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

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

Oval rubber relief depicting two female nudes embracing an orb.Nonematcham skipper, mould, jewellery, female, nude

Prior to the election of female Councillor's and Mayors, the Mayoress role as wife of the Mayor, was one of the few ways women could officially undertake civic duties. Mayoress's played an important role in civic life through charity work, even stepping in on occasions to undertake Mayoral duties. Mayoress Pethard was born Hilda Robina Leed in Eaglehawk in 1889 and died in 1966. Mrs Pethard travelled extensively with her husband throughout their time in Office. Framed, convex, oval photographic studio portrait. Hand coloured detail. vincent kelly, studio photography, hilda leed, tarax, city of greater bendigo portraits, city of bendigo, city of bendigo mayoress

Wedding present to Dorothy and Karl Adamson in 1936.Oval silver cake dish with patterned edge. Has decorative handle.baskets, tableware

Wedding present to Dorothy and Karl Adamson in 1936.Oval shaped silver serving platter with decorative edge. (Lid is missing)plates, serving dishes, tableware

REPLICAReplica of grooming brush imported and sold by Holden and FrostOval shaped wooden body with leather handles with black and white bristlesequine, brush

REPLICAReplica of a brush imported and retailed by Holden and FrostOval shape wooden body with leather handle and black and white bristlesequine, agiculture, brush

Used by Edna Andrews for storing dripping.Oval cream china bowl with orange and gold flowers and a green rim.Burlington Ware Made in Englandbowls

Porcelain ware with elaborate decoration and delicate colourings, made originally at Dresden in Germany. Part of collection of Dresden China from the collection of Misses Eva, Olive Sebire and Mrs. Annette Lord (nee Sebire). Purchased by the family in Heidelberg from 1952.Dresden China - Oval bowl. White with gold trim and pink roses.china, bowls

Part of Old Lintonian collection ; No. 98.Oval sepia CDV portrait of a lady wearing gown with fringed shawl.mrs nicholas dunstan, old lintonian collection

William Todd Snr and Sarah Thompson, both born about 1823, married in Westmoreland, England in 1852, and came to Victoria in 1853 on the ship "Una". They lived at Amherst before settling at Linton. William and Sarah had at least eight children. Part of Old Lintonian collection ; No. 18.Sepia oval shaped portrait of a lady wearing jacket buttoned to throat.mrs william todd snr., sarah thompson, old lintonian collection

Photos and extracts from the proposed new pictorial history of gold mining in Stawell. PLEASE NOTE: This book is not very accurate, lots of mistakes.White Paper cover with map of Victoria inside two oval rings.A Pictorial History of Gold Mining at Stawell, Victoria By R.B. Watchorn R Watchorn (Signature) Stawell, Vic 6 April, 1986stawell

Business card advertising Cosmos Hair design 223 Bay Street, Port Melbourne.Blue business card with text in gold. Three interlocking ovals on left.business and traders - hairdressing, cosmos hair design, bay street

Part of the "Robert H. Baron" (No.3596) and Cooper Collections. See catalogue No. 1981P for details of Baron's service.Sepia toned photograph of a WW1 soldier in uniform. The photograph is oval in shape.Handwritten in black ink on back: “snapped in Bourke St, Sat 1st Sept, R.H.B., rotten photo”robert h. baron, cooper collection, photograph, ww1, uniform

British Army Officer’s crown and laurel wreath cap badgeBrass coloured oval shape badge of crown encircled by laurel leavesbadge, metal

This carafe is an example of domestic objects in just in the early to mid-20th century.Carafe with decorative oval shapes cut into the glass around the bowl area.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, carafe, vase, decorative object, flower arrangements

Brush used for the grooming of horsesSold by Holden and FrostOval brush with back covered in leather and leather handle and brown bristlesEmbossed circular shield and extra 710 on handle.brush, equine

Small glass container with a round base, extending into an oval shaped openingeye bath, glass

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.

Vasiliki Raftopoulosi is pictured crocheting a very fine border in a traditional design. Vasiliki was the mother of Efstathia (Toula) Mavrokefalos (Black) and the grandmother of Nina and Olga Black, both well known in Melbourne's Greek community for their contribution to Greek language and culture. Vasiliki and her family left Ithaca for Romania when Toula was only six months old. As a child while growing up in the Romanian village of Brila, Toula also learned sewing and developed her skills making lace and embroidering items for her trousseau. Some of the linen she embroidered had been woven from flax on Ithaca by her own grandmother. On a visit to Ithaca Toula happened to be on the island at the very time that Constantine arrived, fresh from the war. Like many Ithacans Constantine had returned to Greece from Australia for the Balkan wars. Within three weeks they were married, and when Constantine returned to Melbourne in 1914 his new bride came with him. Many Greek women were skilled in the making of fine lace and crochet articles which they used and displayed in their homes. Finely stitched and woven linen items were an essential part of a young woman's dowry when she married.A black and white photograph in an oval frame of a lady crocheting a lace band.

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

Folding button hook would have been used for bringing buttons through button holes for clothing such as gloves in Victorian times. this item dates from early 1900s to 1930s.Used by resident of the Kiewa Valley.Silver metal oval surrounding a straight silver metal prong which has a hook at one end and, at the other end, is attached to the oval shape which comes in and extends as a short handle. The hook is hinged on to the oval shape enabling the hook to be pushed out creating a long tool for hooking buttons. May be used on clothing including gloves. button hook, shoes, gloves, boots, clothig, victorian, folding button hook

Hugo Wertheim (1854-1919), was a merchant and manufacturer and was born on the 12th July 1854 at Lispenhausen, in the German electorate of Hesse-Kassel, son of Meyer Wertheim and his wife Minna, née Heinemann. Hugo reached Melbourne in October 1875. He soon began advertising, from premises at 39 Flinders Lane East, as agent for his father's cousin Joseph Wertheim, a well-established manufacturer of sewing machines. Hugo returned to Germany where he married Joseph Wertheim's daughter Sophie Emilie (1864-1953) on 30 August 1885 at Frankfurt. the couple then came to Melbourne. In a short time, with extensive advertising, Hugo established a substantial business, selling sewing machines, bicycles, pianos and other mechanical devices, under brands such as Wertheim, Electra, Planet, Griffin and Hapsburg. He also mounted elaborate displays at agricultural shows and in 1901 at the Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, United States of America. O. C. Beale worked with him before setting up his own piano business in New South Wales. Hugo continued to own 25 per cent of one of Beale's companies, which became Wertheim's Queensland business. In 1908 Wertheim opened a large, innovative piano factory at Richmond, Melbourne, intending to produce 2000 pianos and player pianos annually, predominantly using Australian materials. In laying the foundation stone, Prime Minister Alfred Deakin observed that “few men with such opportunities for a life of ease would have embarked on such an enterprise” Hugo died of chronic hepatitis on 11 July 1919 at his home at South Yarra, his wife, two daughters and three sons survived him; Herbert Joseph (1886-1972), the eldest, continued the business. Rupert became a share broker and went on to represent Victoria in inter-State tennis in 1913-27 and Australia in Davis Cup matches against Czechoslovakia in 1922. The piano factory closed in 1935, becoming a Heinz food processing plant and in 1955, GTV Channel 9 studios and offices.Early Australians had to be self-reliant in regards to making and mending their clothes and utensils. This sewing machine was one of many items used that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women in these early families. A sewing machine was a necessary part of each home and this item demonstrates how women of the time managed had to become self-reliant in the repair and making of their families clothes to make their household budgets go further.Sewing machine, Wertheim brand “ Syst 182” hand crank operated machine with folding handle, timber case and carry handle. Metal machine is painted black, with remnants of gold, red and green scrolls and floral decoration. Machine has base with inlaid measuring rule across front and 2 holes drilled through the base (perhaps for mounting machine to a bench). Machine tilts open, hinged on one side, after thumb screw is unwound, revealing machine’s workings and serial number. Base has a fitted round, concave, silver metal pin holder with lid that hinges open, and symbol pressed into lid; several pins are inside. Body of machine has brand name transfer across front and oval metal trademark disc on front. Metal sliding covers over footplates have stamped lettering. Timber machine case or cover includes an accessory box with sliding cover and metal hook and eye latch, and inside the box are 23 metal sewing attachments, a disc and a stick of black crayon with maker’s trademark on it paper cover. Workings of machine have seized up. The crayon wrapper has printed on it “For the wonderful Wertheim new family machine made in Germany ‘Syst. 182’”, and the maker’s symbol with “Trademark” beside it. Made for Hugo Wertheim.“WERTHEIM” transfer across front and back of machine body. Cover of pin holder has symbol ‘Wings above a shield’. Maker’s trademark on gold oval disc, “WERTHEIM / FRANCFURT” and picture of a dwarf with a hammer. Left footplate has script “Syst 182”, right footplate has stamp in oval shape “MANUFACTURED IN - - /SPECIALLY FOR / HUGO WERTHEIM” Serial Number “7501”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, sewing machine, hand crank sewing machine, hugo wertheim, wertheim, clothing manufacturer, sewing, syst 182

Portrait - Mary Blackman nee Cox (Died 1908) Oval Framestawell