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Mont De Lancey
Nightgown, Women's
Ladies long orchid pink lawn nightgown with lace and pink ribbon insertion. Narrow shoulder straps with pink ribbon insertion.nightdresses, nightware -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mrs. Moffat and Mrs. Tuckfield
Black and white photograph of two older ladies, one seated and one standing, looking at each other smiling, holding flowers.mrs moffat, mrs eleanor tuckfield -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Uniting Church Lakes Entrance, 2008
This is the after paired photograph used in the 150 year lakes Entrance 1858 - 2008 display.Colour photograph of the Uniting Church, cars parked and two ladies talking in front of the church situated on the Esplanade, Lakes Entrance, Victoria.churches, buildings -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Group of Salvation Army Members, Portrait with Shield 1940
Stawell Y P Locals the year they win Progress shield, Back Row: Joyce Conner, Lily Vince, StuartHurnald, Dossie Vince, Ruth Clark,. Front Row: Enie Reeve, Jessie Clark, Jean Cornwell.Seven Ladies and one man in Studio Portrait. 3 Seated one holding Shield Young People war Progress ShieldEileen W.J. Chapman Phot Artist Stawell -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Nick Comino and Ellie Black wedding, c 1950s
The photograph was taken to celebrate the wedding of Nick Comino and Ellie Black. Back from L-R: unknown, Victor Comino, Nick and Ellie Comino nee Black, Nina and John Black (sister and brother of the bride) and Spiro Chilianis. Front from L-R: Olga Black (sister of the bride) and Efstathia Black (mother of the bride). Nick and Ellie settled in Emerald, Queensland. Ellie was the daughter of Constantine and Efstathia (Toula) Mavrokefalos (Black). A black and white studio photograph of a family wedding photograph. With the bride and groom and one bridesmaid are four other men and two ladies. -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Marinos and Eutichia Drakopoulos wedding, June 1954
Taken at the wedding of Marinos Drakopoulos and Eutichia Vlassopoulos. Pictured: Back row from L-R: Orpheus Kandiliotis, George Raftopoulos, Jim and John (Jack) Vlassopoulos (Kioukiouris). Middle Row from L-R: Danae Kandiliotis, Vicki Kandiliotis, Helen Lucas (Callis), Marinos and Eutichia Kandiliotis, Denise Stratos, and Irini Defteros. Front L-R: Joanne Kandiliotis, Agathi Drakopoulos (mother of groom), Anthony Drakopoulos, Christine Kandiliotis and Chrisostomi Kandiliotis. A photograph of a studio photograph of a family wedding group. There are five men, seven ladies, a young flowergirl, two little girls and a boy. vlass, drake -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Lucas family celebration, c 1960s
Pictured at a family gathering celebrating the baptism of Colin Lucas, son of Freda Lucas (nee Benias) and Spiro Lucas. from L-R: Stathi Vlass, Nick Lucas (Lekatsas), Con and Helen Vlass and Annie Vlass. A black and white photograph with a white border, of five people, three men and two ladies, sitting on a long form at a social function. -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Ithacan picnic, c1930
The seven women and little girl are lining up to begin the 75 yard women's race at the Ithacan Society's annual picnic, which took place at a picnic ground on Melbourne's rural fringe sometime in the 1930s. There annual picnic was a very popular outing amongst club members.A sepia photograph of seven ladies and a little girl standing in a line with a man on each side. There are trees and bushes growing behind the group. -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Ithacan picnic, c. 1940's
Ithacan picnic group. Pictured back row: third from left Poppy Gabriel. Middle row l-r: George Paxinos, Effie Cominos (nee Raftopoulos), Niko Paxinos, Koula Paxinos, Chryssoula Sikiotis (nee Kallinikos), the Sikiotis (Scott) brothers James and Spero. Front row: Penelope Kallinikos, Aspasia Paxinos. Black & white photograph of six men and six ladies and a young girl at an outdoor social outing. There are two large automobiles in the background. -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Family group, c1930s
Taken in Kioni, Ithaca, the photograph features members of the Raftopoulos ( Bourlotos) family. The two men at the back are Panoyianni Raftopoulos and his brother Vasilios. The older man seated in front of them is Dionysus Raftopoulos. The younger lady is Andriana who was engaged to Gerasimos (Gerry) Raftopoulos.A black and white photograph of four men and two ladies seated in a lounge room. There are two framed pictures on the wall behind them. -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Family group, c 1921
The photograph was taken in the family home of Constantine and Toula Black (Mavrokefalos) in Parkville during the early 1920s on the christening day of their son John Black. John's sisters, six year of Nina Black and her four year old sister, Rita (Marguerita) are pictured. Also pictured from l-r: Argiro ? , who was from Adelaide; John (Panoyoti) Raftopoulos, Toula's brother; and Lily Sigalas, Greek school teacher. Lily was the sister of Alexandra Vrachna who taught two generations of Australian born Ithacan children in Greek community schools for close to 30 years.In adult life Nina Black also went on to teach Greek at the Greek Community school which opened in Melbourne in the early 1930s. She also taught Greek at the CAE and English to new arrivals in the 1960s.A black and white photograph of a man, two ladies and two little girls of a group standing in a garden. A person on the left is almost hidden. -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Family group
A black and white photograph of a family group of four men, three ladies and a little girl standing in a garden in front of a Californian bungalow.unknown -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Equipment - Toko Wax Pouch and Scrapers
"TOKO" is a Swiss company founded in 1916, which has produced waxes, tools and other products to maintain the surface of skis and improve their performance.These items are from the world's highest selling range of ski maintenance products, regularly sold and used at Falls Creek.A yellow soft plastic pouch and four scrapers used to apply wax to maintain skis for peak performance.TOKOtoko wax, ski maintenance -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Barometer, 1858-1869
The barometer was either made or sold by T. Gaunt & Co. of Melbourne, a manufacturer, importer and retailer of a wide variety of goods including jewellery, clocks and watches, navigational and measuring instruments, dinnerware, glassware and ornaments. Thomas Gaunt photograph was included in an album of security identity portraits of members of the Victorian Court, Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888. (See below for further details.) Admiral Fitzroy Pattern Barometer History: The stick mercury barometer was named after Admiral Robert Fitzroy of the Royal Navy (1805-1865) for his detailed instructions on how to interpret the weather, which were included with the instrument. Fitzroy was the captain of the HMS Beagle, also a weather forecaster to Charles Darwin and the second Governor of New Zealand. He developed many different types of barometers and was the first person to introduce the science of weather forecasting to the British Isles. A local manufacturer of scientific instruments, Thomas Gaunt, produced the barometer that was adapted for the southern hemisphere by Robert Ellery, the State Astronomer based at the Melbourne Observatory. In the original sale catalogue for Gaunt's, the item is described as "Gaunt's Fitzroy Barometers" and it was priced from 25/- to ₤9.9s. History of Thomas Gaunt: Thomas Gaunt established Melbourne's leading watchmaking, optical and jewellery business during the second half of the 19th century. Gaunt arrived in Melbourne in 1852, and by 1858 had established his own business at 14 Little Bourke Street. Around 1869 he moved to new premises in Bourke Street on the corner of Royal Arcade. Gaunt's shop quickly became a Melbourne institution. Gaunt proudly advertised that he was 'The only watch manufacturer in the Australian colonies'. While many watches and clocks may have had Gaunt's name on the dial, few would have been made locally. Gaunt did make some watches for exhibitions, and perhaps a few expensive watches for wealthy individuals. Gaunt's received a telegraph signal from Melbourne Observatory each day to correct his main clock and used this signal to rate and repair ship's chronometers and good quality watches. His main horological manufacturing was directed at turret clocks for town halls, churches and post offices. These tended to be specific commissions requiring individualised design and construction. He made the clock for the Melbourne Post Office lobby, to a design by Government Astronomer Robert Ellery, and won an award at the 1880-81 Melbourne International Exhibition for his turret clock for the Emerald Hill Town Hall. He became well known for his installation of a chronograph at Flemington Racecourse in 1876, which showed the time for the race, accurate to a quarter of a second. The firm also installed the clockwork and figures for Gog and Magog in the Royal Arcade. Thomas Gaunt also developed a department that focused on scientific instrumentation, making thermometers and barometers (from imported glass tubes), telescopes, surveying instruments and microscopes. Another department specialised in electroplating for trophies, awards and silverware, and the firm manufactured large amounts of ecclesiastical gold ware and silverware, for the church including St Patrick's Cathedral. There are no records that disclose the number of employees in the firm, but it was large enough for Gaunt to hold an annual picnic for the watchmakers and apprentices at Mordialloc from 1876; two years previously they had successfully lobbied Gaunt to win the eight hour day. Gaunt's workforce was reportedly very stable, with many workers remaining in the business for 15 to 30 years. Gaunt's wife Jane died on September 1894, aged 64. They had one son and six daughters, but only three daughters survived to adulthood. Two became nuns at the Abbotsford Convent and one daughter, Cecelia Mary Gaunt (died 28 July 1941), married William Stanislaus Spillane on 22 September 1886 and had a large family. Gaunt died at his home in Coburg, Victoria, leaving an estate valued at ₤41,453. The business continued as T. Gaunt & Co. after his death. The barometer is historically significant as an example of the work of Melbourne’s leading scientific instrument maker, Thomas Gaunt. The barometer has social significance as an example of the type of scientific equipment that Thomas Gaunt expanded his horology business into producing. Further social significance lies in the fact that Robert Ellery, the Government Astronomer who designed the local version of the barometer, had a direct connection with the Melbourne Athenaeum founded in 1839 as the Melbourne Mechanics' Institution. Its purpose was "the diffusion of literary, scientific and other useful information". There are also records of a T Gaunt as a subscription and committee member of this the Athenaeum organisation during the 1870s and 1880s which may be Thomas Gaunt, unfortunately still unverified.Stick mercury barometer known as the Admiral Fitzroy Barometer. It comprises an oblong wooden case with glass front panel, ornate pediment, barometer with bulb cistern (empty of fluid), cleaning brush with printed instructions for interpreting information given by the gauge affixed to left and right face of instrument. Includes a thermometer. The barometer appears to be intact. Adapted to the Southern Hemisphere. Special remarks by Admiral Fitzroy. Made by Thomas Gaunt, Melbourne. Manufacturer's details are on back of wooden casing. Rear has upper and lower brass screw plates for securing to vertical surface."Manufactured by Thomas Gaunt, 14 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. 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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: PRESSING ROOM
Black and white photograph of a section of the interior of the Handschin and Ronus factory in Switzerland ( the parent company of Hanro). It depicts about a dozen women working in the pressing room, they are using industrial steam irons and there are assorted bins in front of the workbenches. Some of the bins are empty and some are full of freshly pressed garments ready for collection.organization, business, hanro, clothing manufacture, iro9ning, pressing, handschin and ronus, hanro -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: DINING ROOM
Black and white photograph of the dining room at the Handschin and Ronus factory in Switzerland.. It is a long room with 4 rows of tables across it, floor to ceiling windows run the full length of the room on the right hand side of the photo. There are perhaps 40 or 50 people seated at the tables, which could accommodate several hundredorganization, business, hanro, clothing manufacture, hanro, handschin and ronus, lunch room -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Cup, Trophy, Circa 1889
Breen challenge cup. A Bright Cricket Club trophy for six clubs competing April 1893.Siver plated inscribed trophy cup, etched with floral design arranged in garlands.Presented by / T & T Breen / Ladies Nomination 1889 / Won by / M Duane / Nominated by Mrs. G.S. Larman / 22.4.89trophy, silver, cup, cricket, breen, duane, larman -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
4x photograph - auxiliary
2 x colour photographs of the auxiliary members making lamingtons at the Ely St fire station meeting room and kitchen. Photo 1 L-R: unknown person at sink, Dianne Mills(in kitchen), Pat Prendergast, Beryl Nolan, Annette Norley, unknown person on right edge. Photo .2 L_R: Dianne Mills, Annette Norley, Pat Prendergast. .3 - front L to front R around table - Pat Prendegast, Dorothy Wise, ? , ? , Pat Briese, Jean Brown back table L-R - , ? , Sue Read( half a head showing), ? , .4 - front L to front R around table - Pat Prendegast, Dorothy Wise, ? , ? , Pat Briese, Jean Brown back table L-R - Sue Read, ? , ? ,2 x colour photographs of the auxiliary making lamingtons. 2 x black and white photographs of the auxiliary making lamingtons. lamington drive - top left .3 and .4 have "lamington drive Ladies Aux 1985 on back in the middle in penauxiliary, dianne mills, pat prendergast, beryl nolan, annette norley, dorothy wise, pat briese, jean brown, sue read, lamington drive -
National Wool Museum
Book, Knitting, Patons Knitting Book no. 964
This book was owned by the late Dr Elizabeth Kerr and was donated to the Museum by the executor of her estate, Margaret Cameron. It was produced by Coats Patons and contains knitting patterns for womens jumpers and cardigans.Think / warm thoughts / in Totem / Patons / Ladies' Totem, / Double Knit, Baroness, / Sea Urchin / Book 964 / 40cknitting handicrafts - history, coats patons (australia) limited, knitting, handicrafts - history -
Charlton Golden Grains Museum Inc
Equipment - Ruler Wooden, 12 inch Wooden Ruler
Wooden Ruler 12 inch with markingsWith Compliments of L. V. Reynolds, Ladies and Gents Tailor and Outfitter. Fit and Style Guaranteed. High Street and Wycheproof Charltonreynolds l. v, ruler -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: R JEFFERY STORE & GROUP PHOTO
Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 1 black & white photo. A group of 15 man, 3 greyhounds & a horse & dray & driver standing in front of R Jeffery Timber Merchant & Ironmonger, Eaglehawk. Beside the store is another building titled R Jeffery Carpenter Wheelwright. The clothing of the era - hats, waistcoats, 3 piece suits & fob watches clearly seen.place, building, commercial, harry biggs collection, r jeffery store & group photo, eaglehawk. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO CHOIR1912 ?
Black and white photograph on cardboard, of eighteen men, twenty three young ladies, one chaperone. Men wearing evening suits and bow ties. Young ladies wearing high necked, long white gowns with two length sleeves. All are wearing a ribbon over their left breasts. Portrait. Inscriptions: on back - '------Stephen Huddle ------'.person, group, choir? -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - BENDIGO MASONIC LADIES AUXILLARY RAFFLE TICKET, 1997
BHS CollectionBendigo Masonic Ladies Auxiliary Raffle Ticket: Yellow paper ticket with blank ink. The ticket has a Logo of a Poppet head underneath a calliper and a v shaped banner with Bendigo & District....Lodge No ... *Bendigo Masonic Ladies Auxiliary Raffle $1000 Groceries. To be Drawn: 14th Nov '97 $1.00 Ticket No:..0250. Box 625organization, society, masonic -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - SS Yarrawonga and SS Moravian, n.d
Front: Yarrawonga and Moravian loading at Portland Pier. Back: Port of Portland Authority. P.H.T. - stamp. Shipping - Railway Pier before Ocean Pier constructed.port of portland archives, ss yarrawonga, ss moravian, port of portland, wharf, harbour -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Postcard - Postcard Copy- Bridgewater Hotel, Bridgewater Victoria, c. 1909
Copy of a black and white photo postcard. View of front of Bridgewater Hotel. Four children, 2 ladies, horse and trap standing outsideBack: Handwritten message from Renie Corrigan at Bridgem Hotel to her friend Miss Hancock.bridgewater hotel -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, 1962 (exact); 1962 fifty years reunion
A photograph of the earliest "Back to"/reunion for Orbost Higher Elementary School/Orbost Secondary College.The photo is of ex pupils who were at the school when it was first opened in 1912.People in the photo are Dorice Napier (1st L), J.Irvine,? Cumming, Lexie Nixon, Ila Cowell, Arthur Reynolds, Annie Nixon, Dorothy Cameron, Nina Johnston and Pear Napier(nee Cumming -4th L)It is of Historical significance because apparently it is a photo of the earliest "back to/reunion" for Orbost Secondary College.It is of Social Significance because it is a photograph of people who attended Orbost Secondary School.A black and white photograph of nine ladies and one man standing around a table with a large two- tiered cake on it with candles around the base.Hand written on back, hard to read and some words crossed out- "Earliest Pupils H.E.S.1912.Arthur-Reynolds Nina-Johnston/D.Napier J.Irvine ? Cumming- Lexie Nixon/Ila Cowell/Annie Nixon/Dorothy Cameron,"education-orbost orbost-high-school -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, 1948
A black and white photograph of The Log Cabin in Marysville in Victoria.A black and white photograph of The Log Cabin in Marysville in Victoria. The Log Cabin was built by Thomas Henry Branchflower who had arrived from England late in 1921. It was built for Gwendoline Pitman after the death of her father Clarence Pitman and the disappearance of her sister Olive in July 1926. Gwendoline operated an artist and souvenir shop in the newly built Log Cabin in partnership with Peter Mackey who was a Melbourne optician and artist.MARYSVILLE 1948/ Log Cabinthomas henry branchflower, gerald branchflower, marysville, mary chain, gwendoline pitman, clarence pitman, kooringa guesthouse, olive pitman, wilbur anderson, peter mackey, photograph, the log cabin -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
gloves, Ladies
Ladies white gloves, 3/4 length polyester embroidered with a floral and leaf design. 00098.1 : Left glove 00098.2 : Right glovegloves, embroidery, evening wear, costume., ladies accessories -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - BADGE: EASTER FAIR LADIES' COMMITTEE
White shield shaped badge with dark blue ribbon for the Easter Fair Ladies' Committee. Badge was for the year 1918?. A. J. Curran, Secretary.ephemera, mementoes, easter fair, badge, easter fair ladies committee, a j curran -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - MERLE BUSH COLLECTION: COLLAR
Clothing. White cotton detachable ladies collar. Band along bottom edge has three button holes. Old box 573.Written on collar, ''Try One Like This G'ders Conference'' (pencil), ''M.E.BUSH'' (pen)costume accessories, female, white cotton ladies collar