A Spalding 'Hackett and Alexander' wooden tennis racquet with concave throat, string whipping around shoulders, and grooved octagonal handle. Model name across throat on obverse. Spalding ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Inscription along right side of shaft: AMERICAN GUT. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, Leather, Stringtennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors American Star tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors American Star tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Chris Evert American Star tennis racquet. Shaft features Wilson logo and model name. Butt cap features 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Sticker featuring details of former owner features on right side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Plastic, Ribbontennis

January 30-31 1968. Laminated coloured map of South Vietnam headed "The Tet Offensive". Three flags at the top. North Vietnam Army - Red over blue with yellow star in the middle. American stars & stripes flag. SVA Unit - orange base with purple horizontal stripes through the middle. Reverse is a map of Citadel & Imperial Palace of Peace.The battle for Hue, South Vietnam. January 31 - Feb 21, 1968.tet offensive (1968), north vietnam flag, united states flag, south vietnam flag, the battle for hue, hue

This screen with embroidered and appliqued panels was entered in the First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work 1907, at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne. This landmark exhibition gave women artists and craft workers an opportunity to display their works to a broad audience and gain recognition for the variety and high standard of the works in both traditional and non-traditional fields for women. The embroidery and applique design is based on an original design for a similar object made by British Arts and Crafts Architect and Designer, M.H. Baillie-Scott, which was published in The Studio magazine in the early 1900s,This three-panel draught screen was made by Hilda Leviny in the Arts and Crafts style and entered into the First Exhibition of Women's Work, at the Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne in 1907.Arts and Crafts style three-panel draught screen made from timber(American Oak), linen panels, silk embroidery threads, beaten copper decoration and varnish. The embroidered panels, made by Hilda Leviny, are mounted within the timer framework, depicting a design of birds and trees in the Arts and Crafts style. Pattern Reg. No. 3227.2 and 2503. With copper decoration.hilda leviny, buda, castlemaine, domestic furniture, handcrafts, needlework, art nouveau, 1907, exhibition of women's work, royal exhibition building, woodwork, draught sceen, arts and crafts movement, embroidery and applique

Booknon-fictionFollowing an introduction from the editors of Art-Rite are 12 essays by Judy Chicago discussing feminist art history, academic perspectives, contested issues, projects and exhibitions, and 18 monographs on specific artists, plus two fictional pieces.art history, criticism, gender, contemporary, feminism, joan mitchell, judy chicago, faith ringgold, louise bourgeois, adrian piper, eva hesse, performance

The photographs were taken by the photographic section of the Royal Flying Corps. They are reproduced in this volume in response to a request by the American Ambassador in BerlinBook, cream coloured cardboard cover, black and white photos of six POW facilities in England during WW1pow’s, england, facilities, german

Re. Dr. Ernest F.W. Swan started in ministry in Victoria but went to America to serve a nondenominational church in Piedmont, Oakland.Matte, black and white, head and shoulders, studio portrait of Rev. Dr. Ernest FW Swan.Rev E.F.W Swan MA 1962swan, e.f.w

Ashtray fashioned from the base of an American 76mm shell fired from a tank - Vietnam War. Part of the Cooper Collection.Trench art ashtray made from the base of a 76mm shell. Central post is a remnant of a detonator fuse.Stamped on the base of the ashtray: '76mm ARMD, O,RW175, LOT 6, MF, 1969'. Stamped on Percussion cap on base: 'ERL 43 ^, BE8, 2/1 MF, ^, AG, 9QMY5.70'.cooper collection, souvenir, trench art, vietnam war.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American writer. This is a compilation of his works published a few years before his death.Hardback, 267 p. + 36 p. advertisementsE. K. W. Symons, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria on fly leaf. Bookseller's label "A. B. Scott, second-hand bookseller, Swanston St Melbourne"essays, ralph waldo emerson

Re. Albert H Horton (1887-1942) was a pioneer home missionary in Tasmania and introduced the American “Go to church Sunday” movement.Matte, sepia, head and shoulders, studio portrait of Rev. Albert H. Horton on card."Very gratefully yours Albert H Horton"methodist, horton, ah

Items relate to Reginald Charles ALLARDICE No 418577 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3627.5 for his service history.(.1) Diary entries in a blue Imperial Memo Book ruled. Diary entries start on 12 -8 - to 13 -11 - detailing a round trip Australia - America return, all in blue ink. (.2) Diary, pocket size 1945, black cover with diary in gold colour on front. Writing is in blue ink. Entries are from 18.3.1945 to 31.5.1945 and 16.9.1945 to 1.10.1945.diaries, literary work

Documents from the War in Vietnam 1962 - 197300063.1. Paper application form from medical orderley Sgt. R.Bingley No A3147 American Air Force. Requesting leave in Australia from posting in New Zealand. Form issued by RAAF. Original plus carbon copy. 00063.2. Vietnam War Surrender leaflets. 2 items the same. 00063.3. Same as above, slightly faded on verso left. 00063.4. Paybook

Vietnam conflict.Vietnam conflict00128.1 USA Camouflage jacket 2 chest pockets, black buttons with black buttons down the front. Has Vietnam cloth badge on left shoulder. 00128.2 Medal. Inscribed United States of America (reverse), and Republic of Vietnam service (front) Colours are green, red & yellow. 00128.3 Medal Only inscription, National Defence. Colours, red, white & blue and yellow.

A wooden, transitional flat-top racquet with a laminated convex throat. Decal profile bust image across throat on obverse is of a male North American native. Inscription across right side of stem is largely lost, but originally read: THE BRIDGEPORT GUN IMPLEMENT CO./NEW YORK, U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A Spalding 'Leader' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, handle with fine-grooved faces and deep-grooved sides. Decal of model name, with Native American emblem, feature across throat on obverse. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

Two pages from Harper's Weekly magazine (pp. 873 & 874), unknown issue. The pages feature a section entitled: 'AMATEUR SPORT', including images (from photographs) of seven leading players, and two American championship trophies; and including a results tree from the 1893 Championships at Newport. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboard, Wood, Metal, Adhesive label, Glasstennis

These two important books are part of a series produced in the 1880s but they have widely-different content. One describes the natural history of the Parish of Selborne in the County of Hampshire in England. It was written by the British naturalist and ornithologist, Gilbert White and first published in 1789. Since that time it has been republished over 300 times right up to the present day. It is notable for its charm and simplicity and for its description of a pre-industrial England. The other is by the American author, Walt Whitman, first published in 1871. It is a major work of comparative politics and expounds on the influence of the Louisiana Purchase and the expansion of the American spirit and character. It also denounces the post-Civil War materialism that had spread at that time in America. These books are of interest because of their antiquarian nature but they are mostly of local Warrnambool interest because of their inscriptions. The books belonged to William Hugh McMahon (1862-1936). William McMahon commenced a legal practice in Warrnambool in 1894, firstly in Liebig Street and later in Kepler Street. He was a prominent lawyer in Warrnambool for 30 years and a staunch adherent of the Presbyterian Church. He and his family lived at ‘Glenrye’ at the corner of Ardlie Street and Botanic Road, a site where the St. John of God Hospital was later established. These two accompanying volumes are in the Camelot Series (1887 and 1888). They are hard cover books with red covers and two ornamental patterns on the front cover (stylized urn and fan shapes). The urn pattern is repeated on the spines. ‘The Natural History of Selborne’ has 366 pages (a Preface and Chapters on the Natural History of Selborne, a Naturalist’s Calendar and Observations on Various Branches of Natural History) and ‘Democratic Vistas’ has 175 pages (a Preface and 12 Chapters). The latter has the remains of a label stuck to the front cover. The handwriting on the inside first pages are in black ink.Book One: ‘W.H.McMahon, June 24th 1889, Warrnambool’ Book Two: ‘W.H.McMahon, Sept. 4th 1891, Warrnambool’ gilbert white, english natural history, walt whitman, american politics, william mcmahon, solicitor, warrnambool., warrnambool history

Positive book review of Robert B. Goodman, The Australians, 1966. Photographs by American photographer Robert B. Goodman and text by George Johnston. Book review for the ABCTypewritten (c copy), quarto, 4 pagesgeorge johnston, robert b. goodman, robin boyd, manuscript

This announces the posthumous 1973 Architecture Critic's medal to Robin Boyd by the American Institute of Architects. A very short biography of Robin Boyd is given.Handwritten in pencil Age and date at the topwalsh st library

Replica Australian Tramway Employees Association (Tramways Union) badge. Badge made on a steel/ silver backing with words "Australian Tramway Employees Association" on inner edge of badge with a black background. In centre of badge has the Australian coat of arms with a railway type spoke wheel above the logo and underneath the coat of arms the words "Federated Australia" in a banner. Has a steel ring through a hole in the top of the badge. On the outer edge with red background "Centenary Brisbane General Strike 1912-2012". Badge has a metal clip on the rear. Contained within a plastic envelope, "Centenary Brisbane General Strike" and details of the even printed on a piece of light card. Printed in Association with the book "One American Too Many" - see One American Too Many, Boss Badger and the Brisbane Trams, David Burke, Published Queensland Museum 2012.tramways, trams, unions, badges, atea, employees, brisbane

Rhodonite is a reddish-pink manganese silicate material and often contains iron, magnesium and calcium. It is usually found in metamorphic rocks (rocks which have been altered by heat, pressure or chemical process). It can range in size from tiny to massive. Because of their composition they are not suitable for use in jewellery because they are hard enough. It is quite rare to find, though has been found in Australia, North America, South America and Europe.This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study. This specimen is a palm shaped piece of loellingite within rhodonite. It is mostly reddish-pink coloured, with flecks of light and dark grey. Loellingite is a grey iron arsenide which often forms into crystal shapes. It is mostly found in mesothermal veins (caused by immense heat) with sulfides or in limestone. It is toxic when heated or struck. rhodonite, loellingite, burke museum, beechworth, geological survey of victoria