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Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.1 No.2 : July 1979
What is Kew Community Care? / p1. What's doing in Kew for July / p1. Hi neighbour [Barrington Street] / p1. Keep the mini-bus running [Kew Community Bus] / p1. Thank you everybody {contributors] / p1. Anyone for Bocce? / p1. Art School for School [Xavier College] / p1. Nominations for [Kew] Council / p1. Kew Historical Society / p2. Limerick of the month / p2. Arts & Crafts at Trinity [Grammar School] / p2. Glad Street Kindergarten / p2. The Copy Shop / p2. Parlez Vous? [Migrant English] / p2. Children's art [Deepdene Primary School] / p2. Save the Children Fund / p2. Morning for S.C.F/ / p2. The 'Widow" is back [Starlight Theatrical Company] / p2 Council News [Council elections, Planning for Melbourne; Energy; Efficiency; Employment; Environment] / p2. Citizens Advice Bureau [Unemployment; Home Savings Grants] / p2.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionWhat is Kew Community Care? / p1. What's doing in Kew for July / p1. Hi neighbour [Barrington Street] / p1. Keep the mini-bus running [Kew Community Bus] / p1. Thank you everybody {contributors] / p1. Anyone for Bocce? / p1. Art School for School [Xavier College] / p1. Nominations for [Kew] Council / p1. Kew Historical Society / p2. Limerick of the month / p2. Arts & Crafts at Trinity [Grammar School] / p2. Glad Street Kindergarten / p2. The Copy Shop / p2. Parlez Vous? [Migrant English] / p2. Children's art [Deepdene Primary School] / p2. Save the Children Fund / p2. Morning for S.C.F/ / p2. The 'Widow" is back [Starlight Theatrical Company] / p2 Council News [Council elections, Planning for Melbourne; Energy; Efficiency; Employment; Environment] / p2. Citizens Advice Bureau [Unemployment; Home Savings Grants] / p2.community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.2 No.6 : November 1980
... . What's doing in Kew for November / p2. Art, Craft & Home Produce ...Kew Voluntary Helpers Building Project Opportunity Shop [Kew Elderly Citizens; Hamer Court] / p1. Kew Philharmonic Society / p2. Kew City Bowmen / p2. Kew Women's Amateur Athletic Club / p2. What's doing in Kew for November / p2. Art, Craft & Home Produce Market [Kew High School] / p3. Fete [St Paul's Church] / p3. 100 years of bowling [Kew Bowling Club] / p3. A famous farm in Kew [William Wade; Belford Farm] / Elizabeth Mackie p3. Scrabble [Kew Scrabble Club] / p3. Primary School Fete [Kew Primary School] / p4. Invitation to an exhibition / p4. Council News [Report on the Development of Hay's Paddock by Landscape Architectural Consultants - Gerner, Sanderson, Faggetter Cheesman; Kew Traffic School] / p4.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionKew Voluntary Helpers Building Project Opportunity Shop [Kew Elderly Citizens; Hamer Court] / p1. Kew Philharmonic Society / p2. Kew City Bowmen / p2. Kew Women's Amateur Athletic Club / p2. What's doing in Kew for November / p2. Art, Craft & Home Produce Market [Kew High School] / p3. Fete [St Paul's Church] / p3. 100 years of bowling [Kew Bowling Club] / p3. A famous farm in Kew [William Wade; Belford Farm] / Elizabeth Mackie p3. Scrabble [Kew Scrabble Club] / p3. Primary School Fete [Kew Primary School] / p4. Invitation to an exhibition / p4. Council News [Report on the Development of Hay's Paddock by Landscape Architectural Consultants - Gerner, Sanderson, Faggetter Cheesman; Kew Traffic School] / p4. community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.2 No.7 : December 1980
... , Craft & Home Produce Market [Kew High School] / p2. Kew Croquet ...Stop Press! / Editor p1. Kew Traffic School / p1.Mobile New Games Trailer / p1. Recreation Programmes [Playcentre; Sports Coaching Kew Tennis Club; Toddler Play Groups; Films] / p1. Art, Craft & Home Produce Market [Kew High School] / p2. Kew Croquet Club / p2. What's doing in Kew for December / p2. For sale - 'Boroondara Place of Shade' [Boroondara General Cemetery] / by Elizabeth Mackie p3. Xmas garbage / p3. Street Party [St Hilary's Church] / p3. Which Way? [Extract - Alice in Wonderland] / p3. Rhymes Without Reason / from David's Joke Book / p3. Kew Junction Development Planning [Background; Public Participation Programme] / p4.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionStop Press! / Editor p1. Kew Traffic School / p1.Mobile New Games Trailer / p1. Recreation Programmes [Playcentre; Sports Coaching Kew Tennis Club; Toddler Play Groups; Films] / p1. Art, Craft & Home Produce Market [Kew High School] / p2. Kew Croquet Club / p2. What's doing in Kew for December / p2. For sale - 'Boroondara Place of Shade' [Boroondara General Cemetery] / by Elizabeth Mackie p3. Xmas garbage / p3. Street Party [St Hilary's Church] / p3. Which Way? [Extract - Alice in Wonderland] / p3. Rhymes Without Reason / from David's Joke Book / p3. Kew Junction Development Planning [Background; Public Participation Programme] / p4. community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.4 No.2 : September 1982
Studley Park Ward Councillors - Cr J. Tutt, Cr R. Sanders, Cr J. O'Brien [City of Kew; Political profiles/ p1. Stolen [instruments; Kew Philharmonic Society] / p1. Deafness Awareness Week / p2. Mediate at home / p2. I.E.C.D. [Short courses; Institute of Early Childhood Development] / p2. What's doing in Kew for September / p2. Native Plant Group / p2. Kew Garden Club / p2. Family & Community Services Programme (F.A.C.S.) [Community Service Grants] / p3. Kew Philharmonic Orchestra / p3. Drop In [Kew Uniting Church] / p3. Come Alive! / p3. Good news for craft workers [Worco Recyclotron] / p3. Caregivers needed [Family Day Care] / p3. Kew Municipal Library / p3. Moderator to visit [Moderator of the Synod of Victoria] / p3. Highbury Grove Kew Uniting Church - History of Church [former Kew Methodist Church] / p4. Centenary concert [Kew Uniting Church] / p4. Mission Spring Fair [Missionary Sisters of St Peter Claver] / p4. Hyde Park Fellowship [Hyde Park Uniting Church] / p4. Uniting Church East Kew / p4.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionStudley Park Ward Councillors - Cr J. Tutt, Cr R. Sanders, Cr J. O'Brien [City of Kew; Political profiles/ p1. Stolen [instruments; Kew Philharmonic Society] / p1. Deafness Awareness Week / p2. Mediate at home / p2. I.E.C.D. [Short courses; Institute of Early Childhood Development] / p2. What's doing in Kew for September / p2. Native Plant Group / p2. Kew Garden Club / p2. Family & Community Services Programme (F.A.C.S.) [Community Service Grants] / p3. Kew Philharmonic Orchestra / p3. Drop In [Kew Uniting Church] / p3. Come Alive! / p3. Good news for craft workers [Worco Recyclotron] / p3. Caregivers needed [Family Day Care] / p3. Kew Municipal Library / p3. Moderator to visit [Moderator of the Synod of Victoria] / p3. Highbury Grove Kew Uniting Church - History of Church [former Kew Methodist Church] / p4. Centenary concert [Kew Uniting Church] / p4. Mission Spring Fair [Missionary Sisters of St Peter Claver] / p4. Hyde Park Fellowship [Hyde Park Uniting Church] / p4. Uniting Church East Kew / p4. community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Headwear - Green Cotton & Yellow Silk Ribbon Smoker's or Lounge Cap, 1860s
The context in which the hat was made and worn assists in establishing its potential historic significance. 'Bailliere's Victorian Gazetteer and Road Guide containing the most recent and accurate information as to every place in the Colony' (1870), describes the village of Vaughan as being located on the road from Daylesford to Castlemaine. In 1870 the Vaughan was deemed to be entirely a gold mining area, gold having been discovered in the district in 1853. Intriguingly the entry in the Gazetteer claims that the electoral division of Vaughan began at the junction of the Middleton Creek and the Loddon River, so perhaps the cap might have belonged to a member of a significant local family. In 1870, Vaughan had a population of about 1000 persons and included almost 300 dwellings. Articles from newspapers, published on Trove refer frequently to a Mr Middleton as a litigant in court cases before the Vaughan Court in the 1860s. By the 1870s, the Mt Alexander Mail, in an article on ‘Mining: The Pioneer Wheel’ describes the success of Mr Middleton and his Middleton’s Reef Gold Quartz Mining Company, which had built the largest water wheel in the Colony. The wheel was 20’ in diameter and 2’ wide. Quartz mining as practiced by companies such as Middleton’s had become necessary after the exhaustion of alluvial quartz mining deposits in the 1860s. So we can probably establish a link between the cap and a significant mining identity in the period in which the article was made. The historical significance of the cap is only one part of the story. Caps such as the Middleton example can also be items of aesthetic significance as they were typically, examples of women’s work, using published patterns in magazines such as the Ladies Home Magazine. While women might follow or adapt a published pattern, their choice of materials reflected what was available locally. The fine hand stitching on this example is evidence of high quality domestic needlework. The maker crafted the cap from five triangular pieces of cotton cloth, each piece lined with a faded yellow net. The net provides some stiffening for the cap and has a functional purpose in that it anchors the hand-stitched, looped design of yellow silk ribbon that decorates the surface of the cap. Gentleman’s smoking (lounging) cap believed to have been made in c.1860-69. The conical hat is made of a dark green cotton fabric embroidered with narrow ribbon of a paler green silk. The unlined rimless hat is made of four pieces of fabric. There is no evidence of the hat at one stage featuring a tassle. The original donation record noted that the cap had been made for, and was worn by, a Mr Middleton, of Vaughan in Central Victoria. Nilhats, smokers hats, men's clothing -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Muriel Pornitz (deceased), Quarry on site of Grovedale Road - James Street Park
The photo is of a painting of the dam formed on land between Grovedale Road and James Street, Surrey Hills. It was painted in 1927 by Miss Muriel Pornitz, an art teacher, who lived in Grovedale Road. The land had been part of Mr James Maling Snr’s property and in the 1880s clay was removed to build houses, including his own located on the corner of Weybridge and James Streets. Maling grazed cattle on this area and used it as a dam. The land was subsequently made into parkland, the quarry / dam having been filled in after several drownings had occurred in the 1920s/1930s. See also SHP94, another copy of the same. Muriel Hedwig Lucy Pornitz lived at 22 Grovedale Road, Surrey Hills. She was born c1894 in Balwyn; died in Kew on 1 December 1982. She was the daughter of Konrad Pornitz (1864-1903) and his wife Charlotte Richardson Gooderidge (1863-1942), known as Tottie, who married in 1890. Konrad Pornitz is listed in the 1892 directory as living in Edgevale Road, Kew and the business Pornitz and Ross at 291 & 293 Little Collins Street, importers and commission merchants. The 1896 directory gives the Kew address as 176 Edgevale Road, Kew, however the business Pornitz and Ross was dissolved on 1st day of October 1892, by mutual agreement. Legal notice advised that: Mr Pornitz will hereafter carry on the business on his own behalf at the same address, under the style "Pornitz and Ross". Muriel is buried in Box Hill Cemetery (B-086-0042) along with Ulrich Horst Holm Pornitz known as Horst or Bon (d 1957) and Edith Olga Pornitz (d 1951), her brother and sister. A further sibling (Konrad b 1891) died in infancy. He is buried with his mother in Boroondara (Kew) Cemetery - C/E A 0366. Konrad died at his home 'Yarran' in Lane Cove Road, North Sydney on 31 October 1903; reported in the Sydney Morning Herald. Buried Gore Hill Cemetery, St Leonards, North Sydney. The headstone reveals he was born in Chemnitz, Saxony in 1863. Muriel was also known as Muriel Pornett. She studied at the South Australian School of Arts & Crafts in 1911 under James Ashton and Fred Britton, and at the Australian School of Etching in Sydney. She was also an illustrator and cartoonist. The photo, and the painting from which it is derived, documents the landscape prior to close settlement and is material to early building and farming in the Surrey Hills area.A black and white photograph of a painting of a landscape of parkland. Two trees are on top of a rise and are reflected at the bottom in water. The signature of the artist is in the bottom right corner: "AUST MP 192" (and the rest is cut off).(miss) muriel pornitz, grovedale road, james street, surrey hills, artists, parks and reserves, (mr) john butler maling, snr, quarry, dam, (miss) muriel hedwig lucy pornitz, box hill cemetery, muriel pornett -
National Wool Museum
Book - Crafts in Wool, Woman's World, c.1950s
Thirty six page book with black and white text and graphics. Front and back cover feature colour graphics, with the front showing a detail of brown and yellow textile with green text. front: [printed] CRAFTS / IN / WOOL / BY JESSE JENKINS / A WOMAN’S WORLD PRODUCTION / 1’3fashion, women, knitting, crochet, home life, patterns -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, AFB Kelaston home photographs taken by Ballarat Courier
Local newspaper photographs taken at the Association for the Blind's Kelaston home in Ballarat. 044 - View of the Kelaston sign and grounds in Howitt Street. 045 - Mr Roy King presented with a plaque in honour of his service. 046 - L to R: Lynne Klien, two residents, Mona Dynon, Laurie Hay (day centre coordinator) upon the occasion of Laurie's retirement. 052 - L to R: Ruby Blake, Don Dunstan (manager of Kelaston) and another nursing home resident. 054 - L to R: unknown, Dianne Kerr, Bob de Little and a visitor look on in the craft room.5 x B/W photographs of Kelaston nursing homeassociation for the blind, kelaston home (ballarat), dianne kerr -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Kelaston 21st birthday celebrations, 1988
In 1988, 21st birthday celebrations were held for Kelaston. 066 - Mrs Patsy Stidwill (housekeeper), Fran Dick (activities organiser), Mrs Hunter (craft instructor) and Chris Davies (receptionist). 068 - Don Dunstan (manager) and Lillian Dethridge (social worker)2 x colour photographs of people at Kelaston 21st birthday celebrationskelaston home (ballarat), patsy stidwill, fran dick, chris davies, don dunstan, lillian dethridge -
Vision Australia
Administrative record - Text, 84th Annual report 1979 Association for the Blind of Victoria, 1979
Articles in annual report include: the opening of the new Craft, Recreation and Activities Centre at Mirridong and Kelaston Community Day Hospital, 60 bed nursing home at Mt Eliza almost nearing completion, waiting for approval for 30 bed nursing ward at Shepparton, block of land secured at Warragul for future day centre, loss of Stan Middleton and retirement of Alex Cook.1 printed volume with illustrationsannual reports, association for the blind -
Vision Australia
Audio - Sound recording, Paterson Hall Story: an oral history told by the people who were there, 2002
Paterson Hall Story is told through the reminiscences of 23 people who played an active part in the life of a popular recreational and entertainment hub from 1929 to 1999. They relate how a simple concrete structure in Glenferrie Road, Kooyong became a 'home away from home' for people who were blind or vision impaired, their families and friends. The hall was originally built as a clubhouse for blind cricketers in 1927, but by 1929 it had been extended to include a social hall and other facilities including a verandah where spectators could watch the cricket. Over the years the hall was used for activities as diverse as square dancing, singing, craft classes, ball games, art and craft shows, drama groups and annual meetings.60 MP3 sound files of oral history interviews and book excerptsNarrated by Maurice Lockie, Bill Charles and Norah Tooheypaterson hall, association for the advancement of the blind, victorian blind cricket association -
Federation University Art Collection
Ceramic - Artwork - Ceramics, Ray Hearn, 'End Game' by Ray Hearn
Dr Ray HEARN (1943- ) Born Stawell, Victoria Ray Hearn graduated from the Ballarat School of Mines Technical Art School with a Diploma of Art (Ceramics) in 1970, followed by an Master of Fine Art from Regina Canada in 1976. He holds a PhD in Anthropology from Northern Territory, Darwin in 2003, with field work, exhibitions and teaching in Thailand since 1996. He has completed his MA in art curatorship from the University of Melbourne, with a thesis on Sidney Nolan and Ned Kelly.From Above and beyond function: Ray Hearn explains the reasons behind his useless ceramics:- "End Game suggests a climax of a tactical and intellectual struggle, in ceramics or chess, but it is also about beginnings and endings, for in chess the king can never be captured--one game ends and the board is reset so the next can begin. I made this piece at the start of my PhD work, acknowledging then that as there were once potters so too there are potters today--and tomorrow. The ceramic pieces were all collected in Tanon Suthep, one of Chiang Mai's streets. The board is a fragment of white tiles from a pharmacy building being remodelled, the bowl is a broken fast food noodle bowl from the ubiquitous street stalls, and the new small blue and white jars purchased from a market stall. Typical of my work, the objects are familiar--they might be just like ones we have at home today, had but threw away only yesterday, or objects we might purchase tomorrow. Clay lives on, and the ceramic 'game' starts again too. As it transpires End Game is about my own work too. All research degrees require an end--a thesis must reach a conclusion, and like a game of chess, start again. The sculptural potential of clay is unlimited, and in theory functional clay wares' aesthetic potential unlimited too, from a classic Song celadon to Arneson's genital encrusted teapots (which I first saw illustrated in Craft Horizons 1971). West Coast funk with its kitschy teapots and cups were vehicles for sculptural objects never meant to be drunk from, and a genre of useless functional wares emerged. Nothing could be more useless in a practical sense than a work of art, especially a painting--yet most craftwork has a passing reference at least to function." ( https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Above+and+beyond+function%3A+Ray+Hearn+explains+the+reasons+behind+his...-a0172598257, accessed 07 February 2018:)ray hearn, ballarat school of mines, ballarat technical art school, alumni, ceramics -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - French Fry Cutter, Nutbrown Products
Since 1932 Nutbrown has been producing crafted kitchen products which were a staple in British homes. Nutbrown continues to be in production today.A vintage manual metal and plastic Chipper and French Fry Cutter with two blue turned wooden handles each side which are attached to folding crossed metal supports joined to a square frame. The frame has 36 small squares with sharp blades on the edges to cut the potatoes A yellow coloured plastic support with raised squares under the cutter holds the potato in place. This is screwed to the metal base. There are pieces of cardboard from the original packaging explaining the use.Underneath the yellow support is stamped: ' A Nutbrown Product Patented Made in England Registered design'.domestic objects, kitchen appliances, kitchen tools, vegetable cutters -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Domestic object - Small crystal mantel clock
This item is from a collection donated by descendants of John Francis Turner of Wodonga. Mr. Turner was born on 6 June 1885. He completed all of his schooling at Scotts Boarding School in Albury, New South Wales. On leaving school, he was employed at Dalgety’s, Albury as an auctioneer. In 1924 John was promoted to Manager of the Wodonga Branch of Dalgety’s. On 15/03/1900 he married Beatrice Neal (born 7/12/1887 and died 7/2/1953) from Collingwood, Victoria. They had 4 daughters – Francis (Nancy), Heather, Jessie and Mary. In 1920, the family moved From Albury to Wodonga, purchasing their family home “Locherbie” at 169 High Street, Wodonga. "Locherbie" still stands in Wodonga in 2022. The collection contains items used by the Turner family during their life in Wodonga. Crystal is a high-quality glass crafted with lead and the more intricate a piece's cuts and stems, the more value it holds for collectors. It became a popular serving option in Australia during the late 19th century and throughout the first half of the 20th century.This item comes from a collection used by a prominent citizen of Wodonga. It is representative of a style of crystal ware items of the early 20th century.A small mantel crystal clock. The central clock face has a plain silver metal surround. The winding mechanism and time adjustment dial and screws are at the back. The face of the clock indicates hours 1 to 12 in larger numbers with smaller numbers 13 to 24 in the relevant corresponding location around the face. Spacing for each minute is marked by a black line. The clock has no identifying marks.crystal ware, domestic items, crystal clocks -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Domestic object - Crystal items
This item is from a collection donated by descendants of John Francis Turner of Wodonga. Mr. Turner was born on 6 June 1885. He completed all of his schooling at Scotts Boarding School in Albury, New South Wales. On leaving school, he was employed at Dalgety’s, Albury as an auctioneer. In 1924 John was promoted to Manager of the Wodonga Branch of Dalgety’s. On 15/03/1900 he married Beatrice Neal (born 7/12/1887 and died 7/2/1953) from Collingwood, Victoria. They had 4 daughters – Francis (Nancy), Heather, Jessie and Mary. In 1920, the family moved from Albury to Wodonga, purchasing their family home “Locherbie” at 169 High Street, Wodonga. "Locherbie" still stands in Wodonga in 2022. The collection contains items used by the Turner family during their life in Wodonga. Crystal is a high-quality glass crafted with lead and the more intricate a piece's cuts and stems, the more value it holds for collectors. It became a popular serving option in Australia during the late 19th century and throughout the first half of the 20th century. This item comes from a collection used by a prominent citizen of Wodonga. It is representative of a style of crystal ware items of the early 20th century.Collection of crystal ware including a basket, salt and pepper shakers, vase, crean jug and a butter dish and knife.crystalware, domestic items -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Hand carved Wooden Bellows, James Ripper, c1900
The fireplace was the main heating source for small houses before 1900, so a bellows to coax a flame from a dying fire was important. They would also be used to keep the fire going in a woodfire oven for cooking. In later cooking ranges, domestic water supply was also heated through the cooking range so bellows helped to maintaing a supply of hot water. These bellows were handcrafted by Mr James Ripper, a great uncle of Mrs. Jean Raper. An item of signifance throughout Australia, bellows were used in homes to coax a domestic fire into flame for heating and cooking purposes. It was probably used in late 19th to early 20th century homes.A set of hand carved wooden bellows. Each side of the bellows was crafted from one piece of timber. The bellows were joined with leather, brass studs and a metal nozzle.bellows, handcragted items, domestic items -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Keesing Photographic Pty Ltd, Fete 1988, 1991
A photo of widows at trading tables in the Clubrooms at Legacy House. It is one of the annual fetes usually held in November. Items for sale included home made food items like relish and jams, and craft items. Legacy House held craft lessons throughout the year and often the items made were sold at the fetes or at a stall outside Legacy House during Legacy Week for fundraising. The lady in red is Billie Sims who has been President of the Widows Club. It is likely to be 1988 due to the photographers reference number meaning 17 November 1988 (ref no. 881117). These regular meetings, fetes and workshops provided important opportunities for widows to meet, socialise and be active.A record of the type of activities Legacy provided for fundraising and as a social outlet for the widows.Colour photo x 2 of widows at Legacy House selling items at trading tables.Stamped on the back with Copyright of the Keesing Photographic Pty Ltd. And hand written reference numbers 881117-5 and 881117-15 in blue pen.widows, activities, fete, widows function -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Ceramic, 1920
Three photos from an album belonging to JB McLean, of his voyage home from World War 1 in 1920 on the Ceramic. The photos show sunken ships, a local craft pulling alongside the Ceramic and the Ceramic from a distance. The Ceramic departed Tillbury, UK 12th March and docked in Freemantle on 27th April 1920 and then went onto Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The Ceramic was a transport vessel built in Belfast in 1913 for the White Star Line to transport frozen produce and apples from Australia to UK. It was taken over by the Australian Government for troop transport in October 1914 and could carry over 3,000 troops. This trip in 1920 there were 1467 on board, there were women and children as well as 439 soldiers returning home, one of whom was John 'Basil' McLean. Was with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Private John Basil McLean, 2nd Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. There was a large collection of postcards so he may have been collecting them as souvenirs. J.B. McLean (Service No. 13824) was from near Maffra, Victoria and enlisted on 22 January 1916. He embarked on 16 December 1916 for Europe. His full war record is available from AWM. He spent time with the Australian Field Artillery (Pack Section). At the end of the war he worked for a year at the A.I.F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the 'Ceramic', arriving Portsea in 1920.A collection of items from John Basil McLean is in the archive. Kept as an indication of what founding legatees experienced in World War One and what they saw on the way home.Sepia photo x 3 taken from onboard the Ceramic glued to black cardboard in an album of photos from 1920.Handwritten under one 'RMS Ceramic 18,500 tons' in white ink.souvenir, world war one, jb mclean, ship, ceramic -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Widows function, Fete 1988, 1988
A photo of widows at trading tables in the Clubrooms at Legacy House. It is one of the annual fetes usually held in November. Items for sale included home made food items like relish and jams, and craft items. Legacy House held craft lessons throughout the year and often the items made were sold at the fetes or at a stall outside Legacy House during Legacy Week for fundraising. The lady second from left is Vera Lang who was on the Widows committee for many years. It is likely to be 1988 due to the photographers reference number meaning 17 November 1988 (ref no. 881117). These regular meetings, fetes and workshops provided important opportunities for widows to meet, socialise and be active.A record of the type of activities Legacy provided as a social outlet for widows and for fundraising. Colour photo x 3 of widows at a trading table at the 1988 fete.Label on the back from Keesing Photographic.widows, fete, activities -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Daddy's Home, 1995
Photograph of a painting by Mrs Fonce Kerr that was donated to Legacy. It was exhibited at the Legacy Widows' Arts and Crafts Exhibition in 1995. The article mentions Mrs Kerr was the ex-President of the Waverley Legacy Widows' Club. 'The picture is titled "Daddy's Home" and depicts the lower half of a serviceman dressed in khaki trousers and combat boots. Hugging his leg is a little girl in a blue dress. Words really don't describe the situation - seeing is better. It is a nostalgic depiction of considerable meaning to all members of our Legacy family - widows, dependents and Legatees. Mrs Kerr has generously presented the picture to Legacy - it will hang in the First Floor Dining Room.' A record of when the painting was given to Legacy.Colour photo x 1 of a painting a girl welcoming her father home and an article about the painting in the Answer.answer, painting -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Furniture - bookcase, crca 1930
This was a small domestic bookcase made by local Ballarat family firm of A. H. Harris in 1920. The firm ceased operating c. 1980. It is stamped at the back with the firm's name and is like several pieces in this 126 year old family home of local origin.A small domestic bookcase with adjustable shelves made by A. H. Harris of Ballarat. The firm was created at Ballarat in 1928 and became notable for making church furniture including the fitting out of St Therese' on Wendouree Pde Ballarat. This is an early small piece made for the home in an Arts and Crafts style.A.H.Harris & Sons.stamped into rear of shelf.bookcase, ballarat, hymettus, taffe, a. h. harris, australian furniture -
Buda Historic Home & Garden Castlemaine
Photograph, Bertha Leviny with her daughters, a grandson and dog, 1906
Photo - Bertha Leviny (seated centre) with five of her daughters L-R: Gertrude, Hilda, Mary (standing), Dorothy and Kate. Her grandson James Leviny is at Bertha's knee. The pet dog is an Australian terrier. Bertha was the wife of noted colonial silversmith and jeweller, Ernest Leviny. Together, they raised a family of ten children in their home Buda, Castlemaine. The five unmarried daughters pursued their interests in various creative pastimes linked with the Arts and Crafts Movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.One of the few photographs of Bertha Leviny and her daughters taken together after the death of Bertha's husband, Ernest, a prominent Australian silversmith. The Leviny daughters were artistic in their own right, following the principles of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Three of the daughters entered works in the 1907 Exhibition of Women's Work held at the Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne.Silver gelatin, toned print. Black and white photograph of a group of six women, a child and a dog. The women are seated on and around a garden bench with the tennis pavilion in the background. All are smiling at the dog which is standing on its back legs in the foreground. The little boy's face is blurred from movement during the exposure.Handwritten in ink (verso): "At Buda 1906"bertha leviny, mary leviny, gertrude leviny, hilda leviny, dorothy leviny, kate leviny, james leviny, australian terrier dog, kodak box brownie camera, edwardian costume, buda, 1906, photograph, portrait, leviny women, castlemaine -
Buda Historic Home & Garden Castlemaine
Artwork, other - Illustration - Poster Design, Australian Exhibition of Womans' Work 1907, 1907
This original poster design was produced as entry in the First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work 1907 in Melbourne. Dorothy Leviny was studying art and design at the Bendigo School of Mines at this time, under the tutelage of Arthur T. Woodward, who was recognised as one of Australia's foremost proponents of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Reference: Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Society (2007): Catalogue. Portrait of an Exhibition. Centenary celebration of the first Australian exhibition of women's work 1907, p. 44.One of the few original poster design entries known to remain in existence from the First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work, Melbourne 1907.Original poster design by (Bertha) Dorothy Leviny for the 'Australian Exhibition of Womans' Work', Melbourne 1907. Watercolour design showing Exhibition Buildings (Carlton) and five women in medieval costume blowing their trumpets with trees in background. Text top: 'Australian Exhibition', bottom 'of Womans' (sic) Work' and lower left corner 'Melbourne/1907/Oct, 23rd to Nov. 30.Lower right-hand of design - Dorothy Leviny's insignia: A 'B' inside a 'D' with and 'L'(bertha) dorothy leviny, first australian women's exhibition, 1907, exhibition building, carlton, australian women's work, watercolour design, poster, arts and crafts movement -
Buda Historic Home & Garden Castlemaine
Domestic furniture, Timber hand-carved boot stool, c1900
The British Arts and Crafts Movement was a major influence on handcrafts made by the Leviny women at Buda. This Movement spread knowledge of craft techniques in the decorative arts and encouraged women to partake in fields that had traditionally been the domain of men, such as metalcraft and woodwork. The Leviny women studied art, design and craft techniques at the Castlemaine School of Mines from the 1890s to the early 1900s and this boot stool, hand-carved by Gertrude, is an example of the influence of the Arts and Crafts Movement on her decorative art. See: Zilles, Lauretta (2010), Buda and the Leviny Family, Castlemaine: Buda Historic Home & Garden Inc.This is a rare example of a unique hand-carved boot stool made in Australia by Gertrude Leviny in the British Arts and Crafts Movement style at the turn of the twentieth century.Timber boot stool, hand-carved by Gertrude Leviny. Made using the 'chip carving' technique, with dragon heads on upright at one end, and plant design in relief on the seat. Timber finish has a blackened effect.'K/40' (Old Registration Number)gertrude leviny, wood carving, arts and crafts movement, buda, castlemaine, dragon's heads, c1900, domestic furniture, castlemaine school of mines -
Buda Historic Home & Garden Castlemaine
Domestic furniture, Arts and Crafts embroidered draught screen, c1900
This screen with embroidered and appliqued panels was entered in the First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work 1907, at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne. This landmark exhibition gave women artists and craft workers an opportunity to display their works to a broad audience and gain recognition for the variety and high standard of the works in both traditional and non-traditional fields for women. The embroidery and applique design is based on an original design for a similar object made by British Arts and Crafts Architect and Designer, M.H. Baillie-Scott, which was published in The Studio magazine in the early 1900s,This three-panel draught screen was made by Hilda Leviny in the Arts and Crafts style and entered into the First Exhibition of Women's Work, at the Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne in 1907.Arts and Crafts style three-panel draught screen made from timber(American Oak), linen panels, silk embroidery threads, beaten copper decoration and varnish. The embroidered panels, made by Hilda Leviny, are mounted within the timer framework, depicting a design of birds and trees in the Arts and Crafts style. Pattern Reg. No. 3227.2 and 2503. With copper decoration.hilda leviny, buda, castlemaine, domestic furniture, handcrafts, needlework, art nouveau, 1907, exhibition of women's work, royal exhibition building, woodwork, draught sceen, arts and crafts movement, embroidery and applique -
Buda Historic Home & Garden Castlemaine
Illustration - Watercolour, Dorothy Leviny, Original Wallpaper Design by Dorothy LEviny, 1906
Original design by Dorothy Leviny, aged 25, while she was a student at the Bendigo School Of Mines under the tutelage of Arthur T. Woodward. Woodward, who had come to Australia from Britain, was a renowned proponent of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Australia during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Dorothy Leviny, along with two of her sisters, entered a number of items in the First Australian Exhibition of Women's Work, Melbourne, 1907, and was awarded second prize for one of her wallpaper designs. Dorothy Leviny was the ninth child born to noted colonial silversmith and jeweller, Ernest Leviny, and his wife, Bertha (nee Hudson).This original wallpaper design by Dorothy Leviny is one of few that remain in existence from the early twentieth century showing the influence of the British Arts and Crafts Movement in Australia.Original wallpaper design made by (Bertha) Dorothy Leviny painted in watercolour. The repetitive floral design consists of pale pink bell-shaped flowers with green stems and leaves. Paper, card, watercolour paint.'D. Leviny /06'.dorothy leviny, watercolour painting, arts and crafts movement, 1906, buda, castlemaine, arthur t woodward, bendigo school of mines, exhibition of womens work 1907, wallpaper design, illustration -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Vase
Clay Vessel (unsigned), made by Anne Sweeney, a local potter, at her Fuller Street, Mitcham home.Bulbous shaped light and dark brown vessel with cream handpainted design.ornaments, mixed media, handcrafts, country crafts -
Federation University Art Collection
Ceramic, Gladys Reynell et al, Blue Bowl By Osrey, 1923
Gladys REYNELL (04/091881 - 16/11/1956) Born Glenelg, South Australia Gladys Reynell was South Australia's first studio potter and the first Australian artist to apply modernist principles to the crafts. For four years she worked from Ballarat. Osrey Pottery Ballarat operated between 1922 and 1926 by Gladys Reynell and George Osborne. The name of the pottery was an acronym formed from their surnames. Gladys Reynell, her sister Emily and brothers Rupert and Carew supported the war effort during World War One. Rupert Reynell was a neurologist who valued handicrafts in the rehabilitation of shell-shocked soldiers. He influenced Gladys and Margaret Rose (Rose) McPherson (later known as Margaret Preston) to learn pottery at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, London, in 1916. Next year a friend sent Gladys some Kangaroo Island clay which excited her: 'I thought then that it could be the most delightful thing on earth to make pots in Australia from virgin clay'. In 1918 Gladys and Rose began teaching pottery to soldiers at Seale Hayne Neurological Hospital, Devon. In September 1919 Gladys Reynell came home in September due to her father's illness. She established the Reynella Pottery and became responsible for all stages of pottery production. Using a seasoned dump of buff-coloured clay from a well at nearby McLaren Vale Gladys Reynell built and fired her own kiln; threw simple, robust forms based on early European folk pottery; and decorated them with designs inspired by both Aboriginal art—one of the earliest to use this as a source. Gladys Reynell decorated her earthenware pottery with the characteristic rich 'Reynella blue' slip. On 14 August 1922 at St Mary's Church, Edwardstown, Gladys married George Samuel Osborne, an ex-serviceman and gardener at Reynella; they had no children. Between 1922 and 1926 they set up Osrey Pottery In Ballarat. Gladys produced pottery for sale at fairs with George as her assistant. She would throw her pots in the street, causing a sensation. In 1926 George contracted lead poisoning from lead in the glazes. They moved to rural Curdievale where Gladys resumed painting and making woodcuts. From 1939 Gladys and George lived in Melbourne. In World War II she worked in the army pay corps, in the Taxation Office, and as a translator of French. Gladys died of cancer on 16 November 1956; her husband scattered her ashes at Reynella. Her ceramics, the work of one of Australia's earliest studio potters, have been avidly collected since the late 1960s and are in most major art galleries. Small blue glazed ceramic bowl incised around the top with a decorative frieze. Incised on the base "(Dam Clay) Ballarat 1923, Osrey"gladys reynell, osrey pottery, blue bowl, incised bowl, australian studio pottery, ceramics, native clay -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Magazine, 24/02/1978 12:00:00 AM
Family Circle Magazine, special cooking features, craft, sewing, needlework, health and beauty, gardening, home companion and family health.Family Circlebooks, magazines -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Work on paper - sketch, Off the New Guinea Coast
One of a series of sketches in 1943 by war artist Geoffrey Mainwaring while covering the war in the Pacific. Mainwaring went on to take charge of the Art department at the School of Mines Ballarat, SMB now Federation University.war, landing craft, mainwaring, ballarat smb, sketch, war in the pacific, new guinea, war artist