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Numurkah & District Historical Society
Functional object - Lens
... Functional object... high-country Glass lens from spectacles Functional object Lens ...Glass lens from spectacles -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Functional object - Clock
... Functional object... and clear glass dome Functional object Clock ...small yellow face with pink floral design and clear glass dome -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Functional object - Thimble
... Functional object... holes Functional object Thimble ...silver thimble with scalloped edge and 4 needle holes -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Functional object - Post Box
... Functional object... for letters, Door with lock at the front Functional object Post Box ...Red wooden rectangular post box with slit for letters, Door with lock at the front -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Functional object - Slate Tiles
... Functional object... with "cupico" painted white across the tiles Functional object Slate ...Black slate tiles rectangular in shape with "cupico" painted white across the tiles -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Functional object - Razor (safety) & Box
... Functional object... into it to attach. Metal head would contain a safety razor blade. Functional ...Wooden box has hinged lid, with wooden insert to rest razor. Metal razor head has metal handle which is screwed into it to attach. Metal head would contain a safety razor blade. Gillette Ringwood - see photopersonal care, shaving, safety razor -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Functional object - Bicycle lamp
... Functional object... circular glass reflector at side, mounting clips at back Functional ...Chrome lamp has round glass lens at front with red circular glass reflector at side, mounting clips at back -
City of Ballarat
Functional object - Public Artwork, Hitching Post
... Functional object... Functional object Public Artwork ...This cast iron hitching rail, designed to accommodate horses on Sturt Street Ballarat, incorporates a bronze plaque dedicated to the Australian Poet Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870).The memorial is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratOrnate cast iron post designed for hitching horsesA.L. GORDON, AUSTRALIAN POET, 1833 - 1870 (on plaque)adam lindsay gordon, ballarat, australian poet -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Door Hinge, 1940's
... Functional object... with 3 holes for fitting Functional object Door Hinge ...Made in Camp 3 by interneeHandmade metal door hinge with 3 holes for fittingdoor hinge, ruff h, camp 3, tatura, trades, metalworking -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Blanket, 1946
... Functional object... Functional object Blanket ...Made by internees at Camp 3, Tatura to be taken to Germany, but the maker stayed in AustraliaHand crocheted blanket in grey wool. One edge bound with a strip of grey cotton materialwool, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, manchester, bedding, m wagner -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Blanket, 1946
... Functional object... Functional object Blanket ...Made by internee at Camp 3. Made to be taken to Germany but the maker stayed in AustraliaHand crocheted grey woollen blanket. One edge bound with grey cotton materialwool, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, manchester, bedding, margaret wagner -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Wallet, 1943
... Functional object... inside. Cream lining. Wallet Functional object Wallet ...Made for children of Camp 3 by German Officers.Dark brown, light brown and red leather, brown star. Red diagonal strip across front fixed to wallet with buttonhole stitch. Brown tab fastener, edge laced with brown leather. 1 pocket inside. Cream lining.wallet, leather, griffin h, camp 3, ww2 camp 3, accessory, helga girschik -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Ring, 1940's
... Functional object... Functional object Ring ...Made by Internee at Camp 3Tortoise shell ring with rectangular shape as featurering, tortoise shell, prager f, grimsdale u, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, costume, accessory, jewellery -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Ash Tray, 1940's
... Functional object... flecks. Functional object Ash Tray ...Made by an Italian POW whilst interned in Tatura during WW2.Egg shaped stone carved ash tray with text and marking which have been etched into the stone. Brown colour with cream flecks.Ricordo, POW, Italiano around edge; on base POW Italisculpture, ricordo, bilney r, italian pow's, tatura pow camps -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Knife
... Functional object... pointed blade Knife Functional object Knife ...Object found at POW Camp 13 Knife metal handle with long sharp pointed blademurchison, camp 13, tatura, personal, domestic, items -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Tray, c1940
... Functional object... wooden rectangular tray. Functional object Tray ...made in Camp 3 by internees with wood from wood heapOrnate carved edged wooden rectangular tray.TATURA tray, camp 3, wood, tatura, o'toole, ivy, domestic, trays, food, drink, consumption, handcrafts, carving -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Functional object - Bible marker
... Functional object... the same as G131.1 and G131.2. Functional object Bible marker ...G131.1 and G131.2 Cream bible marker with gold fringe and a small appliqued cross at each end; G131.3 and G131.4 purple bible marker the same as G131.1 and G131.2; G131.5 and G131.6 burgundy bible marker the same as G131.1 and G131.2; G131.7 and G131.8 green bible marker the same as G131.1 and G131.2.bible marker -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Functional object - Bookends
... Functional object... on the front of each. Functional object Bookends ...The Methodist Girls' Comradeship was formed in 1918 with the first Branch being in Bondi, NSW. There were three sections: Junior Rays, 8 - 11 years; Senior Rays, 11 - 15 years and Comrades, 15 years and over. The aims of the MGC was to "challenge young people with the saving power of Jesus Christ and provide avenues of christian service" and "to provide for the spiritual, social, physical and educational welfare of the members". The MGC's motto was "The Utmost for the Highest".MGC071.1 and MGC071.2: A pair of wooden, dark stained booked with a metal Methodist Girls' Comradeship badge on the front of each. "MGC"methodist girls' comradeship -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Functional object - Vase
... Functional object... with a dedication engraved at the base. Functional object Vase ...Marion Rosalie Mapperson, 1920-1946, was the daughter of the Mr and Mrs C Mapperson and was born in a home mission parsonage where she grew up to realise the presence and power of Jesus Christ. She became a fully-accredited local preacher then joined the staff of the Methodist Homes for Children at Cheltenham from there she began her training to be a Methodist Deaconess. Her funeral service was held at the Palmerston Street Church, Carton; it was conducted by the Warden of the Deaconess Institute, the Rev A W Pederick and Rev D W Risstrom. Marion Mapperson was buried at Fawkner Memorial Park. G135.1 and G135.2 brass conical shaped vases with a dedication engraved at the base.G137.1: "Presented by the W.H.M.L. I Memory of Marion Mapperson" G137.2: "Presented by the Deaconesses In Memory of Marion Mapperson"women's home missionary league, marion rosalie mapperson, methodist deaconess, methodist home mission -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Functional object - Printing block
... Functional object.... Functional object Printing block ...A015.1 and A015.2 heavy metal printing blocks in octagonal shape with rectangular stamps. 15.1 has text and 15.2 text and the burning bush.15.1 "PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DORCAS STREET EMERALD HILL I.COR.XI.28" 15.2 "YET NOT CONSUMED"dorcas street emerald hill presbyterian church. -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Functional object - Wooden offering plate
... Functional object... offering plate with a long turned wood handle. Functional object ...Varnish wood offering plate with a long turned wood handle.offering plate -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Functional object - Offering plate
... Functional object... twill fabric. Text is scratched into the underside. Functional ...This offering plate is from St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Ballarat.Round varnished wood offering plate with a raised edge. The inside is covered with red twill fabric. Text is scratched into the underside."St A's"st andrew's presbyterian church ballarat, offering plate -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Functional object - Daily roster noticeboard
... Functional object.... Functional object Daily roster noticeboard ...Names on the duty roster: D Border, B Millar, J Stevenson, J Walker and J Pendrigh.Stained timber noticeboard which is shaped at the top with a hole in it for hanging. It has a slot for notices to be changed. The typed duty roster in it is for December 1986.st andrew's presbyterian kirk ballarat -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Functional object - Candle holder
... Functional object.... Functional object Candle holder ...G048.1 and G048.2 two rectangular wooden candle holders with a hole drilled on the top surface. Each has a gold coloured metal plate with text on one side."St Andrew's Kirk"st andrew's presbyterian kirk ballarat -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Functional object - Bookend
... Functional object... of a church. Functional object Bookend ...Cast metal bookend with an image of a church.Bottom RH edge "HAMMOND"st andrew's presbyterian church gardiner -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Functional object - Telephone, Ericofon Telephone Handset
... Functional object... - grey upright handset Ericofon Telephone Handset Functional ...The Ericofon, sometimes known as the 'Cobra' for its distinctive single-piece design, was distributed by the Postmaster General from around 1963. Components were imported from Sweden, with the outer casing produced at the Ericsson factory in Broadmeadows. LM Ericsson Rotary Cobra Handset - grey upright handsetwalsh st furnishings, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Functional object - Cookware, Revere Ware
... Functional object... 80mmx50mm. Functional object Cookware Revere Ware ...Robin Boyd developed a close friendship with the founder of the Bauhaus in Weimar Germany, Walter Gropius, who had moved to the USA in the 1930s. Through this connection, Boyd was invited to be the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Bemis Professor at the School in the North American academic year 1956-7. During this time, the Boyds purchased this set of Revere kitchenware, which carries the prized "Process Patent" maker's mark on the thick copper bases. Mandie Boyd recalls: "I don’t remember a lot of cooking going on in them, if any, as they were a pain to clean but looked fabulous hanging on the wall absolutely gleaming. We would all check our hair and make up in them."A set of Revere Ware Saucepans and Frying Pans. A set of four Revere Ware copper clad, stainless steel saucepans with lids and black handles and hanging rings. A set of three Revere Ware copper clad, stainless steel pans with black handles and hanging rings. The largest flat one has no lid. Saucepans: largest 175mmx140mm, smallest 120mmx180mm. Frying Pans: largest 350mmx10mm, smallest 80mmx50mm.Revere Ware company engraving. Made under process patent #2363973. 'Revere Ware 1801' 'Patent # 22726091'revere, revereware, revere ware, cookware, walsh st kitchenware, robin boyd, ohm2022, ohm2022_10 -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Functional object - Bed cover
... Functional object.... Woven wool, chocolate brown with lighter fleck. Functional ...Slipcover to fit the bed. Woven wool, chocolate brown with lighter fleck.walsh st furnishings, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Functional object - Cushion
... Functional object... side through centre square. Functional object Cushion ...These are not original cushions in the photos by Mark Strizic in 'Living in Australia' p 83 and p129. Penleigh Boyd recalls: "the upstairs living room in the 1980s and 1990s was a much more colourful space. Arthur Boyd’s large paintings dominated the south wall and the Phillip Fox paintings as well as Tony Wood's 'In the Studio Psychologically Challenged' coloured the north wall. Patricia Boyd was experimenting with colour". These cushions were on the bed in Walsh St until around 2019.Indian cotton turquoise, rust, charcoal, mustard, beige stripe with tassels along centre. Zip on opposite side through centre square.walsh st furnishings, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Functional object - Cushion
... Functional object... side through centre square. Functional object Cushion ...These are not original cushions in the photos by Mark Strizic in 'Living in Australia' p 83 and p129. Penleigh Boyd recalls: "the upstairs living room in the 1980s and 1990s was a much more colourful space. Arthur Boyd’s large paintings dominated the south wall and the Phillip Fox paintings as well as Tony Wood's 'In the Studio Psychologically Challenged' coloured the north wall. Patricia Boyd was experimenting with colour". These cushions were on the bed in Walsh St until around 2019.Indian cotton red, emerald green, mustard, white. Tassels and white stripes along centre. Zip on opposite side through centre square.walsh st furnishings, robin boyd