The hat belonged to Edna Vlassopoulos who with her husband Andrew, had a poultry farm and market garden in the old Westmeadows township and later at Bulla. The hat was purchased to wear at a family wedding.A pink straw hat with a pink silk folded band wrapped above a narrow brim. There is a full-blown pink silk rose which is a trim on the RHS of the crown. There is a band of petersham ribbon inside the crown with black hat elastic fastened on either side.clothing and dress, headwear, female, george evans collection

Given to Daisy May Scales and Arthur Bate for their wedding on 29 - 2 - 1936 by their workmates at the Australian Tesselated Tile Co. in Mitcham. Daisy May Bate died 11 - 7 - 1993'Carlton Ware' Dish in the shape of a leaf - green edges with yellow centre and two tomatoes at point.Carltonware Made in England Trade Markdomestic items, crockery

Turner Collection. Wedding dress of Margaret Jane Morrissey who married James Cahill 31 May 1868 at St. Patricks Church, Kilmore KHS holds original Marriage Certificate. Both early Kilmore families.Brown silk damask dress with cotton lining. Front button fastening. Jacquard striped, bustle back. Tearing at armhole, breakage at hem, frayed binding, frayed black braid trim detached in places, staining on collar, accretion on back, pest webbing. Very fragile.wedding, morrissey, cahill

Remnant Staffordshire porcelain tea set consisting of milk jug, cup, saucers and plates from a tea set presented as a wedding present to Julia Berkery and Michael Taffe at Bungaree in 1893.Unmarked Staffordshire tea set typical of small wedding present for the working classes in the 1890s. This example although a remnant and damaged has a good provenance and remains in the family home with other family wedding presents.Gilder's mark on base of each piece.jug, floral decoration,, bungaree, cup saucer & plate, staffordshire, wedding gift, taffe, present, tea set

Photographs Four Photographs a. Portrait of three men, F. C. Sweeney in the middle; written of the rear is '1st July 1929 Umpire's Assoc. Dinner' b. Photograph of wedding invitation to Owen W Smith to the wedding of Doris Whalebone to Mr, F. C. Sweeney. Sent in December 1928. c. Football Club - player and coach, written on the rear is 'Railways 1st Rate Football Club' and a stamp by F.Harrison Photographer 301 Lyttelton Terrace Bendigo. F. C. Sweeney second from left, front row. d. Three family members, written on back with pencil 'G. Grandparents Garsed Street' (of F. C. Sweeney)photograph, person, fc sweeney

Catalogue card reads, 'Wedding - 1957. Turnbull and Gillespie. Bridesmaids, Nancy Perry, Elinor Turnbull, Groomsmen, Alexander Turnbull, Michael Cotten. Married Church of England, 7th Sept. 1957'. '"Mail" 19/9/57'.

"Brown's self interpreting Bible with numerous notes by the Rev Henry Cooke, DD, LLD. Reedited with additions by the Rev J L Porter DD" Editors preface dated 1873. Mary Hannah William Thomas married John Thomas at Sebastopol Congregation Church. John Brown (1722-1787) was a Scottish weaver who became a Presbyterian minister. Although self-educated, he prepared an annotated Bible, Bible dictionary and concordance, and a metrical version of the Psalms. His self-interpreting Bible appeared first in 1778 in Edinburgh and was reprinted many times. [Source: https://hbu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2018/06/Byrd-Collection-.pdf]Heavy dark brown dimpled leather covered bible with marbled endpapers, gilt page edges and many monochrome plates. The bible has a dedication plate inside the front cover.On spine "BROWN'S BIBLE" Plate: "A GIFT TO MISS MARY HANNAH WILLIAMS ON HER WEDDING DAY JANUARY 14TH, 1891, BY HER OLD SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER TIMOTHY THOMAS. "May the Lord protect her path"mary hannah williams, brown's bible, sebastopol congregational church

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of a man dressed in a suit with a lady dressed in a long summer frock, hat and holding a large bouquet of flowers. They are standing outside the door of a bluestone church, with other people in the background. The man is holding the arm of a small flower girl. The man is Frank Wright and the occasion is a wedding.frank wright, conductor, brass band, blue stone church

Photograph. This is a photo-copy of 11400.751. A black and white photo mounted on cream card. It is from the Wedding of Mrs James Mitchell (nee Ella Nicholls, Bendigo). A floral head-dress holds a long veil, fingerless gloves, and a large round bouquet complement this beautiful silk and lace dress.photograph, person, copy wedding photo of mrs james mitchell, refer research notes included in clothing box 136

Studio photograph of an unknown bridal couple. The woman is wearing a white wedding dress with a long train. She is wearing gloves and an elaborate attachment to the veil on her head. The man has a moustache and is wearing a dark coloured three piece suit, he is half seated on the back of an ornate chair.Bartlett Bros. Sandhurstperson, family, wedding photo, bartlett bros.

This dress was typical of those worn on special 'after 5 pm' occasions eg. dinner dances, weddings, balls. There were many such functions at Mt Beauty and in the Kiewa Valley eg. the Hospital BallThis dress was worn (and possibly made) by Margaret Mc Kendrick (nee Vyner) who lived in Tawonga when growing up. She married Ian Mc Kendrick and they lived in Mt Beauty. She worked as a nurse at the Tawonga & District hospital. Ian worked at the Mt Beauty Post Office. They had 3 children.Pink satin ladies cocktail 'after 5' dress. Sleeveless fitted bodice. Pleated skirt with straight front and back panels. Zip at back is full length. It's jacket has a matching lace, long sleeved, scalloped edge, with 5 covered buttons at the back and 6 press studs.'after 5' dress; ladies clothing; margaret mckendrick; tawonga

This is a register of Application for a Marriage Licenses, dated from 15th of October 1929, to the 7th of September 1941 (although this license has not been dated, the actual wedding is recorded in the marriage register for 1941 to 1947).Each application in the register records the information needed to issue a license under Commonwealth law.marriage, wedding, license, 1929-1941, marriages, dio-marriages, marriage license, melville nagle, ss marana, lillian melar, mariner, williamstown

Purchased in 1968 by Phyl Johnson at Myers. Worn twice by her and then, in 1990, by her mother, Mrs M. Gray at her grand daughter's wedding at Box Hill, St Andrews Presbyterian Church1968 Pale pink pure wool, short sleeved dress. Round neck with zip from neckline to waist. Fully lined in pink polyester fabric. Detail stitching from bustline to waist and continuing across waist line at back. Fitted pink jacket has waist length long sleeve, trimmed with a collar of faux fur. Fastened with three buttons and loops, and has two pockets with detailed stitching. Jacket is fully lined with pink polyester.Merco Dabroncostume, female

Dress worn by Alison Watson at the wedding of Angela and Ewan Costain in 1952. Angela was a teacher at Murtoa Primary School. The outfit which included a bonnet and muff was made by Alice Watson, dressmaker, Murtoa. .1 Back and front of flower girl dress. .2 Bonnet displayed on a velvet covered stand. .3 Photograph of bride and flower girl.3 Inside front presentation folder: Best wishes, - Angela and Ewen (Costain) Flower girl Alison Watson (Jobe) Under photograph, bottom L 1952; bottom R Athol Adams Dandenong flower girl dress, alice watson, alumni

Photo of a girl that lived at Holmbush dressed for her wedding. The bridesmaid may also be a resident of Holmbush. The man in one photo is likely to be another resident. If this bride was the same as in the newspaper article that was in the album, it gives the name of the bride as Lexie Curtin and the bridesmaid as Nora Southern. The groom was Dr John Ferguson who was also a member of Legacy for some years. The wedding was held at St Patrick's Cathedral. Holmbush at 1267 Burke road, was one of the properties that Legacy used for Junior Legatees. It was purchased 1942. In 1957 Holmbush was renamed Blamey House until it was sold in 1977.A compilation of photos of some junior legatees in the Legacy residences.Black and white photo x 4 of bride and bridesmaid at Holmbush and a newspaper clipping pasted to the pages of an album.residences, holmbush, junior legatees

White embroidered nylon. Tiny yoke topped with a Peter Pan collar, edged with gathered fine lace. Puff sleeves - pleated at shoulder, and gathered into a 1.75cm band, edged with fine, gathered lace. Gathered lace and two white ribbon( .5cm wide) bows define the yoke.Skirt 40 cm long, edged with embroidery and scalloped hemline. Two pearl buttons fasten the back of the yoke. Dress has been made to take advantage of the embroidered fabric of the train of Merle's own wedding gown.Merle Houlden made this gown for her first child, Bronwyn, using fabric from the lower tier of the train of her own wedding gown. Bri-nylon sleeveless, and embroidered nylon skirt, edged with fine lace (on the frill of the skirt). Skirt has an 8 cm frill, attached with an embroidered band of ribbon insertion. The ribbon insert is finished with two small .5cm ribbon bows. Both dress and petticoat have been made to take advantage of the embroidered fabric of Merle's own wedding dress train.costume, children's, christening dress

A bedroom set was being made by Copeland & Garrett as a wedding gift for Queen Victoria in 1840. The jug was damaged and so a new set was made. The mold and the rest of the set were destroyed so there could be no duplicates.Very large bedroom basin decorated with Royal Stuart tartan. Has a white base.Underneath - Royal Stuart - Copeland & Garrettbasin copeland-garrett

This dress was typical of those worn on special occasions usually after 5 pm: eg. dinner dances, balls, weddings. There were many such functions at Mt Beauty and the Kiewa Valley eg. the Hospital BallThis dress was worn by Margaret Mc Kendrick (nee Vyner) who lived in Tawonga when growing up. She married Ian McKendrick and they lived in Mt Beauty. She worked as a nurse at the Tawonga and District hospital. They had three children: Linda, Robyn and Boyd. Ian worked at the Mt Beauty Post Office.Metallic brown taffatta cocktail dress with scooped neck front and back. Princess line in one piece with pleated side panels and back from the waist. Bows either side of the A line at front and three bows from the waistline to the bottom of the zip at the back. Capped sleeves. Skirt lined with stiffening.Label: Styled by Camille Lee of Melbourne'after 5' dress; ladies' clothing; margaret mckendrick; tawonga

Suit tailored to fit Vernard G. Williams by tailor in Burwood Victoria in June 1958 for wedding (as bridegroom) on 27/9/1958. Cost Twenty (20) pounds. See NA4140 for tie worn with the suit.Charcoal grey 1958 man's suit with medium width lapels with button hole on left lapel. Single breasted with breast pocket and two bound slit pockets. Lining is blue polished cotton and sleeves cream silk. Trousers are tapered to cuffs with two pleats either side of zipper (silver coloured metal). Change pocket, two side seam pockets & back pockets. Pockets are lined with cotton. See also Tie NA4140 and pink cummberbund NA4129costume, male ceremonial

The pillow case was a part of the wedding dowry of Zofia Mioduszewska. She maid it herself. It was tradition that every young girl had to prepare her own items needed in her new household. Made in 40s. example of embroidery from Podlachiawhite, linen pillow case initials ZG (Zofia Godlewska)craft, podlachia, poland, embroidery, wedding dowry

Simmons Wedding at two story "Oban" built by Edward Simmons and Family 1898. Later called “Mt. Salina” now R.S.L. in Scallan Street Stawell. George Hobbs married Eugenie Simmons in 1900.stawell houses

Gas and Fuel Fashion,Food,Fitness. 5 people on a stage - From Left to Right: Female in black skirt and grey top, man in suit, female in long dark skirt dark top and jacket holding a microphone, female in evening dress, female in a wedding dress. Date and location unknown.event, social, gas & fuel fashion, food, fitness