Postcards from France with silk embroidery pictures sent home from the front in Europe during WW1.White Postcards with silk embroidery made in France, 1. Picture of a cottage surrounded by flowers with "Home Sweet Home" at bottom and ornate border. 2. Picture of flowers on front in silk embroidery and "Far from you but thinking of you". 3. Picture in silk of various Allied flags and flowers and words "1914 Right and Liberty 1917".1. Embroidered "Home Sweet Home" On front and letter to "Linda" on back. 2. Embroidered "Far from Home but Thinking of You" on front and letter dated 3/9/17 - To Linda on back. 3. Embroidered "1914 Right & Liberty 1917"and letter to Linda on back.passchendaele barracks trust, postcards, ww1

Slide. Bendigo Views. Trees, roses and flower beds in the Botanical Gardens. In the forground is a large concrete flower container sitting on three pillars. Behind this further back is a statue of a deer. To the left of the deer is another flower container in the shape of a large basket. Some people are walking on the path. Bendigo Botanical and Zooalogical Gardens in Napier Street, Whitehillsslide, bendigo, bendigo views, bendigo views

Part of "Woolcock Gallery Collection". Exhibited CEMA 1989.Framed drawing of cutting, flower and leaf details of plant with brown stem, pointy green leaves and white bud flowers. Six drawings include one cutting, two flower details and three leaf details. The work is mounted in a double matt (off-white on sage green) under glass in a gold and green-grey frame.Front: CEW/82 (signature, lower left in image, next to stem) (brown pencil) Melichrus urceolatus Urn Heath (lower right) (pencil) Back: 6 (upper left) (pen)cema, botanical, collin woolcock

Malone Collection. Greeting card. Small white card with embossed border. White celluloid pinned to card with 4 brass split pins. The celluloid is embossed with a gold basket full of blue flowers. At the top is some blue flowers. In the top right corner is a purple heart with two hands shaking and more blue flowers. At the bottom is more embossing consisting of scrolls, flowers and three intertwined horseshoes. Card and insert are held together with s blue bow. Card given to Miss Malone.Philco Publishing Co. London W. C.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting card

Part of "Woolcock Gallery Collection" exhibition 1989, CEMA.Drawing of cuttings and flower and foliage details of plant with brown stem, narrow green leaves and green and yellow flowers. Eight drawings including one cutting with green foliage and four flowers, two flower details (one side view and one above view) two long leaf details, two details of buds and one detail of a stem with five leaves. The work is mounted on apricot and white matts. Framed in gold and grey-green frame with glass glazing.Front: CEW/72 (green pencil, below stem) Pine Heath (lower left) 45 (lower right, erased) Back: 4 (upper left)collin woolcock, woolcock, woolcock collection, botanical drawings, botanical

Part of "Woolcock Gallery Collection" Exhibition 1989 CEMA.Different detail studies of plant. From top-bottom, right to left are a side study of red flower with elongated petals in tube shape. Stem with three pale-gree leaves. Top view of dark green leaf with serated edges. Stem and flower bud study. 2 stems joined with many clusters of spikey green leaves coming off central stems and 6 flowers and 3-4 buds. A seed study. A view into tube of flower. Work mounted in double matt (taupe on sage) under glass in gold frame. Artists signature next to last flower study, lower left.Front: Astroloma humifusum (Cranberry Heath). CEW/82 (artist's signature, lower left in image) (coloured pencil). Back: 10 (upper left) (pen)cema, botanical, collin woolcock

White card with 10mm grey border. Gold line between the grey & white. In the top left half is a maroon shape with gold edges and purple flowers on it. Inside the shape is a coloured scene of a man with a wagon load of hay crossing a stream. Two trees in the backgrou;nd at the sides of the road. A green stem with purple & mauve flowers hang from the left of the frame. On the right are two flower stems which meet at a small rectangle with a flower in it and a long stem with flowers hangs down to the bottom. Between the flowrs is printed inblack & purple with gold highlights & underline: With Hearty Good Wishes for a Happy Christmas. Gold printing inside.Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Item 19. Cream silk scarf. Material sewn double. One end has an embroidered airman's wings in cream and light blue, In the centre of the wings is a red, white and blue bull's eye and over the bull's eye is a brown kangaroo. Below the bull's eye is a pale yellow boomerang shaped area with 'Fighter 81 Wing' embroidered in it. Underneath it all is embroidered 'Hofu - Japan 1946'. At the other end are some embroidered flowers and leaves. The leaves are pale grey and cream and the flowers are three shades of pink. One pink flower has a cream edge and one flower is cream. The flowers have red centres.bendigo, clubs, bendigo heritage, german heritage society collection - silk scarf, fighter 81 wing, hofu japan

Part of 'Woolcock Gallery Collection' Exhibited CEMA 1989.Stem, flower and leaf details of flowering plant in colour pencil. On left is a stem view depicting a woody central stem with thin leaves and smaller leafed stems ending in clusters of buds or orange pea flowers. On bottom left is a side view of orange pea-flower. On right (t-b): front view of flower; side view of emergent bud; leaf detail; rear view of flower depicting petals and sepals. Mounted in double matt (white on apricot), framed under glass in gold wooden frame. All views numbered in pencil and typed letters and numbers on white paper affixed to paper surface.Front: Dillwynia hispida (lower left) (pencil). 15/?/77 (lower left) (pencil, erased). Back: 40 (top left) (pen)collin woolcock, botanical, woolcock collection, cema

Part of "Woolcock Gallery Collection". Exhibited CEMA 1989.Drawings of cuttings and flower details of two plant species. Six drawings include single cutting of Olearia asteroticha with brown stems, bright green long leaves and blue (daisy-like) flowers with purple and yellow centre, a single cutting of O. ramulosa with green-brown stem, dark green long leaves and white (daisy-like) flowers with pink and yellow centres, one small flower detail (left), one white flower detail (centre) and two leaf details (right). The work is mounted in a double matt (off-white on pale blue), framed under glass in a gold and grey-green frame.Front: Olearia asterotricha (Rough Daisy-bush) " ramulosa (Twiggy " " ) (lower left) (pencil) CEW/84 (lower left in image, next to stem) (maroon pencil) Back: 42 (upper left) (pen)collin woolcock, woolcock collection, botanical drawing, botanical, cema

The brooch belonged to the donor's grandmother Lucy Stafford, who was born in 1878Gilt metal brooch, has two flowers, a bud and two leaves. The flowers are pale pink with a mauve glass centre. The leaves are green and the bud is pink. A pin with safety catch is on the back of the gilt bar.costume accessories, jewellery

Purchased at a Vintage clothing fair. Grey jewelled hat with maroon bow. Hat is covered in beads and diamantes making a pattern of flowers with tuille and diamentes flowers scattered about. Small pearl like shells are sown around in several places.costume, female headwear

RICHARD FORD, AUSTRALIAN ARTIST CONNECTED TO CLUNES, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA FOR MUCH OF LIFE.1 FRAMED BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH - KNIGHTING OF EDWARD FORD 1960 .2 FRAMED NATIVE FLOWERS STILL LIFE .3 FRAMED FLOWERS STILL LIFE .4 FRAMED POPPIES STILL LIFE.2.3.4 SIGNED: R FORDrichard ford, clunes artist, clunes teacher

Students are: Evelyn Yule (1932), Betty Holmes (1932), Margaret Doherty (1932) and Alice Gascodine (1933) in no particular order although Alice Glascodine probably on right.. 2 copies. Text below the photo: "Garden week, which opens today at Wirth's Park, will present the best of the Autumn flowers, together with seasonal shrubs and trees, grown by Victorian horticulturalists. Girl students are here seen preparing one of the exhibits. The display will continue until Saturday inclusive." The Age, April 10, 1934. Newspaper cutting of b/w photograph of four female students preparing a garden display for Garden Week at Wirth's Circus. Students are: Evelyn Yule (1932), Betty Holmes (1932), Margaret Doherty (1932) and Alice Gascodine (1933). 2 copies. Text below the photo: "Garden week, which opens today at Wirth's Park, will present the best of the Autumn flowers, together with seasonal shrubs and trees, grown by Victorian horticulturalists. Girl students are here seen preparing one of the exhibits. The display will continue until Saturday inclusive." female students, evelyn yule, betty holmes, margaret doherty, alice gascodine, garden week 1934, wirth's park

This postcard is part of an album of postcards which date from late 19th century to mid 20th century.This postcard is in an album of postcards dating from the late 19th century to mid 20th century and, as such, indicate the popularity of postcards during that time.Print postcard depicting floral arrangement.On front: 'Handwritten under flowers: 'A merry christmas and a happy new / year' On back: 'To Mother / from Maggie / Xmas 1887'postcard, christmas, 1880s, new year

Document. Greeting Cards. Single, pale green card with flower pattern in each corner and a line drawn border in green/grey. To the right is a bunch of purple and white/mauve/yellow pansies and some other flowers. Below the flowers to the left is a grey flying insect. On the back is a hand written Birthday Greeting. 24/4/84 written on the back.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Small green material folder with authorisation form inside.Wild Flowers and Native Plants Protection Act No. 3916 Authority for Mrs Florence Oswin Roberts of Cowes to require persons suspected of having offended against the Wild Flowers and Native Plants Protection Act 1930 to give his name and address and to deliver up any protected Wild Flower or Native plant in his possession. 24 November 1938. A Lind Minister of Forests Also on cover, hand written FU 7142 and indecipherable name. certificate, florence oswin roberts, edward the koala

The name " Balmain " has been attributed to the photo, James Balmain and his wife, Amy Sophia [D'Alton} purchased a vacant school cottage from the area and moved it to their land and called it Bellfield. Amy died at age 37, James returned to Scotland with their 3 children.Photo shows 2 women sitting on a rock formation, both are wearing hats adorned with flowers and appear to be wearing long skirts and high buttoned blouses. They are both holding sticks which seem to be decorated with flowers,recreation, bush-walking

Jar came from Bette Jones flower farmCream ceramic pot with ridged circumferencedomestic items, food storage & preservation

Leura Station homestead owned by Horace Flowers EsqBlack and white photograph of Leura station homestead with several women and children standing outsideleura, h flowers esq, house, station, farm, princes highway, building, horace

A bunch of feather flowers in assorted colours held together with tape, wire and string.featherwork decoration aboriginal ornament

Rogers Cottage was built by John Rogers on the hill on Churchill Island in the early 1860s. It is believed he first built the Bakehouse in 1865 and shortly after built the 2 roomed dormitory which was originally lined with calico and plaster - later with hand split boards."Rogers Cottage" showing portion of the rear section and pathway with shrubs and a flower pot.local history, photographs, buildings - historical, rural industry, coloured photograph, john cook, churchill island, rogers cottage

This cup, saucer and plate was part of a set given to Annie May Medhurst on the occasion of her marriage to William James Partington in 1905. Partington and Medhurst families were Greensborough pioneers.China cup, saucer and plate set. White, decorated with small pink flowers.No manufacturer's marks.annie may partington, william james partington

These are remaining pieces of a set purchased as a gift for Bertha Hall, 165/7 Grimshaw Street Greensborough, by her Doug Hall in the late 1940s.Part of a collection of Hall family crockery.Bone china plate and saucer with pink flowers and green leaves with gilt edging.On back of each piece:"Royal Doulton Bone China. Made in England. Apple Blossom. H4899" with lion and crown motif.bertha hall, doug hall, royal doulton, apple blossom

A postcard of Grampians heath. Sent by "Ethel" of "Hankelow", Halls Gap to wish her father a (belated) Happy Birthday.The postcard is of heath in full flower. Rocky ground can be seen in the right foreground."The Rose Series. P. 623 Native Heath of the Grampians. Vic." on bottom edge of postcard. A letter written from "Hankelow", Halls Gap on rear (see Additional Images for full text of letter).natural history, flora

Wireless Patrol carFord Fairlane 300 in open field with trees in the background and flowers in the grass in the foregroundpolice vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; ford fairlane car

This item is an example of a hand crafted item showing the needlework skills of women in the early 20th century.Hand embroidered linen doily. Round. Blue, yellow, green and red flowers.doily handcrafts needlework linen embroidery