Loris BUTTON (27/02/1951- ) Born Melbourne Dr Loris Button grew up in Melbourne, completing undergraduate studies in painting and drawing at the Phillip Institute of Technology, followed by a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Tasmania. Her PhD thesis employed self portraiture as a means for reflecting on the self, time and ageing in contemporary culture. From 1981 – 1986 Loris lived and studied in Hobart before returning to Melbourne. She lectured at the University of Ballarat Arts Academy from 1987. Since 1990 she has lived and worked in Ballarat and the nearby town of Creswick. Loris retired from an academic career at the Arts Academy, University of Ballarat (now Federation University) at the end of 2010. Loris has continued a post-retirement association with the Arts Academy through her role as an Honorary Research Fellow. Working with prints, paintings and drawings on handmade paper, her work is regularly shown in both solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia and overseas. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Oil painting on paper depicting a hand holding an egg, mounted on wooden panel.art, artwork, loris button, button, hand, egg, available

Plant specimens collected and pressed by Mary Connors (née Lee) who graduated in 1953 with Certificate of Competency. Her daughter has rearranged the pages into 2 A4 lever arch ring binders. Collection depicting 13 families. 2 A4 Lever arch files with 25.5 x 20.5 cm plain paper sheets 1 pressed plant to a page arranged by families. Title page for each family with hand drawn and coloured examples. Specimens (faded) attached with cellotape. Some photocopied information sheets about certain families added after 1950's. Latin identification and Labels for 13 Plant families, Genus, Species, Common Name, Locality, Collector and Remarks. Some photocopied information sheets of plant families. A Proteaceae, Compositae, Leguminosae, Myrtaceae and B Orchidaceae, Graminaeae, Liliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Iridaceae, Cruciferae, Rosaceae, Solanaceae, Scrophulariaceae plant specimen, mary connors (née lee), 1953, student assignments, burnley college, certificate of comptency

Two Coloured photos of Tall version of "Shurle" Doll loaned by Beverly Biggsstawell

2 Coloured Photographs Bolangum / Kanya Grave of Harriet Holmes Taken 1991Grave of Harrit Holmes Died 17-Feb 1870. 49 Yrs. Wife of Robert Holmes. Bricks were used form Former Bolongum Inn, Were Used for Headstone.On Reverse 28-4-91stawell

Coloured photograph taken from Main and Wimmera Street looking south c1990stawell

Coloured Photo of Shearing Shed at Woodlands Homestead on Wimmera River near Crowlandsstawell

Three photos of trees around Stawell Shire Hall, one photo taken in 1999 and two coloured taken 2011. Two are of the Norfolk Hibiscus, one 1999 and the other 2011 when the tree was removed. The other coloured photo is of the English Oak on the right side of the Shire Hall taken in 2011.Three photos of trees around the Stawell Shire Hall, two taken in 2011 & one in 1999. The 1999 photo is black & white and of the garden bed on the right of the Stawell Shire Hall. The other two photos taken in 2011 are of two different trees. One on the left side the Norfolk Island hibiscus tree removed in 2011 and on the right an English Oak tree.stawell

White agate plaque with brown rim containing a silver half medallion depicting a hand. Nonematcham skipper, plaque, agate, silver, hands

Handmade fan for social evenings made by and for Theresa (Tess) Taafe c. 1930s.Small fan made of bakelite, lacework with sequins all hand sewn to netting backing.Nilfan, lady's fan, evening wear, tess lazarus, patrick taafe, redesdale.

Purchased through the Horsham Art Gallery Trust Fund with the assistance of the Robert Salzer Foundation, 2012.hand coloured photographSigned on verso, lower righthand-coloured, tracey moffatt, self portrait, desert, cameras

Hand forged nails salvaged from the former Ballarat School of Mines Model Mine Building

Framed Hand painted portrait Hon. W.D.Beazley, MLA 1889-1912 Founder of Beazley Scholarshipscollingwood technical school, w.d.beazley, beazley scholarships, portraits, mla, nmit

Used in shearing shed near Linton.Metal blade hand shears used for shearing sheep. String-bound handles and leather strap.sheep shearing, hand shears, rural activity

Mechanics Institute Main Street Stawell. Used for many years as the library. Two coloured photos 1992.Five photographs of Mechanics institute Upper Main Streetstawell

Seed broadcaster were used to distribute seed across a small area or to fill in patches where seeding has been missed. This method does not ensure a uniform distribution of seeds unless the person using the machine walks at a very measured pace. It also requires a lot of time and manual labour if used in larger areas. It was most used for planting cover crops, grains, grasses and similar plants that do not need to be in neat rows. The hand-crank broadcast seed spreader was invented in 1868 by Samuel S. Speicher (aka. Spyker) in Indiana, USA. By 1955 new developments included the invention of a seed broadcaster on wheels and these smaller spreaders started to disappear.This item is representative of agricultural machinery used on a local, national and international level in the late 19th and early 20th century.A metal hand seed broadcaster. A hopper at the top was the receptacle for seed. The wheel with a handle on the side when turned drives the cogs attached to an axle. This action rotates the attached spindle with blades to propel seed out the front of the broadcaster. The broadcaster would have had a shoulder strap and a bag of seed would have been added to the hopper and secured with twine through the holes around the top.agricultural tools, farm machinery

L to R -Mrs Woolrich, nee Kate Hand with her widowed mother Eliza Hand and an unnamed woman.Sepia photograph showing three women sitting on a bench. All dressed as if for an outing.eliza hand, kate hand, kate woolrich

Colour photograph of a metal hand pump located in the grounds of the Bon Accord Museum, Burra, South Australia.

Marked inside cap with C.G.C.F Size F Made in Australia.

Colour photo Log Cabin Darlington Road built by J Wharrie. This coloured print taken in c 2000.Colour Photograph of the Log cabin taken in 2000. The roof is iron and a green colour. The front entrance porch has been removed and a low fence at the front. The top of the chimney has also changed.stawell dwelling

2 Postcards Main Street Looking East c1940 Murray Views No 11. One Coloured one B/Wstawell streetscape

Whilst each town's blacksmiths played an essential part in the colony of Victoria, the early settlers frequently had their own small forge and a few blacksmith's tools to attend to smaller day to day repairs. A long-handled pair of blacksmith tongs were essential for handling red-hot metal that was being repaired.As only a handful of settlers were present in the Moorabbin district from the 1840s. These early colonists were required to use their ingenuity and skill to undertake the "running repairs", including some basic blacksmithing, required around their property or leasehold.Circa 19th century. Large pair of forge-made blacksmith's tongs. Nilblacksmiths, forges, metalwork, craftwork, fireplaces, early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, market gardeners colonists, 1840s

This skirt was probably worn of a daytime by a farmer's wife in the Timboon area early in the 20th Century.This long rust brown taffeta circular skirt is faded, worn and torn. It has 13 rows of machine stitching around bottom, 24cms from edge. It has an elastic waist and short zip at back of waist.clothing, women, needlecraft, skirt, early settlement, timboon

Thomas McPherson & Sons Catalogue Woodworkers' Tools and Associated Trades Catalogue from 1909 - Kees Klep Printed by Allan MorrisonCatalogue- tools and prices Thomas McPherson & Son - established 1860 Green cover, bound by black spiral Catalogue No 10.Twoodworkers tool, prices, description

The Ballarat Technical Art School boasted a well-stocked Antique Room replete with plaster copies of classical, Renaissance and Gothic sculptural examples, which were used as drawing props by students. The school inherited some casts from its predecessor institutions, and further consignments were purchased during the 1920s, including full length, bust and relief figures, as well as dozens of ornamental and architectural casts. Unfortunately, much of the collection was lost or destroyed in the late 1950s. This is one of the few surviving pieces, with TAFE students reportedly drawing from it into the twenty-first century. This plaster hand is inscribed “Waschatz, Modeller, Melbourne.” Otto Waschatz was a German plasterer who opened a plaster business in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, and was responsible for the invention of the first true fibrous plaster - using a layer of hemp laid between plaster to create light and strong panels. By 1912 Waschatz's Lottoid Pty Ltd was a thriving and creative business, and possessed over 5,000 moulds for all kinds of plasterwork. The business closed in 1915, as the result of anti-German sentiment during World War One. Plaster cast of a hand used as a teaching aid at the Ballarat Technical Art School. The Victorian Education Department courses required art students to create studies based on ancient sculptures so copies of famous works were purchased as teaching aids. Among these courses were 'Drawing the Human Figure from Cast' and ‘Drawing from the Antique’. Waschatz, Modeller, Melbourneballarat school of mines, art, arts academy, ballarat technical art school, vikki nash, plaster cast, otto waschatz, lattoid pty ltd, school of mines, plaster copy, drawing from the antique, drawing the human figure from cast

Carl Wehl and Son Bark Mill, located in Taylor Street Stawell. The coloured photo depicts what remains of the building in Taylor St. Stawell. The mill has not been used for many years. The original factories were on Stawell Flat. Carl Wehl a native of Hanover, Germany came to Victoria in 1861. Carl Wehl was at Pleasant Creek in 1872 when he started business as a wool scourer and tanner. By 1880 his business of tanning wool scouring discontinued, and he commenced trading, (mongering) in Bark Milling. The Mill was described as being the largest of its kind outside Melbourne,Two photographs of a weather board building with corrugated iron roof. One black & white photo and an enlarged photo of the building when used as a Bark Mill. The coloured photo obviously more recent as the writing has faded and can just be made out on the front of the building. One of the original colour photos is missing (152-2). A disused railway line can be seen in the foreground. Sign on the door "Depot Wimmera." Stawell Bark Mill C. Wehl & Son. Merchants.stawell