This plate belonged to the Franklin-Hunter family of Grimshaw Street Greensborough. Mr W. J. Franklin took over the news agency from Mr Leggo in 1924. Plates of similar type were advertised in 1903 and 1904. Refer to The Ballarat Star Friday 19 June 1903, page 6 and The Age Saturday 9 April 1904, page 1.Plate from early 20th century.Octagonal china plate with fluted edge and illustration of mill. Cream glaze with worn gilt around edge, illustration in brown tones.franklin family, hunter family, plates.

This item would have been used as a salt container and would have been part of a dinner set. This would have been used for special occasions . It is in good condition and is a good example of this type salt storage jar. As this has a brown willow pattern instead of the usual blue it makes this make this salt despenser rare item.This has social and historical significance as it shows what items families used for special dinner occasions. It is the only one our collection and therefore will have good interpretation value for exhibitions . Small Ceramic jar with brown willow Chinese pattern. Copper hinged lid with recess for spoon. The spoon is required to dispense the mustard.ceramic, copper, chinese, table items, kitchen, domestic, mustard, willow pattern

A silk scroll with [Chinese?] characters/calligraphy painted on it. It also has patterned fabric on it. Th scroll is stored in a gold fabric box.scroll, silk, chinese, gold box, chinese characters, calligraphy

Yellow and red boxed book of Chinese paper cuttings in red paper. The cuttings have a plastic page covering each one. chinese paper cutting, book, shandong institute of business and technology, chinese book, souvenir

Collection of Chinese currency notes(1 yuan, 2 er yuan, 10 fen, 50 fen, 1 yi jiao)ephemera, general

Bisque china bobble head ornament, possibly tooth pick holder, in shape of small boy with pot between his legs.ornaments, ceramic, figurine

Parasol, cream linen with embroidered floral design in shades of gold, wooden handle with two silk tassels, china handle with flowers.costume accessories, female, parasol

Pink and white china vessel, part of wash set, fluted rim and decorations in relief on body. Used for holding tooth brushes.domestic equipment, ablutions, teeth

Chinese Ancestral Shrines in Victoria 44 pages with black & white and colour photographs Produced by Friends of the Bendigo Cemeteries Inc. 2011Carol Holsworthchinese, chinese-goldfields-cemeteries

Hand painted china candle stick with handle, decorated with flowers in shades of blue, pink, lemon and green with gold around rim.lighting, candle, bedroom

Small china doll with Bisque finish. Moveable arms, painted face and hair with blue ribbon. Home made satin dress.toys, dolls, nursery

Small china lustre vase with two containers in shape of flowers on top of leaves with a small Cherub on top in tones of blue and green.ornaments, ceramic, vase, di517

White china vegetable tureen, part of dinner set, decorated with flowers and vines in green, lid with handle & bowl with 2 handles.Tokio 1790 K&Co B Late Mayersdomestic equipment, table setting, tureen

White china gravy boat/jug with flower and vine decoration in green, striped handle & serrated rim, part dinner set.Tokio 1790 K&Co B Late Mayersdomestic equipment, table setting, jug

Two white china side plates with floral decoration in shades of green, mauve & pink, with embossed pattern around scalloped edges.domestic equipment, food consumption, plates

Four white china side plates decorated with sprays of pink roses and green leaves, crimped edges with gilding around rim.Sovereign Pottery Johnson Made in Australiadomestic equipment, food consumption, plates

Ratwhiskers and Me, a powerful tale of survival on the goldfields. Published by Walker books, 159 pages, a story of Chinese on the goldfields, signed by the author.Lorraine Marwoodbook, chinese, chinese, goldfields.

White china teapot with lid and rubber drip free spout end, decorated with blue banding and flowers of red, yellow and blue.Made in Japandomestic equipment, food consumption, teapot

Four large wall hangings joined depicted the Trung Sisters on Elephants defeating the Chinese Rule over 2,000 years agomother of pearl, wall hanging

White china moustache cup with hand-painted floral decoration. Gild-painted line on rim, around insert and base of cup.moustache cup

Large china tureen/vegetable dish on four legs. Lid has handle with hole for ladle. Brown pattern on white backgrounddomestic items, crockery

Colour photograph of a view through a blast hole made through basalt at Hepburn by Chinese Miners to divert the Jim Crow Creek.blowhole, hepburn, chinese, jim crow creek

Black pottery urn made in Jinshan China. The urn featues a dragon design etched on the bowl and two high curved handles.

Ceramic plate painted by Jinshan peasant artists. Featuring a colourful winter scene. Presented to SGSC on visit to China during the 1990s

Cream china jam dish with lid, floral design in shades of pink & blue, green band around bottom & green handles.domestic equipment, containers, jam