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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Tea Towel - Portland, Victoria, n.d
Linen/cotton souvenir tea towel. Pale gold background. Printed with map of Victoria, with towns/cities, coloured depictions of hisitoric buildings in Victoria, including the Steam Packet Inn, Portland. "Historic Victoria' printed in black. Red border around tea towel.souvenir of portland, tea towel, domestic item -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Wash stand
Metal frame holding a circular metal bowl at top and smaller metal bowl below, with towel rail. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Tea Towel
White linen tea towel with design of kneeling girl in yellow swimming costume holding red basket.Fast Colours.manchester, work cloths -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Househild Textile, Hand Towel
White huckaback scalloped rectangular hand towel with hand-crotched edges either end. Punctured holes. household textiles, hand towels, crochet -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork - Painting, [The Bather] by David Alexander, 1988
Framed oil painting of a statuesque woman holding a towel in front of water, with stylised trees on either side.david alexander, artist, artwork, bather, seaside, statue, available, nude -
Mont De Lancey
Tea Towel
Guernsey souvenir tea-towel, Orange background with views and map of Guernsey, and a Guernsey Coat-Of-Arms on top."Guernsey"tea-towels -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1/12/1995 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of Cheryl McDougall of Towels and Things haberdashery 585 Esplanade Lakes Entrance Victoriabusinesses -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Tea Towel, n.d
Cotton tea towel. White background 'AUSTRALIA'S SHIPWRECK COAST' in black. Depictions in brown, of 4 shipwrecks, above depiction of Shipwreck Coast - Portland to Port Campbell. Bottom half of tea towel, has coloured depictions of various places on Shipwreck Coast. Black border. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Tea Towel - Shipwreck Coast, n.d
Cotton tea towel. White background 'AUSTRALIA'S SHIPWRECK COAST' in black, black border. Depictions in brown of 4 shipwrecks, above depiction of Shipwreck Coast - Portland to Port Campbell. Bottom half of tea towel has coloured depictions of various places on shipwreck coast.souvenir, shipwreck coast, tea towel, domestic item -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Australian Electric Traction Association", 1980's
Sign, sandwich board style, Masonite sheets secured to pine uprights, yellow background, green letters, with words "Australian Electric Traction Association". Used by the AETA at conventions, displays etc. Possibly made 1980's by style of letters and paint. Has four 50x18 wooden legs, with hinges at the top to support sign and allow it to be opened. Fitted with rope and eyehooks to allow it to be carried our secured in the open position. These are damaged and not functional. Some repairs made.In black letters on one side at the rear, "14 1/2" towel rail rod"trams, tramways, aeta -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Souvenir - Tea Towel
Marketing material for Falls Creek from the 1980s. The illustrations were made from photographs of Falls Creek. It was produced by S K Pierce who built Snowland. Fabric tea towel with illustrated snow scenes across the towel, showing the snow fields. These images were mostly taken from photos and include T children making a snow kangaroo and people skiing. One main image with smaller images framed in red. The image of a man looking down the summit is Limi Leitch who owned the Box Hill Ski Hire Shop. The towel was designed by S. K. Pierce who built Snowland.falls creek, souvenir, 1980s advertising, snow, snow fields, snowland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir Tea Towel - Australian Lighthouses, n.d
Tea towel, white cotton showing images of Australian lighthouses, including the Cape Nelson lighthouse in the Glenelg Shire.souvenir, tea towel, lighthouse, cape nelson -
Plutarch Project
Printed handkerchief
This handkerchief was used as a marketing material to promote the film titled "The Heavens are ours" in Greek by "New World Film Entertainment" shown at Melbourne Town Hall. There were 2000 of these printed by the company for the premiera showing. The film was later screened by the same company at Premier Theatre in November 1958 by popular demand. The handkerchief gesture had the desired effect of attracting large crowds to the show.This handkerchief's primary significance is derived from the innovative story behind its use. A white printed paper towel inscribed, in black ink, with a message in Greek to those it was handed to by "Cosmopolitan Motion Pictures"The inscription in Greek says: "ΦΕΡΤΕ ΤΟ ΜΑΖΥ ΣΑΣ. Θα σας χρησιμεύσει να σφουγγίσετε τα δάκρυά σας παρακολουθώντας το συγκινητικώτερο, το δραματικώτερο δράμα όλων των εποχών που θα κάνει και τις άψυχες πέτρες να ραγίσουν 'ΟΙ ΟΥΡΑΝΟΙ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΔΙΚΟΙ ΜΑΣ'...." In English translation it says: "BRING IT WITH YOU. You will need to wipe your tears watching the most dramatic and emotional film ever, that will have stones with no soul crack... titled "THE HEAVENS ARE OURS" with the unforgettable Golfo Antigoni Valakou, of the most prominent film production company FINOS-FILM presented by NEW WORLD ENTERTAINMENT. The touching story of a girl who has been lost by her parents she still lives with them, in sadness and in laughter.... THE MOVIE THAT NEEDS TO BE WATCHED BY EVERY FATHER , EVERY MOTHER, EVERY YOUNG MAN AND WOMAN. In Melbourne On Saturday, 19th April 1958 MELBOURNE TOWN HALLhandkerchief, film, greek, language, entertainment, cinema, theatre, μαντηλάκι, γιαννούδης, yiannoudes -
Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Commemorative Tea towel, Wonga Park Primary School Centenary 1895 - 1995, 1995
Memento to celebrate the Wonga Park Primary School centenary.Rectangular cream coloured linen tea towel with green printed title and stylized drawing of the original school building.Wonga Park P.S Centenary 1895 - 1995 -
Mont De Lancey
Hand towel
2 White, rectangular, damask linen hand towel with hand embroidered cross stitch borders at both short ends; red cross stitch pattern along one end and an unfinished red cross stitch pattern on the other. Cotton fringe on both ends to complete the hand towel.towels, hand towels -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph of Valda Treadwell, c.1940
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decade. This series of photographs show images from daily life while the Island was owned by the Jenkins family from 1936 - 63. Black and white photograph of Valda Treadwall - woman in bathing suit, with hair secured in a towel. Posing in front of closed gate.Catalogue number in pencil on reverse. In pencil on reverse: “VALDA TREADWELL Has been in the (*’the’ is crossed out) by dam swimming” In pencil on reverse from later date: “C. 1940” Stamp on reverse: “KODAK PRINT” Faded numerical stamp on reverse. “1 78” still visible. “.VELOX.” stamps over reverse. photograph, jenkins, valda treadwell, churchill island -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Hand Towel
Lemon cotton hand towel with scalloped ends. On one end is an applique design of lemon leaves on white cotton backgroundmanchester, bath linen -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Textile - Household Textile, Hand Towel
White linen hand towel. Embroidered one end scalloped-edged the other. Embroidered with MAK. Salvage both sides. household textiles, hand towels -
Mont De Lancey
Washstand, Circa 1870's
From home of Wandin Sebire.Wooden washstand with cut-out circular hole for wash basin. Towel rail mounted at rear. Four legs are turned.washstands -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Souvenir - RAF Bomber Command, 1939-1945
Souvenir tea towel Royal Air Force Bomber Command 1939 1945. Map of England showing RAF bases -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - MERLE BUSH COLLECTION: HAND TOWEL
Textiles. Cream coloured huckaback fabric hand towel. Embossed tassel pattern across short ends. Old box 573.Printed in ink in one corner, ''M.E.BUSH''textiles, domestic, hand towel -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir Tea Towel - Australia's Shipwreck Coast, n.d
Souvenir tea towel, 100% cotton. Australia's Shipwreck Coast - images of ships wrecked in SW Victoria and coastal scenes, including the Portland lifeboat.souvenir, portland, portland lifeboat, south west coastline, shipwreck coast -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Tea Towel
Cream irish linen tea towels with printed green border on three sides. 10cm green band, with printed cup and saucer on fourth side.domestic items, cleaning, manchester, work cloths -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - TEA-TOWEL, BREN LUKE
CLUNES BOOKTOWN SOUVENIR AND CLUNES RAILWAY STATION3 TEA-TOWELS FEATURING CLUNES RAILWAY STATION. ARTWORK BY BREN LUKE. PRODUCED BY CLUNES BOOKTOWN FESTIVAL. CREAM LINEN WITH BLACK PRINTINGclunes railway station, booktown, creative clunes, bren luke -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Tea Towel - Portland, n.d
Linen souvenir tea towel, Portland's Coat-of-Arms, depiction of harbour and town, from Fisherman's Breakwater, yachts. Bright blue background, 'Portland' in red.Front: 'A Summitt Souvenir PURE LINEN FAST COLOURS PRINTED IN AUSTRALIA' black print, bottom bordersouvenir of portland, tea towel, domestic item -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Memorabilia - Tea Towel, Souvenirs Australia, Greetings from Tatura Vic
One of a number of souvenirs available from the Shire of Rodney before it ceased in 1993.Tea towel designed as souvenir of Tatura and Shire of Rodney, local primary industry pictures surround central Shire motif and four pictures of town buildings.Shire of Rodney; Band Rotunda and Gardens: Greetings from Tatura Victoria; Court House; Post Office.souveniers of tatura -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Tea towel, St John Ambulance Australia, First aid on the spot. Home nursing hints, 1980's estimated
One printed tea towel with first aid instructions for bleeding, burns, snake bite, asthma, heart attack, blood nose,convulsions, sporting injuries.First Aid,St John -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
Photograph shows a family group in swimwear, wrapped in towels and blankets, on the beach at Torquay with bathing boxes in the background.A record of beach fashions, and bathing boxes that had disappeared from the beach by the 1950s.Black and white photographtorquay victoria -
Magnet Galleries Melbourne Inc
officers running race, mountjoy077.tif
A running race between officers, wearing nothing but towels, at a sports meeting of Light Horse regiments in Egypt. officers, running, race, aif, a.i.f, ww1, world war 1 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - MERLE BUSH COLLECTION: TEA TOWEL
Textiles. Cream coloured huckaback fabric tea towel. Embossed wreath pattern in lines. Short edges hemmed. Long edges selvedge. Old box 573.textiles, domestic, huckaback tea towel