belonged to Dorothy Meaghers' motherdonated by Ray Meagher who was a councillor 1972-1979. He was also chairman of works committee 1974-76, and Mayor of Nunawading 1976-77. Rays' wife Dorothy was on lake committee and supported the extension of the lake reserve. Ray was also a local builder.1 rectangular cream coloured tray .2 oval shaped hand mirror with handle, coloured cream .3 narrow oblong cream coloured brush .4 oblong cream brush .5 rounded square cream powder container with raised bump on each side .6 lid for powder container with raised bumps on each side square shape .7square handkerchief with farm animals- blue edged .8 round pink coloured powder puff, dark pink. .9 round pink coloured powder puff, light pink. .10 round circle of nylon meshon cream container 'made in England'personal effects-toilet requisites, cosmetics

Yellow silk taffeta evening top. Heavy natural coloured lace trim on neckline and front. Boned bodice. Puff sleeves metal hooks and eyes.costume, female

Silver plated ornately decorated with flower pattern, knife and three pronged fork with mother of pearl handles. English made.domestic items, cutlery

Necklace of 43 artificial pearls with metal clip and brass clasp mounted with pearl - hand threaded (with knots between each pearl bead) on cotton or linen thread. Heavily knotted near clasp.costume accessories, jewellery

Large heavy paste bead and hand painted in enamel: chrome green; white ; blue;yellow an lustre paint. Steel pin not very long.costume accessories, hat accessories

Used to cover piano legs.Large black silk piano shawl. Gold leaves and flowers embroidered. 50 cm macrame fringe on four sides. Used to cover piano legs.manchester, furnishings

Black and white, post card size reproduction of the East End of Rutherglen's Main Street, approx. 1900. Banner displayed across the street says "M.U.I.O.O.F Welcomes Old Brothers". M.U.I.O.O.F is the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows.red boot shop, quon fruiterer, crockery ware & co, muioof

One of 2 copies of a sepia coloured photograph of P B BurgoyneWritten at bottom right hand corner of photo: "P.B. Burgoyne"p b burgoyne, burgoyne family, winemaker, wine merchant

Black and white photograph of a group of men in front of the timber door of a brick building. The men at either end are seated on barrels.wineries, wine making, wine cellars

Parletts owned and operated a timber yard near the railway station in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Parlett's store was situated in Audley Street opposite the wheat silos. Ada Parlett, W. J. Parlett's niece is a concert pianist.Black and white portrait photograph, mounted on cardboard, of William James ParlettOn verso: "William James Parlett. Rutherglen"parlett family, william james parlett

Black and white photograph showing a street view of an unmade road, featuring Chapman's Howlong Hotel. Man on horseback is near the front of the hotel.At bottom of photo is a very faint inscription: " [illeg.] Hawkins Street, Howlong"hotels, howlong hotel, chapman, howlong

One of three black and white photographs mounted on a sheet of orange paper. This one is of the Rutherglen Hotel (now the Poachers Paradise Hotel).Caption written on mount: "Poachers Paradise Hotel"rutherglen hotel, poachers paradise hotel, hotels, pubs

One of three black and white photographs mounted on orange paper. This one is of Main Street Rutherglen, featuring the Victoria Hotel. The Standard Bakery is visible further up the street.At top left of photo: "Main Street, East Rutheglen" Caption on mount: "Victoria Hotel"victoria hotel, hotels, pubs, main street, standard bakery

"The Lake, Rutherglen Park" is now called Lake King, and was originally established as water storage for the town. The photograph is taken from the side of the lake that is currently occupied by the caravan park.One of three black and white photographs mounted on orange paper. This one is a view of Lake King.Printed at bottom of photo: "Valentine Series No. 984 The Lake, Rutherglen Park"lake king, rutherglen park

Black and white photograph of the front of a wine cellar building with horse carts loaded with barrels.On front of building: "Clydeside Cellars, Rutherglen | B Seppelts & Sons Ltd."wineries, wine cellars, clydeside cellars, b seppelts & sons ltd, seppelts

Small sepia coloured photograph, pasted on decorative paper, of Lilliput State School pupils and teacher. Thought to be around 1900Below photograph on mount: "Lilliput School about 1900"lilliput school, school buildings, school pupils

Black and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, of a large group of men posing in front of timber structures of a gold mine.gold mining, mining industry, miners

Black and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, of a large group of men and boys, photographed in a paddock. Two boys, at the left of the photo, are mounted on a horse.group photograph

Black and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, of a violin class. Thirteen pupils and one teacher.group photograph, violins, music class

Photograph represents the Friendly Society Football Trophy, won by the Loyal Pomona Lodge of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows (MUIOOF) over the St Patrick's Branch of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society (HACBS). The year of this match is unknown.Black and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, with two group photos of football teams, and 22 small oval portraits, with one larger oval portrait in the centre.On back of photo: "Coral Jones"football teams, muioof, loyal pomona lodge, hacbs, st patricks branch, hibernian australasian catholic benefit society, manchester unity independent order of oddfellows

Black and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, of a group of workmen, possibly miners. mining, miners, gold mining, gold processing

Black and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, of a large group of men posing in front of gold mine structures.On back of photo: "Thos. Montgomery, Rutherglen" [crossed out] | "F. Cooper" | "Tom Montgomery 5th from R H end in front row" | "Jim Montgomery 5th from R H end in back row" | "Letchford Photographer, Wangaratta"gold mines, mining, mining industry, miners

In 1910, this flag was sent to Rutherglen State School No. 522 from a group of schools in Rutherglen Scotland, in exchange for an Australian flag sent to schools in Rutherglen Scotland. This exchange was part of the Empire Day Movement to celebrate Empire Day in 1911. This was one of nearly 300 flags that were exchanged between Australian and United Kingdom schools. The pupils of the woodworking classes of Rutherglen State School made a box to house the flag.Union Jack flag sent from schools in Rutherglen Scotland.schools, rutherglen scotland, rutherglen connection, rutherglen state school

Colour photograph of a railway station and goods yardWritten on back of photo: "Springhurst"springhurst station, railways, railway stations

Black and white postcard photograph of railway station, goods yard, siding and a steam train.Written on back of card: "The Railway Station Rutherglen | Dear Alice, Just a card to wish you all a Bright and Prosperous New Year. With Love From. Cousin Ellen. | Miss Barnard, 144 The Parade, Ascot Vale."railway stations, rutherglen railway station, rutherglen railway yards, steam trains

Black and white postcard photograph of the upper structures of a gold mine and surrounding buildings.Printed in red at top of photo: "Greetings From Chiltern" Written on back of card: "c/o Mrs A. Smith. Melbourne Rd. Chiltern | Just a line to let you know I arrived safely and am having a good time. I went to a picnic on Easter Monday and had a great time. Did you go to the sports were they a success. We have plenty of music here Aggie plays the piano and I brought my violin up and a boy staying here from Melbourne sings. Hoping to hear from you soon. Your loving friend etc."chiltern, gold mining, mining industry, chiltern mine

Black and white postcard photograph of Main Street, Rutherglen looking west. Photo features the Bank of Australasia, S. Younkman's Auction Rooms and the Victoria Hotel.main street rutherglen, bank of australasia, s younkman & co, victoria hotel

Individual portraits are captioned with names - Left to Right from top: R. Roberts, J.B. Collins, W.R. Harry, A. Martin, H. Gilmour, J. Pitcher, J. Ashton, N. Evans, G. Evans, L. Jackson, T. Wilkinson, F.H. Greenwade - Secretary, W.H. Houston - N.G., W.Rees - P.E. Secretary, F. Garnham, F. Hiskins, A. Trevellian, A. Deas, G. Ashton, D. McAliece, O. Devers, H. Devers - Captain, E. Evans. Black and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, of Friendly Society Football Trophy, showing a central oval portrait of a man in Friendly Society regalia, with a rectangular photograph of a football team, above and below. The three central photographs are surrounded by 22 individual oval portraits of the players.Photographs of football teams are captioned: "M.U.I.O.O.F." and "St Patrick's Branch H.A.C.B.S." At bottom of the group of photos is: "Donated by the Residents of Rutherglen" and "Won by Loyal Pomona Lodge M.U.I.O.O.F." At bottom right corner of photo: "Hugen & Bennett, Photo, Rutherglen" Embossed at bottom right of mount: "Chiltern and Rutherglen" Written on back of mount: "My Father, William Richard Harry. Member of M.U.I.O.O.F. for over 50 years"football teams, australian rules football, afl, loyal pomona lodge, muioof, st patricks branch, hacbs, hibernian australian catholic benefit society, r. roberts, j.b. collins, w.r. harry, a. martin, h. gilmour, j. pitcher, j. ashton, n. evans, g. evans, l. jackson, t. wilkinson, f.h. greenwade - secretary, w.h. houston - n.g., w.rees - p.e. secretary, f. garnham, f. hiskins, a. trevellian, a. deas, g. ashton, d. mcaliece, o. devers, h. devers - captain, e. evans., william richard harry, r roberts, j b collins, a martin, h gilmour, j pitcher, j ashton, n evans, g evans, l jackson, t wilkinson, f h greenwade, w h houston, w rees, f garnham, f hiskins, a trevellian, a deas, g ashton, d mcaliece, o devers, h devers, e evans

Photograph of mine workers in front of mine structure. The particular mine is not identifiedBlack and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, showing a group of men posing in front of a gold mine structuregold mining, mining industry, mine structures

One of 2 copies of a sepia coloured photograph of P B BurgoyneWritten at bottom right hand corner of photo: "P.B. Burgoyne"p b burgoyne, burgoyne family, winemaker, wine merchant