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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Cotton patch worked knitted quilt, n.d
Displayed in History House.Cotton patch worked knitted quilt. Composed of shell-shaped pieces sewn together. Bordered by pattern of straight alternating rows of knit and eyelet patterning, with edging in a triangular pattern. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Shell Case
Shell case brass 40mm for Bofur's gun. Patina on outside with marine concretion inside. Base marked "40m/m III Lot 855 PP/C E 1943".flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - FORTUNA COLLECTION: ETCHED GLASS WINDOW CONSERVATORY
Black and white photograph of etched glass window, conservatory, Fortuna Villa. Image shows a reclining woman in a shell, with small figure (Cupid?) with bow and arrow, left hand side.bendigo, house, fortuna villa -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Former Post Office, 253-258 Bay Street and new Post Shop, 206 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, 2001
Further updates from Ron Laing's collection of photographs of Port Melbourne and donated to the Society(2) photographs of the 2nd Post Office at 253-258 Bay St (now disused) and the new Post Shop at 206 Bay st (on the site of the ex Shell Service Station)built environment - civic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Harper's factory buildings, Beach and Rouse Streets, Port Melbourne. Awaiting redevelopment, 1980s
Harper factory buildings on Beach and Rouse Streets (colour photo). c 1980s Internal view of some of the buildings awaiting redevelopment. Bare shell with supporting steel beams in placebuilt environment, built environment - commercial, harper's, redevelopment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Starch factory', 1994
Donor had this print made for display purposes, from a neg belonging to the PMCC Engineering staff; one of a series shot by a staff member from vantage points relating to 19th C photos belonging to the city (in this case, beside the Lagoon)Colour photo of 'starch factory' (former Harper's factory) from corner West Esplanade and Beach Street late 1980s/early 1990s- building as shell only, waiting redevelopmentbuilt environment - industrial -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: SEPIA PHOTO OF A GUN, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, sepia image of an artillery gun mounted on a two-wheel carriage. A pile of shells to the left of it. General debris lying around. Handwritten in pencil on the back 'G47' and 'GS'postcard, ww1, artillery gun -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Model - Diorama
Glass fronted display case. Containing 2x20mm x 110mm brass shell cases with steel heads reconstructed & inert as used by U.S. support aircraft in Vietnam. With 20mm cannon.1 - 20mm MF 54 Head stamp; 1 - 20 mm ST 43 head stampshell casings, vietnam war - artillery -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - KNITTING BAG WITH ACCESSORIES
HAND EMBROIDERED HESSIAN KNITTING BAG WITH WOODEN HANDLES - A COLLECTION OF STEEL, WOODEN, TORTOISE SHELL, BONE AND METAL KNITTING NEEDLES. STEEL AND BONE CROCHET HOOKS AND NEEDLE GAUGE.local history, handcrafts, knitting & crocheting -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Vermont Intersection C.1967, C.1967
Part of Tim Shambrook's Collection for 'This is Vermont'. Not used.Coloured photo of Shell Service Station (since replaced with Convenience Store) on corner of Boronia & Canterbury Roads, Vermont. Taken outside St. Lukes Anglican Church on Mitcham Road.shell service station, vermont, boronia road, canterbury road, mitcham road, st. lukes anglican church, shambrook, tim -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, First shop Vermont, C.1907
Black and white photo of Vermont Corner about 1907, looking west from site of Shell garage. This was first shop in Vermont. Carts in front were typical in early 1900s.pannam, charles, pannam's store -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Trenchart letter opener, Circa 1920s
The first Battle of Ypres (French: Premiere Bataille de Flandres . German: Erste Flandernsschlacht,19th October - 22 November 1914) was Battle of the First World War fought on the Western Front around Ypres in West Flanders Belgium.WW 1 Brass Trench Art Souvenir Letter Opener. Configured from a bullet on which is mounted a German Crown Button.and a piece of sheet brass from a shell casing.Inscribed on blade of letter opener is Souvenirs Ypres. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BERT GRAHAM COLLECTION: GROUP PHOTO, 1973
Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, nineteen young swimmers from the Bendigo East Swimming Club swam for the Shell All Junior Finals in 1973, as mentioned on back.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east swimming club -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, 1944
4 inch H.M.A.S. Stawell Shell Case was first fired in action and was used in the bombardment of the Japanese installations Kar Kar Island North New Guinea 12th May 1944stawell, ww2, navy -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Field Dressing, 1941
Tan coloured cotton package containing dressing. Instructions for use written on outside.Commonwealth of Australia Shell Dressing. Extensive directions for use. Johnson & Johnson P/L Syd October 1941field dressing, shell dressing, sas -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Verso, Casualty figures: how five men survived the First World War / Michele Barrett, 2007_
Tells the story of five survivors of World War I who suffered from shell shock.174 p., illus. Hard cover.world war i, shell shock -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph (black & White), BL5-inch Howitzer Gun - South Africa
During the Second Boer War Major D Hall states that the Liddite shells often failed to detonate; the gun was too heavy to be used as a field howitzer, and for siege use its range was too short and shell too light. However, it achieved some success in Natal when able to get close enough to bombard Boers in trenches.Individual image taken from photographed poster of tobacco and cigarette cards.second boer war, major hall, liddite shell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ROSALIND PARK - GROTTO AND FOUNTAIN, 1890 ?
sepia photo: garden with statue of female holding large shell. On pedestal, basin with rock surrounds, trees, shrubs, cacti, wire netting fence across. James Lerk 18.2.2000 ' Psychi' by E. Sempler, for W.C. Vahland. Top basin, Camp Hill Cascades' On back, ' grotto and fountain, Rosalind Park on Camp Hill above the sound shell, between 1881 - 1890, W.C. Harry ? RHSV stamp on back with '1959'/48.place, public gardens, rosalind park -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - CHILD'S CROCHET APRON, Early to mid 1900's
Filet crochet, bib front, waistband extends to tie at the wearer's back. Gathered skirt, edged at the hemline with a 3.5 cms crocheted frill. Bib has a floral design, and shell shaped edging around three sides. Neck strap and waistband/tie are treble crochet. Skirt has the floral design repeated and a border of block and open crochet. The lower frill is edged with a floral shell shaped design. neckband is shaped and curved.costume, children's, child's crochet apron -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - ASHTRAY, TRENCH ART
Item made by Percy Weymouth VX76127, enlisted 30.3.42 age 30/11- allotted toNo 2 Docks OP COY, emb 15.10.42 New Guinea, diesem Townsville 20.7.43, emb 12.11.43 Buna, Hops Debility 26.5.44 emb Aitape 20.6.45 for Brisbane. Disc 28.11.45 Pte in No 7 Docks OP COy.Ashtray, chrome plated, base air a 25 Pounder shell case with 3 cigarette pieces welded in, stem is a .50 Cal Round with a “Rising Sun” lapel badge wrapped around. On base, “25 PR II, CF, LOT 472 DB/C 1941 F^67memorabilia, trench art -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - BUTTERFLY WAIST BELTS, FRAMED, 1941 - 1945
Made from selection of butterfly wings and cellophane from cigarette packets during WW2 on islands near Australia.Wooden frame, green felt lining, glass top contains; 1. Belt, shades of brown, cream hat shaped shell ends. 2. Belt, orange and cream, brown ends.souvenir, belts, framed item -
Bendigo Military Museum
Headwear - HELMET
.1) Inner lining of steel helmet. Khaki coloured pressed fibre shell with webbing framework inside. .2) Steel helmet with a khaki cotton camouflage covering & 2 chin straps.Written in white paint: 38-(?)-5(?)uniforms-army, costume accessories-male headwear, protective -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Miscellaneous grooming tools, n.d
2 nail files, metal (3821.1 - 3820.2) 1 cuticle press (3820.3) 1 button hook, handle missing (3820.4) 1 cuticle knife, tortoise shell handle (3820.5) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - oil tanks, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: 2398 Lines drawn in biro 5 3/4" 4 1/8" 8036 s/s in pencilport of portland archives, shell oil, portland, fishermans breakwater, satcol -
Australian Jazz Museum
DVD, Nigel- Buesst, Sunrise-Picture- Co, Benny Featherstone - Prince of Good Fellows, 1966
The life and times of a legendary Melbourne musician who lived life with the brakes off. Arguably the first notable Australian jazz improvisor, he mastered many instruments - trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano. But most of all he was an excellent drummer. Throughout the thirties Benny played hot jazz in a multitude of bands, inspired perhaps by hearing the "hot Harlem rhythms" of the Ellingon and Armstrong bands in London during a 1933 visitA 66 minute film remastered onto DVD-R of Benny Featherstone, a legendary Melbourne Musician, by Nigel Buesst. Housed in a DVD case with a photograph of a Featherstone band in front of a shell stage. piano, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, benny featherstone, prince of good fellows, thirties, jazz musician, melbourne jazz musician, nigel buesst, dvd, drummer, 1930 s -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Craftwork, picture frame, c1900
Early settlers were very skilled craft workers and made and decorated ornaments, photo frames, cards etc to brighten their homesA small, hand made glass picture frame, hand decorated with chips of mother of pearl shell, a paper mache backing and a metal stand with clips. Enclosing a circular photo of an unnamed lady moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, cheltenham, early settlers, pioneers, jewellery, craftwork, photographs -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Equipment - Projector, from Huntingfield Hall, Missions to Seamen Building. Port Melbourne, Power's Cameragraph 6B, 1920s
An occasional cinema night was held in Hungtingfield Hall at the Missions to Seamen building, where dances and concert entertainments for the crews of visiting ships also took place.Slide projector from the bio-box projector room above Huntingfield Hall in the Missions to Seamen building. Shell only, repainted in black some time ago. See also 1615.missions to seamen, arts and entertainment - film/cinema -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Model - Diorama
Centurion tank 169007 set on a revolving wooden base, flanked by a pair of tank shell casings & 2 pairs of 50 cal. rounds & 2 pairs x 30 cal. rounds.Tank: 169007 24A. Buku Boom Boom on barrel.centurion tank, shell casings -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Soundshell at the Hepburn Springs Reserve During the Swiss/Italian Festa, c1999, c1999
Colour photograph of the opening of the Hepburn Springs Swiss/Italian Festa at the Sound Shell in the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve. Ian Tinetti is at the microphone and Mayor Michael Chesire stands beside him.hepburn springs sound shell, hepburn springs mineral springs reserve, brutalist architecture, ian tinettie, michael chesire, hepburn springs swiss italian festa, brutalism -
Bialik College
Album (Item) - "The Couch Potatoes", Bialik College, Theatre Production, 1994
Grades two and three production at Bialik College, 1004. One performance 29 November, at Stonnington Theatre, Deakin University, Malvern. No other details available.theatre production, judaism, bialik college, 1990s