The Bluebird plied Lakes for years until replaced by Peel's StormbirdBlack and white photograph showing launch Bluebird II on Gippsland Lakes. Ten people onboard. Sand hummocks in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, waterways, boats and boating, tourism

This book was owned by the late Dr Elizabeth Kerr and was donated to the Museum by the executor of her estate, Margaret Cameron. It was produced by Coats Patons and contains patterns for baby clothes.Book 518 / PATONS / BABY YARNS / 3 & 4 Ply / 85cknitting handicrafts - history crochet, coats patons (australia) limited, knitting, handicrafts - history, crochet

This book was owned by the late Dr Elizabeth Kerr and was donated to the Museum by the executor of her estate, Margaret Cameron. It was produced by the Villawood Textile Company of Sydney and contains knitting patterns for womens garments. The photographs were taken at an artists studio (Studio 183, Edgecliffe, NSW) by Clive Kane, a photographer with the Max Dupain Studio.BOOK 94 / LADY'S DESIGNS IN / 5 PLY EQUIVALENTS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, kane, mr clive, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for womens knitted garments.BOOK 89 / LADY'S DESIGNS IN / 5 PLY EQUIVALENTS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for womens knitted garments. The photographs were taken inside Villawoods own knitting mill, in the dye house, the spinning department and the winding and knot detecting rooms.BOOK 90 / LADY'S DESIGNS IN / 8 PLY EQUIVALENTS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting handicrafts - history textile mills, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history, textile mills

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for womens knitted garments. The photographs were taken inside Villawoods own knitting mill, in the dye house, the spinning department and the winding and knot detecting rooms. The mill manager, Stanley Harrison, can be seen on the back cover.BOOK 91 / LADY'S DESIGNS IN / 12 PLY EQUIVALENTS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting handicrafts - history textile mills, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history, textile mills

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for mens knitted garments.BOOK 92 / MAN'S DESIGNS IN / 8 PLY EQUIVALENTS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for womens knitted garments.BOOK 93 / LADY'S DESIGNS IN / 8 PLY EQUIVALENTS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for mens knitted garments. The photographs were taken on board the liner Orsova.BOOK 96 / MAN'S DESIGNS IN / 5 PLY EQUIVALENTS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for mens knitted garments. The photographs were taken on board the liner Orsova.BOOK 97 / MAN'S DESIGNS IN / 8 PLY EQUIVALENTS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for mens knitted garments. The photographs were taken on board the liner Orsova.BOOK 98 / MAN'S DESIGNS IN / 12 PLY EQUIVALENTS / BY / Villawool / 2'9knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. Book produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains knitting patterns for baby jackets.No. 463 / Patons / KNITTING / BOOK / No. 463 / PATONS / BABY WOOL / BEEHIVE 3-PLY / BEEHIVE 4-PLY / PATONYLE / 10 Babies' Jackets / P&B / WOOLS / 1'9handicrafts - history knitting, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

One of a collection of 56 knitting pattern books donated by Mrs Hilma Carruthers. These books had been used by Mrs Carruthers, her mother and her two daughters. This book was produced by Coats Patons and contains knitting patterns for baby clothes.No. 617 / AZALEA . BABY WOOL . SWIFTAKNIT / NIMBLA . PATONYLE 3-PLY AND 4-PLY / No. 617 / Patons / KNITTING BOOK 617 / BABIES' WEAR / up to 18 months / 2'-handicrafts - history knitting, coats patons (australia) limited patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

The State Electricity Commission of Victoria were the employers of the Kiewa Hydro Scheme. The work included building dams, power stations and the infrastructure for the work and their employees. Mt Beauty and Bogong village were the places where this scheme was built and where this photo shows part of its construction being Power Station 3. Originally there were 3 Hydro stations built from the 1930's onwards. The scheme finished being built in 1960 and is the biggest Hydro electricity scheme in Victoria. This photo has good Historic significance: The construction of No. 3 Power Station which was part of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme built by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. Therefore is picture is very historically significant as it shows the power station at the time of its construction which is an important part of Victoria' development and history. Since Mt Beauty was established due to the Hydro scheme being built this photo has great interpretation capacity. This is a black and white photograph showing the power station and workmen's huts and storage huts, site manager's office and surrounding bush. The photo is mounted on black painted 3 ply board. no.3 power station. kiewa hydro electric scheme. s.e.c.v..electricity.

(1) Sjoelbak with (2) storage cover across two centre gates during storage (3) two-ply centre gates (4) 30 sjoel discs (not individually numbered).

Made and used by internees at Camp 3Ply wood cut out of dwarf with a white beard, red pointed hat, green jacket, brown trousers, holding a rabbit. Cut out slots into a small flat baseornament, wood, hornung g, frank g, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, woodcrafts

This book was produced by Patons and Baldwins and contains patterns of knitted garments for women. It was owned by Billie Rech, the aunt of the donor, who was a great knitter.No. / 434 / Patons / KNITTING / BOOK / No. 434 / PATONS / AZALEA / DOUBLE QUICK / BEEHIVE 3-PLY / BEEHIVE 4-PLY / BEEHIVE CREPE / PATONYLE / CATKIN / P&B / WOOLS / 1'3handicrafts - history knitting, patons and baldwins (australia) ltd, handicrafts - history, knitting

Four page fold out knitting pattern booklet featuring a colour image on the cover of a woman and a girl wearing knitted jumpers with farm motifs.front: [printed] Cleckheaton / CLECKHEATON 8 PLY / MERINO 8 PLY / Design 0053 / Lady's Jumper Sizes: 71 - 102 cm / Girl's Jumper Sizes: 61 - 68 cmknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, cleckheaton

A Forest Hills 7-Ply tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Painttennis

A ply-wood paddle, with a handle/shaft slightly tapering from the butt to the throat. Obverse and reverse of shaft/handle feature basic carved design. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

Table cards gives details for the Motorman and Conductor, starting times, meal times, relief and taken by details. Not known when made - 1950's? .1 - Run 43 - Chilwell, Belmont and West - includes a loose sheet of paper. .2 - Run 59 - Chilwell and East .3 - Run 135 - Newtown - city .4 - Run 169 - Relive various runs .5 - Run 175 - Standby shift commencing 6.15am .6 - Run 176 - Standby shift commencing 2.30pm See also Reg Item 3155, 6270 and 8134 for other examples and 8135 for a Bendigo example.Demonstrates the method of advising tram crew their shift work. Set of six Typed table card or run card, for Geelong Trams Runs glued and varnished onto a sheet of three ply timber - plywood boards and one typed paper sheet.trams, tramways, secv, forms, timetables, geelong, btm

This knitting pattern book was published by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for womens and mens knitted garments. The patterns were photographed at the St Leonard's Olympic Bowl and mention is made that ten-pin bowling is Australia's 'newest all-family sport which is catching on fast'.Villawool / BOOK 87 / Designs in / 8 ply / Speediknit, / Argyll, / Celeste. / 2'9knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

This pattern book was produced by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains a knitting pattern for a mans jumper.Knitting pattern book, 4pp. Cover is printed in colour with a photo of a man wearing a yellow knitted jumper with a cable pattern. Contains a knitting pattern.L186 / Villawool / KNITTED IN / 12 PLY YARNS. SIZES 34 - 46 / 25cknitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows two women wearing pink and white knitwear, in a garden setting.front: [printed] 923 / PRICE / CODE / C / VillaWOOL Machinewash 5 plyknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women, villawool

Four page knitting pattern booklet featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The colour cover shows four sets of legs wearing knitted socks.front: [printed] 6194 / Emu / 3 & 4 / PLY / 15c - 1/6knitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear, women

Sixteen page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and colour images. The colour cover features a woman wearing a cream knitted cardigan with floral detail.front: [printed] 1001 / PRICE / CODE / H / Patons / H A N D K N I T S / BLUEBELL 5 PLY / 5 PLY MACHINEWASH / PURE NEW WOOLfashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

A Best Ever, Best-Quality 7 Ply tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, String, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

Twenty page knitting pattern book featuring black and white text and images. The colour cover shows a man holding a pipe, wearing a knitted vest.front: [printed] Patons / KNITTING / BOOK / NO. 422 / No. 468 / P&B / WOOLS / Page 2 / PATONS / AZALEA / BEEHIVE 3-PLY / BEEHIVE CREPE / DOUBLE QUICK / BEEHIVE 4-PLY / 2'-fashion, design, knitwear, home made, wool, pattern book, patons

In The Netherlands the fiftieth birthday is celebrated as "seeing Abraham". This is a reference to a Gospel quote where Jesus was told he was too young to be teaching the people.Small square of three-ply on which is glued a slightly smaller ceramic tile carrying a Dutch saying. A small hole has been added in the back for ease of hanging. The mount appears to be hand-made.Heeft men eenmaal Abraham zien staan dan breekt het volle leven aan. (The fullness of life starts after the age of 50).

A black and white photograph of Vietnamese children with their mothers, fruit and other types of food sellers on the footpath in Vung Tau City. The children accompanied their mothers wherever they were moved to ply their trade to the passing population.photograph, vietnamese children, vung tau, gibbons collection catalogue