COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHRISTMAS PARTY AT RED LION HOTEL. 14/12/2000local history, photography, photographs, events and celebrations, christmas break up.2000

1985 Addition of new wing 1975 Modification and Reception Area Two Photos show Dr Norman Castle One showing the modifications to waiting room. One showing the reception area The other showing some of the staff of the Medical centre Red photo album with Gold Embossing. A Selection of 5 Photographs from the album

Wangaratta Art Gallery CollectionA textile sculpture of a red book that has a ribbon of woven pages flowing from it.mandy gunn, textile

Cloth sample from an opera cloak made in England c. 1820 from wool clipped from Macarthur's merino sheep in 1816. The cloak was passed down through the family to Harold Lethbridge with whom the main part of the cloak resides, in Narrandera. The fragment was passed to Lethbridge's niece who gave it to the donor's mother who passed it onto him and then it was donated to the National Wool Museum. The cloth fragment was tested by Gordon Institute of Technology in 1974 showing the wool to be very fine (15-16 microns) which is consistent with the pure lineage of Macarthur's sheep. The cloth fragment was framed in 1952 and remains in the original frame to this day. Cloth sample form an opera cloak made in England c. 1820. Wool for the cloak was clipped from John Macarthur’s merino sheep in 1816. Macarthur is recognised as the pioneer of the wool industry that was to boom in Australia in the early 19th century and become a trademark of the nation. Macarthur was responsible for the first bale of Australian wool to be exported. The British woollen mills were desperate for wool at the time because of the Napoleonic blockade, and the Australian bale sold for a record price. Australia needed a product to sell in European markets which did not perish during long sea-voyages and which offered high value per unit of weight. Wool also had a ready market in England because the Napoleonic Wars had increased demand and cut English cloth-makers off from their traditional source of quality wool, Spain. Australia's first $2 banknote featured John Macarthur thanks largely to his establishment of wool as the backbone of the early Australian economy. Red fabric sample folded in half and mounted in the centre of a brown metal frame.'ARCO' MADE IN ENGLANDmacarthur, wool industry, australian economy

Police Superintendent’s Horse Stables. Photos showing the hole in the back wall. Colour photos of red brick building, once Police Superintendent's Horse stables. Stawell 1988 Geoff Oates P.O. Box 402 Stawell.stawell

Load of Oats 205 bags 140 on truck 65 on trailer 29-12-70Colour photograph of Red Cab Truck with trailer loaded with bags in open fieldfarming

Presentation from the Presbyterian Sunday School Campbells Bridge Xmas 1986Orange/Red Cover with drawing of a plant, with flowers. the title has a gold background.Gates of Gold Maggie Fearn To Donald Traskstawell

Two folders. One handwritten, with black Spine, the other typed, with Red spineDedicated to Mum & Dad , (Edward Bryce Davies & Catherine Agnes Davies nee King) etcstawell, davies family, bolganum inn

This is the program from the 2006 Emerging Writers' Festival, held from April 7-9 in 2006. The program provides information about the events and programming of the festival, the first EWF programmed by Artistic Director Steve Grimwade.A small black, white and red Program from the 2006 Emerging Writers' Festival.2006 emerging writers' festival, steve grimwade, literary program, the wheeler centre, emerging writers', literary, festival, melbourne

Collector says: I can still recall one of my earliest childhood memories, of my nana's bright aqua shoes against the checks of our family travel rug on summer picnics.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." Standard sized fringed plaid blanket in red and blue with black and yellow accentsMothproofed/Godfrey Hirst/100% Pure Wool Rugwool, blanket fever, travel rug, godfrey hirst, geelong

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. Physician - years-of-bliss blankets - (woman on telephone in bed under red blanket)Physician - years-of-bliss blankets - just feel the difference!/Wonderfully warm, without weight…soft and fluffy after countless washings…made from the most luxurious wool in the world….and guaranteed for 20 years/Physician/Luxurious Woollen Blanketsblanket, blanket fever, wool, physician, collins bros, geelong, advertisement, australian women's weekly

Round box face powder - Ashes of Roses with red rose in vase on lid.personal effects-toilet requisites, cosmetics

This book was used by Elvie Pratt then Jean Gray at Mitcham Primary School. The classes went to years 7 and 8 years oldSmall red soft cover book The Junior School Shakespeare - The Merchant of Venicebooks, school/educational

Handbag owned and used by Myrtle Grant, grandmother of donorSmall handbag with tooled coloured front: red, tan on dark brown background.costume accessories, female

Square cream crochet milk jug cover decorated with green and red beads.handcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, domestic items, food storage & preservation

Bristle shaving brush with red handle. Brush fits into a bakelite container with lid.CM A Y6 6o on container|Imperial on Brushpersonal effects-toilet requisites, shaving

Silk Bookmark - marked A Birthday Greeting. Red and Blue Flowers and Birthday Versebooks, bookmark

Margaret's husband worked for Victorian Railways and had many moves in country Victoria before settling in Mitcham in 1956.Small glass bottle that did contain Almond essence. Red plastic lid.McLintocks Almond Essencedomestic items, food preparation

Toy metal frypan - red painted top, white bottom with black handle.Made in Japantoys, general

Medal with a dark blue edging and a red centre with CBC in gold. Gold background.Blackburn Cricket Club 1926 - 1927 91 on back H Flavette on back.numismatics, medals - commemorative

1939 - 1945 Defence Medal complete with red /green and black striped ribbon.Obverse shows King George 6th facing left. Inscribed Georgivs VI D: G; Br. OMN:Rex F: D: Ind: Imp. Reverse shows 2 standing lions with crown between with dates 1939 and 1945 and below inscription THE DEFENCE MEDAL.

Donated when the existing signs in the Rutherglen Memorial Hall were replaced by an electricianExit sign with a gold coloured metal casing, grey lettering on red background