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Moorabbin Air Museum
Clothing (item) - Qantas Life Jacket
Rear is inscribed with BACK/Derriere MK 8C/1 Patent No. 889158 9/70 SN279 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Graeme Turnbull, 13/03/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the Ballarat's tramcars in the early 1970's and the Sturt St near Lydiard St .Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 21 Sturt St, showing Special, east bound, with the SEC offices in the background. Graeme Turnbull photograph, 13/3/1970. Tram has a "Everything's fine in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. In the background are shops for Valpied (Fruiters?) and "Blast Off"On the rear in pencil, "Ballarat Single Truck car 21 outside the SEC Offices in Sturt Street, 13/3/70. Graeme Turnbull photograph. and in ink in the top right hand corner, "13/3/70 AA-27"tramways, trams, sturt st, secv, tram 21 -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Paperback book, Melbourne's Mountains-Exploring the Great Divide on foot and by car, 1993
Exploring the Great Divide on foot and by carPaperback. Front and back covers have a painting of a forest as a background with photographs of mountains, an old trestle bridge and old machinery. Back cover also has a sinopsis of the book.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779great divide, walking, touring, mountains, victoria, tourism, siseman, john, siseman, marion -
Unions Ballarat
With Stanley on the Congo, Douglas, M, 1903
... Explorers ...The book relates to Sir Henry Morton Stanley, a Welsh journalist and explorer. Stanley is known for his exploration of central Africa, his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone and his search for the source of the Nile.Historical - United Kingdom & Africa. Biographical interest.Book; 215 pages; black lettering; author's name and title; black swastika (this symbol predates Hitlerism). Inside cover: 1. Methodist Sabbath School Corack - Sunday School Prize slip: awarded to Richard Moore for 164 Marks, HP 208, Mr JS Perry Supt, D Nicholls Sec, 2nd April 1929. 2. In black ink - Master Richard Moore was present at the 50 years Jubilee of the Carack Methodist Sunday School on March 31st 1929. Frank S Perry Supt.stanley, henry morton, congo, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, biography, history - united kingdom and africa, rowlands, john, explorers, bula matar -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE OVERLANDERS
The Overlanders by Garry Hogg, the indomitable explorers who brave unknown horrors to open up the awesome continent of Australia. Published by Pan books Ltd London, printed by Cox & Wyman Ltd London, softcover 192 pages with black and white illustrations & a map.Garry Hoggbooks, natural history, exploration -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Article, Sutton's Pharmacy Recollections, n.d
Two A4 sheets, typed, printed one side. The recollections of Maureen Richter- Rundell's years when she worked at Reg. Sutton's pharmacy in the 1960's and 70'smemories, suttons pharmacy, chemist, portland trade, maureen richter-rundell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - RALPH BIRRELL COLLECTION: EIG SCHOOL
EIG School - Ralph Birrell Collection. - Construction of Latrobe Uni. C1966-70. Bendigo Institute of Technology, Engineering School, Applied Science. Construction of circular theatre. Markings: OCT70M7Kodakeducation, tertiary, latrobe university bendigo, eig school - ralph birrell collection. - construction of latrobe uni. c1966-70. bendigo institute of technology, engineering school, applied science. construction circular theatre -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document, AATTV Meritorious Unit Commendation
Certificate in a wooden frame of US Dept of the Army Award of Meritorious Unit Commendation to the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam. Awarded 9/2/70 by US Secretary of the Army.Signature of Sec of the Armyframed document, meritous unit commendation, aattv -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document - Technical Report 17 Construction
A photocopy of Appendix 1 to Annex A to 17 Const Sqn GP Periodical Technical Report as at 31 May 70 on Operation. This is on A4 paper with a yellow background and the print is in black ink.appendix, annex, operations, 1cap patrol, soui neigh, long son island, thomas roger lloyd, pte lloyd, 3797402, royal australian infantry corps, 1 australian reinforcement unit, 2nd battalion, the royal australian regiment, 17 construction, technical report -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, GUIDE to ANZAC BATTLEFIELDS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL GLENN WAHLERT, "Exploring Gallipoli", 2008
'EXPLORING/ GALLIPOLI - / AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY BATTLEFIELD GUIDE"Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, blue, grey and black print on front, spine, back and front and back flaps of cover. Front and back illustrations - montage of grey with black and white photographs of soldiers and War Memorial. Back flap - illustrations in colour - maps. 136 pages, paper, cut, plain, semi gloss white, illustrated - colour and black and white photographs, diagrams, maps, illustrations.books, ww1, gallipoli, history -
Slovenian Association Melbourne
Photo, Town Latina Parish church, L Markic, Summer 1960
Slovenian refugee on an outing to explore Latina, ItalySlovenian refugee passing time by exploringBlack and white photo of Lojze (Alojz) Markic in Latina Italy in front of the parish churchslovenian refugee, slovenian association melbourne -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Instrument - Mathematical Instruments
Believed to be 70 years old.Flat grey box containing four set squares in the lid, one compass, one ruler, two pieces of cork (not numbered), two pencils (not numbered), and an eraser (not numbered).The School Set of Mathematical Instrumentsinstruments, measuring -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: HISTORY NORTH DEBORAH GOLD MINING COMPANY
History of North Deborah Gold Mining Company, 5 pages, researched by Bendigo Mining N.L. The North Deborah Gold Mine began sinking from an old shallow shaft in November 1917 in order to explore the ground between the Monument Hill and the Deborah Mines.bendigo, gold mining, north deborah gold mine -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kew Historical Society, Newsletter No.140, September 2022
Rare books / Judith Scurfield pp1-2. History News [Publications; Social media; The Collection; Members] / p3. Anne Fraser Bon: A Scottish widow in Kew / David White pp4-5. The Municipality of Kew / Brad Miles p6. As it happened ... / p6. Letters to families of Australian Prisoners of War / John Torpey pp7-8. Cliff Judge: an advocate for people with an intellectual disability and for their families / Desley Reid pp9-11. Stories They Tell: a history of Kew through objects.Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members that explore aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionRare books / Judith Scurfield pp1-2. History News [Publications; Social media; The Collection; Members] / p3. Anne Fraser Bon: A Scottish widow in Kew / David White pp4-5. The Municipality of Kew / Brad Miles p6. As it happened ... / p6. Letters to families of Australian Prisoners of War / John Torpey pp7-8. Cliff Judge: an advocate for people with an intellectual disability and for their families / Desley Reid pp9-11. Stories They Tell: a history of Kew through objects. kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kew Historical Society, Newsletter No.114, March 2016
Public and Private Gardens / Robert Baker p1. What's On March to June 2016: Exhibitions, Future Events p3. Kew Festival 2016 p4. Cobblers of Kew / Robert Baker p4. Kew Goes to War: Part 1 Kew men enlist, or not / Andrew Frost p5. Questions & Answers p7. The Remarkable A.W. Dakin / Robert Baker p8. Baldur [Grammar School] and the Art of 'Female Muscle Culture' / Suzanne McWha p9. More Examples of Lost Kew: Elm Lodge, Kew Lunatic Asylum, Range View, Reno p11. Membership & Donations p12.Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members that explore aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionPublic and Private Gardens / Robert Baker p1. What's On March to June 2016: Exhibitions, Future Events p3. Kew Festival 2016 p4. Cobblers of Kew / Robert Baker p4. Kew Goes to War: Part 1 Kew men enlist, or not / Andrew Frost p5. Questions & Answers p7. The Remarkable A.W. Dakin / Robert Baker p8. Baldur [Grammar School] and the Art of 'Female Muscle Culture' / Suzanne McWha p9. More Examples of Lost Kew: Elm Lodge, Kew Lunatic Asylum, Range View, Reno p11. Membership & Donations p12. kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kew Historical Society, Newsletter No.113, December 2015
Creative Communities / Robert Baker p1. Exhibitions p3. Quarterly Book Sale p3. Meetings & Lectures p3. Kew Historical Society Online p3. Chandler Hwy Upgrade options / Brad Miles p4. Lost Melbourne / Robert Baker p4. Heritage Issues: 14 Irymple Avenue / Debbie McColl-Davis & Richard Peterson p5. The Diaries of Chris Robinson / John Torpey p7. Patriotic Buttons / Suzanne McWha & Robert Baker p9. Coley of Kew / Suzanne McWha p10. Some Examples of Lost Kew: Byram; Chipperfield's Boat House; Rotunda Alexandra Gardens; Kilby Lodge / Various authors p11. Membership & Donations p12.Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members that explore aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionCreative Communities / Robert Baker p1. Exhibitions p3. Quarterly Book Sale p3. Meetings & Lectures p3. Kew Historical Society Online p3. Chandler Hwy Upgrade options / Brad Miles p4. Lost Melbourne / Robert Baker p4. Heritage Issues: 14 Irymple Avenue / Debbie McColl-Davis & Richard Peterson p5. The Diaries of Chris Robinson / John Torpey p7. Patriotic Buttons / Suzanne McWha & Robert Baker p9. Coley of Kew / Suzanne McWha p10. Some Examples of Lost Kew: Byram; Chipperfield's Boat House; Rotunda Alexandra Gardens; Kilby Lodge / Various authors p11. Membership & Donations p12.kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kew Historical Society, Newsletter No.112, September 2015
Historic Maps of Kew / Robert Baker p1. Exhibitions p3. Quarterly Book Sales p3. Meetings & Lectures p3. New Members p3. For Whom the Bell Tolls / Suzanne McWha p4. Tuesday Volunteers p5. The Red Menace / Robert Baker p6. Philip Slobom p7. Daily Life in Kew: The Summer of 1885/86 / Andrew Frost p8. Recent Acquisitions / Robert Baker p10. Annual General Meeting / Tony Michael p10. Form of Appointment of Proxy p11. Nomination Form p11. Membership & Donations p12.Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members that explore aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionHistoric Maps of Kew / Robert Baker p1. Exhibitions p3. Quarterly Book Sales p3. Meetings & Lectures p3. New Members p3. For Whom the Bell Tolls / Suzanne McWha p4. Tuesday Volunteers p5. The Red Menace / Robert Baker p6. Philip Slobom p7. Daily Life in Kew: The Summer of 1885/86 / Andrew Frost p8. Recent Acquisitions / Robert Baker p10. Annual General Meeting / Tony Michael p10. Form of Appointment of Proxy p11. Nomination Form p11. Membership & Donations p12.kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kew Historical Society, Newsletter No.111, June 2015
No 111 JUNE 2015. A historian's legacy (Dorothy Rogers) / Robert Baker p1. Exhibitions, Meetings & lectures, New members, 2015 meeting calendar / p3. What's in a box? / Suzanne McWha p5. New acquisitions / Robert Baker p5. A history of community activism / Valerie Bourke p6. Kew Tram Depot / p7. Boroondara Remembers: Stories of World War 1 / p7. Daily Life in Kew: the summer of 1885-86 / Andrew Frost p8. The textiles and clothing collection / Collections Activity Group p10. Kew Tram Depot celebrates 100 years / Tony Michael p11. Membership & Donations p12.Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members that explore aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionNo 111 JUNE 2015. A historian's legacy (Dorothy Rogers) / Robert Baker p1. Exhibitions, Meetings & lectures, New members, 2015 meeting calendar / p3. What's in a box? / Suzanne McWha p5. New acquisitions / Robert Baker p5. A history of community activism / Valerie Bourke p6. Kew Tram Depot / p7. Boroondara Remembers: Stories of World War 1 / p7. Daily Life in Kew: the summer of 1885-86 / Andrew Frost p8. The textiles and clothing collection / Collections Activity Group p10. Kew Tram Depot celebrates 100 years / Tony Michael p11. Membership & Donations p12. kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kew Historical Society, Newsletter No.110, March 2015
Unexpected gifts / Robert Baker p1. Exhibitions; Meetings & lectures; 2015 meeting calendar; New members / p3. The Kew Festival / p4. Tribute: Graeme Frank Lindsay (1933-2015) / p5. News from the past: 150 and 100 years ago / p5. Gallipoli & Beyond 2015 / p6. Heritage issues: 'Fairyland' 57 Malmsbury Street; The 'Electric House' Harp Road / p7. Kew in the 1890s Depression: Part 3 relief efforts /Andrew Frost p8. Membership & Donations p10.Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members that explore aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionUnexpected gifts / Robert Baker p1. Exhibitions; Meetings & lectures; 2015 meeting calendar; New members / p3. The Kew Festival / p4. Tribute: Graeme Frank Lindsay (1933-2015) / p5. News from the past: 150 and 100 years ago / p5. Gallipoli & Beyond 2015 / p6. Heritage issues: 'Fairyland' 57 Malmsbury Street; The 'Electric House' Harp Road / p7. Kew in the 1890s Depression: Part 3 relief efforts /Andrew Frost p8. Membership & Donations p10.kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Batchelder and O'Neil, William Landsborough with Jemmy and Jack Fisherman, 1862, 1862
Australian Explorers often had Aboriginal guides in there party.Sepia studio photograph of two Aboriginal men known as Jemmy and Jack Fisherman, dressed in European clothing, standing beside a man holding a top hat who is William Landsborough. aborigines, aboriginal, jemmy fisherman, jack fisherman, william landsborough, landsborough, exploreres -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Black Rainbow, A Century of Service, August 2011
Author, Robert Haldane, retired from the Victoria Police Force in August 2001, after almost thirty-four years service but has maintained his local links in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. He is an Associate of the Gippsland Heritage Journal and a contributing author to the Gippsland Heritage Journal and Gippsland Country Life magazine. This book is a significant reference tool for the history of nursing in East Gippsland.A soft covered 70 pp book titled A Century of Service the Story of The Buchan Bush Nursing Association. On the front cover is a sepia photograph of a group of people and a dog in 19th century dress.buchan bush-nursing haldane-robert -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: BIPLANES, MAURICE FARMAN TYPE 305
Postcard: image of biplanes, sheds in background, trees behind, many men standing viewing the planes. Written on top ' Maurice Farman Type '305' 70 h.p. Renault ( Central Machine )John Drew, Aldershot & Farnborough, ' our aerial defence' seriesaviation, civilian, maurice farman type 305, basil watson -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Photograph - Skyline Lodge, Bogong High Plains
MEYER COLLECTION - FALLS CREEK PHOTOS In 1947 a determined group of like-minded State Electricity Commission (SEC) staff including Ray Meyer, the chief surveyor of the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme, had a common interest that revolved around the skiing potential of the snow-covered high plains which included what is now the resort of Falls Creek. The six SEC employees, Toni St Elmo, Ray Meyer, Jack Minogue, Lloyd Dunn, Adrian Ruffenacht and Dave Gibson (together with their families) banded together to secretly build a 'hut' that was the first ski lodge at Falls Creek. Using a road built in 1930s to gain access to Falls Creek, their hut project was carried out in secret as efforts by other skiers were blocked by H.H.C. Williams – the engineer in charge of the Hydro Scheme. In 1946 Ray Meyer made a trip to the Lands Office in Melbourne. He came away with a 99-year lease on three acres that was ideally suited for a hut designed by Lloyd Dunn. Adrian Ruffenacht (Design Engineer for the KHS) had suggested where the group should build because of easy access to a spring for water. Much of the building material required was scavenged from derelict huts on the high plains. Due to the need for secrecy, the determined group worked on the hut in the evenings and weekends to avoid detection. During the building period the group had met at Echidna Rock (now known as Eagle Rock) where Skippy St Elmo announced, "This is my favourite ‘Skyline’.” And so the first lodge in the area at Falls Creek Ski Resort came into existence. With the development of the International Poma in the 1970s, the Skyline Lodge, which was sited between the ski-lift’s pole one and pole two, was demolished. However, the legacy of Ray Meyer, Toni St Elmo, Jack Minogue, Lloyd Dunn, Adrian Ruffenacht and Dave Gibson and Skyline lives on in the vibrant atmosphere of Falls Creek Resort. The MEYER COLLECTION documents developments on the Kiewa Hydro Scheme and their life at Falls Creek from the mid 1930s to 1960s.This image is significant because it depicts aspects of the life of a pioneering family of Falls Creek and the founders of "Skyline", the first lodge at Falls Creek.Images of Skyline Lodge. Photo One shows seven feet of snow piled on the roof. This would have been the equivalent of approximately 70 tons in weight being supported by the roof structure.falls creek, victorian snowfields, skyline lodge -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Beverly Braidwood
Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A coloured photograph of a member of the Feb-Mar 70 South Australian Concert Party Beverly Braidwood entertains the Diggers on a hastily organised stage at the1st Australian Logistics Base, Vung Tau.photograph, south australian concert party, beverly braidwood, entertainers, 1st australian logistic support base, vung tau, gibbons collection catalogue, diggers, denis gibbons -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Herald, "Greetings from the MMTB", 23/02/1972 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping titled - “Greetings from the MMTB” The Herald, 4/12/70 Photo and text of Christmas tram, # 1024 Board chairman Francis Kirby, red roof and white sidestrams, tramways, christmas trams, mmtb, decorated trams, advertising trams, tram 1024 -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Blanket, Laconia Woollen Mills
Collector says: It was always satisfying to reunite matching blankets. One of these was acquired from a garage sale in Castlemaine and the other from The Mill Market in Daylesford.Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Double sized blanket, cream with salmon stripesThe Laconia Blanket/Guaranteed Odorless and Free From Filling/Made in Australia/Wool 70% Cotton 30%wool, blanket, blanket fever, laconia, cotton -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Blanket, Laconia Woollen Mills, 1930s
Collector says: It was always satisfying to reunite matching blankets. One of these was acquired from a garage sale in Castlemaine and the other from The Mill Market in Daylesford.Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Double sized blanket, cream with salmon stripesThe Laconia Blanket/Guaranteed Odorless and Free From Filling/Made in Australia/Wool 70% Cotton 30%wool, cotton, blanket, blanket fever, laconia -
National Wool Museum
Textile - label sampler, 1930-1970s
Collector's note: "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from. One hundred mill labels sewn onto a single sized cream blanket with blue end panels(On original blanket label) "Marco" Blanket/Wool 70%/Cotton 30%/Guaranteed Free From Fillingwool, blanket, blanket fever, labels, sampler -
Unions Ballarat
The turbulent years: The autobiography of JT Lang (Don Woodward Collection), Lang, JT, 1970
Autobiography of Jack Lang's political career. Lang is a former NSW ALP state treasurer and was elected Premier on two occasions. His government was dismissed in his second term of government by the State Governor due to his defying the Commonwealth Government's financial agreements' legislation. Relevant to the history of the ALP in NSW and the labour movement. Autobiographical interest - Jack Lang.Book; 323 pages. Dustjacket: light blue background; black and white photograph of JT Lang; red and white lettering. Cover: grey background; green lettering; author's name and title.In blue ink: "Pop, Happy Birthday. Mary, Murray, Christopher. 8:10:70" (Copy 1)btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, new south wales, politics, government, premier, autobiography, lang, jt, lang, jack -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, David Verrier, 14/09/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of tram 30 towards the end of operation and Sturt St itself.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph Monday 14/9/1970, by David Verrier of No. 30 in Sturt St at the corner of Armstrong St with the Town Hall alongside. Note the school boy standing in the front of the tram.On back of slide in pencil "Mon 14/9/70 4 wheeler 30 Sturt St Ballarat"tramways, trams, sturt st, armstrong st, town hall, tram 30