Restored kindergarten chair from the Methodist Sunday School in Wandin. (Old ones were sold to the Congregation for 2/6pence each in the 1960's). Purchased by Valmae Gaudion, and stripped of many layers of paint.A small brown wooden kindergarten chair, with four round turned legs, a seat and back support which is joined to the two long side supports with four screws. These supports are also made of turned round wood.chairs, children's furniture, furniture

The Methodist Church Sunday School Anniversary Celebration held at Pinnaroo, South Australia in April 1934.Shield shaped blue and gold enamel lapel badge on a pin."CENTENARY MELBOURNE VICTORIA 1-12-34" "SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHOLARS DEMONSTRATION"

BHS Collection. See Item 8651.1Methodist Sunday School Union of Victoria and Tasmania. Ruby Dowsey of Rowan Street was awarded a credit certificate at the half yearly competitive examination held in April 1909. The certificate is buff in colour with green and gold decoration. A portrait of Rev. John Wesley founder of the Methodist Church at left.sunday school, methodist school, john wesley

Primitive Methodist Sunday School Union. Scholars' examination junior division. This is to certify that Elizabeth Hall of Eaglehawk school passed the half-yearly examination in scripture lessons for May and June 1884, subject: Moses and Exodus. Signed by board of examiners and dated Melbourne August 24th, 1884bendigo, church, primitive methodist

brown hardcover novel with an ornate blue linear design on the front cover and spine and the title Amos Truelove by C.R. Parsons. Author of 'The man with the White Hat', etc. The publisher Kelly is on the spine. 240p.fictionA story of a young woman who comes into a significant inheritance and is met with suitors whom she is not too interested in apart from Amos Truelove. Religious themes throughout.religious stories, friendship stories, romance

A red hardcover novel for boys with the title Air Wreckers by the author Michael D. Gibson written in black lettering with double zigzag lines on the left side of the front cover. The title, author and publisher are written on the spine in black letters. There is a black and white illustration on the frontispiece of men fighting. 222p.fictionA story set in Scotland of young men and their adventures flying monoplanes.aeroplanes fiction, adventure fiction, friendship stories

An antique thick heavy brown covered children's book entitled - The Leisure Hour 1887. The front cover has the title printed in large gold lettering surrounded by black outlined flowers and leaves. It is a bound edition of a collection of British general interest periodicals of the Victorian era. It has a variety of genres of fiction and factual stories, historical and topical. There are black and white illustrations throughout with some large frontispiece ones too. The stained back cover has a bunch of wildflowers printed in black outline. 860p.non-fictionA book of British general interest periodicals of the Victorian era which ran weekly from 1852 - 1905. Each issue mixed multiple genres of fiction, and factual stories, historical and topical. The articles were a mix, including biographies, poetry, essays and fiction. Each issue usually started with a piece of serialised fiction.magazines, fiction books, historical fiction, children's books, non fiction book

177 p. : embossed blue cover, text in goldfictionchildren's fiction, , 'brenda' (georgina castle smith)

A young children's collection of Bible stories with an illustration of a man talking to a mother and her child on the front cover. The title, Little Samuel is printed at the top of the front cover in green text.fictionA collection of bible stories for young children Retold by Catherine Shaw.children's books, bible stories, children's fiction

Large hardcover children's book with coloured illustration spreading the front and back covers of two boys and a dog in a rowboat. The title - Big Budget for Boys is in black lettering on the front and there are black and white illustrations throughout the.18 separate adventure stories.Mr Riseborough's Class 1st Prize Methodist Sabbath School Wandin Yallock Awarded to Lance Sebire for dilegence and attendance. J H Lord Supt. H Blanksby Sec. 31st March 1937children's book, adventure stories, children's fiction

Roll of Honour for Australian Expeditionary Force. Webster St Methodist Church & Sunday School. Frame heavy timber, gabled top. Individual names have been hand written on.memorials-honour boards, military history-service records, church

LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: Golden Square Methodist Church Sunday School 62nd Annual Report (2 Copies) For the year ending September 26th, 1914 Financial Report Included.bendigo, history, churches, golden square methodist church

Group of ladies and children in front of church. Methodist Sunday School Pupils taken around 1910-1912. The superintendent Miss Kelly XX, teacher Alma Tomlinson. Front row Vernon Hill, McLeod, Fred Smith, Eric Phillips.Black & white photographic post card of a group of ladies and children in front of a church. There are 2 copies of the post card, one is an enlargement.Empire Post Card stawell religion

A collection of nursery stories for young children. This book was awarded to Lance Sebire in 1932 for diligent Sunday School attendance.Large hardcover children's nursery book with coloured illustration on the front cover of a small boy and girl in pyjamas and nightie holding toys surrounded by fairies. The title Fireside Tales is in black lettering at the top. The spine has faded title and pubilsher, Shaw. Black and white illustrations throughout with some coloured plates.Kindergarten. Methodist Sabbath School Wandin Yallock 32 days. Awarded to Lance Sebire for 1st Prize of Mrs S. Gaudion's Class. W.J. Sebire Supt. A.J Sebire. Ada Gaudion. Sec. 27.3.1932.children's fiction, young people's fiction, children's books

Small card printed by Frank Every's book & stationary centre, Bendigo. Ornate and flowery edges with a bigger blue flower at bottom right. It reads: Epsom Methodist Sunday School, First prize awarded to Elsie Collins, first girls class. A.E. Jenkin Supt. - R. Sargeant Ser. dated July 15, 1937bendigo, church, epsom methodist

Methodist Sunday School Union of Victoria and Tasmania. President Rev. Wm. Hunt President of conference 1908-09. Ruby Dowsey of Rowan Street was awarded a pass certificate div.3at the half yearly competitive examination held in Oct. 1908. The certificate is buff in colour with blue and gold decoration. A portrait of Rev. W. Hunt at left.sunday school, methodist school, rev. hunt

A vintage early 1800's brown hardcover children's book with the title The Adventures of a Three Guinea Watch printed in gold diagonal letter on the front cover with a black lined illustration of two boys playing with a fob watch sitting inside a large barrel. The spine has the title and RTS symbol for the publisher printed in gold lettering. The back cover has a black lined drawing of a boy reading a book in front of a bookcase with the heading: THE BOYS OWN BOOKSHELF printed in a banner above. There are flowers and butterflies too. The frontispiece illustration depicts a woman and a man with a boy in football clothes talking. It is covered with faded tissue paper. The title page has the title, author, publisher details and the same black lined illustration as is featured on the back cover. Throughout the book are many black lined illustrations. At the back is page of further Books for Boys published by The Religious Tract Society. The author,Talbot Baines Reed wrote school stories for boys. Pp. 226.fictionA vintage early 1800's adventure story for teenage boys with black lined illustrations. A boy is given a watch for his 13th birthday as he goes off to school. The watch narrates his own story as he changes 'owners' and travels to London, a pawn shop, a university, to the seaside, India and back to..... There are strong religious themes throughout.children's books, books, children's stories, adventure stories, teenage stories, boys' stories

‘Eltham Primitive Methodist Sabbath School Presented to William Shillinglaw as his share of the W Thompsons Special Prize For Second best attendance at Sabbath School Equally divided between him and his sister Carrie Sept. 13th 1886’

Green hardcover book for boys, with the title Bretherton Khaki or Field-Grey? by W.F. Morris as well as the publisher Geoffrey Bles printed in black lettering with the symbol of a bird. 319p. 319p.fictionA tale of mystery and identity, first published in 1929 is an account of the brutal conditions at the battlefront in WW1 between English and German soldiers. It is an espionage thriller with a twisting and unusual plot with the English soldier G Bretherton as the main character.war fiction, romance fiction, spies fiction

Angus Comrie was the Brown Hill PolicemanTwo photographs of the Comrie family at Brown Hill. .1) Angus Comrie and sons Murray, Jack, (Angus), Angus, Keith, Thomas, Roy (in front). The Methodist Sunday School Hall, Thompson Street is in the background. .2) Jack, Angus, Thomas, Keith, Murray, Roy in front. Seated: Angus (Snr) and Mary-ellen Comrie at 284 Humffray Street North. comrie, angus comrie, brown hill methodist sunday school hall, 284 humffray street, police, mary-ellen comrie

[a] Original photograph of William Davey descendants. Photocopy of photograph [b] from donor has handwritten caption, 'Methodist Sunday School Picnic', Kangaroo Flats 1898-1899. Five members of family are named, with arrows pointing towards them. Documents [cde] relate to family tree of Davey descendants from 1858. Various members resided in Sandhurst at different times.bendigo, history, church picnic

Photograph of Henry Mitchell (born circa 1851). The Mitchell family lived in Hailes Street, where Henry's father John was murdered in 1862. Henry was the superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School for over 30 years. His life story can be read cf: Advertiser (Hurstbridge), Friday 8 September 1933, page 4.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.henry mitchell, methodist church greensborough

2nd Edition. One of five items relating to the Shillinglaw Family collectionThe book was presented in 1886 to Caroline Shillinglaw. This family were pioneer settlers in the Eltham area.HardcoverThree separate inscriptions on flyleaf: Eltham Primitive Methodist Sabbath School - Presented to Caroline Shillinglaw Sept 13th 1886 written in red ink with horizontal lines through it. Guy Rewell, 15 Luck St. Elhtam Ann Bullen Rm 201shillinglaw family collection

A large red hardcover book with the title Goodnight Stories printed in blue lettering at the top with the publisher, Nelson at the right hand bottom corner. There is a coloured illustration of a young girl holding and feeding a white rabbit with a boy looking on. The spine has the title, a black outline drawing of a girl and the publisher at the bottom. Poems, rhymes and stories are illustrated with black lined illustrations and some coloured plates. 160p.fictionA collection of illustrated stories, nursery rhymes and poems for very young children by assorted authors. It has large print, wear on the front cover, some stains on the back cover, foxing on the edges of the pages. children's fiction., nursery rhymes