Zilles Printers was begun by Lewis Zilles in the early 1930s. It was in McKenzie Street Ballarat. His son Jeffrey also became a printer - letterpress, offset and screen printer. The business became Zilles Printers/Graphics and was in Armstrong Street and later Bell Street Ballarat. Items are work done for the Australian Defence Force bases at Portsea and Queenscliff. They were training bases - Officer Cadet School and Australian Staff College. Originally the base at Portsea was the Quarantine Station established in the late 1800s. International protocols required captains of arriving ships to provide a clean bill of health from the last port of call. If this was not possible all on board would be transferred to the Quarantine Station by boat for observations. This was to stop the spread of diseases such as cholera, small pox, typhoid fever, influenza and the plague. In 1952 it became a military training base - Officer Cadet School. The quarantine station still operated and the Army had to be prepared to evacuated in an emergency. This occurred in 1954 when 113 passengers on board the Strathaird were quarantined with smallpox. Cadets and staff came with their families and was a small township. Training for the Vietnam War was here, Now gone the remnants of the quarantine station and army activites can be seen. Under Point Nepean Community Trust. Fort Queenscliff dates from 1860 when it was an open battery known as Shortlands Bluff. The Garrison included volunteer artillery, engineers and infantry. It was a Coastal Defence Installation from 1883-1946. The base on Swan Island was part of this and soldiers from the Fort would go on detail to the Island each day. A permanent group with their families were housed there. The children would attend the local school in Queenscliff. It eventually became and still is a restricted area. In 1946 the Fort became home of the Army Command and Staff College. Officers came from overseas to train. Families would come with them and be accommodated in the main officers residence "Maytone" or private housing rented by the Army. Their children would attend local schools. Staff Colleges were all moved to Canberra. The Fort is now the Army Soldiers Career Management Agency and houses all historical documents related to the Army. .1 Off-white card with gold badge and black writing. .2 White card with separate page held together with blue and red ribbon. Badge in gold on front. Two Officer Cadet School flags - crossed and Christmas Greeting in blue inside card. .3 Off-white paper with Australian Staff College emblem. Blue print.2 Officer Cadet School emblem - lion and crown in centre. Flags - British and Australian .3 Emblem - crossed swords, owl and crownzilles printers, australian defence force, quarantine station portsea, officer cadet school, fort queenscliff, open battery, swan island, staff college, army command, zilles collection

Single white card with green & brown decorated border with leaves. Inside are some green, brown & yellow leaves with a brown, green & yellow butterfly hovering over them. At the bottom is printed in brown: 'With best wishes for a happy Christmas'. Written on the back is: 'To Bessie with love from Olive'.Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

White, single card with a lady and a man at a garden wall. The lady is standing in front of the archway on the other side of the wall. She is wearing a pink skirt, white blouse, brown jacket and black hat with pink flowers. The wall is grey stone with a creeper growing on the top. On the front side of the wall a man is standing waiting holding a cane in both his hands. He is wearing light grey trousers, white shirt and waistcoat and a long knee length black coat. He has black shoes and a black top hat which is on an angle. He also has a monacle and a long black moustache. Across the bottom 'A merry Christmas to you both' is printed in light brown. The card has rounded corners.Castell Brothersperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

White single card with slightly round corners. Grey music lines on the card. A man wearing a white shirt and grey suit is playing a violin. Green/grey shadow behind him. A verse titled 'Then You'll Remember Me' is printed below in brown. The verse is by M. C. & printed in brown. 'A Merry Christmas' printed in gold at the top.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Cream card with a 3mm gold oval frame with a mostly light purple scene inside it. In the foreground are 3 brown deer. Behind them is a 2 story house with lights in the windows. Bluish sky with clouds. Red cord holds the insert & card together. 'Wishing You a Happy Christmas' printed in gold at the bottom.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Single white card with a boy and a brown dog standing behind him. The boy is wearing a blue top & trousers tucked into black boots. He has a red scarf tied around his neck and a red beret. He is carrying some holly in his right hand and some green in his left hand. Behind him is a house & some bare trees. Blue shading around the boy & the house & trees. 'A joyful Christmas - tide!' printed in blue/grey at the bottom.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

White card with 10mm grey border. Gold line between the grey & white. In the top left half is a maroon shape with gold edges and purple flowers on it. Inside the shape is a coloured scene of a man with a wagon load of hay crossing a stream. Two trees in the backgrou;nd at the sides of the road. A green stem with purple & mauve flowers hang from the left of the frame. On the right are two flower stems which meet at a small rectangle with a flower in it and a long stem with flowers hangs down to the bottom. Between the flowrs is printed inblack & purple with gold highlights & underline: With Hearty Good Wishes for a Happy Christmas. Gold printing inside.Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Off-white card with holly and berries in an oval shape and shaded grey. Inside the oval at the top is an embossed sailing ship with Dec 25th. Embossed on the sail. Printed in gold below is 'To Greet You with the Best of Good Wishes for a Happy Christmas'.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Cream card with embossed oval with roses around it. Inside the oval is printed in gold: 'Best wishes to all and a greeting sincere. For a Happy Christmas and a Bright New Year'. At the bottom is printed in gold. 'A Christmas Greeting'. Card has pattern cut edges and the insert is held to the card with a mauve twisted cord.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Off white card with 'Sweet Memory wings these words to You, May Fortune smile and Friends be true'. Printed in red, black, dark & light blue. The capital S has black vines around it and the rest of the words has red vines around it. At the bottom is printed in black: 'With Sincere Christmas Greetings'.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

White single card with 'Come sun, come rain, may joy be yours till Christmas comes again' printed on the front in red, black, green & gold. Around the C are holly leaves which extend across the top with gold scrollwork. More scrollwork and holly leaves on the left side and surrounding a small scene of a country shurch at the bottom.British Manufactureperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Shaped white, single card with pattern cut edges. Around the edges are embossed pink flowers, green & gold horseshoes and gold pattern work. In the centre is a coloured scene of a stream with a house and trees in the background. A bright and happy Christmas is printed in gold at the top and a verse is printed below.Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards, raphael tuck & sons

Document. Greeting Cards. Cream card with gold border 15mm from the edge. At the top corners are gold bells with red interiors and ribbond. Inside the border is a picture of a snow covered scene with houses, church? and trees. A large red moon is rising behind the trees. Some people are walking along the path to the larger building. On the right of the path is a felled tree with a red robin sitting on it. At the bottom printed in gold is: Hearty Christmas Greetings. The celluloid front is sewn to the card backing. A bright yellow cord is double threaded through the front left.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Pale bluish card with bright green down each side. 'One Solitary Life' printed in gold at the top and below the verse. Down the right side in a darker bluish colour and white are some doves, a Christmas tree, some urns, holly and at the bottom two lambs. Under the verse is a baby wrapped in a blanket.Murfettperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Single, white card with blue/purple shading. Card has a bunch of white flowers with orange cups and some reddish flowers. 'A Happy Christmas' is printed to the top left of the flowers.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Single, white card with green tint and pattern cut edges and wheel-shaped cut-outs along the top, bottom & right side. The centre of the left half has a shoe lace pattern cut-out with pink llacing and gold around the holes. Near the top is a garland of ivy and white flowers. 'Greetings' printed in pink at the top. 'A happy Christmas to you' printed in gold. Gold around the edges and cut-outs. 1895 written in ink on the back.Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Heavy card with 4 scenes of horses & riders. Card has pale blue finged edges. The first scene is a man wearing a red jacket and brown trousers riding a brown horse and a man wearing a grey jacket and brown trouser riding a white horse. There is snow on the ground. 'A Jolly Christmas - time' is printed in dark grey. The second scene is The man wearing the red jacket galloping his horse in the country. 'A rattling spin this New Year' is printed in dark grey. The third scene is a lady wearing a grey riding habit, jumping her black horse across a small stream. She is riding side-saddle. The man on the brown horse is watching. 'A bright and joyous Christmas' is printed in dark grey. The fourth scene is a man wearing a red jacket and brown trousers, riding a white horse meeting the lady on the black horse at the slip-rails.person, individual, greeting card, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. White card from George to Emm. It has: With all good wishes for a Happy Christmas' printed in gold. It has a piece of white cord around the centre. Rounded corners.Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, individual, greeting card, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. White card with pattern cut edges. Indented area with 'With Hearty Greetings and all Good Wshes for Christmas and the New Year from' printed in black. At the top left edge is a black cat with a red collar sitting on a pink wall with a vine growing along it.person, individual, greeting cards, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Small white card with pattern cut edges. Left and bottom edges are white with gold crazed pattern and purple flowers. Edges are gold. Top edge is cut along the edges of the flower. Yellow & orange daisies on a green/yellow shaded background. 'A Happy Christmas' printed in gold.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Small, white tri-fold card with gold acorn around the edges, which are cut along the outlines of the acorns. Two ropes & tassels along the left side. On the front is a bunch of pink and white blossom with a greysih shading behind it. A bee is hovering above the flowers. 'Glad greetings for Christmas' printed in gold in the corner.Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, individual, greeting card, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Single white card with pattern cut edges. On the left of centre is a pink rose and on the right of centre are 3 petals, pink, red & yellow. Between the petals & the rose is: A happy Christmas to you (written in gold.)Designed in England. Printed in Bavaria.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. White, single card with dark grey-green border and a white flower entwined along each side. Within the border is a coloured Nativity scene. A Christmas verse is printed in a second part of the border below. On the back is written: To Sarah with love from May.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting. Cards. Small tri-fold card with pattern cut edges and silver filigree cutouts. On the top fold is a large yellow flower, a large green leaf and a pink daisy. The flowers & leaf are highlighted in gold glitter. At the bottom is 'A happy Christmas' printed in black. A small verse is printed in gold inside the card.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Beige wallet card with stippled edge. Indented area 10 -12 mm from the edges. In top right corner of indented area is a small spray of pink roses. The leaves & stems are edged in gold. Inside is a cream card with an indented area 10 - 12 mm from the edges. At the top is a bunch of pink roses. Christmas Greeting is printed in gold below the roses. A single rose is near the C. Written on the front is: Frank? & Maggie Xmas 1913. Remains of a small cream ribbon which held the card & wallet together.Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Beige coloured card with Best Wishes at the top. The B & W are red, getting darker as the colour goes to the bottom. Rest of the letters are black, All are edged ing gold. On the lower left is a country scene with a house, sketched in black. On the right is Christmas Greetings and all Good Wishes for a Happy New Year from (printed in black) Mr & Mrs Martin (written in black ink.)Raphael Tuck & Sonsperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards, mr & mrs martin

Document. Greeting Cards. White carde with indented rectangle. With Kind Remembrances and Best Wishes for a Happy Christmas and a Bright New Year (printed in a dark greyish blue.)person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. White card with embossed horseshoe and ivy at the top. Inside the horseshoe is a pig and Good Luck. With best wishes for a very Happy Christmas and a Bright New Year printed in light brown.Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. (Embossed on the back.)person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. Cream coloured card with embossing. White rectangle in the centre withembossed border. Vines with green leaves, red berries and gold flowers twined around the words, red books and gold and dark grey lantern.To wish (printed in brown with gold highlights) you the old, old wish, (in red) A Merry Christmas, and a Bright New Year (printed in red and green.) The outer edges have rolled edges with gold highlights.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Document. Greeting Cards. White single card with a straight left side and the other 3 sides patterned cut. Card has three light brown lines in the shape of a page with the top left corner folded over. Along the left and top are some small flowers. Inside the 3 lines is printed: A very happy Christmas to you and yours. There is a flower underneath.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards