Short cape (blue) with service ribbons, Gladys Lila Crawford VFX64863 (Part of U939)uniform, ww2

Daughter of Herman Strom, a Swedish sea captain and Mary Edington Rule Pyatt with 2 siblings: Eric Strom and Elsa Rule Strom. Born 1892 in Ascot Vale; died 1984. Christine trained as a nurse at the Royal Women’s Hospital for 4 years and enlisted on 24/5/1917 as an Army Staff nurse. Enlistment papers give her religion as Unitarian. Her letters written to her family (“Letters from Salonika”) and her WW1 diary are held at the Australian War Memorial. After marriage she lived at 12 Lock Street from 1923-1981. Married Walter Hugh Bonwick and had 2 sons William James (Bill) and John Edwin. Pastimes: Joined the Scout Movement and became ‘Akela’ to the cubs of Yooralla, Balwyn; wrote prose and poetry and had a book of verse published; entitled “We came in a Freighter”. A black and white studio photo of a lady in nurse's uniform with a cape and a veil on her head.mr walter bonwick, loch street, mont albert, surrey hills, world war, 1914-1919, nurses, miss christine erica strom, mrs christine erica bonwick

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.Late Victorian black silk taffeta cape featuring extensive use of high quality guipure lace on the front and at the back. While the lace is in excellent condition, there is extensive splitting of the silk fabric. The cape was owned by one of the donor's maternal ancestors.capes, women's clothing, australian fashion, victorian fashion, costumes, micky ashton

Front: Lighter and fishing boats on the Beach at Portland pre 1890 Back: Port of Portland Authorityport of portland archives, battery point, lighthouse

Photo appeared in Lakes Post 12 January 2000Colour photograph of Gippsland Ports facility at Eastern Wharf. Timber fishing vessel Maramingo on slips, timber shed on land nearby, rock wall at edge of waterway, three fishing vessels in Cunninghame Arm. Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks

Con Kroker Private CollectionBlack & white photograph of the stern of a fishing boat the "Bounty", owned by 'Soldier' Smith, of PortlandBack: Quiet Anchorage, in pencil

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of first Double ended Fishing Boat built by G. M. Lacco at Queensclifflocal history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, boats, double ended fishing boat on rollers on sand, shipping, double ended fishing boats, g m lacco, queenscliff, john jenner, bryant west