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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MALONE COLLECTION: GREETING CARD, 1916
Malone Collection. Greeting card. Card with a bunch of flowers in the centre with a tree behind and three small blue & pink birds sitting on a branch. Blue sky. White under the flowers With Happiness (gold print) be yours from day to day. (In blue print).Blue & gold border. Given to Miss Malone from some of her students.Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltdperson, individual, greeting card, malone collection, greeting card -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Sewing Machine, 1880s
Black machine transverse shuttle Serial No. 496547, with gold and some coloured decorations. Decorations include blue and red bird and silver angels. Machine on wooden base and with wooden cover, both with inlaid decorations. Cover also has turned corner decorations. Cover can be locked to base. 'D' Syst 182.|S No. 496547'Superba' Plate with series of numbers. Card in box inscribed 'Wertheim German made machine in 1880'domestic items, sewing, textile machinery -
Lions Club of Maldon Inc.
Photograph, Maldon Brass Band
Year Unknown. BACK ROW: John Jones, ? , Bill Kay, Bill Hayes, Bill Cook, Jim Huish, Alan Hayes, ? , Robin Ralph, ? , Eric Desmond MIDDLE ROW: Jack Boxter, Peter Jones, Bernard Desmond?, Jim McKnight, Arthur Cox, Bill Woodlock, ? , Les Merlo, Charlie Bird FRONT ROW: ? -
Brighton Historical Society
Skirt, late-nineteenth century & 1950s
This skirt belonged to Olga Black, a long-time Brighton resident. The linen used for the skirt were woven by Olga's great-grandmother Efstathia in the late-nineteenth century with flax grown on the island of Ithaca. In the 1950s, Olga made the fabric into a skirt, embellishing it with hand embroidery. Olga Maria Black was born in Melbourne in 1930, the daughter of Ithacan migrants Constantine and Toula Mavrokefalos. Constantine first emigrated to Australia in 1902, returning to Greece circa 1912-13 to serve his home country in the Balkan Wars. Toula's family had left Ithaca for Romania when she was only six months old, but she happened to be visiting the island at the very time that Constantine arrived, fresh from the war. Within three weeks they were married, and when Constantine returned to Melbourne in 1914 his new bride came with him. Constantine had trained as an accountant, but his qualifications were not recognised in Australia. Changing his surname to the Anglicised "Black", he started off working in his older brother Dionysios's cafés before going into business on his own. In 1917 he opened the Paris Residential Café at 54-56 Swanston Street, which offered both dining and accommodation. The business saw some years of success, but did not survive the Great Depression. Constantine died in 1944. Olga's mother Toula learned to sew as a child, while growing up in the Romanian village of Brila. She developed her skills making lace and embroidering items for her trousseau. Some of the linen she embroidered had been woven from flax on Ithaca by her own grandmother, Efstathia. During the Depression, when money was scarce, Toula embroidered at home, doing work for a factory in Flinders Lane. Using a cotton reel, a threepence and a sixpence she created and embroidered designs on hundreds of blouses. Olga spent her preschool days sitting at the table where her mother worked. Toula would involve Olga by allowing her to help choose the colour combinations. Toula lived with Olga in Brighton until her death in 1976. Olga inherited her mother's sewing skills. She re-invented some of Toula’s trousseau nightdresses and skilfully altered other clothing, making dresses which she wore around Brighton for many years.Ankle-length full cream linen skirt with multi-coloured cross stitch embroidery featuring mountains, birds and trees. Fullness is pleated into wide waist band. Left side opening. The fabric widths have been whipped together by hand probably at the time the cloth was woven in the late-nineteenth century. The skirt is machine stitched.skirt, linen, hand woven, embroidery, ithaca, migration, greek diaspora, olga black -
Mont De Lancey
Tin, Swallow & Ariell, Ltd
Biscuit tin: late 19th century Swallow & Ariell operated continuously in Port Melbourne from 1858 to 1991. The former Swallow & Ariell’s factory buildings, now The Anchorage, continue to add interest and pleasure along Stokes, Rouse and Princes Streets. Thomas Swallow, born in Reading, travelled to California and Ballarat before setting up a business making ships biscuits in Port Melbourne. His business partner Ariell died in 1877. He then went into partnership with Frederick Derham, his son in law. Company farms around Shepparton provided much of its wheat, and after 1889 most was ground into flour on the Port Melbourne premises. For the year ending 1 May 1920, the factory used 51 tons of butter, 2,740 eggs and produced more than 66 lines of biscuits. They also made puddings, elaborate cakes and ice cream. S & A was a significant employer – locally referred to as S & A College. At the height of the South African war it employed 1900 workers but even in 1991 it employed 450 people.Pink and brown clover-shaped ornamental biscuit tin decorated with pictures of a girl (central panel), 2 dogs (lower section), 2 rabbits (upper left-side panel) and 2 birds (upper right-hand panel. It has floral designs around the outer edges of both the tin and the lid which is hinged at the top of the tin.Inside the lid: "Swallow & Ariell, Ltd. Biscuit Manufacturers, Port Melbourne. Prizes received at all international & inter-colonial exhibitions"biscuit tins, tins -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, A Souvenir of Warrnambool
A collection of 20 photographs which shows different aspects of Warrnambool. In 1896 Joseph Jordan was given exclusive rights to produce a souvenir booklet for the 1896-97 Warrnambool Industrial and Arts Exhibition. The Jordan studio sold many publications such as albums, which featured local scenes, as well as postcards, and greeting cards for different occasions and portraits The Jordan studio was a significant photographic studio in Warrnambool. They produced a large volume of work which is a useful record of scenes of the Western District and Warrnambool. This Souvenir booklet was a memento of an important event in Warrnambool. The advertisements also provide a record of people in business at that time.Pale green light card cover with dark blue text and illustrations which consist of title in the middle of cover with floral border along bottom with drawing of bird inset in floral picture at the top. The contents consist of 18 illustrations and a number of advertisements. One loose page with same text as book and advertisement for R. F. Kennedy chemistPublished by J Jordan Warrnambool.j jordan, jordan photographers, warrnambool, jordan photographs, warrnambool souvenir -
Orbost & District Historical Society
ledger, H. James & Co, 1900-1957
This ledger was used initially by H. James & Co., Shipping and General Commission agents in Orbost in the late 19th century and early 20th century. It was then used by James and Bird, Auctioneers and Estate Agents.Henry James (1860-1932) was a well-known identity in the Orbost district. He was a stock agent and auctioneer who helped to establish the seed bean industry in Orbost. He was the second secretary of the Snowy River Shipping Co. as well as a shire councillor and prominent member of MUIOOF. John Bird was an auctioneer and estate agent,A large handwritten ledger with blue/green cloth covers. It has brown suede corner pieces and a suede spine. The end pages are marbled as are the page edges.james-henry orbost-history bird-john -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Equipment - Bird Respirator Mark 7A with C.I.G. 'Ventviva' ventilator
The Bird ventilator Mark 7 is driven by medical compressed air or oxygen. It is not suited for anaesthesia unless using a special anaesthesia assistor controller attachment, which is essentially a “bag in a bottle” device.Apparatus attached to four castor stand with attached white wall connecting tubing.anaesthesia attachment, bag in a bottle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: NATURE NOTES
Shiny black covered exercise book with hand written notes and ink illustrations, titled Nature Notes. Initials in the front J.C. 9/10/40. Written index in the front. Items mentioned are: The Dahlia, The peach, The Pear, The Cosmos, The Bathurst Burr, Autumn Leaves, Jonquil, Roots, The Wattle, Orange, An Insect, Mantis, Magpie, Mosquito, Termites, Jackass, Spider, Earth-worm, Violet, Cape-weed, Iceland Poppy, Beaks of Birds, Feet of Birds, The Snail, The Rose, Emperor Gum Moth, The Bee and the Chrysanthemum. From Page 101 on Observations in Nature. Book also includes the loose printed notes pasted to orange card titled Air, Evaporation and Smells and Growing Chrysalis. Some Nature Notes in the form of a diary at the back of the book.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - nature notes, observations in nature -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph - Portrait, Arthur & Son, photographers, Miss Carmichael, 1878
Miss Eva Carmichael, the subject of the photograph, was one of only two survivors from the wreck of the Loch Ard, wrecked on Mutton Bird Island near Port Campbell, Victoria, on June 1st, 1878..The photograph holds great significance for its connection to Eva Carmichael, one of two survivors from the wreck of the Loch Ard. It is also significant for its connection to the Loch Ard, one of the most tragic shipwrecks in Victoria's coastline and listed on the Historic Shipwreck Register.Photographic portrait mounted on brown cardboard of Miss Eva Carmichael. Miss Carmichael is standing near an upholstered chair and rests wth both hands upon a masonry pillar. Behind her is a balustrade in the classic style common to that period. The background consists of a large tree giving the impression of a garden setting. It was produced at the studio of Arthur & Son, Mount Gambier, 1878. Inscriptions handwritten below the photograph. Handwritten in white "Miss Carmichael" Stamped "Arthur & Son / MOUNT GAMBIER"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, photograph, shipwreck loch ard, eva carmichael, portrait, arthur & son, mount gambier, loch ard, shipwreck, mutton bird island -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Programme - Programme - Wallacedale Racing Club Picnic, 1914, Hamilton Spectator, Apr-14
Formerly from the Bower Bird Museum collection in Heywood. Wallacedale is in western Victorian 28km sw of Hamilton. It was created by draining the Condah Swamp. After WWII the population declined and in the 1970s the school closed.Four page cardboard programme for the Wallacedale Racing Club's Picnic Meeting on April 18, 1914. Printing in black. Pages held together with sellotape.wallacedale, condah, condah swamp -
Phillip Island Conservation Society Inc.
Work on paper - PICS scrap book 1, article 1, "Points about Penguins", 20/11/1920
Description by author of a visit to rookeries of the Little Penguin at the Point Grant end of Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia, during nesting season, 1920. Includes one photograph of 4 penguins. The author, Tom Tregallis, refers to the birds as moulting, but this takes place in March-April, so the article must have been written at that time, before its publication in November, 1920. Or Tregallis was mistaken in thinking some of the birds were moulting, as they do not go to sea during the moult. Tregallis also describes the penguin rookery at the Little Nobby and Shelly Beach nearby.Few accounts of the Little Penguin rookeries on Phillip Island during the 1920s exist in publicly accessible form, so this is a valuable description of the physical area, the numbers of penguins there at the time, feral animals such as foxes, cats and rabbits, perceived behaviour of these animals at the time.Photocopy of Magazine or Newspaper cutting, black and white/greyscale print, 10 paragraphs. Article includes single greyscale photo of four penguins. Photocopy has darker shading towards top and bottom of image.little penguins, phillip island, nobbies, penguin rookeries, penguin moult, tom tregallis -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Australasian Darter, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
An Australasian Darter is a waterbird with a distinctive long straight neck and a sharp bill. This feature has resulted in this bird sometimes being called the "snakebird" . This specimen is a slim bird with pale grey to white colouring. This colouring identifies this particular specimen as female. The Australasian Darter is commonly located around waterways in freshwater or brackish wetlands more than 0.5m deep. The Darter will perch on fallen trees and branches near the water and holds its wings out to the sides in an effort to dry them. The Noongar people of southwestern Australia called this bird "mimal". It has also been called the New Holland darter or the New Holland devil-bird. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum and the National Museum of Victoria, as well as individuals such amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.An Australasian Darter with a large, slim body and grey to white colouring. This specimen has a long snake-like neck and webbed feet. It has large powerful wings positioned flat against the rear of its body. The eyes are made of glass and are a pale yellow colour which is similar in colour to the long and sharp bill.Paper label: "154 New Holland Darter"taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, darter, bird, australasian darter -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Bryant West et al
... birds ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of nest and eggs of a White Ibislocal history, photography, photographs, natural history - birds, coloured photograph, birds, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Bryant West
... birds ...One of a collection of Over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of two young Ibis standing on nestlocal history, photography, photographs, natural history - birds, coloured photograph, birds, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Bryant West
... birds ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of four Black Swan Cygnets in nestlocal history, photography, photographs, natural history - birds, coloured photograph, birds, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Bryant West
... birds ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of baby Swan emerging from egglocal history, photography, photographs, natural history - birds, coloured photograph, birds, john jenner, bryant west -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Digital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, Corellas in Flight at Newlyn, c2010, c2010
... birds ...Colour photograph of hundreds of corellas at Newlyn.farm, farming, midland highway, newlyn, flock, corellas, birds, flight -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photograph, Lisa Gervasoni, Cape Bridgewater, c2015
... birds ...cape bridgewater, geology, ocean, coastal, landscape, seascape, birds, waves -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photograph, Lisa Gervasoni, Cape Bridgewater, c2015
... birds ...Colour photograph of Cape Bridgewater taken in the side mirror of a car.cape bridgewater, geology, ocean, coastal, landscape, seascape, birds, waves -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Red-Winged Blackbird, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
The red-winged blackbird is native to North America. They live in a verity of places from southern Alaska at its northern most point, to the Yucatan peninsula in the south and covers the greater part of the continent reaching from the Pacific coast of California and Canada to the eastern seaboard. Populations that are most northerly migrate south after the mating season, but some of the populations in the central and western United States, Central America and the Gulf Coast are resident year-round. In the breeding season, Red-winged blackbirds are found in a range of fresh and saltwater environments, including in small trees and bushes along marshes and watercourses, in agricultural areas and dry meadows. During migration, they can be found in, pastures, prairies and cultivated fields. They are polygamous. The Red-winged blackbirds are known for their scarlet and yellow shoulder patches but on this specimen are rather dull and the feathers are not as glossy black as they are in other images. It is mounted accurately but the feathers appear to be ruffled. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.The Red-Winged Blackbird is one of the most common birds in North America and is the most boldly coloured one. The males are glossy-black with shoulder patches of scarlet and yellow which they are able to puff up or hide according to their level of confidence. Females look like a big, dark sparrow, being a subdued, streaky brown. The colouring of this particular specimen identifies it as male.[torn] page 58 / Tag: A. 4423taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, american birds, north america, red-winged blackbird, red-winged starling, migratory, alaska, canada, saltwater -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, US Army, Survival, 1986
Item in the collection re Craig Triffett. Refer Cat No 5997.5 for his service details.This is a paperback book. Front cover has grey background. In the centre are images of palm trees, bear, birds, desert and oceans. A Red sun is at top of page. At bottom of front page is USA distribution regulations. It has 16 plus chapters on how to survive plus Annexes A-G. It has written text, numerous diagrams, and colour photos of plants and snakes.book, survival -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Cloth Badge, Nucolorvue Productions Pty Ltd, n.d
3 - Cloth badges, shield shaped, white sky, black birds, black lettering; blue sea, black and white sail boat; green grass and Norfolk pines, white lettering, black backing; black embroidery on badge. b and c are in clear cellophane packets, attached to black card with maker's details. Identifying numbers 6145 a, b, cFront: 'PORTLAND' - black 'VICTORIA' - white -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PORTRAIT OF A MAN
Small waist length portrait of a man. He is wearing a jacket, shirt and a waistcoat which buttons to the neck. He has a white tie? He also has a beard. The photo has a blue border and the photographer's name printed in blue. On the back, printed in blue, is the photographer's name and address, some decorative work with a crown at the top and a bird on each side.J. W. Burrows, next Commercial Hotel, Pall Mall, Sandhurstphotograph, portrait, male, portrait of a man, j w burrows -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MALONE COLLECTION: GREETING CARDS, Dec 29th 70 (1870)
Document. Greeting Cards. Small, single white card with patterned edges. Embossed border with sprays of leaves & flowers in each corner. Inside this is an oval with an embossed border. Inside the oval is a small red banner with 'Happy New Year' printed in red. At each side and below is green holly with red berries. In the centre behind is a small red & black bird.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting - watercolour - copy, South Africa from Ferry
Painted by George RosenkranzThe watercolour has a thin black border around it, a 1 cm brown paper frame, a 4cm plus white mat and framed in a brown wooden frame. Picture is a view looking down into a valley with a pointed top mountain in the centre of the picture. Blue skies with a bird flying in right side. front of mountain are a couple of trees, rocks, grass and plants.george rosenkranz, south africa -
South Gippsland Shire Council
Paper Cuts, Chinese Paper Cuts, 24/05/1993
Set of five paper cuts made at the Jinshan Peasant Academy in China. Three different designs. Cut from red paper the cuts feature designs of flowers and birds. Contained in a cardboard folder with Chinese writing and the date in black ink on the inside of back page. Hand written on front of folder is "MR WU - DIRECTOR JINSHAN PEASANT ACADEMY" -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RANDALL COLLECTION: CASTLEMAINE CHARITIES CARNIVAL, PEOPLE'S PATRIOTIC PAGEANT, 1 January 1015
Event, Castlemaine Charities Carnival, People's Patriotic Pageant, January 1st 1915, Procession, Jumping, Sports, Bazaar and Art Union.The Patriotic raffle First prize- Five- seater 20 h.p. Ford Motor Car, Second prize Red Bird Bicycle, Third prize - Suit or Costume, Fourth prize- Tea Set, tickets 1/-Leader Print, Castlemaineevent, charitable, castlemaine charities carnival -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Souvenir, Ashtray, Kew City Bowmen
A round plated metal dish with 3 equally spaced indentations for cigarettes and a Kew City Bowmen enamelled badge attached. The badge has a flapping bird standing on a four ringed target enamelled in white, navy blue, green and red rings, a bow superimposed surrounded by Kew City Bowman with 2 crossed arrows below on a mauve blue background.Kew City Bowmankew city bowmen, archery, hays paddock - kew east (vic) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Grace Tabulo at 'Fairyland', c.1960
'Fairyland' at 57 Malmsbury Street, Kew - the home and garden of Jim and Grace Tabulo - was a major local, state and international tourist attraction from the 1940s to the mid 1960s. The Kew Historical Society's collection contains original photographs, visitor books and items that were once displayed in the house by the Tabulos. Grace Tabulo died in 1973 and is buried with her husband Jim in the Boroondara General Cemetery (PRES B 1973). Following her death at the age of 88, the house was sold and its contents distributed. The cottage is now a private residence.The 'Fairyland' collection is of local and statewide significance, as a varied and comprehensive record of this major Melbourne tourist attraction.Large, original black and white print positive of the owner of 'Fairyland' Grace Tabulo, with two visiting children who watch a pet myna bird take food from Mrs Tabulo's mouth. The room, like the rest of the house (and garden) includes numerous mementos and decorative items. While there is no marking to the reverse, it may be that this photo was professionally taken by a press photographer.Nilgrace tabulo, fairyland, 57 malmsbury street