Fragmented Carte de Visite photograph of N Lockwood primary school No 744 in the 1870's. Group of children standing in front of school will contain Mary Ann Weigard, and possibly her sister Therisa. Handwritten on reverse Lockwood school Mr & Mrs Sinnott, 1870. Mr Edwin Sinnott was headmaster of school in 1887.school, history, history

Small sepia photograph of 3 children, gender unknown, 2 standing 1 seated on chair, photographer unknown. Initials MB in ink on back.photograph, portrait, group

Photograph. The Patricia Coles (nee McLean) collection. Bendigo Easter Parade Queen Competition 1926. Copy of an original black and white photograph of 5 women and two small girls posed with bouquets. The two children are identified as Shirley McLean on the left and June McLean on the right. Gwen McPherson is second from right. She was the daughter of McPherson, a senior policeman in Golden Square. Shirley and June were the daughters of Nellie & Tom McLean of the United Kingdom Hotel, Golden Square and sisters of Patricia.bendigo, entertainment, easter parade queen competition, bendigo easter fair queen parade competion. mclean family of golden square.

The Presbyterian Church owned three lots of land bounded by Pakenham Road and the northern side of Dorchester Road, between 1927 and 1964. Providence House opened in 1927 as a peaceful country rest home for “tired mothers” from the inner suburbs, and their children. It was also used, at different times, for kindergarten groups and in 1955 for a girls Bible Class for Easter “studies, fun and fellowship.”Cockatoo had several guest houses which took paying guests. Providence House did not charge fees, but is the best-documented of the large houses which provided accommodation.Framed regulations for the Presbyterian Church of Victoria's Providence House in Cockatoo.providence house, cockatoo victoria, presbyterian church, regulations,

The Presbyterian Church owned three lots of land bounded by Pakenham Road and the northern side of Dorchester Road, between 1927 and 1964. Providence House opened in 1927 as a peaceful country rest home for “tired mothers” from the inner suburbs, and their children. It was also used, at different times, for kindergarten groups and in 1955 for a girls Bible Class for Easter “studies, fun and fellowship.”Cockatoo had several guest houses which took paying guests. Providence House did not charge fees, but is the best-documented of the large houses which provided accommodation.Framed landscape design plan under glass, with detailed plant listings. Original watercolourDonated by Victoria & Digby Newcombe 2003presbyterian church, rest home, landscape plan, garden design, cockatoo victoria, providence house, black n.c,

A blue magazine titled ' The Educational Magazine.' Volume 12 No. 9, 1955. Published by The Education Department of Victoria. This magazine covers a wide variety of educational articles for teachers for general reading. The contents are listed as - The United Nations: tenth birthday; The Disappearance of zoological species by Jean-Paul Harroy; The Brontes and the Yorkshire Moors by Frank Madigan; An Australian looks at America's Schools by Donald McLean; Schools help in battle against poliomyelitis by Hollis A. Moore; Gunpowder, Treason and Plot by D.J.S.; End of a Decade. Ten years at a Provincial Teachers' College by Jessie C. Burnett; Four o'clock and After by various contributors; Mother and Child by anonymous; Clock Watching for a Purpose by K. Norman; Essayist at Work by E.T. Brown, Concerning the Time-Book by E. Elliott; Subtraction in Arithmetic by Carl Petterson; Here's What a Good Teacher Does by Albert J. Phillips; A disabled Children's Young Farmers' Club Project by D. R. Newman and Train up a Child by Alice Downward. 432 pgs. photographsbendigo, education, magazine, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, tertiary education, teachers, teaching, reading, magazine, magazine, united nations, literature, brontes, schools, poliomyelitis, disease, diseases, guy fawkes, history, bendigo teachers' college, parenting, female, mother, mothering, women, children, clocks, mathematics, subtraction, disability, young farmers' club, farming, pre-school education, kindergartens, frank madigan, donald mclean, hollis a. moore, d.j.s., jessie c. burnett, k. norman, e.t. brown, e. elliott, carl petterson, albert j. phillips, d. r. newman, alice downward

Clothing. Infant's cream silk dress. High round neckline edged with one cm lace, and casing. Yoke front and back extending to kimono style long sleeves. Front yoke has four vertical strips of lace and centre embroidered panel with pale pink flowers and pale green leaves. Two strips of inserted lace extend along the top of each sleeve from neckline to wrist. Sleeves edged with three cm lace at hem. Centre back opening (22 cm) fastened at neckline with.6 cm pink silk ribbon and two one cm buttons and button holes in centre and lower edge of yoke. Skirt has five cm lace border at hem.costume, children's, infant's cream silk dress

Clothing. Infant's cream silk dress with bodice front and back. Casing at waist with .5 cm cotton ribbon insert. High round neckline with 1.5 cm lace trim and casing with cotton ribbon insert. Bodice at front has embroidered circle and leaf pattern. Centre back opening (28 cm) fastned ribbon ties at neck and waist and 1 X one cm button and button hole between. Straight long sleeves edged with 1.5 cm lace at wrist. Skirt is edged with 3 cm scalloped lace at hemline with two horizontal rows cutwork stitching.costume, children's, infant's cream silk dress

Clothing. Infant's cream silk dress. High round neckline with 2 cm gathered lace trim. Yoke front and back with decorative floral embroidery. Upper edge of skirt sections have five cm knife pleats with decorative embroidery below the yoke. Skirt has 21 cm border of horizontal sections of lace and embroidered lines. Item has scalloped edge. Centre back opening (18 cm) fastened with two Z one cm pearl buttons and cotton loops at top and bottom edges of yoke. Long sleeves gathered at shoulders and gathered into 2.5 cm lace band at wrist with 2 cm lace frill at hem. Strip of lace (5 cm) around sleeve at elbow.costume, children's, infant's cream silk dress

Clothing. Infant's cream silk christening coat. High round neckline with fold over collar with rounded edges -10 cm at front dipping to 13 cm at centre back.Collar finished with scalloped edge. Yoke at front and back edge with decorative embroidery that continues along either side of full length front opening to hemline. Hemline finished with deep scalloped edge. Front skirt has 3.5 cm smocked section below the yoke. Lower sections of front skirt on each side have three embroidered cut work sun patterns (10 cm) surrounded by embroidered leaf patterns. Back skirt section gathered into yoke. Lower edge of yoke has decorative embroidery. Front opening fastened below yoke with two X 1.8 cm purlescent buttons and button holes. Ribbon ties (41 cm X 5 cm) attached underneath collar at front neckline.costume, children's, infant's christening coat

Clothing. Cream silk infant's christening coat. Fold down collar on round neckline with squared corners. Collar has four X 5 cm slits - one on either side of the shoulder. Collar has embroidered edges and floral embroidery on each section(5). Yoke at front and back. Skirt sections front and back have 7 cm smocked section where attached to the yoke. Edge of each yoke has decorative embroidered leaves that continue along both edges of front opening and around the hemline. Lower sections of the front skirt have embroidered floral patterns. Long sleeves are gathered at shoulders with 4 cm section of smocking 2 cm at the wrist with 2 cm gathered edge at hem. Front opening is fastened at throat with metal hook and cotton loop, and three X one cm pearl look buttons beside the smocked section. Two silk fabric ties (68 cm X 14 cm) are gathered and attached below the collar an each side front opening. Unlined. All embroidery in cream coloured silk cotton, slightly darker than silk fabric.costume, children's, infant's silk christening coat

Clothing. Infant's cream silk christening gown. High round neckline edged with gathered .7 cm lace. Yoke front (7cm) and back (8cm) of lace pieces and pin tucks. Skirt has 37 cm border of horizontal pin tucks, embroidered sections, piping and hemmed with scalloped embroidered lace.Centre back opening (21 cm) fastened at neck and lower edge of yoke with one cm pearl look buttons. No button holes. Long sleeves gathered at shoulders and gathered into 3 cm band of lace at wrist with gathered lace frill at hem. Three pin tucks around sleeves at elbow.costume, children's, infant's cream silk christening gown

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured silk dress. High round neckline with casing and 1.2 cm lace trim. Short puffed sleeves with eyelet casing at wrist, threaded with cream coloured satin ribbon tied with decorative bow. Lace trim (2cm) at hem of sleeve. Embroidered fabric insert on top of sleeve. Deep V shape embroidered fabric insert from across shoulders to waist on centre front of bodice. Fabric insert has embroidered patterns of sun shapes and leaves. Back of bodice has circular embroidered fabric inserts below the shoulders. Embroidered ribbon insert (1.5 cm) around waistline. Skirt has 7.5 cm hem. Above the hem is a border of embroidered triangular shapes (Base 5 cm, Height 30 cm) of sun patterns, vines, leaves and flowers.Centre back opening (25 cm) fastened with silk ribbon ties at neckline and two X one cm buttons and button holes. Dress is unlined. Embroidery cotton is ivory on cream coloured fabric.costume, children's, infant's cream coloured silk dress

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured silk cape with collar and two layers. Semi-circular 180 degrees lined yoke section with round neckline with casing and fold over collar (18 cm). Collar has 9 cm frilled embroidered lace trim with scalloped edges. The cape has two layers both lined with linen fabric. The under layer (110 cm) is edged with 9cm frilled embroidered lace and three horizontal pleats above the hemline. The top layer (52 cm) is edged with 9 cm frilled embroidered lace with a 14 cm panel of embroidered lace across the centre of the cape. The layers create the effect of a long cape with a collar and a shoulder cape. The cape is fastened at the throat with silk fabric ties (8 cm X 50 cm) with fabric frills at the hem.costume, children's, infants cream coloured silk cape

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured silk coat with yoke front and back. Fold over collar (12 cm) with embroidered flowers on the front with embroidered zig zag edging. Round neckline with casing threaded with 1.8 cm patterned silk ribbon. Yoke sections lined with cotton fabric. Long sleeves gathered all shoulders, with embroidered pattern at wrist with 1.7 cm lace trim. Full length front opening with embroidered zig zag edging that continues around hemline of garment. Floral embroidered patterns across the back of the skirt above the hemline, and at the lower corners of the front panels. Front opening fastened with silk ribbon ties at neckline and one X 1.5 cm button at lower edge of yoke. Gathered skirt is unlined.costume, children's, infant's cream coloured silk coat

Clothing. Infant's ivory coloured waisted silk dress. High round neckline with one cm lace trim. Bodice extends to short sleeves with 2.5 cm eyelet lace at hem. Embroidered leaves and vines at centre frfont of bodice. Eyelet lace around waistline (1.5 cm) with gathered skirt. Centre back opening (22 cm) fastened at neck with one press-stud and ribbon tie at waist ( Ribbon missing).costume, children's, infant's ivory coloured silk dress

Clothing. Infant's ivory coloured waisted silk dress. High round neckline with one cm lace trim. Bodice extends to short sleeves with 2.5 cm eyelet lace at hem. Embroidered ribbon bow and flowers at centre front of bodice. Eyelet lace around waistline (1.5 cm) with gathered skirt. Centre back opening (22 cm) fastened at neck with one press-stud and ribbon tie at waist (Ribbon missing).costume, children's, infant's ivory coloured silk dress

Clothing. Infant's ivory coloured cotton night dress.High round neckline with casing and lace frill trim (1.5 cm).Front yoke of broderie lace and horizontal strip of lace at waist with square pattern. Long straight sleeves with casing and 1 cm of broderie lace with scalloped edge. Centre back opening (30 cm) fastened with cotton tape tie through casing at neckline and one button and button hole at waistline.costume, children's, infants ivory coloured nightdress

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured cotton nightdress, with yoke front and back. Lace insert at centre front of yoke (10cm X 10cm). Round neckline with casing. Long sleeves gathered at shoulders with eyelet casing at wrist, and 1cm lace trim at hem. Casing threaded with cotton tape. Skirt gathered at yoke. Skirt has border of 2 X three rows of horizontal pin tucks. Centre back opening (26 cm) fastened with cotton tape tie at neckline and one X1cm button and button hole at centre yoke.costume, children's, infant's cream cotton nightdress

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured cotton nightdress. High round neckline with lace trim and casing with cotton tape. Front yoke of three horizontal strips of lace. Long straight set in sleeve gathered into casing at wrist with 2 cm lace edging. Left sleeve missing. Centre back opening (21 cm). Fastened at neck with cotton tape.costume, children's, infant's cream cotton nightdress

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured cotton nightdress. High round neckline with 1.5 cm lace edge, and casing with .8 cm cotton tape drawstring. Yoke front and back. Casing below yoke. Front yoke has layers oversewn below neckline - three vertical strips of lace. Long straight skirt sections gathered at yoke. Set in sleeves, pleated at wrist with 1.3 cm lace trim. Centre back opening (27 cm) fastened with cotton tape at neckline and 1 X 0ne cm patterned button at lower edge of yoke. Lower edge of skirt has five horizontal pin tucks above the hem.costume, children's, infant's cream cotton nightdress

Empty Brown glass bottle with red screw top and paper label which reads Pease's Pharmacy M.T.Pease & J.G.Lannen 279 Hargreaves Street Bendigo Tel 43 4988. Caution Not to be taken keep out of reach of children. Antiseptic Solution. Chlorhoxidine 0.3% Cetrimide B.P. 3%IS1278 6medicine, pharmacy, bottle

Clothing. Infant's pink linen nightdress. Square neckline trimmed with eyelet lace threaded with pink ribbon, and 1 cm lace frill. Square yoke front and back with horizontal pin tucks and 5 cm lace insert. Yoke at front and back has 5 cm lace frill around edges. Long sleeves, have a pleat at the shoulder, pin tucks and lace insert at elbow. Sleeves are gathered into casing at wrist with 4 cm lace frill at hem. Front of skirt has vertical pin tucks and three lace inserts below the yoke. Skirt has border of zig zag lace insert and horizontal pin tucks above two 13 cm flounces with zig zag lace inserts and lace edges. Centre back opening (35 cm) fastened with four metal press-studs.costume, children's, infant's pink nightdress

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured brushed cotton bonnet. Bonnet embroidered with trailing vines and leaves, flowers and scallop pattern. Edges of bonnet are scalloped with embroidered edges and pleated lace trim (2 cm) silk ribbon rosettes on each corner with silk ribbon ties. Fully lined with silk fabric.costume, children's, infant's cream coloured baby bonnet

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured satin silk bonnet. Back edge trimmed with double layer pleated fabric frill. Front edge trimmed with double sided pleated fabric frill with three layers at front. Rosettes on each corner of pleated fabric with a covered button at the centre. Silk ribbon ties (3.7 cm wide). Fully lined and gathered into back of bonnet with circular covering piece.costume, children's, infant's cream satin silk baby bonnet

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured satin silk bonnet. Embroidered sheaf of flowers on the back of the crown. Back edge trimmed with one cm lace. Front edge of bonnet has two triangular fold back tabs edged with lace. A pleated fabric frill is stitched across the top of the bonnet underneath the stitched down tabs.The front edge of the bonnet is trimmed with a double frill of white silk fabric. A fabric bow is attached at each front corner above satin silk ties (38 cms X 5 cms). Fully lined with silk fabric gathered into centre back. Circular piece of fabric stitched over gathering point.costume, children's, infant's baby bonnet