Extract from scrapbook of Mrs Jesse Williams. Celebration of the diamond wedding of Fred and Gene Ballantyne. Fred, an architect, was indentured to Walter Burley Griffin. Later buildings included Tintern CEGGS and St Luke's original vicarage. Gene taught mainly at Melbourne CEGGS and Tintern CEGGS and was also District Commissioner for Girl Guides in Boronia.williams, jessie, ballantyne, fred, gene, griffin, walter burley, 'plumstead' terrara road, vermont, st lukes anglican church

Committee formed to organise campaign for 'Popular Girl Competition' in aid of annual appeal for Box Hill and District Hospital, June 1947 including Box Hill, Blackburn, Mitcham, East Burwood and Doncaster. Extract from scrapbook of Mrs Jessie Williams.Committee formed to organise campaign for 'Popular Girl Competition' in aid of annual appeal for Box Hill and District Hospital, June 1947sell, marjorie, cruse, audrey, gepp, nancy, fankhauser, joan, johns, francis, fulton, john, sparks, r.h., williams, jessie, box hill and district hospital, popular girl competition

Red cardboard cylinder with cardboard lid. Printing in blue and white, 'The Big Joy Toy'. Twenty-one wooden rods and 12 red wooden wheels inside. Cylinder also has wording: 'The Big Joy (coloured) Builder', 'Registered', 'The educational toy for girl or boy', 'Hundreds of different moving figures can be built with this toy', 'Windmill a Joy Toys product'; 'Contents - 53 split rods 20 coloured spools 8 windmill blades and a book of directions'.toys, games

A5 size 16 page illustrated pamphlet, a ' Knitting Supplement to the Australian Home Journal; July 1935. Features patterns for a raglan jumper; Toby Wing jumper; Baby's Outfit; Girl' dress - Mavis design; Blue bell dressing Jacket; Man's sock. Sepia printed. Stapled.handcrafts, knitting, documents, pamphlets

The Vermont Girl Guides celebrated their 70th anniversary with a dinner in the Coghlan Centre of St Johns Mitcham. Each guest was given a handkerchief as a souvenir.Blue ladies handkerchief with Girl Guide emblems printed on corner. In cellophane bag.Vermont District 1929 - 1999costume accessories, female

Card with 12 bobby pins attached'Gay Girl Bobby Pins'personal effects-toilet requisites, hairdressing

Laundered 30/10/1999Long white Christening robe with Ayrshire embroidery on a vee shaped bodice front coming to a point at the waist with a small opening under the point. If the baby was a boy the point was left showing an if a girl it was tucked into the opening. Tucking across the front panel. Drawstring at neck.lace and pin tucking down front. Drawstring neckcostume, infants'

Birthday postcard to a grand- daughter with girl and flowers on frontGreetings to Gladys from grandmotherdocuments, cards

Birthday postcard with girl dressed in clown outfitdocuments, cards

Local girl. Margaret Ord local flower farmers. Grew up in BlackburnCream nylon self embroidered flowers on back and cuff also included packet Dents washing powder.dents all nylon made in Hong Kongcostume accessories, glove accessories

Belonged to Margaret ScarlettMargaret Ord, local girl, family of flower growers in Blackburn.Pink plastic doll's purse with metal chain handle.Cheerio. Made in England. Two dogs embossed in front and back.toys, dolls' accessories

The Till CollectionSchool exercise book, in the year of the Coronation (1937), decorated with pictures of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth, with flags of the Union Jack & Australian in background.Alison Till, Senior School. Fitzroy Girls.books, school/educational

Marjorie Watts used the badge as a student at Box Hill Technical Girls Schools in 1940 when she was 12 years old.|The green & cream ribbon were her House Colours (see supplementary file)Oblong shape badge (irregular shape) with blue background edged in a darker blue, with inscription B.H.T.G.S. (Box Hill Technical Girls School) Small rings at each end to attach badge to garment.BHTGS - BRIDGLAND + Kingnumismatics, badges

Collection of Margaret ScarlettThis doll was made by the Erich Dittman Company of Godesberg Mehlem, Germany. The company produced a line of small celluloid plastic dolls called Edi-puppets) between 1948 - 1960. The dolls were typically sold in costume though this one doesn't have original clothes. This doll was probably produced in about 1948-49. It is marked Edi 5/8 GERMANY. They produced girl and boy dolls.Small celluloid doll. Curly hair with blue shoes. Red and white skirt with tulle over skirt. Blue eyes with painted red lips and eyebrows. On the back of the doll are inscribed Edi 5/8 GERMANYEdi 5/8 GERMANYtoys, dolls

Black and white photograph of Mitcham Girl Guides taken beside bus which ran between Vermont and Mitcham in the 1920s. Grandfather of Ray Meagher owned bus service. His uncle Pat at age 14 drove the bus. Mitcham Girl Guide Leader is Mrs Haddy.mitcham guides, mitcham - vermont bus service, meagher, ray, pat, haddy, 'cap'

Black and white Photo of Letitia McGlone ( behind girl in white dress)mcglone, letitia

Black and white photo of Eriksson Children outside Family Home - 17 Junction Road, Nunawading C.1903. Girls are probably Olga and Mary.eriksson, olga, mary, junction road, blackburn north, no. 17.

Coloured photo of House on site of Blackburn Girl Guide Hall (demolished Nov. 1991). House built December 1992 at 1A Clarke Street, Blackburn.girl guides, blackburn district girl guides

Handcrafted by a friend of the Donor, who also smocked baby bottles and little girl's dresses for Georges Department Store, Collins Street, Melbourne.Georges Department Store was a very exclusive and expensive store in Melbourne from the 1880s, and closing in 1995.Book Mark. Embroidered, 16cm x 5cm cream linen Hardanger.handcrafts, embroidery

Handcrafted by a friend of the donor. The friend also made baby clothes and little girls dresses for Georges Department Store, Melbourne from the 1880s until closing in 1995.Cream Linen Book Mark 19cm x 5cm. Embroidered in colours green and brown with the words 'Little Things Mean a Lot'Little Things Mean a Lothandcrafts, embroidery

Unearthing local heritage has won two Year 8 Korowa Anglican Girls School students the state finals in the 'Victorian Heritage' section of the National History Awards. Serrin Smyth and Georgina Blood submitted a video which was one of over 2000 entries from across Victoria. Their chosen subject was in the history challenge topic 'Civic Rights and Responsibilities in our History' was Blood's Cottage in Station Street, Box Hill. The cottage is now 144 years old and is the oldest surviving cottage in Box Hill. Keeping the cottage has, and will definitely have, an impact on society. Cutting from 'Whitehorse Post', 3 September 1997.smyth, serrin, blood, georgina, bloods cottage, box hill

Heatherdale Local Association for Girl Guides: Reports for Annual District Meeting, 11 June 1980.guide groups, heatherdale local association for girl guides