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Vision Australia
Painting - Artwork, Portrait of George Maxwell, 1990
Framed portrait of George Maxwell who was President of the Association for the Advancement of the Blind 1920-1935. It is part of a series of paintings commissioned by the AFB Board to commemorate the work of past presidents of the organisation. Mr Maxwell is turned slightly away from the viewer, and wears a blue suit, white high collared shirt and a blue tie. George Maxwell was President of Vision Australia from 1920 to 1935. After an early teaching career he studied law, was admitted to the Bar and became one of Victoria’s great criminal lawyers and later a Federal Member of Parliament. He took an interest the welfare of blind people from his student days. A detached retina in 1920 led to total blindness nine years later, which gave him a great empathy for those with a similar affliction. Through his contacts he was also instrumental in obtaining the first voting rights for blind Australians. Up until 1902 blind people were unable to vote if they couldn’t write with a pen. George Maxwell was working at that time at the legal firm of Strongman and Crouch one of the partners, Mr. Crouch, was elected as a member of Parliament. When the Commonwealth Electoral Bill was being drafted, Mr. Crouch has a clause added enabling blind people to vote in Federal elections, constituting a world first. But perhaps his greatest achievement was obtaining the pension for legally blind people. Until 1910 only those who met the age and means test criteria were eligible. With the help of his legal and political friends a bill was passed which granted the pension to all persons over 16 years of age who were unable to work due to physical disability or blindness. Until this time these people had to be supported by their families or go to a benevolent institution. This was a world first and gave to blind and vision impaired people a measure of independence which increased both their self reliance and self esteem. 1 art original in gold/brown frameThe plaque at the base of the painting reads 'Honourable George A Maxwell Q.C. / President 1920-1935 / Association for Advancement of the Blind'.association for the advancement of the blind, george maxwell -
Vision Australia
Text, Newspaper clippings 7 (1969-1970, 1974-1976), 1969-1970, 1974-1976
To keep current with media articles on how vision impaired people, blindness organisations and their activities were reported in the press, books of newspaper cuttings were created. News stories were taken from local, regional and national papers covering a variety subjects. Three loose pages containing articles from 1969-70 are included at the front, whilst at the back are loose 1976 clippings that have not been pasted in.1 brown covered folder with newspaper cuttingsPress clippinsassociation for the blind -
The Dunmoochin Foundation
Gouache Painting, Untitled (Landscape), 1986
Gouache painting of a brown landscape with five trees. Signed (L.r) 'Clifton 25/7/86'.clifton pugh, gouache, painting, landscape, dunmoochin -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Accessory - Men's Tie, 1940
Made by Internee Max Baumann in Camp 13.Hand woven brown wool man's tie.men's ties, max baumann, men's clothing accessory., internment camp hand crafts -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Family History, A Record of the Myers Family, 1983
A record of the Myers family - John and Ann Myers of "Clonmel". Barmah, VictoriaCream cover, brown writing, sketch of Barmahmyers family, clonmel, barmah victoria -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, State Rivers & Water Supply Commission - Permanent Staff 1939 -1944, Temporary Staff 1943
Recording of State Rivers & Water Supply Commission permanent staff 1939-1944 and temporary staff 1943Brown folder, white label, blue writing.irrigation, documents, reports -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Jungle Warfare, 1944
Forwarded by Wally to Miss B. Higgins in 1944.Brown hard covered book, of 208 pages.Jungle Warfare - with the Australian Army in the South West Pacificaif, jungle warfare, australian army in south west pacific -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, Graf von Hardenberg, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour sketch of man in brown/red trousersGraf von Hardenberggraytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour, graf von hardenberg -
Williamstown High School
1980 - Opening invitation
Buff coloured, textured card printed in brown.See jpg for full text.williamstown high school, 1980, library, library opening, invitation -
Williamstown High School
1991 - Letter to school council members
Letter on buff coloured paper, printed in brown.See jpg for full text.williamstown high school, 1991, naming ceremony -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Art Quilt, 2004
Square art quilt with tones of brown and cream.reverse side: Pamela Fitzsimons 2004 / SILK + WOOL DYED WITH EUCALYPTUS LEAVES / HAND STITCHED WITH SILK THREADhandicrafts quilting textile, national wool museum, fitzsimons, ms pamela, geelong, victoria, handicrafts, quilting, textile -
Woods' Farming and Heritage Museum
Fudge Tin
Brown rectangular tin, used to hold fudgeCairns Fudge. Classic Fudge assortment. French Vanilla. Traditional. Soft chewy pieces or mouth water fudge, made to a traditional recipe and using only the finest of ingredients. 400g Net. -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Woven wall hanging
A yarn wall hanging depicting sky, trees and river. Felt houses, a wooden bird and animals or fishes made from beads. Red ribbed paper outlines the picture, which is glued to a hessian covered board. This artwork was created by participants at the Day Centre in Kooyong.Striped artwork attached to brown hessian backingassociation for the blind, day centre -
National Wool Museum
Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic Games Men's Dress Socks
Part of the men's formal uniform for the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic Games.Pair of brown woollen dress socks for men.Australia Salt Lake City 2002fashion, costume, shoes, wool, sport, salt lake city, olympics -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Travel Rug, Albany Woollen Mills, c1960s
Collector says - "I can still recall one of my earliest childhood memories, of my nana's bright aqua shoes against the checks of our family travel rug on summer picnics. Maybe that's when this collection planted its seed in me - 40 years later I start my first blanket collection after stumbling across old Onkaparinga travel rugs. I would go to a vintage market in Collingwood every month and almost always found a good one, amassing enough for the entire household. Everyone had their favourite, even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one just for him." Note from collector-"For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from. " Tan and brown plaid fringed travel rug. Albany Woollen Mill/Travel Rug/All Pure Wool/Emblem: A, Albany blanket, blanket fever, wool, rug, albany, albany woollen mills -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Bottle, c1940's
Turban Coffee Essence Brown glass Bottle stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Loans Book, Municipal Sale Yards, 1961
Dark Green cover Brown Spine and Corners.stawell, government, animal -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Newington & Pleasant Creek Quartz Mining Co. Registration, 1870
Green book with Brown Suede Spine & CornersLetter Bookstawell, mining -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Wheat & Bag Journal Records of Wheat Sold Harvest 1916-1917, 1916 - 1917
Grey-Green Cover, Brown Spine Bound.stawell, agriculture -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Shire of Stawell Cattle Release Book 1930 – 1932, 24/4/1930 - 14/11/1932
Dark Covered Book with Brown Leather SpineCattle Release Cash Book/Stawell Pound Shire of Stawellstawell, animals -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Stawell & District Traders Association. 1913 – 1924 Shared with Mining Company and Hospital Fund Raising, 1913 - 1924
Grey Green Cover. Brown Binding & CornersPages 58 -205stawell -
Hume City Civic Collection
Plaque - Shire of Bulla Plaque
This round Shire of Bulla plaque would have been attached possibly to a lectern by three screws as per the back of the the plaque. Shire of Bulla amalgamated to become part of the City of Hume in 1994. Various council areas in Victoria amalgamated in the early 1990's.A heavy round brown and gold colour plaque.The President Councillors And Ratepayers of the Shire of Bulla 1866shire of bulla, plaques, local government -
Ambulance Victoria Museum
Album, photograph, photographic record of the official opening of the Latrobe Valley District Ambulance Service headquarters, 6 May 1978
opening of ambulance headquarters by Sir Rupert Hamercream coloured photograph album. Brown pages.rupert hamer, i. f. moller, w. a. davis, latrobe valley district ambulance service -
Brimbank City Council
Dog Fees Cash Book, Arnall & Jackson, Dog Fees Cash Book, City of Keilor, 1967
Local historical SignificanceCash Book, Blue covers, Brown Spine -
Ambulance Victoria Museum
AWA Radio Telephone Control ConsoleTelephone, AWA Radio Telephone Control Console, Mid 1980's
In use 1973 (label on back). Probably from regional station or regional station officer's house for after hours call outs. Possibly from suburban station officer's house. Source Chas Martin AHSV curator.Light brown telephone with speaker in front face.CALL SIGN BASE CALL STC REMOTE CONTROL UNIT M1050 -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Booklet
Enemy Forces in two parts - Part 1. Revolutionary, Insurgent & Guerilla Forces, Regular Forces - Part 2Light Brown covered booklet " The Enemy 1964 " -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Jar
Brought to the Ovens Goldfields by Chinese men working in the area in the 19th century. Most likely made in China.Aldo Gios recorded the location of where most pieces in his collection were found. Some maps, drawn by Aldo Gios, also give more detail. This detail is rare as most pieces of broken crockery were discarded and complete items were usually collected with no thought to recording the location where they were found. This object is part of one of the largest collections of Chinese ware found in the Upper Ovens area and the only one recording the location where found.Stoneware short spouted jar. Dark brownchinese, jar, glaze, stoneware -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Jar
Brought to the Ovens Goldfields by Chinese men working in the area in the 19th century. Most likely made in China.Aldo Gios recorded the location of where most pieces in his collection were found. Some maps drawn by Aldo Gios, also give more detail. This detail is rare as most pieces of broken crockery were discarded and complete items were usually collected with no thought to recording the location where they were found. This object is part of one of the largest collections of Chinese ware found in the Upper Ovens area and the only one recording the location where found.Squat, shouldered, food jar. Dark brownchinese, jar, glaze, stoneware -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Jar
Brought to the Ovens Goldfields by Chinese men working in the area in the 19th century. Most likely made in China.Aldo Gios recorded the location of where most pieces in his collection were found. Some maps drawn by Aldo Gios, also give more detail. This detail is rare as most pieces of broken crockery were discarded and complete items were usually collected with no thought to recording the location where they were found. This object is part of one of the largest collections of Chinese ware found in the Upper Ovens area and the only one recording the location where found.Squat, shouldered, food jar. Dark brownchinese, jar, glaze, stoneware -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Jar
Brought to the Ovens Goldfields by Chinese men working in the area in the 19th century. Most likely made in China.Aldo Gios recorded the location of where most pieces in his collection were found. Some maps drawn by Aldo Gios, also give more detail. This detail is rare as most pieces of broken crockery were discarded and complete items were usually collected with no thought to recording the location where they were found. This object is part of one of the largest collections of Chinese ware found in the Upper Ovens area and the only one recording the location where found.Squat, shouldered, food jar. Light brownchinese, jar, glaze, stoneware