitable for laundry in hospitals, factories such as woollen mills, and other organisations for storing and moving equipment and goods. The inscription " A A S" has not yet been researched. It could be the name of an Australian- Service, or a - - Ship or even the initials of a person. This basket is an example of a large, strong container used for storage or transportation during the 19th and 20th centuries.Basket, natural coloured woven cane or wicker, rectangular shape with lid. Two leather straps and buckles fasten the lid to the basket. The basket has a strong rope handle on each side, metal reinforcing straps that support three wood strengthening lengths on the top of the hinged lid. The lid is hinged to the basket at the back with metal hinges. The inside frame is reinforced with wood. There is a large inscription in black paint is stencilled onto the lid of the basket."A A S"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, basket, sail storage, maritime furniture, luggage, transport storage basket, wicker hamper, vintage wicker chest, wicker trunk, cane storage basket, dispatch basket, a a s