The Kew Historical Society’s fashion and design collection is comprised of costumes, hats, shoes and personal accessories. Many of these items were purchased or handmade in Victoria; some locally in Kew. The extensive hat collection comprises items dating from the 1860s to the 1970s. Most of the hats in the collection were created by milliners for women. There are however a number of early and important men’s hats in the collection. The headwear collection is particularly significant in that it includes the work of notable Australian and international milliners.Wide brimmed straw summer hat decorated with silk and a fabric rose.Nilsun hats, headwear, women's clothing

Mirror (Hand oil painted Roses) with Green and Gold Wooden Framestawell

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

Small shaving mug - hand painted with rose design and gold trim.shaving mugs, shaving equipment

Green buckram hard cover with gold text, black & white & colour illustrations. 453 pages.Albert Thomas Rosebooks, military, medical

Bellfield was a licensed hotel as of 1924 In July of that year, with the addition of a licensed building brought from Armstrongs, the enlarged establishment was opened as Bellfield HotelGuesthouse with car in foreground Sundial Peak in backgroundThe Rose Series P10079people, johnson, bellfield

Catani Gardensblack and white postcard The Rose series p14299

Rose Series P1695leisure, grampians, tourism

Rose Series P620leisure, grampians, tourism

Rose Series P1687 leisure, grampians, tourism

Wooden stereograph with a metal viewer, through glass slots, and with a wooden foldable handle. Black cardboard box with 48 cardboard stereograph prints (of various views).Box:- "The Rose Stereographs"stereo photographs, stereoscopes

Rose Series Postcards

Eastern Rosellas are multi-coloured medium-sized Australian parrots with distinctive white cheek patches. The Eastern Rosella is found throughout south-eastern Australia, from Queensland to Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, and eastern Tasmania. Despite their vibrant colours, Rosellas camouflage well into their surroundings when perching or when on the ground. The Eastern Rosella is found in open woodlands, grasslands, farmlands and remnant bushland. These birds are often found in urban habitats such as parks, gardens and golf courses. Early European settlers encountered the Eastern Rosella at Rose Hill, New South Wales, now Parramatta, and so they called it the Rosehill parakeet which became "Rosehiller", and eventually shortened to "rosella". This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century. This mature Eastern Rosella has a red head and breast, with a light green belly and distinctive white cheeks. The back is yellow-green with black mottling, the yellow-green turning green then to blue across the wings. The tail feathers are blue/black, with a red base on the underside. This specimen stands upon a wooden platform and has an identification tag tied around its leg.Label: 79/ Rose-hill Parakeet / See catalogue, page 22 taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, australian birds, rosella, eastern rosella, rosehill parakeet, rose-hill parakeet

Sepia toned small photograph of children Rose and Billy Wilkinson seated on a concrete path beside a garden. Rose is wearing girl guide uniform and hat, Billy a scout uniform and hat. Bairnsdale Victoriacelebrations, clothing, genealogy

Part of an album of photo cards - cigarette card size - that depicted various country towns c1920. Has photos of the Fernery, Botanic Gardens, Sturt St, Eureka Stockade, and the garden gates with a weighing machine. Possibly published by the Rose Stereograph Co.Demonstrates photo albums and collector type photo cards.Grey card photo album cardboard sheet with teal coloured right hand edge titled "Ballarat" containing 8 small printed photos and "Daylesford" on the other side, though no photos were with the sheet when obtained. See Reg Items 4083 for the bottom left hand corner - from a Rose Stereograph Co. postcard. Each photo has a title on the sheet, though some of them are not correctly located.ballarat, tramways, trams, esco, sturt st, gardens, eureka stockade

Postcard with 2 colour photographs on the front. Inscription on front: 'Greetings from Bendigo, Victoria' Reverse: Postcard, 9d(pence) written in pencil. The 'Rose' series de luxe. Produced in Australia. Poppet head Deborah mine Bendigo Victoria. Rose Series colorview No. 381.Published by the Rose Stereograph Co., Armadale, Victoria.Pall Mall Bendigo, Victoria.person, individual, basil miller

Grand Pacific Hotel depicted on The Rose Series 2133 Postcard C. 1920rose series 2133, grand pacific, circa 1920

Belonged to Sgt. Alice Rose Bowring VF395621 (also see M034 and COL203)ephemera, ww2, army

Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of Rogers Cottage and the rose garden with the Coolgardie safe on the balcony.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: 'CHURCHILL EARLY 1950's'churchill island