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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Tea Cosy, 1900 - 1910
Black satin tea cosy hand embroidered in grub stitch with pink roses and cording in gold thread. Black cord Trim lined in cream silkhandcrafts, needlework, domestic items, cooking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Nunawading Historical Society Inc, 1995
Flyer inviting to Meeting & Afternoon Tea for Nunawading Historical Society Inc.Flyer inviting to Meeting & Afternoon Tea for Nunawading Historical Society Inc. 14 October 1995, to celebrate 30th Anniversary of the Society and the restoration of Schwerkolt Cottage.Flyer inviting to Meeting & Afternoon Tea for Nunawading Historical Society Inc. nunawading historical society inc., anniversary -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Tea Pot Cover
White cotton tea cover with pulled thread embroidered surrounded by button hole embroidery. Two semi-circle pieces joined together with blue ribbon.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen -
Mont De Lancey
Child's Tea Set
Pink and white child's tea set. 6 saucers and 4 cups, with teapot, jug and sugar bowl. Plus a metal black tray with floral decoration.tea sets, toy cups, tea and coffee sets, toy bowls, trays -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Flyer - Flyer - Maretimo, n.d
Two yellow foolscap size flyers, with black print and image of 'Maretimo' advertising stone carvings with high tea in the gardens at 'Maretimo' 2nd April ? year -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Glass Plate Negative - Afternoon Tea, Portland, 1890-1910
Glass plate negative. Three ladies seated at a table, 'taking tea'. Wall covered with creeper in background. Dress late 19th, early 20th Century.tea, recreation, ladies, women -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1910 c
Lovew letter oin back of card adedressed to Dearest Petty from your own Petty Clara xxx sent from Francis St Bairnsdale Feb 23 1913 9 pmBlack and white postcard of bullock team and wagon outside Hennings Tea Room on Esplanade with Central hotel further along road Lakes Entrance VictoriaCunninghameguesthouses -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 2002
Colour photograph Eve Britton and Wendy Kenworthy at a make up demonstration, at Biggest Morning Tea fund raiser for Cancer Council. Lakes Entrance Victoriacharities, volunteering -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: INVITATION CARD
the Misses Watkins and Prout request the pleasure of (blank) company at a kitchen tea to Miss Olive Jenkin to be held at Favaloro's café on Saturday, 5th August, 1922ephemera, mementoes, kitchen tea invitation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - PACKET DRIED TEA
Brown paper packet of Esther.K.Soong's special Formosan tea, full flavoured, unscented, economical 1/2 LB nett. Brown paper with blue lettering.Imported and distributed by Esther.K.Soong 528 Collins St Melbourne MB2376commerce, advertising, chinese -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: CONCERT PROGRAM, 1904
Document. Paper flyer advertising Marong Presbyterian Church, Annual Tea and Concert September 1904. Mr A.J.Hamilton included in program. Blue handwriting on back.performing arts, elocution, concert -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - ENAMELLED TEA POT
Brown ceramic tea pot with lid, decorated with enamel in red, blue, white & gold around edges. Marked on bottom with mark in shape of a rope knot.No 401 J H W B Englanddomestic equipment, food preparation, kitchen -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Sepia, C 1924
This is a photo of Knight's tea-rooms at Henham. The tea-rooms were moved from the Henham Estate to the Wannon in 1931.Photo shows a building with a woman and two children standing in front. There are large eucalypt trees to the left of the building.buildings, tea rooms -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Tea Pot Cover
Tea pot would have been covered with a thick tea cosy and this cover placed over the top as decoration.White teapot cover- semi-circle in shape and doubled. Hand made tatting edging and drawthread. Cut out embroidery of flowers in a basket on one side and diamond cutout pattern on the other.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, table linen -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GRAYDON COLLECTION: DIGITAL IMAGE
Digital Image. Digital photograph of a red cover of a book. Printed on the front cover "Richardson Bendigo City Tea Warehouse High Street, Eureka Cash Store Pall Mall, Bendigo Cash Store Hargreaves Street, Eclipse Cash Store Golden Square.. Printed on back cover , The best assorted stock of Groceries, Crockery & Ironmongery in the district Teas a specialty'' Made in Germany. -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, 18/05/1892
Identity of 'Jack' and 'Judy' unknown.Black and white postcard photograph of Rutherglen Main Street looking West. on the south side of the street can be seen the bank at the corner of Main and High Streets, James Tye's fruit and vegetable shop, the Rutherglen Hotel, and the Cumberland Hotel further down the street.Message written on back: "Rutherglen 18/5/92 / Dear Jack, As you can see by the front of this card - Things have been pretty quiet since you have been away! I know that you are on the improve now - and have been walking - so that is great news. Keep up the good work. Haven't sold a bird - yet - have sold a tea towel though. All are missing you at the 'Paris End' of Main Street - so home soon I hope. / Best wishes. Judy."main street, rutherglen hotel, james tye fruiterer -
Woods' Farming and Heritage Museum
Tea Tin, The Queen's Silver Jubilee 1952-1977
Blue square small tinThe Queen's Silver Jubilee 1952-1977. Jacksons of Picadilly. Tea Blend 1977. Net weight 8 oz 226g. A blend of Indian and Ceylon Teas. Picture of QE11 on side. Picture of Windsor Castle on another side. Picture of Prince Phillip on another side. Picture of Buckingham Palace on another side. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Textile - Lace Sample, Late 1800s to 1940s
The sample of crochet lace is an example of a handmade item that would have been used to decorative purpose around the home. It may have been used to edge curtains, a table runner or a mantlepiece. Smaller pieces were used to edge towels. The shape of this piece suggests a possible use as a ladies collar however no tie or buttons have been attached at the ends.The item is significant socially to show the use of textile crafts, such as handmade crocheted lace, to decorate regular domestic objects or create pieces of clothing.A wide length of handmade crochet lace with an open pattern at the top and a pointed edged pattern underneath. For the open pattern mercerised white crochet thread has been used to crochet a double row of a repeat pattern of 'three circles and stems'. Underneath double crochet (US) / treble crochet (UK) is used to create the points which have been edged with the 'three circles and stems' pattern from above.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, lace, handmade lace, crocheted lace, decorative edging, decorative lace edging, domestic object, crocheted trim, ladies collar, crocheted collar -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BERT GRAHAM COLLECTION: EIGHT SWIMMERS, 1973
Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, five young girls and three young boys most with towels on their shoulders posing on a grassed area at the Bendigo East Swimming Pool. On back is; To Mr. & Mrs. Graham from Heather and Desley's 1973.Ink blue ink is Copyright,The Bendigo Advertiser Newspapers.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east swimming club -
Orbost & District Historical Society
plates
Two very small china plates from a doll's tea set. Large orange and white star in centre with blue flowers and green leaves around edge.plates toys dolls tea-set -
Orbost & District Historical Society
knitted jumper, Burton, Marjorie, 1938 - 1940
This was knitted by Marjorie Burton during WW11 in England. She used to knit while in an air raid shelter escaping the bombing with her young daughter. Marjorie Burton ( nee Whiteman), born 12 June, in Birmingham, England came to Orbost in 1995. In England she did office work – typing, shorthand and secretarial work - in accountants’ offices and also trained as a comptometrist with Burroughs in London. She came from middle-class working church-going family. Her mother was a milliner who mad all of Marjorie’s clothes, hats and outfits. Marjorie married in 1938 to a salesman who later became a mechanic in the R.A.F. during WW11. Her father served in Civil Defence during the war. Marjorie was in Birmingham during the war and remembered sheltering with her young daughter, Anne (Quaadgras) in the air raid shelter during bombing. This was knitted by Marjorie Burton during WW11 in England. She used to knit while in an air raid shelter escaping the bombing with her young daughter. This item is an example of a handcrafted item and reflects the handcraft skills of women necessary during WW11 when clothing became scarce. Clothes rationing began on June 1, 1941, two years after food rationing started. Clothes rationing ended on 15 March 1949.A brown cotton hand-knitted lacy jumper. it is a long-sleeved lady'e jumper with a tea-coloured crocheted collar sewn on. On each shoulder are two brown buttons.knitting jumper handcraft ww11 burton-marjorie -
Mont De Lancey
Textile - Tray cloth
White cotton rectangular embroidered tray cloth. Blue embroidered "Teas here". Blue teacup and saucer embroidered in opposite corner. Blue crocheted scalloped border.table linen, tray cloths -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Cosy cover, not known
Worked and used by Mrs Jean AshcroftWhite linen butterfly shaped cloth, folded to form tea cosy cover. Cover is embroidered with eyelet and cut work. Edge is finished with scalloped buttonhole work.nilmanchester, table linen -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Tea cosy, c 1960
Bought and used in the 1960'sPadded tea cosy made up of floral plastic cover with red cotton lining fixed to oval plywood base. Red cord draw string at top.domestic items, table setting -
Bendigo Military Museum
Card - CARD, RATION 1949, Commonwealth of Australia, C. 1949
Item in the collection relating to A.G.Ferris No 2156 AIF. Refer Cat No 4183.3P for his service details.Tea and Butter ration card No A908246, all print in black, “Commonwealth of Australia”, hand writing in pen, item has a couple of coupons missing ie used.Hand written in black pen,” Ferris A.M, Pte Bag Pyramid Hill”ration cards, team and butter, post ww2 -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Mr. Ken Buckley and another shop keeper and daughter, Jan Pigot, 27/03/1993 12:00:00 AM
Coloured photograph of Mr. Ken Buckley standing outside his supermarket in Maling Road with Godfrey and his daughter , manager of Time For Tea at No. 103 maling Roadcanterbury, maling road, shops, buckley family -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1920c
Black and white photograph of Sarah Westerson proprietor of Cliff Crest Guest House and Tea Rooms with her 2 daughters Zilpah and Thelema Lakes Entrance Victoriagenealogy -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1920c
Black and white photograph of Sarah Westerson proprietor of Cliff Crest Guest House and Tea Rooms with her 2 daughters Zilpah and Thelema Lakes Entrance Victoriagenealogy -
Clunes Museum
domestic object - SILVER TEA & COFFEE SERVICE, 1876
PRESENTED TO JOHN LEWIS ESQ. BY A FEW OF THE SHAREHOLDERS IN THE NEW NORTH CLUNES QUARTZ MINING CO. IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SKILFUL, ECONOMICAL AND HONOURABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY MINE FOR NINE YEARS, DURING WHICH PERIOD THE SHAREHOLDERS RECEIVED IN DIVIDENDS Pounds 450,000 BALLARAT OCTOBER 1876ORNATE SILVER TEA & COFFEE SERVICE COMPRISING; .1 TEAPOT .2 COFFEE POT .3 SUGAR BOWL .4 CREAM JUG .5 CIRCULAR TRAYINSCRIPTION ON TRAY: Presented to John Lewis Esq. By a few of the shareholders in the New North Clunes Quartz Mining Co. In recognition of his skilful economical and honourable management of the Company mine for nine years during which period the shareholders received in dividends 460,000 Pounds Ballarat October 1876local history, metalcraft, silverware, mining, lewis, john -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MERLE HALL COLLECTION: INFORMATION SHEET RE PERFORMANCE OF 'ASPIDISTRA QUARTET'
AB information sheet re performance of ''Aspidistra Quartet as part of Bendigo Art Gallery's Centenary celebrations (''A Victorian Drawing Room Afternoon'') -performance and afternoon tea..