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Kilmore Historical Society
Himalayan Journals, Himalayan Journals or Notes of a Naturalist, Vol. 1 of 2, 1854
Notes of a naturist in Bengal, the Sikkim, and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, etc. Dedicated to Charles Darwin by his affectionate friend, the author.Red/brown cloth-covered hardback book. Embossed design around borders of front and back covers, front cover shows central image in gold colour. Maps and engraved illustrations. Cover worn & stained. Fair condition.Sticker inside front cover, 'Upham & Beet/(late Redwell)/46,New Bond Street'. On 2nd flyleaf '83'. Title page has small cut out section top right corner.kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Kilmore Historical Society
The Gentleman's Magazine, December - May, 1870, Vol. 4, 1870
British monthly magazine for gentlemen.Green-blue marbelled board cover hardback book. Black leather corners, brown leather spine with title written in gilt letters. Binding split through to spine midway through book. 758 pp. Poor condition.Label on front cover, 'Fountain Barber's/23 Collins Street East/ Subscription From One Guinea/Circulating Library'. On flyleaf, '154' underlined/ 050/R 71'. Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp.british magazine, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Kilmore Historical Society
My Very Own Picture Book, c1903
Awarded to Flora McDonald in 1903. Donated to Whitburgh Cottage museum c1982.Board cover with cloth spine, red-stain on front cover and worn corners. Foxing and marks throughout. Loose binding separated from front cover. Black & white illustrations throughout. 84 pp. Poor - fair condition.Page no's marked in pencil at top of each page. Certificate glued to front flyleaf, 'State School 2253/4th Prize/Flora/Awarded to/Flora McDonald/Class 1st/for/1st Home W. 1st Insp./H. Worthington Head Teacher/Decr. 1903'. Inside back cover 'Flora McDonald', handwritten cursive in pencil.flora mcdonald, childrens literature, whitburgh cottage collection -
Kilmore Historical Society
CASSELL'S MAGAZINE, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, Cassell's Magazine - New Series - Vol.2, 1897-1912?
Red-brown marbelled cover with brown leather spine and corners, worn at extremities, gilt writing on spine. Discolouration and foxing. Loose & torn illustration page between pp 202-3. Illus. 416 pp. Fair condition.Front flyleaf, '126' red ink & underlined/Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp. Title page, 'John D. [undecipherable]/4th April 1872' Crossed out.cassell's, british magazine, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Kilmore Historical Society
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, Irvine's Justices of the Peace, 1899
Second Edition.Green cloth-bound hardcover book, worn at extremities, tear in lower spine. Loose hinges back & front, binding loose. Foxing front few pages. Insect damage title page. 692 pp. Fair condition.Front cover, gilt print, stamp, 'Crown Law Department. Victoria./Courts,/Kilmore.'.justices of the peace, kilmore court house library -
Tramway Heritage Centre
Uniform, 1961 to 1975
This uniform was provided to an Irishman who had been sponsered by the M&MTB for travel from Britain to Australia for work as a tram driver, he kept this uniform in mint condition through the years and has never been worn in service.This uniform is significant due to its excellent condition, a rarity for an uniform of it's age.Blue M&MTB uniform. Blue trousers with a red strip up the outside of the leg. Blue jacket with with three pockets, two at waist height, one on left chest, red M&MTB emblems sewn onto the lapels and and three silver buttons with M&MTB logo. Blue overcoat with three pockets, two at waist height, one on left chest, three plain plastic buttons.uniform, mmtb, hawthorn depot, tram, tram uniform, tram driver, melbourne trams -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Pharmacy Dispensing Register, L.J. Thompson, Chemist, Eltham, 21 June 1928-25 October 1929, 1928-1929
Contains a daily record of medicines issued by name/code and to whom but not residence. Last nine pages contain an index of namesHardcover book approx 28 x 12 cm containing 190 pages; front cover loose and damaged (poor condition), rear cover missing; first page torn and first/last few pages suffering water damage with subsequent fading to ink writing though still legible. remaining pages in good condition. Contains a daily record of medicines issued by name/code and to whom but not residence. Last nine pages contain an index of names and pharmacy codes commencing at last page with D; page containing A-C missing.maroondah aqueduct, research (vic.) -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, 16/09/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the incidents/accidents that can occur on a street tramway system - collisions resulting in the rare virtual total demolition of a tram in Ballarat.Black and white photograph of SEC Ballarat No. 20 following the collision with a semi trailer in Victoria St. Ballarat on Sept 16, 1970. See item Reg. No. 1088 for full details and newspaper publication of this photograph. Shows the tram after the event. Has a compulsory stop pole visible in the background of the photograph. Photograph taken by the Ballarat Courier. See also Reg items No. 551 for photo in poor condition, 2788, 2789 for other photographs, 1088 and 1075 for newspaper reports. 2nd copy in good condition, added 29/5/05.On rear stamped in black ink "Ballarat Courier / Press Photograph / - Copyright - ", in bottom left hand corner date stamp in light blue ink "15 Oct. 1970" (date of printing by Courier presumably) and above in pencil "No. 20". 2nd copy has the Courier stamp.trams, tramways, accidents, 20, collision, victoria st., tram 20 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Chemist Prescription Book, 1905 to 1910
This ledger contains a chemist's handwritten prescriptions from 1905 to 1910, giving the date, the name of the client and the prescription contents and measurements. The chemist is unnamed but the clients have Warrnambool names and a loose envelope in the ledger addressed to 'Mr H.F. Sambell' suggests that the chemist business may be that of Sambell and Son in Fairy Street Warrnambool. John Sambell established this business in Fairy Street about 1890. He died in 1906 but his son Herbert had joined the business and it was known as Sambell and Son for many years and later as Sambell, Son ad Granddaughter.This prescription book is of interest as a record of a chemist's prescriptions in the early 20th century and it has considerable research value.This is a ledger of 496 pages . It has a cream-coloured hard board cover with remnants of leather binding on the spine. It has ruled pages, an alphabetical index at the front and handwritten entries in ink. The cover is ragged at the edges and stained but the pages are in good condition.Prescription Bookwarrnambool chemists -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Porthole, Before June 1892, when the Newfield sailed for Brisbane
This porthole frame was recovered from the wreck of the Newfield. The barque Newfield left Liverpool on 1st June 1892 with a cargo of 1850 tons of fine rock salt for Brisbane. About six weeks later the ship ran into very heavy weather approaching the Australian coast. On 28th August at about 9pm her master, Captain George Scott, observed between the heavy squalls the Cape Otway light on the mainland of Victoria, but due apparently to a navigational error (the chronometers were incorrect), he mistook it for Cape Wickham on King Island, some 40 miles south. He altered course to the north expecting to run through the western entrance of Bass Strait, but instead, at about 1:30am, the ship ran aground about about 100 yards from shore, one mile east of Curdies River. The vessel struck heavily three times before grounding on an inner shoal with six feet of water in the holds. The Newfield remained upright on the reef with sails set for a considerable time as the wind slowly ripped the canvas to shreds and the sea battered the hull to pieces. Seventeen men survived the shipwreck but the captain and eight of his crew perished.Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Newfield is significant for its association with the shipwreck Newfield, which is listed on the Victorian Heritage Registry. The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects. The Newfield collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international cargo ship. The Newfield collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its association with the shipwreck.A porthole frame from the wreck of the Newfield. The porthole and glass are missing. It is encrusted, cracked and eroded. There are 8 retaining bolt holes with the remnants of 7 bolts remaining. On the inside are the remains of the hinge flange and the two release screws. Restored, good condition.warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, shipwrecked artefact, 1892, 1893, 28 august 1892, 29 august 1892, barque, curdie's river, newfield, nineteenth century, peter ronald, peterborough, port campbell, porthole, porthole frame, shipwrecks, victorian shipwrecks -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Strainer
Used domestically in food preparation.Local.A small round strainer with original fine holes. Larger holes have been punched in possibly with a nail. Handle is of wood, the rest of metal. Appears to have had a small lug attached to top rim at some time. In fair condition. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Cap Liner, Between 1870 and 1908
This Zinc Cap Porcelain Liner was recovered from the (1908) shipwreck site of the FALLS OF HALLADALE. The purpose of cap liners was to assist with the safe preserving and storage of perishable foodstuffs in an age when refrigeration was generally unavailable. These round, coarse-glass inserts formed part of the screw lids used with the Ball Mason style of canning fruit jars. The liner was placed inside the zinc cap to stop the contents of the jar reacting with the zinc. It prevented the metallic tainting of food as well as the corrosion of the metallic lid. On March 30, 1869, Lewis R Boyd was issued with patent # 88439 for an “Improved Mode of Preventing Corrosion in Metallic Caps”. From the 1870s to the 1950s, large quantities of these liners were produced by a number of glass manufacturing companies. They are consequently difficult to date or identify. “It is assumed that most of the earlier versions of these liners have the name ‘BOYD’S’ or ‘BOYD’ embossed on them. Later versions may or may not have the name included in the lettering”. (http://www.glassbottlemarks.com). Only a few were made of porcelain, the great majority being made first of transparent and later of translucent or opaque glass. The different emblems of triangles, circles, and crosses embossed on the front face of the liners are assumed to signify mould or model types rather than the company that produced them. This particular artefact is one of 14 cap liners that were retrieved from the shipwreck site and are now part of the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village collection. The Maltese Cross and “BOYD’S GENUINE PORCELAIN LINED” lettering are unique to this piece. However, it is evident from the markings and materials of the other cap liners, that they originally formed sets or series. Six are larger (8 mm depth x 85mm diameter), of greenish hue with ground glass texture, and support the raised emblem of a compass needle. Two are medium-sized (75mm diameter) with two raised dots in a central circle and the lettering “Patd. APR 25.82”. This particular cap liner is likely to have also been one of a mass-produced line being imported from America. The iron-hulled sailing ship FALLS OF HALLADALE was a bulk carrier of general cargo en route from New York to Melbourne and Sydney. In her hold, along with 56,763 tiles of unusual beautiful green American slates (roofing tiles), 5,673 coils of barbed wire, 600 stoves, 500 sewing machines, 6500 gallons of oil, 14400 gallons of benzene, and many other manufactured items, were 117 cases of crockery and glassware. The FALLS OF HALLADALE came aground on a reef off the Peterborough headland at 3 am on the morning of the 15th of November, 1908. The captain and 29 crew members all survived, but her valuable cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in1908-09 and 1910. The iron-hulled, four-masted barque, the Falls of Halladale, was a bulk carrier of general cargo. She left New York in August 1908 on her way to Melbourne and Sydney. In her hold, along with 56,763 tiles of unusual beautiful green American slates (roofing tiles), 5,673 coils of barbed wire, 600 stoves, 500 sewing machines, 6500 gallons of oil, 14400 gallons of benzene, and many other manufactured items, were 117 cases of crockery and glassware. Three months later and close to her destination, a navigational error caused the Falls of Halladale to be wrecked on a reef off the Peterborough headland at 3 am on the morning of the 15th of November, 1908. The captain and 29 crew members all survived, but her valuable cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. ABOUT THE ‘FALLS OF HALLADALE’ (1886 - 1908) Built: in1886 by Russell & Co., Greenock shipyards, River Clyde, Scotland, UK. The company was founded in 1870 (or 1873) as a partnership between Joseph Russell (1834-1917), Anderson Rodger and William Todd Lithgow. During the period 1882-92 Russell & Co., they standardised designs, which sped up their building process so much that they were able to build 271 ships over that time. In 1886 they introduced a 3000 ton class of sailing vessel with auxiliary engines and brace halyard winches. In 1890 they broke the world output record. Owner: Falls Line, Wright, Breakenridge & Co, 111 Union Street, Glasgow, Scotland. Configuration: Four masted sailing ship; iron-hulled barque; iron masts, wire rigging, fore & aft lifting bridges. Size: Length 83.87m x Breadth 12.6m x Depth 7.23m, Gross tonnage 2085 ton Wrecked: the night of 14th November 1908, Curdies Inlet, Peterborough south west Victoria Crew: 29 The Falls of Halladale was a four-masted sailing ship built-in 1886 in Glasgow, Scotland, for the long-distance cargo trade and was mostly used for Pacific grain trade. She was owned by Wright, Breakenridge & Co of Glasgow and was one of several Falls Line ships, all of which were named after waterfalls in Scotland. The lines flag was of red, blue and white vertical stripes. The Falls of Halladale had a sturdy construction built to carry maximum cargo and able to maintain full sail in heavy gales, one of the last of the ‘windjammers’ that sailed the Trade Route. She and her sister ship, the Falls of Garry, were the first ships in the world to include fore and aft lifting bridges. Previous to this, heavily loaded vessels could have heavy seas break along the full length of the deck, causing serious injury or even death to those on deck. The new, raised catwalk-type decking allowed the crew to move above the deck stormy conditions. This idea is still used today on the most modern tankers and cargo vessels and has proved to be an important step forward in the safety of men at sea. On 4th August 1908, with new sails, 29 crew, and 2800 tons of cargo, the Falls of Halladale left New York, bound for Melbourne and Sydney via the Cape of Good Hope. The cargo on board was valued at £35,000 and included 56,763 tiles of American slate roofing tiles (roof slates), 5,673 coils of barbed wire, 600 stoves, 500 sewing machines, 6,500 gallons of oil, 14,400 gallons of benzene, plumbing iron, 117 cases of crockery and glassware and many other manufactured items. The Falls of Halladale had been at sail for 102 days when, at 3 am on the night of 14th November 1908, under full sail in calm seas with a six knots breeze behind and misleading fog along the coast, the great vessel rose upon an ocean swell and settled on top of a submerged reef near Peterborough on south-west Victoria’s coast. The ship was jammed on the rocks and began filling with water. The crew launched the two lifeboats and all 29 crew landed safely on the beach over 4 miles away at the Bay of Islands. The postmistress at Peterborough, who kept a watch for vessels in distress, saw the stranding and sent out an alert to the local people. A rescue party went to the aid of the sailors and the Port Campbell rocket crew was dispatched, but the crew had all managed to reach shore safely by the time help arrived. The ship stayed in full sail on the rocky shelf for nearly two months, attracting hundreds of sightseers who watched her slowly disintegrate until the pounding seas and dynamiting by salvagers finally broke her back, and her remains disappeared back into deeper water. The valuable cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. Further salvage operations were made from 1974-1986, during which time 22,000 slate tiles were recovered with the help of 14 oil drums to float them, plus personal artefacts, ship fittings, reams of paper and other items. The Court of Marine Inquiry in Melbourne ruled that the foundering of the ship was entirely due to Captain David Wood Thomson’s navigational error, not too technical failure of the Clyde-built ship. The shipwreck is a popular site for divers, about 300m offshore and in 3 – 15m of water. Some of the original cargo can be seen at the site, including pieces of roof slate and coils of barbed wire. The Falls of Halladale shipwreck is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (No. S255). She was one of the last ships to sail the Trade Routes. She is one of the first vessels to have fore and aft lifting bridges. She is an example of the remains of an International Cargo Ship and also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping industry. The wreck is protected as a Historic Shipwreck under the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976). A circular translucent glass disc in good condition with raised upper case lettering around 8mm rim – “BOYD’S GENUINE PORCELAIN LINED” - and a raised central emblem of a Maltese Cross. On the reverse face in the centre of the disc, there is a raised numeral “3”. falls of halladale, wright, breakenridge & co of glasgow, unusual beautiful green american slates (roofing tiles), warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, zinc cap porcelain liner, boyd’s genuine porcelain lined, glass lid, opaque disc, food preserving, fruit bottling, cap liner, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck artefact, 1908 shipwreck -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONDITION OF SALE
Condition of sale by private contract dated 23rd. March, 1929 between W. H. Moyle and H. A. Wilkinson for land in Epsom Certificate of title Volume 4375, Folio 874926 together with 4-roomed dwelling for the price of 600 poundsorganization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Decorative object - FIGURE HEAD : TUBAL CAIN?
Figurehead. Plaster construction, painted gold. Mythical bearded human head with small horns. Maybe Tubal Cain? Paint in poor condition, turning black. Approx,. 80cm high. Possibly ex Bendigo Masonic Hall (Capital Theatre)cottage, miners -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - INDENTURE DOCUMENT BETWEEN JAMES NORTHCOTT AND WILLIAM ANDERSON
Indenture document, hand written in ink and ruled in red ink, between James Northcott, farmer and William Anderson ' of the same place' for 380 acres at Bullock Creek. Document is in poor condition and folded in four sections. Document dated 1870.rural industry, farm property, indenture northcott and anderson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Town of Port Melbourne Council, Rough Minute Book, 1899
Town of Port Melbourne Council rough minute book from 21 February 1899-1901. Written and typed. Blue and Maroon cover in poor condition Other rough minute books from period catalogued in series 3685 to 3693local government - town of port melbourne, built environment, edward c crockford, town clerks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Card - Desk Blotter, Scumacher Mill Furnishing Works, 1910s - 1940s
Advertising card, possibly a small desk blotter. The Scumacher Mill Furnishing Works provided Roller Mills; centrifugals;purifiers;wheat washers; wheat conditioners; dust collectors; sack cleaners; bag holders; bag hoists; sack sheets. business and traders, scumacher mill furnishing works -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of two people
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in January 1940 and shows the son of the owner of Churchill Island, Ted Jenkins, with his carer and subsequent owner of the property, Margaret CampbellSepia photograph white narrow white border of two people in front of Rogers Cottage, with the woman standing behind the man in the wheelchair with a blanket on his legs. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, ted jenkins, margaret campbell -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of group
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in January 1940 and shows the owner of the island and his son, Harry and Ted Jenkins, along with Geoff Trythall and Gordon Grant.Sepia photograph white narrow white border of group of four people gathered around the vegetable garden, sitting on the ground or on stumps among the fruit trees Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, harry jenkins, ted jenkins, geoff trythall, gordon grant -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of man and pony
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows the son of the owner of Churchill Island - Ted Jenkins - and 'Dido', the small Shetland pony.Sepia photograph white narrow white border of a man in a wheelchair gently holding the nose of a small pony, with another person standing at the extreme left of frame. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, ted jenkins, dido -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of Churchill Island
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken by Captain Patterson from Australian National Airlines in January 1940 and shows an aerial view of Churchill Island and Phillip Island as viewed from the north.Sepia photograph with white border showing Churchill Island and Phillip Island as seen from the air. A dark line obscures the frame in the top left of the image. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, aerial -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of people swimming in the water
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows three people swimming off the old jetty on Churchill Island.Black and white photograph of three people: one standing on a jetty, and two in the water. Taken from the shoreline with a small bush in the foreground, and treeline visible in the background. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, swimming -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of Amess House
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows Amess House as it was in the 1940s.Black and white photograph with a white border of Amess House, with the Norfolk Pine and the cannon visible. There is a large mark/discolouration obscuring the right/bottom third of the photograph. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, amess house, norfolk pine, cannon -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of woman and dog
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows Sister Margaret Campbell - Ted Jenkins' carer and eventual owner of Churchill Island.Sepia photograph with white border showing a squatting woman petting a multicoloured terrier. The pair stand beside a pile of vegetables, and Rogers Cottage is visible in the background. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, margaret campbell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RESIDENCE AREAS REGISTER SANDHURST: VOLUME 16, 1894 - 1899
Book: Residence Areas Register: Volume 16. Volume has no cover, spine is in poor condition, bound by white tape to contain pages. Blue lined pages, appears to be complete. October 5, 1894 to January 4,1899. 804 pagesplace, sandhurst, residence areas register, land sales, residents -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Charles Craig, mid 1950's
Photograph of ex Geelong No. 6 with destination of Eastern Park turning from Aphrasia St into Pakington St Geelong. Shows the condition of the trackwork and the road surface. Tram ex Newtown. Two prints held - one large and one small. trams, tramways, geelong, newtown, aphrasia st, pakington st, tram 6 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Certificate, Clyde Croft, "Certificate of Incorporation", oct. 1973
Photocopy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Limited, issued on the 4th October 1973 by the Assistant Registrar of Companies under the Victorian Companies Act. 1961. Has the seals of the BTPS and the Victorian Registrar of Companies stamped on it. In poor condition.tramways, trams, btps, companies act, incorporation -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing, Black Silk Taffeta & Guipure Lace Pelerine, 1890s
The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.Late Victorian black silk taffeta cape featuring extensive use of high quality guipure lace on the front and at the back. While the lace is in excellent condition, there is extensive splitting of the silk fabric. The cape was owned by one of the donor's maternal ancestors.capes, women's clothing, australian fashion, victorian fashion, costumes, micky ashton -
Kilmore Historical Society
Burlesques, 1869
Novels by eminent hands. Jeam's Diary. Adventures of Major Gahagan. A Legend of the Rhine. Rebecca and Rowena. The History of the next French Revolution. Cox's Diary. Short stories by W.M. Thackaray.Green cloth-covered hardcover book with gold decoration to front, spine and rear. Faded and marked spine, wear to cover edges and top & bottom of spine. Moderate foxing to pages. Rear cover detaching. 448 pp. Fair condition.P.1 '341', crossed out. Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp. Title page '29'.adult fiction, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Kilmore Historical Society
Holy Bible, Unknown
Red-brown cloth-bound hardcover book. Worn at corners and top and bottom of spine, faded. Cover detaching from body, loose binding. Some evidence of insect damage to corners of front pages. 1266 pp. Fair condition.Nil.holy bible