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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageTextile - Bolster Sham, Eliza Towns, Late 19th century to early 20th century
... decorative trim. Most beds during the late 19th and early 20th...Late 19th century to early 20th century... of the needlework skills of women in the early 20th century - combining ...This bolster sham is one of several linen and clothing items that were made and belonged to Mrs. Eliza Towns and donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. Eliza was born Eliza Gould in 1857 in South Melbourne (Emerald Hill) and in 1879 married Charles Towns. In the early 1880's they moved to Nhill in western Victoria and remained there for the rest of their married life. Charles was a jeweller and later became an accountant and for many years was involved with the Shire Council, the local show committee (A & P Society), the Hospital Committee and the Board of the local newspaper (the Nhill Free Press). They had three children and lived a life that would be regarded as comfortably "middle class". Eliza probably had a treadle sewing machine and would have made many of her own clothes and household linens - adding her own handmade embroidered or crocheted decorative trim. Most beds during the late 19th and early 20th century had a feather, hair or spring mattress covered by a blanket and topped with an under sheet, an upper sheet, several blankets and a bedspread. A flat bolster could be placed either under the pillows or on top of the pillows with a decorative sham. Washing pillows and quilts by hand would have been a very onerous task (involving heating water and handwashing in a tub or using a copper) and so it became the practise of many housewives to cover the pillows and bolsters with an outer slip (or sham) of washable material which could be easily removed and washed when needed. If the bolster was kept under the pillows it wouldn't need to be very decorative but many shams or slips that were "on show" were often highly decorated with embroidery, pintucks, ribbons or lace. This bolster sham is machine made and quite plain with the exception of some pintucking and eyelet lace on each end which suggests that it would mostly be hidden under the top pillows with just the decorative edges on display.This item is an example of the needlework skills of women in the early 20th century - combining machine stitching with hand embroidery to personalise and embellish a practical domestic object. It is also significant as an example of an early 20th century innovation that helped make the working lives of housewives a little bit easier.A long white cotton rectangular bolster sham, machine sewn, with seven ties and two buttons (plus one missing button) to enable it to be folded over lengthwise and closed. It has two pull string ties near each end to enclose a bolster and is finished with a decorative edge of pintucks and handmade eyelet lace and embroidery.flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, eliza towns, sham, bedding, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, warrnambool, household textiles, sewing, bolster sham, housework, pillow sham, charles towns, nhill, haberdashery, needlework, manchester, handmade, household linen -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaccounts, 1915 -1928
... in Nicholson Street (the main street), Orbost in the early 20th century.... 20th century. This document is a record of an early business ...Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex. A. E. Rodwell was a wholesale and retail butcher in Nicholson Street (the main street), Orbost in the early 20th century.This document is a record of an early business in Orbost and reflects a time when accounts were hand-written. It is a useful research tool.Three accounts. One very yellow with block print and illustration of a bull in the top left hand corner. The other two are white with red lines and blue print. One has a blue receipt attached and a yellow duty stamp. They are from A.E. Rodwell, wholesale and retail butcher, to R. Cameron.document-accounts cameron-r.p. rodwell-a.e.-butcher -
Orbost & District Historical Societyreceipt docket, May 5th 1908
... by the Macalister family around the turn of the 20th century was a boarding... by the Macalister family around the turn of the 20th century was a boarding ...This receipt was found inside a book that came from Orbost House. Orbost House, believed to have been established by the Macalister family around the turn of the 20th century was a boarding house in Lochiel Street, Orbost. James Bugg was an early settler at Murrangower.A paper receipt from the Shire of Orbost made out to Jas Bugg Year 1908 for seven shillings and sixpence.receipt bugg-james docket -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Musical Instrument, Edison Phonograph, 1905
... phonographs or gramophones made and developed throughout the 20th... or gramophones made and developed throughout the 20th century ...The phonograph is a mechanical device for the recording and reproduction of sound and originally used a tinfoil sheet wrapped around a rotating cylinder to produce the sound. It was invented by Thomas Edison of U.S.A. in 1877 and was the model for all phonographs or gramophones made and developed throughout the 20th century. This machine is of particular interest to the Warrnambool and District Historical Society as it is an Edison phonograph and an earlier model of this phonograph was used in Warrnambool late in the 19th century to make an important recording. In 1896 Thomas Rome, an employee in a Warrnambool boot and shoe shop, purchased an Edison phonograph that could both play and record sounds. At the Warrnambool Industrial and Art Exhibition of 1896-7 visitors to the Exhibition paid a fee to listen to music on this phonograph. But Rome also recorded some local Warrnambool people singing and speaking and these recordings survive today. They are regarded as the oldest surviving recordings made in Australia. Thomas Rome later became a shoe shop proprietor in Warrnambool and was a well-known person in the town/city for a great number of years. This is an Edison Gem Phonograph. It has a black-painted wooden base, now detached from the main mechanism. The phonograph is made of metal which is now heavily rusted. It has a cylindrical turntable for playing the Edison cylindrical records and a handle with a wooden knob. The turning mechanism and belt are now broken. The name of the manufacturer and details of the patents are on a metal plate attached to the side of the phonograph. The amplifier mechanism at the top of the machine is missing. The cover of the machine is made of wood and has a wooden handle attached with a piece of metal and two metal screws. There are also two metal screws on the side of the cover. The cover has a slot on the side to allow the turning handle to be accommodated outside of the cover. The cover is much stained and spotted. ‘Edison Gem Phonograph’ thomas edison, history of sound recordings, thomas rome (warrnambool) -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book, William S. Murphy, The Textile Industries ( eight volumes)
... industries in the early to mid 20th century. They may have been... in the early to mid 20th century. They may have been in the collection ...Technical information on the textile industryThese volumes have blue hard covers with pale green printing and stylised images of a loom and spindles in gold. The spines also feature a loom. The pages contain printed text, a colour photo, diagrams and black and white illustrations on inserted pages.non-fictionTechnical information on the textile industrywarrnambool woollen mill, textile industries -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomTraining Pamphlet, The War Office, United Kingdom, Infantry Training Volume 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pamphlet No 2 Fieldcraft (All Arms) 1948, 1948, Reprinted with Amdt1 1949
... In the mid 20th century, the Australian Army used training... Macleod melbourne In the mid 20th century, the Australian Army ...In the mid 20th century, the Australian Army used training pamphlets of the British Army. There was a commonality then of weapons, equipment and training doctrine. It was not always a perfect fit. This pamphlet teaches direction finding by the use of the Pole Star at night and the Sun by day in the Northern hemisphere.Used by the Australian Army in mid 20th Century77 page training pamphlet, Published 1948, reprinted with Amdt No 1 of Feb 1949WO Code 8382 Rubber Stamp: "Senior Cadet Unit Inter High School Grenfell" -
Greensborough Historical SocietyContainer - Tin, Boots Company, Strepsils Antiseptic Lozenges, 1980s
... for a sore throat. This tin dates to late 20th century. Strepsils... 20th century. Strepsils throat lozenges were introduced in 1958 ...Strepsils antiseptic lozenges were used as a treatment for a sore throat. This tin dates to late 20th century. Strepsils throat lozenges were introduced in 1958 by the Boots Company. Strepsils was one of the Boots Healthcare brands acquired by Reckitt Benckiser in 2006. Metal tin with lid, base painted green with grey lid and green and red text"Twenty four Strepsils Antiseptic Lozenges for the treatment and relief of mouth and throat infections" printed on lid.medicines, throat lozenges, tins -
Greensborough Historical SocietyPhotograph, Unknown, Methodist Church Main Street Greensborough, 1940c
... in the early 20th century. This original site is now part... life of the suburb in the early 20th century. This original ...The Greensborough Methodist Church stood in Main Street Greensborough and was central to the social life of the suburb in the early 20th century. This original site is now part of the Greensborough Plaza shopping complex. The Church moved to the new building in Grimshaw Street circa 1970s. This photograph shows the red brick church, now demolished.Copy of colour photograph of red brick church, mounted on yellow card and laminated.Caption: 'Methodist Church, Main Street Greensborough. Now the site of Greensborough Plaza'methodist church greensborough -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, Arts and Culture, Whitehorse News, 2008
... in Whitehorse in the early 20th century... in Whitehorse in the early 20th century Arts Culture Sports Recreation ...Overview of the history of arts and culture and sports and recreation in the city of Whitehorse5 pgs single sided, printoutOverview of the history of arts and culture and sports and recreation in the city of Whitehorse arts culture, sports recreation, atheletics, choir, mary pearce, mary matheson, beatrice pooley, amanda liebert, hazel mourney, corinne kirby, keith satchwell, mitcham choral society, maroondah singers, nunawading arts council, nunawading arts centre, forest hill tennis club, enid miller, dawn black, dot browne, mitcham tennis club, gwen holmes, hilites netball club, doncaster womens athletic club, charles matheson, walter j frankhauser, strathdon community, blackburn presbyterian church, mitcham presbyterian church, vermont presbyterian church, fred pooley, blue moon fruit cooperative, william slater, utassy ballet, m pearce -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: William David WIlliams Date of Birth: __ Sept 1871 Place of birth: Llanelly Father: Llewellyn WIlliams Mother: (section lost) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Maria Smith Date of Birth: __ Oct 1871 Place of birth: Llanelly Father: John Smith Mother: (section lost) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Lousia Emily Renshaw Date of Birth: 8th August 1871 Place of birth: Spring Hill, Tarnagulla Father: David Renshaw Mother: (section lost) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Lilley Annie Andrews Date of Birth: 4th September 1871 Place of birth: Llanelly Father: Robert Andrews Mother: Elizabeth Andrews (nee WIlford or Milford). -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, circa 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Elizabeth Jones Date of Birth: section lost Place of birth: Waanyarra Father: William Jones Mother: section lost -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, circa 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Isabella Young Date of Birth: 30th July 1871 Place of birth: Newbridge Father: Charles Young Mother: Janet Young (nee Campbell) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, circa 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Janett Amelia Date of Birth: 23rd July 1872 Place of birth: Llanelly Father: Edwin Lockyer Mother: Janet Lockyer (nee Yales/Yates/Gales) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, circa 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Margaret Elizabeth Keen Date of Birth: 11th July 1872 Place of birth: Llanelly Father: Thomas Keen Mother: Charlotte Keen (nee Perry) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1872
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: James John Tregiillis Date of Birth: 2nd July 1872 Place of birth: Llanelly Father: James Tregiillis Mother: Catherine Tregillis (nee Heffern) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1872
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Ellen Margaret O'Shea Date of Birth: 11th May 1872 Place of birth: Newbridge (Marong) Father: Michael O'Shea Mother: Mary (nee Clary) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1872
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: William Edward Thomas Date of Birth: 4th July 1872 Place of birth: Tarnagulla Father: Benjamin Thomas Mother: Ann Thomas (nee Ready) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1872
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Helen Josephine Robinson Date of Birth: 26th June 1872 Place of birth: Tarnagulla Father: Henry Robinson Mother: Isabella Crammond (nee Leitch) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1872
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: John David Lewis Date of Birth: 211 (as written) June 1872 Place of birth: Llanelly Father: Edward Lewis Mother: Lettia (nee Bynon) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1872
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Herbert Wilhelm Cherbury Date of Birth: 15th October 1872 Place of birth: Baptist Parsonage, Sabbath Reef Hill, Tarnagulla Father: Charles Mortimer Cherbury Mother: Christina Elizabeth (nee Almstedt) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Humphry Twigg Date of Birth: 6th October 1871 Place of birth: Newbridge Father: Humphry Twigg Mother: Martha (nee Hicks) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Lucrece Lucy Pallot Date of Birth: 23rd Dec1871 Place of birth: Iron Bark Father: Peter Pallot Mother: Sophia (nee Galean) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: William Joseph James Date of Birth: 21st November 1871 Place of birth: Jones Creek (Waanyarrra) Father: Joseph James Mother: Annie (nee Barns) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: William Alfred Hiatt Date of Birth: 25th September 1871 Place of birth: Waanyarrra Loddon Father: George Edward Hiatt Mother: Nesa (nee Bennett) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Henry Reuben Stewart Date of Birth: 13th Jan 1871 Place of birth: Newbridge Father: Henry Maddason Stewart Mother: Elizabeth (nee Thomson) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Francis Camberlin Date of Birth: 30th May 1871 Place of birth: Tarnagulla (Irish Town) Father: John Camberlin Mother: Caroline (nee Close or Clare) -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Registration of Birth form, 1871
... in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark... and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works ...A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth and death registration forms, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Registration of Birth form for: Child's name: Hernest Alfred Date of Birth: 12th March 1871 Place of birth: Tarnagulla Father: William Williams Mother: section lost
