One of a pair of separate half-length studio portraits of an unidentified man and a woman photographed using the daguerreotype process. Both portraits are contained within pinchbeck frames, bound in brown-tooled leather cases, with red, cut-velvet binding. Each daguerreotype required an individual negative, presented to the sitter as a positive, and was not reproducible. Due to an exposure time that could extend to many minutes, people were often seated for portraits. Sitters were almost exclusively drawn from the middle to upper classes because of the cost of production of the photograph. It is assumed that the subjects of the two daguerreotypes were unidentified members of Gwen Steele's family. They are the earliest photographs in the pictures collection.Three quarte-length studio portrait of an unidentified man photographed using the daguerreotype process. The portrait is contained within pinchbeck frames, bound in brown-tooled leather cases, with red, cut-velvet binding.daguerreotype, photograph, portrait

Donated by Charles Nodrum, 2018Lithograph on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Charles Nodrum, 2018Lithograph on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Charles Nodrum, 2018Lithograph on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Charles Nodrum, 2018Lithograph on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Charles Nodrum, 2018Lithograph on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Thomas Lewin Elshamstawell

Curved Sword. Could be troopers. Found at Deep Lead Gold Fields stawell

This child's crinoline skirt was donated in 1974 by Mrs Ella Kohn of Were Street, a life member of the Society. According to then-BHS Secretary Rosalind Landells, the skirt was originally made the fit a girl aged 10-12, but had been modified to add length. Mrs Landells reported that Society members had restored the skirt to the original length and that it would be worn at a costume parade at the Southern Cross on 27 March 1974 by Carolyn Scott.Pale yellow silk half-hoop skirt with cotton lining. Layered skirt with ruched top layer.children's clothing, crinoline, 1850s, 1860s, ella kohn

VA 856 Colonial Secretary's OfficeEureka Stockade:Raffaelo Carboni seeks compensation

VA 475 Chief Secretary's DepartmentEureka Stockade:Proceedings of the Supreme Court in the matter of Queen v. Hayes and otherstrial, supreme court, eureka, eureka stockade

VA 2825 Attorney-General's Department (previously known as the Law Department)Eureka Stockade:Depositions VPRS 5527/P Unit 2, Item 8trial, circus

VA 2825 Attorney-General's Department (previously known as the Law Department)Eureka Stockade:Depositions VPRS 5527/P Unit 2, Item 9trial

Faded blue cloth cover with embossed detail on cover and gold embossing on the spine 'Langhornes' Plutarch's Lives' xxiv ; 748 pages ; 23cmHandwritten inscription on first page '4' plutarch, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Red leather cover with gold writing on spine and cover 'Pictures from the battle fields' Loose pages xxxi ; 319 pages ; 32 pages; 19 cm ; IlluHandwritten inscription on first page 'H Grover' Stamp on multiple pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'kilmore mechanics institute library.

Agricultural methods of the 1800's.Red/brown cloth-bound hardcover with black cloth spine. Front flyleaf missing. Illustrations, charts, graphs. Cover corners worn, spine missing. Body of book detaching from covers. Loose pages. 674 pp. + illustrations. Vol. 1 of 2. Poor condition.P.1 '42' (crossed out in red ink). Inside cover blurred Kilmore Mechanics' Institute stamp.agriculture, kilmore mechanics institute library.

History of the Rise and Fall Of the Roman Empire with variorum [sic] notes, including those of Guizot, Wenck, Schreiter, & Hugo. Edited, with further illustrations from the most recent sources, by an English Churchman.Brown speckled black cloth-covered hardcover book. Wear to top of spine & bottom corners. Moderate foxing throughout. 573 pp. Good condition.Inside front cover, 'No.(33) Kilmore Mechanics Institute', handwritten. Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp on opposite page.gibbon's rome, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Bohn's British classics, Gibbon's Roman Empire with variorum notes.Brown, speckled black cloth-bound hardcover book, embossed design back and front covers. Foxing throughout. Small ink stain inside back cover and on page borders, 594 pp. Good conditionInside upper front cover, 'No.(34) Kilmore Mechanics Institute', handwritten. Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamps to inside front cover and flyleaf.gibbon's rome, history, kilmore mechanics institute library.

BHS CollectionHardcover book with cream coloured dustjacket and clear plastic cover. On the front of the dustjacket are the words The Goldfields Commission Report Introduced and edited by Hugh Anderson printed in brown lettering. Contains 122 pages with an introduction and the report itself.Edited by Hugh Andersongoldfields

Decorative object made by silversmith Ernest Leviny.Silver mounted emu egg goblet with detachable silver lid decorated with a kneeling Aboriginal figure holding weapons (spear is missing). Emu egg is mounted on a silver base with filigree acanthus leaf designwork on the stem, leading to four sprays on the egg surface with a rose, thistle and shamrock design. The inner egg is lined with a gold wash.Noneernest leviny, silversmithing, colonial silverware, castlemaine, emu egg goblet, buda, c 1859