front cover green with stylised Kangaroo and Emu on ribbon featuring the words 'The Royal Visit' with southern cross on rear cover.non-fictionqueen elizabeth ii, duke of edinburgh, australia, royal visit

Arts and CraftsVaseovoid form with slender neck, decorated with ruby lustre stamped 'De Morgan Merton Abbey' in oval stamp.william morris, william de morgan, arts and crafts, pottery, lustreware

A William de Morgan rice plate from the Sands End pottery 1893. An associate of William Morris, De Morgan produced a range of pottery including tiles and tile murals and works also for Morris.Arts and Craftswilliam morris, arts and crafts, british pottery, pottery, lustreware,

Created by William de Morgan & Co c.1890 and painted by Charles Passenger this small plate is an example of the Persian Ware produced by De Morgan.Arts & Crafts movement 1880sA stylised duck central surrounded by a carnation pattern.WDE.MORGAN & CO in painted in black with CP all in blue and turquoise concentric circles on verso.charles passenger, pottery, earthenware, arts and crafts, william morris

Six page booklet with two leaves forming illustrated covers. Front cover artwork depicting bishop and clergy at altar, rear cover photograph of St Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne.olympic games, melboourne, catholic, mass, souvenir programme, como park

non-fictionqueen elizabeth 2, house of windsor, duke of edinburgh, royal tour australia 1952,

non-fictionbuilding, australia, home manufacture, commonwealth of australlia

The Ballarat Homecoming celebrations in 1935 were claimed in the local newspaper, The Courier to be 'the greatest pageant organised in any of Victoria's provincial centres'. The celebrations included street stalls, illuminations and carnival rides.A rare survivor of an ephemeral souvenir item from the Back to Ballarat March 9-10th, 1935.Symbols of the City of Ballaarat, a miner, and an agricultural worker set against the rising sun.Stokes Melb stamped to back of badge.ballarat, stokes, 1935, homecoming

non-fictionqueen mother, royal visit, ballarat, 1958

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non-fictionvictorian railways, mildura, souvenir, mildura sunlight, 1960, ballarat, melbourne

tea strainer, tea infuser,

melbourne punch, charles hotham, eureka stockade, ballarat, nicholas chevalier

An example of the furniture manufactured on the goldfields at Ballarat c.1900. Originally the business was established by Emanuel Steinfeld furniture manufacturer and retailer, who settled at Ballarat and in 1856 opened his furniture warehouse. Steinfeld left the Ballarat in 1881 and lived at St Kilda. He left his Ballarat business in the hands of two nephews, Sussman & Kornblum who continued the business in their own name.An example of colonial cabinet making in one of Ballarat's pioneering furniture manufacturing businesses that was founded in the 1850s. Backstamp of Sussman & Kornblum Ballaratballarat, jewish, cabinetmakers

irish, celtic, pokerwork, picture frame, arts and crafts,

burke, st arnaud, donald, photograph, tintype

victorian railways, michael taffe, ballarat, transportation of goods,

non-fictioneureka stockade, centenary, sydney, fellowship of australian writers, mary gilmore

eureka stockade, ballarat, nathan spielvogel

Small 95 page booklet published in 1857 by Fairfax, Melbourne and inscribed by W. D. Lang.non-fictionRev John Dunmore Lang's defence of his son who was imprisoned for his part in the fraud at the Bank of New South Wales Ballarat and Clunes in 1854.drake, lang, rev john dunmore lang, ballarat, clunes, select committee of enquiry

non-fictionolympic games, melbourne, australia, invitation to holld olympic games

19th century iron and nickel plated brass bed formerly in the Catholic Bishop's Palace Ballarat. Originally purchased for the palace in the 1870s and bought at auction to replace similar bedstead that was broken at Hymettus.A recorded piece with history of only two owners, marketed from Ballarat manufacturer and retailer Tunbridge & Sons in the late 19th century.Nickel plated iron & brass three quarter bed. Base stretcher stencil label of Tunbridge & Sons manufacturer Ballarat.On timber matress base/frame stamped Tunbridge & Sons Ballarat.bishops' palace, ballarat, bed, iron furniture,

non-fictionmt pleasant school, ballarat, bicentenary, michael taffe, francis ellis, tree planting

eureka stockade, royal australian mint