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Federation University Historical Collection
Postcard - colour, Franz Schneider, Lucerne, Lake Lucerne and Mountains, c1920
Colour postcard of a white yacht on Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Alps are evident in the background.chatham-holmes family collection, lucerne, boat, alps, lake -
Tennis Australia
Tournament Programme, 1995
Program: Davis Cup: New Zealand v Switzerland Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Helmet
DPCU cloth cover for PASGT Helmet (Swiss M71 Army helmet cover.)headgear, current, army -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Wristwatch, early 20th century
A 4 jewel (written on face) wristwatch with a broad leather band and fastened by a narrower leather band. The face is white with black Roman numerals (other than XII, which is red). The watch case is silver in colour with some evidence of corrosion. There is a winder on the side and a small button (function unclear). on watch face "4 jewels, Swiss lever"gallipoli, world war 1, leather, great war, wrist watch, leather strap, john henderson, newcastle s own -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Watch
from the Till collection NA4003.THE TILL COLLECTION SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT|The significance of the Alwyn Till Collection is that Alwyn was born in Mitcham in 1921. He attended Mitcham Primary School and Box Hill Boys High School. He served his Community mainly through his activities within the Christ Church Anglican Church Mitcham. He joined the Royal Australian Airforce in World War II in September 1939. He trained as a Pilot in Australia and Canada, was posted to England and saw action in Europe. He was shot down over France and rescued by and then joined the French Resistance and while fighting with them was fatally shot. A Baron fighting with him wrote to his mother to inform her of his death.|Alwyn's parents were Evaleen Victoria Till (nee Maggs) and Sydney Norman Till who first lived in Creek Road Mitcham, before moving to 573 Whitehorse Road Mitcham. His father served in World War I where his eyesight was damaged and he was taught by the then Blind Institute in suitcase making of which we have two examples in this collection. He died in 1931. Alwyn took over responsibility for his mother and sister Alison. We can understand how devastated his mother and sister would have been at the news of Alwyn's feeling that he must serve his country in World War 11.|His letters home were so precious to them that they carefully kept all his correspondence, notices of death and condolences from friends. After Alison's death in 2007 her relation Joan Walker transcribed each of Alwyn's letters home into two bound volumes. The executors, Joan Walker and Anne Drew deposited the original letters with the Whitehorse Historical Society. Due to their significance as historical documents of one serviceman's complete correspondence with his family the Whitehorse Historical Society Committee after consultation with the donors deposited the original letters with the State Library of Victoria. The Whitehorse Historical Society retains the copies.|Alison and her mother kept many family memorabilia and personal items which make up this significant collection as they show how people lived, worked and served in the local community and municipality.|This collection represents the love and devotion of the women to their families during the course of two world wars. The father was disabled as a result of World War 1 and died an early death and a son who thereafter took on the responsibility as head of the family at an early age. This young handsome charismatic son served his community in peace time and gave his life in World War 11. This mother and sister were devoted to his memory.Ladies silver watch. Round pearl face with silver case which has leaf design around the edge. Watch has 'Citizen' presentation box made of cream cardboard.Swiss made watch. Citizen make box.costume accessories, female -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Ammunition
Ammunition 20 X 138 mm Swiss Solothurn Anti Aircraft and Tank shellammunition, general -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - PLIERS & COMPASS, Bost Freres et al
.1) Brand appears to be "Bost Freres" .2) made by Anglo Swiss Assoc. London No. 43186.military - equipment, pliers, compass -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: SEWING MACHINES
Black and white photograph of women using industrial sewing machines, taken in the Hanro factory in Switzerlandorganization, business, hanro, hanro, clothing manufacture, sewing machines -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, St Peter's catholic church Daylesford 150 anniversary, 2015
Digital images of Swiss and Italian descendants at the 150th anniversary of St Peter's Catholic Church, Daylesford.victoria, 150, anniversary, heritage, celebration, daylesford, people, crowd, community, swiss italian, catholic, church, st peter's, st peter's catholic church, daylesford, parishioners, descendents, swiss italian -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Hepburn Springs Swiss Italian Festa Parade, 2002, 04/05/2002
Colour photographs of local school students participating in the Hepburn Springs Swiss Italian Festa Parade swiss italian festa, hepburn springs swiss italian festa, hepburn springs swiss italian festa parade, italo-australians, swiss-australians, hepburn springs -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HANRO COLLECTION: TRANSFER OF SHARES ALICE HANDSCHIN
Letter dated ninth day of April 1934. Whereby Alice Handschin of Liestal, Switzerland transfers 4179 ordinary shares to Consortium Hanro of Aeschengraben 7, Basel, Switzerland. The letter is signed by Alice Handschin and by a representative of the Consortium Hanro in front of two witnesses.hanro, clothing, share register -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HANRO COLLECTION: TRANSFER OF SHARES ESTATE ALICE HANDSCHIN
Letter dated ninth day of April 1934. Whereby Alice Handschin of Liestal, Switzerland transfers 3901cumulative preference shares to Consortium Hanro of Aeschengraben 7, Basel, Switzerland. The letter is signed by Alice Handschin and by a representative of the Consortium Hanro in front of two witnesses.hanro, clothing, share register -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - HANRO COLLECTION: KNICKERS, 1950 - 1970
White Bri-nylon flared knickers with centre front and centre back seams overlocked. Rectangular shaped gusset, with a centre overlocked seam which aligns with the centre front and back seams of the garment (and forms part of it.) A 4cms wide band of lace trims the edge of the legs.Hanro 0S. 100% Bri Nylon. Swiss Inspired.costume, female underwear, knickers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - LADIES WRISTWATCH
Ladies wristwatch in blue velvet box, watch square silver plated case with embossed decoration, round gold coloured dial with a second dial and hand at bottom, brown leather band.H.Bright Watchmaker & Jeweller Carlton & Brunswicj Swiss madehorology, watches -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - 2 POCKET WATCHES
2 nickel plated pocket watches with gold dials and black numerals.Swiss made First patent lever shock proofhorology, watches -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Pooley's Europe , Air Touring Flight Guide , Volume I
Austria, France , Gibraltar , Italy , Portugal , Spain , Switzerland -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Mary Williams, August 2024
BHS CollectionMounted sepia photograph of Mary Williams, undated. McKenzie Family Collection.To dear Auntie & Uncle with Mary's love, Mary Williams N.S.W. Mount stamped The Swiss Studio, Swiss Panel, King Street, Sydney and Melbournehistory -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HANRO COLLECTION: CATALOGUE, 1961
Hanro 1961 Spring-Summer Catalogue. Swiss inspired lingerie. Sixteen pages. Green and white cover.business, retail, hanro catalogue -
Tennis Australia
Tournament Programme, 1992
Tournament Programme: Davis Cup 1992 World Group; USA vs Switzerland Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Tournament Programme, 1992
Tournament Programme: Davis Cup 1992 World Final; USA vs Switzerland. Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Federation University Historical Collection
Conference Paper, A.D. Pead, Training Tradesmen in Europe, c1962, c1962
15 page conference paper on the training of tradesmen in Europe (Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Great Britain.apprenticeship, trades, training, apprentices, europe -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Textile - Lace Trim, Section
This sample of lace trim is Torchon lace in the Cluny style with the geometric pattern and the classic wheat ears/leaves appearing between the filled āvā shapes. At 5cm in width it would be a beautiful trim or insert piece on bed linen and undergarments. It would certainly have been made on a Barmen machine. The Barmen lace machine was developed in Germany on the 1890s. Its bobbins imitated the movement of the bobbins of a handmade lace maker and it made perfect copies of Torchon and other similar bobbin laces. This style of bobbin lace was the simplest to make and therefore the cheapest lace to buy. In the Elizabethan era the wearing of lace was reserved for the nobility and anyone of lesser standing than a knight who dared to wear lace would be publicly whipped. As the years passed the restrictions lessened gradually and in the late Georgian and Victorian eras ladies of the nobility sought to perform good deeds by teaching women and girls of the poorer classes to make lace and thus it became known as beggars lace. Bobbins were expensive and use was made of animal bones and even fish bones to perform as bobbins therefore another common name was bone lace. Many noble women entered a religious order and these nuns would also teach to skill to willing participants as well as making lace for clerical garments. Although the monarchy restricted the wearing of lace for some time, many royal figures in history did a great deal to popularize it. Two noteworthy examples were Queen Adelaide (1792-1849) and Queen Victoria.(1819-1901).The Amess family owned Churchill Island from 1872 to 1929. This lace collection was added to and refined over the course of three successive generations of women.Machine made Torchon lace in Cluny style, with geometric patterns and wheat design, probably on a Barman (Swiss) machine. janet amess lace collection, churchill island, lace, trim, amess, barman, machine -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Card, Joan Sutherland, Joan Sutherland to Patricia and John Davies, 11.01.1993
Christmas postcard greetings and news, including envelope, from Joan Sutherland to Patricia and John Davies.Card in envelope, Envelope stamped "Bonynge Chalet Monet Route de Sonloup 1833 Les Avants", Switzerland -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: THREADING LOOM
Black and white photograph of a woman threading a large loom. This photo has been taken in the Handschin and Ronus factory in Switzerlandorganization, business, hanro, clothing manufacture, hanro handschin and ronus -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: MACHINERY IN FACTORY, no known
Photograph: black and white photo of factory machiner - Hanro in Switzerland ? On back of photo ' Handschin & Ronus, Aktiengesellschaft, Liestal ( Schweiz )Not knownorganization, business, hanro, hanro, bendigo, manufacturing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HANRO COLLECTION: CATALOGUE, 1960
Hanro Autumn-Winter 1960 Catalogue - Range of Lovelier women's knitwear. Styled in Switzerland, blue cover, twelve pages.business, retail, hanro catalogue -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, View from Nevin's Road towards the Swiss Italian Enclave at Yandoit Creek, 2014, 12/2013
For a 2004 comparative view see http://victoriancollections.net.au/items/52fdd83d2162ef1820380448 Two colour photographs showing the view from Nevin's Road towards the Swiss Italian Enclave at Yandoit Creek, 2014yandoit, yandoit creek, yandoit hill, gervasoni, drystone, swiis/italian -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Black and White, The Pedretti sisters
Black and white photo of the three Pedretti sisters, Mary, Rose and Anne. They were daughters of Swiss born Martino Pedretti,. rose pedretti, anne pedretti, anne gervasoni -
Melbourne Legacy
Postcard, Postcards of Europe
Postcards were a common form of souvenirs for soldiers who were travelling either during World War 1, or just after, or while returning to Australia. These postcard scenes include the Cathedral and a bridge in Florence, and church and the Pantheon in Rome, a view of Lausanne and a fountain in Versailles and an interior from Brussels. These were with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Private John Basil McLean, 2nd Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. There was a large collection of postcards so he may have been collecting them as souvenirs. J.B. McLean (Service No. 13824) was from near Maffra, Victoria and enlisted on 22 January 1916. He embarked on 16 December 1916 for Europe. His full war record is available from AWM. He spent time with the Australian Field Artillery (Pack Section). At the end of the war he worked for a year at the A.I.F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the 'Ceramic', arriving Portsea in 1920.Postcards were a very common form of communication in the first World War. Postcards as souvenirs or as correspondence would have been familiar to the first Legatees as they had served in World War 1. Postcards x 12 with images from Rome and Florence in Italy, Lausanne in Switzerland, a fountain in Versailles, France, and an interior in Brussels.01138.1 Firenze - La Cattedrale (the Cathedral in Florence) 01138.2 Firenze - La Cattedrale vista in panorama di sopra ad Or. S. Michele (Alnolfa di Lapo, Brunelleschi ed altri Maestri) 01138.3 Firenze - Ponte S. Trinità 01138.4 Firenze - Piazza delia Signoria, Loggia dei Priori detta dei Lanzi 01138.5 Roma - Il Pantheon 01138.6 Roma - Via Appia Anitca - Tombe. 01138.7 Roma - Via Appia - Aquedotti 01138.8 Capella S. Petri Claver, Romae 01138.9 Lausanne - Ochy 01138.10 Lausanne - Hotel Victoria 01138.11 Parc de Versailles - Bassin des Domes 01138.12 Bruxelles Each one has the word POST CARD on the reverse with room for an address and an area for Correspondence. Different makers.souvenir, world war one -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph, Anglo-Swiss Photo Studio, British & Australian Officers, Egypt, abt 1914/15
A sepia toned photograph of 84 British and Australian officers outside a wooden building. The location appears to be in Egypt."Anglo-Swiss Photo Studio Cairo" impressed into bottom right corner photo, cairo, officers