The Mitcham Chess Club was established in 1970 and disbanded Dec-1976. The Nunawading Chess Club reformed from Mitcham Club Jan-1977 and disbanded permanently in 1998. It operated from The Avenue Neighbourhood House, Blackburn.Wooden rectangular box sitting on rectangular base. The box contains two timing windup clocks used to time chess games. Two starter knobs on top. Metal label on top marked 'Olympia'. Metal clock faces with yellow background with brass coloured numbers and hands. Each clock has a red arrow on top. Back has brass circles with wind up mechanism; left hand side has knob to adjust time but not right clock.'Olympia' and repaired 8/83 Mitcham Chess Clubhorology, clocks, toys, games

Displayed at Mitcham R.S.L.|Dedicated to R.S.L. by Jan Robertson in memory of Gunner T.J. Smyth VX27997Melbourne - Shrine of RemembranceBark picture of the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance by Jan Robertson in memory of Gunner T.J. Smyth VX27997. Framed in a light brown wooden fame edged with gold. On back states : Original Bark Picture made with Melaleuca trees stating 'Shrine of Remembrance' by Jan Robertson 3/15 Harrison Street Mitcham, 3132. Art in Bark Assn., Vic Branch, 109 Kooyong Road, Blackburn. Yellow tag : Jan Robertson. In memory of Gunner T.J. Smyth VX27997.handcrafts, country crafts

A 'Wonder' wooden tennis racquet with solid concave throat and octagonal handle with fine grooves. Plastic reinforcecments on shoulders, leather end wrap and butt cloth. Model name printed across throat on obverse: WONDER. Retailer details printed across throat on reverse: R.H. MACY & CO. INC./NEW YORK. Letters BEHR carve into handle on reverse. Letters EL burned into handle on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, Gut, Leather, Plastic, Clothtennis

Wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 inch head. 'AUSTRALASIAN' model, as inscribed across top of racquet head on obverse. Inscription across neck of obverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO./NEW YORK. Company monogram across neck of reverse, and stamped on leather butt cap: L&C/TRADEMARK. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with the numbers '247' and '14' punched in. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden racquet, unstrung. Inscription across the throat and stem of obverse, and below an image of a black bat: THE BAT/SPECIAL/MASTER/MODEL. Inscription across the throat and stem of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO./NEW YORK/THE BAT. Inscription along left side of stem: CUSTOM BUILT. Partial inscription across right side of stem: [R]HYTH[MIC]/BALANC[ED]. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, Metal, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A wooden racquet. Inscription across throat of obverse reads: NARRAGANSETT/SIXTY. Company trademark across throat of reverse: NARRAGANSETT MACHINE CO./.../"LIVE-WOOD"/.../PROVIDENCE, R.I. Company logo 'NMCO STANDARD' is stamped in gold onto brown leather butt cap, but is obscured by sticker advertising original gut string supplier. The handle features a bound, white cloth grip. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, Metal, String, Nylon, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden, open throat racquet. Inscription across base of head of obverse reads: SIXTY. Inscription across base of head of reverse: NARRAGANSETT. Company trademark across stem of obverse: NARRAGANSETT MACHINE CO./.../"LIVE-WOOD"/.../PAWTUCKET, R.I. Company logo 'NMCO STANDARD' is stamped in brown onto curry-coloured, cloth butt cover. The handle features a bound, light brown, soft leather grip. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, String, Gut, Cloth, Plastictennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat. Inscription across throat on obverse: DRIVER. Red and yellow Reach 'baseball' trademark features on throat on reverse. Manufacturing details feature across right side of stem: A.J. REACH COMPANY/MAKERS/PHILADELPHIA, PA., U.S.A. Handwritten inscription along stem on obverse: J.B. FERGUSON. Initials across right side of handle: J B F. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Paint, Leather, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat, and bulbous handle butt. The throat on obverse features the decal inscription: PRINCESS. The throat on reverse features the decal logo, in gold, red and black, of a dog above a diamond device. Inscription within and below device: D & M/.../SPORTING GOODS/MADE IN/U.S.A. Inscription along left side of stem: MADE BY THE DRAPER-MAYNARD COMPANY/PLYMOUTH, N.H. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Gut, String, Plastic, Painttennis

Demonstrates how tramway crew and Inspectors uniforms were to be worn during the summer and winter. Yields information about the actual uniforms themselves.Black and white historic photograph downloaded from a picture resource website within a decorative frame. Printed with an inkjet printer. Titled "Horse drawn passing St Andrews church Sturt St Ballarat, circa: 1895" Shows a horse drawn tram ascending Sturt St on the north side and St Andrews church. Note the wooden fence, the two boys on the footpath, and the telephone/telegraph poles. The Town Hall tower can be seen in the background. Original photo from a postcard?trams, tramways, sturt st, st andrews kirk, horse tram

‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ was an exhibition that toured to 10 Australian and 11 New Zealand public galleries in 1979 and 1980. The touring exhibition comprised 221 objects of traditional Japanese packaging which extended from ceramics, wood and paper to woven fibre containers. At the conclusion of the tour, The Japan Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council donated the vast majority of the exhibition to the Ararat Gallery for its permanent collection. Combining the natural qualities of bamboo, paper and straw with delicate craftsmanship, these unique objects express Japanese aesthetics as applied through fibre crafts. In Japan, the qualities and traits of natural materials are exploited rather than hidden. The texture of straw, the septa of bamboo are not concealed but lovingly incorporated into the whole. In 1979 Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’ wrote: “In no way self-conscious or assertive, these wrappings have an artless and obedient air that greatly moves the modern viewer. They are whispered evidence of the Japanese ability to create beauty from the simplest products of nature. They also teach us that wisdom and feeling are especially important in packaging because these qualities, or the lack of them, are almost immediately apparent. What is the use of a package if it shows no feeling?” The descriptions of the featured objects were written by Hideyuki Oka, curator of ‘The Art of the Japanese Package’, 1979. Gift of the Japan-Australia Foundation and the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1981An elegant wooden box, fashioned in the style of boxes used for gifts to the emperor some eight or nine centuries ago, is filled with a Kyoto confection called Gion Chigo Mochi. The Gion is one of Kyoto's entertainment districts, chigo are children dressed in ceremonial Buddhist costume for one of the city's numerous festivals, and mochi are cakes of steamed and pounded rice. The name of the confection derives from the style of the bamboo-sheath wrapping, which suggests the figure of a chigo. - Professor Hideyuki Oka, curator.japanese art, japanese packaging, tsutsumi, gift giving

A wooden racquet featuring the decal inscription, along the throat on the obverse: BIG BILL TILDEN JUNIOR. Throat on reverse features red, gold and black decal of company logo, with the inscription 'CHAMPIONSHIP' across a ribbon situated in front of a tennis trophy, within a quartered shield. Butt cover features gold impressed inscriiption: HIGH [QUAL]ITY/J [C] H[IG]GINS/.../SPO[RTING G]OODS. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat, green-marbled, clear plastic shoulder supports, white and black whipping, and grooved handle. Inscription along the throat on obverse: SUPREME. Manufacturer's mark, featured on throat on reverse, comprises of the letter 'M' at the centre of a circular, banded shield. Inscription: N.J. MAGNAN CORP./NORTH ATTLEBORO,MASS,U.S.A. Manufacturer's details also feature across left side of stem. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Plastictennis

A wooden racquet, partially painted white,with red rubber gripped handle. Inscription across the throat on obverse, accompanied by an emblem of a male tennis player: EXPE[RT]. Manufacturer's emblem, featured on throat on reverse, comprises of text box framed by a ribboned wreath below, and a spread eagle above. Inscription: N.J. MAGNAN/CORP./NORTH ATTLEBORO/MASS. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Rubbertennis

A wooden racquet, partially painted white, with red leather-gripped handle. Inscription across the throat on obverse, accompanied by a crest and scroll device: ARISTOCRAT. Manufacturer's details across throat of reverse: EST. 1904/MAGNAN/RACKET CORP./N. ATTLEBORO/MASS. Black "dymo" tape adhered to left side of stem features the name DENNIS WALKER. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Adhesive labeltennis

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. Hand carved name along stem on obverse: LOLA DEVALE. Decal inscription across crown on obverse is illegible. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet with blue, red, green, and yellow whipping, green end wrap and butt cover ,twine stringing with distinct sweet-spot, and a grooved handle. Inscription across throat of obverse: BEVERLY HILLS. Decal trademark featured across throat on reverse, comprising of an encircled racquet presented behind two ribbon devices. Inscription: C.L.GODFREY/THE PEAK/OF QUALITY/TRADE MARK/PAWTUCKET,/R.I. Materials: Wood, Twine, String, Ink, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet with blue, red, green, and yellow whipping, green end wrap and butt cover, twine stringing with distinct sweet-spot, and a grooved handle. Inscription across throat of obverse: BEVERLY HILLS. Decal trademark featured across throat on reverse, comprising of an encircled racquet presented behind two ribbon devices. Inscription: C.L.GODFREY/THE PEAK/OF QUALITY/TRADE MARK/PAWTUCKET,/R.I. Materials: Wood, Twine, String, Ink, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A concave, wooden racquet, with white cloth-taped shoulders, fine plastic string whipping, blue cloth collar, and a medium-depth grooved handle. Decal across throat on obverse: THE/ELTHAM. Inscription stamped along right side of handle: SLAZENGERS LTD/MADE IN ENGLAND. Inscription along left side: LAURENCE POUNTNEY HILL/LONDON. E.C.4. Butt cover contains maintenance instructions. Materials: Wood, Gut, Plastic, Cloth tape, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet with enamel-painted shoulders, throat, and stem, and leather handle grip with trefoil perforations. Amongst a blue and green background are a number of decals advertising Slazenger, the quality of the racquet, and the retailer. Decals across base of head and throat on obverse: SLAZENGERS/BEAUFORT/CUSTOM STRUNG/DAWSON'S/SPORTING GOODS/SAN FRANCISCO. Decal on throat on reverse: SLAZENGERS/CHOICE OF/THE CHAMPIONS. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Ink, Paint, String, Glue, Lacquertennis

A green, yellow and brown enamel painted wooden racquet with fibreglass strip around outside of head. Inscription, from head to handle, on both sides: CHALLENGE/OC/OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP BY SLAZENGER/SMOOTH. Inscription along right side of stem: EXCLUSIVELY CHOSEN BY THE WINNERS OF THE WORLD'S MAJOR FOUR TITLES/& WORLD PROFESSIONAL STARS * KEN ROSEWALL * JOHN NEWCOMBE. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Ribbon, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tape, Fibreglasstennis

A wooden racquet (.1), with Slazenger-brand handle grip, and black and silver butt cap, featuring Slazenger logo and black panther emblem. Emblem also features across throat and stem, on both sides. Inscription across the base of the head, on both sides: SLAZENGER. racquet is accompanied by a gold, black and white racquet head cover (.2). Materials: Wood, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Ribbon, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tape, Synthetic material, Metal, Bambootennis

A wooden racquet (1), with a white throat, and fibreglass reinforcing. Slazenger logo and black panther emblem features across the stem, on both sides, and on the butt cover. Emblem also features across the throat. Inscription, from head to stem, on both sides: SLAZENGER/FIBRE/ARMOURED/TOURNAMENT. Racquet is accompanied by a red and white racquet head cover (2). Materials: Wood, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Ribbon, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tape, Synthetic material, Metal, Clothtennis

A wooden racquet with laminated concave throat, cloth tape shoulder reinforcements, with whipping, and deep grooved handle grip. Inscription across and along throat on obverse: DRIVA/WILLIAMS & CO. PARIS. Inscription across butt cover, in French: WILLIAMS & CO/1. RUE CAUMARTIN/PARIS/A GARDER SOUS PRESSE. Across throat on reverse is name and outlets of Swiss retailer, Och Freres. Materials: Wood, Gut, Cloth tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Metal, Nylontennis

A Spalding 'Lakeside no.5' model tennis racquet, featuring concave throat & fine-grooved octagonal wooden handle. Has string whipping and plastic reinforcements around shoulders. Plastic reinforcement around shaft too. Also has a leather end wrap and leather butt cloth. Model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Logo also printed on butt cloth. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Leather, Plastictennis

A wooden tennis racquet with hide supports, blue and gold string whipping, and a leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Inscription along throat and shaft on obverse: SUPER/WINNER/BANCROFT. Inscription across throat, on reverse (now removed): F.J. BANCROFT/.../PAWTUCKET/R.I. U.S.A./... Original decal trademark comprises of an eagle grasping a tennis racquet, in front of the Globe, with motto: USED/THE WORLD OVER. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, String, Cloth, Hidetennis

A wooden chest (.1) containing badminton and lawn tennis equipment, specifically: net posts (.2 - .3, two parts each); tennis net (.4); and, a badminton net (.5). A colour lithographic print, by Cahrles Hart, displaying mixed doubles playing on a lawn, with a small pavillion & large house in the background, features on the inside of the lid. Inscription across litho.: HORSMAN'S/CELEBRATED/LAWN TENNIS/... Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Rope, Cloth, Ink, Cord, Papertennis

A wooden chest (.1) containing tennis equipment, specifically: a brochure (.2); net posts (.3 - .4, 2 parts each); centre net stick (.5); tennis ball (.6). Inscription across the top of a colour lithographic print, adhered to the inside of lid: HORSMAN'S LAWN TENNIS. Three unrelated tennis racquets (TA 2009.345 - .347) are also contained in the tennis set chest. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Ink, Paper, Felt, Paint, Rubber, Gluetennis

Block puzzle set. Contains 35 wood blocks covered with printed paper that can be arranged to make 6 different scenes. Housed in custom wooden box with hinge lid. Hinge is cloth tape. Box also contains five picture guide cards (sixth picture guide appears on box lid). Complete set. Small swinging metal hook as box closure device. Materials: Cardboard, Paper, Ink, Wood, Glue, Cloth tape, Metaltennis

The 2 cannons in the gardens were acquired by Mr Arthur Brookes, popularly known as 'Empire Brookes'. They were from a British vessel used during the Crimean War and were originally placed in the grounds of the Guildford Road Recreation Oval. The Dimmick Gateway was erected in 1950 by the citizens of Camberwell in memory of Cr William Dimmick, JP, Mayor of Camberwell, 1935-1936 and a Councillor from 1934-1947. There is a photo of him in Mayoral robes in the City of Boroondara Library Service collection. Cr Dimmick was commonly called Roy.Black and white photo of the Dimmick Gateway in Surrey Gardens. The gateway is built as if it was designed to have a fence attached but there is none. There are 2 tall central pillars and an arched bridge to 2 smaller pillars. It appears to be constructed from a variegated slate material. There is a light on the top of each of the tall pillars and also a plaque. To the RHS of the photo is part of the Surrey Shrine, skirted by 2 cypress trees. A canon and the Memorial Cross can be seen between the gateway pillars and to the LHS of the photo the wooden bandstand can be seen.dimmick gateway, surrey gardens, surrey shrine, boer war, bandstand, parks and reserves, cr william dimmick, roy dimmick