Australian Home Journal from April, 1960. On the front cover: shortie jacket directions for knitting page 29. These free patterns enclosed No. 5525 32" bust lady in green dress. No. 5526 40" bust lady in brown dress and blue hat. No. 9053 baby's frock and slip. The magazine has 52 pages. Price 1 shilling.books, magazines, women's magazine

Fine white cotton, with a drawstring in a 1.5xcm deep casing around the waistline. Completely opened at centre front, through crotch, and up the centre back to within 14cm of the waistline. One dart on either side of front, and two darts on either side of back. Machine stitched. A 2.5cm wide cotton lace is inset into a zig zag pattern around each leg. In each V shape a 1.5cm lace insert in a fan,under the V shapes are inserted needle woven bows, shape is inserted. Seven extremely fine pin tucks border the edge of the legs, which have a three cm wide lace edging. Split drawers were worn in the era when women wore corsets. The split front and back allowed women to go to the toilet, as the corsets could not be removed to allow for an act of nature.Accompanying note - No date. The bloomers belonged to Miss Antoinette Catling of Bendigo and were part of her trousseaux. They would be 80+ years old. The linen bed jacket (11400.930) would be about the same age.costume, female, fine white cotton split drawers

Black and White photograph of large group of men, women & children, 36 in total dressed in formal attire standing, seated or reclining with bowling balls in foreground. Possibly Eaglehawk Bowling Club, Photo mounted on Card under glass & framed with brown wooden frame moulded to resemble wood logs, markings on photo read 'A. Levy & Co', 'Man in foreground in striped jacket has emblem on breast pocket EBC'A.G.Levy Photographer Eaglehawkperson, group, mixed group, eaglehawk, eaglehawk bowling club, bowling, a.g. levy, a levy

Hardcover w/ Dust JacketLimited edition stamp signed by Rachel Bivenwomen artists, australian art, walsh st library

Hardcover w/ Dust JacketSlip of Paper inserted inside book - partial sheet from minutes of National Gallery Women's Association meeting, 11th October 1977. On reverse, diagram of table seating plan, with names including Dame Peggywalsh st library

Copy of Godfrey Hirst family videos/photograph on CD. Including 1951 floods at Mill. All video content filmed at Godfrey Hirst Woollen Mill, Swanston Street, South Geelong. Godfrey Hirst's children. Family home in Newtown and holiday home in Eastern View.Compact disc (CD) containing colour video footage. Film has no audio content. Visual content outlined below: 00:00 – 00:05 – External view of brick building – Godfrey Hirst & Co. Pty. Ltd. 00:05 – 00:10 – Exterior garden setting, three men in suits with fabrics and object 00:10 – 00:28 – Exterior garden setting showing eight women, most likely on a break from working at the Godfrey Hirst factory. The footage shows them all getting up and walking back towards the building at the end. 00:28 – 00:38 – Exterior garden setting, showing seven men in white shirts and ties seated and standing around a table, turning pages on a folder on the table. 00:38 – 00:52 – Interior factory setting, showing four men in coats handling green and red wool. 00:52 – 1:08 – Three men in suits in an exterior garden setting looking at paperwork. 1:08 – 1:23 – Four men in coats in a garden handling coloured wool samples. 1:23 – 1:42 – Four men in suits in a garden setting handling woven fabric. Two of the men are holding pipes. 1:42 – 1:57 – Interior factory setting showing men operating machinery. 1:57 – 2:05 – Exterior factory setting showing a man driving machinery carting wool bales. 2:05 – 3:14 - Flood scenes, showing the exterior of the Godfrey Hirst building with a man rowing a boat down the street, and a horse and cart in flood waters. There are scenes of flooded streets, exterior of flooded buildings and people standing in flood waters. 3:14 – 3:40 - Interior building views of flood waters in factory with people, machinery, equipment and textiles in flood waters. 3:40 – 4:03 - Exterior views showing a tractor, boat, horse and people in flood waters. 4:03 – 7:02 Exterior setting showing crowds of people watching a fashion parade. The fashion parade is of women in various clothing, including suits jackets, skirts, coats and hats. 7.02 - END"Hirst family films 1936-1964 Incl. Godfrey Hirst and co P/L Woollen mills"geelong, godfrey hirst & co. pty. ltd., family films, factory, flooding, 1950s, wool processing, fashion, textiles, horse and cart, wool bales, transport, machinery, fashion parade, working life

4 generations of Farming family. Shed to the left in PhotoB/W Landscape Photograph of a Family Under a Gum tree. 4 Men & 1 Boy in Suits, Man on Left holding young girl. 2 Women Sitting in Skirts and Jackets holding two young Girlsfamily

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 knitting patterns for womens garments.Patons / KNITTING / BOOK No. / 718 / FASHIONS WITH A FLAIR / Jackets, sweaters, and / this 3-piece suit / - all with that extra / fashion touch and / the flattering / finish of / BLUEBELL / 3'- / 30 CENTSknitting handicrafts - history, coats patons (australia) limited, knitting, handicrafts - history

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 mens and womens garments knitted in mohair wool. The photographs in this book were taken at 'View Bank', a Welsh mountain pony stud farm owned by Mrs H. Bartramat Heidelberg, Vic.,Patons / BOOK No. 748 / KNITS FOR ALL OCCASIONS / His and hers - a 'V' neck pullover. / Hers only - pullovers, jackets and a skirt / - all in MOHAIR / 2'6 / 25 CENTSknitting handicrafts - history, coats patons (australia) limited, knitting, handicrafts - history

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 English Vogue in 1959 and contains knitting patterns for mens and womens garments.Vogue Knitting Book / For all / occasions / .. jackets / .. ski sweaters / .. bedjackets / Sizes 30-44 / Instructions inside / No. 55 Price 2'6knitting fashion, vogue - english, knitting, fashion

Made by Syliva Maidment in 1947-48 from a pattern in "The Australian Women's Weekly", March 23rd, 1946, page 41.Blue bed jacket knitted by Sylvia Maidment 1944-1948knitting, maidment, mr ian maidment, ms sylvia

This knitting pattern book was published by Madame Weigel Pty Ltd and contains knitting patterns for womens bedjackets.SERIES 8 / SIXTEEN / Lovely Bed-Jackets / and CAPES / PRICE / 8d / Published by / MADAME WEIGEL / Pty. Ltd. / DELIGHTFUL / DESIGNS / in / KNITTING / and / CROCHETknitting handicrafts - history, madame weigel pty ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the magazine "Woman's World" and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.WOMAN'S WORLD / Knitting / PRICE / 6D. / Instructions for knitting this charming drop-stitch jumper, page 14. / 12 ATTRACTIVE KNITTEDS / JUMPERS, CARDIGANS, CAP & GLOVES / BED-JACKET, O.S. TWIN SETknitting handicrafts - history, woman's world, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Alexandria Mills, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.Sun-Glo / KNITTING / BOOK / SERIES 20 / BED JACKETS / AND / UNDERWEAR / PRICE / 6D.knitting handicrafts - history, alexandria spinning mills pty ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

Two piece suit consisting of a skirt and jacket. Aqua wool fabric. Both pieces lined in aqua rayon silk material. Skirt is straight with zip in centre back. Elastic at waist. Jacket is long sleeved with a stand up collar and three aqua and gold buttons down front. False pockets on each side of waist with a smaller button on each.0ZIBIZ AUSTRALIAcostume, female

Black pin stripe jacket and pants. Jacket has zip closing from neck to hem. Two patch pockets and three buttons on long sleeves. Pants have zip fly front and slit pockets at hip length. Made by Dominex, a prominent designer and manufacturer of quality women's apparel.costume, female

Suit owned by donor - Valda Arrowsmith and was worn to many City of Nunawading official functions.1980 Burgandy wool women's pleated skirt and three buttoned jacket. Jacket fully lined.Fletcher Jones Australia Finest Clothingcostume, female

Bought to wear to donor's son's wedding and then didn't use the garment for the occasion. Wore it only two or three times since.1982 Three piece Jade ensemble in acetate and polyamide fabric. Summer weight French Spangaro label. Top has scalloped edging on neck and cap sleeves. Long sleeved jacket has clear buttons.costume, female

B&W photo shows Cissy Johns and friend on a motorbike at Glen Park Farm, Selby. The photo shows two women in their 20s or 30s, sitting on a motorbike with the registration number 12169. The woman on the right who is most likely Cissie, is sitting astride the bike, holding the handlebars. She is possibly wearing a peaked cap. She has a long knitted jacket over a pale blouse, and a medium coloured skirt which is rucked up by the bike's petrol tank, showing her right leg from the knee down. She has dark stockings and what appear to be medium-heeled, laced shoes with a high shine. The woman on the left is sitting sideways on the pillion seat, with her arms loosely around the first woman's waist. She is wearing a cloche-style hat, a dark knitted v-necked cardigan or jumper, a light-coloured, mid-calf-length skirt, dark stockings and dark shoes with large buckles. Her legs are crossed at the ankles. Both women are smiling at the camera. The windscreen of a sidecar is visible. They are in a cleared paddock with a wire fence and trees in the background. n.d.

B&W photo showing hay being stacked at Glen Park Farm, Selby. The photo shows two women and a man in a sloping paddock. On the left is a woman in a pale, knee-length dress, climbing a ladder propped up against a tall haystack. The haystack has a covering with a repeated logo on it. A man stands near the bottom of the ladder, holding a sheaf of hay on his right shoulder. He is wearing a hat, light jacket and dark trousers. A woman stands uphill of the others. She has a light blouse and slightly darker calf-length skirt. The haystack is set between trees on the downhill side. In the distance Black Hill can be seen.

Series of Black & White Photos Hill Family & Friends. Hanging Rock Victoria Australia News Years Day 1925 Doreen, wearing all white dress and hat and holding dark coloured bag in right hand, Nora, also in all white outfit with large pockets and hat with dark coloured handbag held by her right hand and hat, Wal, dressed in grey suit white shirt and dark tie and dark hat, Jonah wearing white outfit with bands around the bottom and dark hat, & Elma skirt with circular bands and white blouse dark hat and paper in her left hand. Gentleman standing to the right wearing a dark suit and hat. Nora in white outfit and hat with dark bag in her left hand, Bill trench coat and light coloured hat, Elma wears a white dress with circular pattern and dark hat, Rob white trench coat over a dark suit white shirt and dark tie & Mev (not very clear) is wearing a white dress with a multi coloured jacket and dark hat, standing in front of a wooden tree enclosure, trees in distant background, January 1, 1923 Unknown Location. Kyneton Mineral Springs, five men and five women picnicking at Springs, fifth girls is taking the photo, January 1, 1923. girl sitting on the beach, wearing white clothing and a white hat, Down The Coast. Bunt and friend both dressed in dark trousers and white shirts, one with a striped tie, tree and house in background, rectangular open top tin also in background, 1924..australia, history, post war life

Black and white photograph white edges. 4 women in white dresses. Mac Robertsons Jams and Jellies on skirt (SP?) swan hats. 4 men in white jackets Mac Robertsons Jams and Jellies down front of jackets. Back of photo has <- 8.5 cm ->photo, group, mixed group

The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.The McIntyre Collection of clothing and clothing accessories forms one of the largest single donations to our Fashion & Design collection. It includes clothing and clothing accessories worn by four women in the Cohen and McIntyre families across three generations. The items worn by Melbourne architect, and Kew resident, Dione McIntyre date from the 1960s and 1970s, and include evening wear, day wear, hats and shoes. As Dione McIntyre often accompanied her husband, fellow architect Peter McIntyre, to formal events, there are a number of pieces of evening wear among the items. The McIntyre Collection also includes items worn by women of an earlier generation: by Lilian Cohen, Dione McIntyre's mother, and by her mother-in-law, the wife of the architect Robert McIntyre. At the other end of the chronological spectrum are a number of outfits belonging to, worn and donated by Annie McIntyre. These include outfits created by notable late 20th century Australian and/or international fashion designers. The McIntyre Collection is significant historically and artistically as it includes examples of design that demonstrate changing tastes in fashion over an 80-year period. The collection is also significant in that it includes the work of a large number of Melbourne designers from the 1960s to the 1990s. Black crepe jacket with heavy cream embroidery. The jacket is believed to have been purchased by an aunt of the donor in the 1930s on a trip to the ‘Orient’mcintyre collection, women's clothing, international fashion - 1930s, evening wear, eveing jackets

The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.This 1930s dress and jacket is one of a number of items donated to the Fashion Collection by Teresa Mayer.Long burgundy machine-made lace evening dress with a separate red underslip. The dress is currently paired with a red velvet jacket and belt which it is believed was part of the original donation by Teresa Mayer.evening dresses, australian fashion - 1930s, women's clothing, evening wear, evening ensembles

The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.Black strapless satin evening dress with a ruched gold neckine. The outfit includes a fitted long sleeved black jacket.Label: SMARAGD EXCLUSIVE OF MELBOURNE. SIZE 12fashion - australia - melbourne, smaragd of melbourne, women's clothing, evening dresses, fashion design, clothing -- 1970s

An item forming part of a collection of costumes, photographs and documents relating to the Weir family who lived in the mansion originally named Illapa, 84 Princess Street, Kew, from c.1917 to 1950. This historically significant collection includes items relating to both George Weir (1866-1937) and his wife Edith Mary Weir (1867-1948). George Weir attained national prominence in the mining industry, becoming General Manager of the North Broken Hill Silver Mining Company in 1903 (later renamed North Broken Hill Mining Company 1905-12, and North Broken Hill Ltd 1912-1988), and subsequently President of the Mine Owners Association. He was to remain General Manager of North Broken Hill Ltd until his retirement in 1926.This garment is significant as it is part of 25-piece collection of women’s clothing owned by Edith Mary Weir (nee Betteridge), who was born in Clare, South Australia in 1867 and who died in Kew at the age of 81 in 1948. The items of clothing in the collection date from the 1880s to the 1940s and constitute outstanding examples of dressmaker’s skills from each of these decades. The collection includes day dresses, evening dresses, evening coats, capes, and undergarments. As the wife of a mining engineer, and later mine manager, Edith Weir’s clothing has historic significance as examples of clothing worn by upper middle class Australian women in domestic circumstances and at social and civic events. The costumes in the collection represent the periods when Edith Weir lived in Broken Hill, New South Wales, and in Kew, Melbourne. A number of the costumes from the 1920s to the 1940s are of a particularly fine quality, being both rare, representative and intact examples of Australian fashion of the period. The garments in the Weir Collection were donated to the Kew Historical Society by the granddaughter of Edith Weir. An Edwardian slik, net and broderie anglaise bed jacket, bought by and worn by Edith Mary (Betteridge) Weir. Given the date of the item, the jacket was initially worn in Broken Hill where the Weir's lived, when her husband was Manager of the North Broken Hill Mine and later brought to Kew, ca. 1917 when the Weirs moved to Princess Street, Kew. The jacket was gifted by Edith Weir's grandaughter. It forms part of the Society's Weir Collection.edith mary weir (nee betteridge), 84 princes street (kew), costumes, fashion & design collection - kew historical society, women's clothing, weir collection