Colour photograph of the Mortuary in Church Street, just prior to demolitionWritten on back of photo: "Mortuary, Church St, Rutherglen" At bottom right on photo: "10 4 '03"mortuary, buildings, church street

Believed to be the Advance Australia Hotel, Great Northern township.Black and white photograph of a timber building, close to the edge of a road. Written on back of photo: "The Advance Aust. Hotel on Murray Valley H/way near Rutherglen. 1949"hotels, advance australia hotel, great northern

Black and white photograph of 17 men in Australian Light Horse uniforms, mounted on horses, with one riderless horse.On back of photo: "Rutherglen Troop Light Horse, Basil Fuge on 5th horse from right. c1935"australian light horse, basil fuge

One of a group of photographs of Rutherglen collected from magazines (Pix or People or Post), then pasted onto orange paper, date unknown. This one is of the Rotunda in the Memorial Park.memoral park, rsl park, band stand

Letter from S.R. Birch, Administrator, National Trust of Australia (Victoria), to B.S. Jasper, re: Fairfield and Olive Hills, Rutherglen, dated 11th November 1969.fairfield, olive hills, mount ophir, mt ophir, gullifers, national trust, trust classifications

Black and white photograph of the crowd attending the laying of the Foundation Stone for the Rutherglen Bush Nursing Hospital by Sir John Harris MLC. Enlarged duplicate of photo no. 449.1hospital, foundation stone, john richards harris

Black and white photograph of the dignitaries at the laying of the Foundation Stone by Sir John Harris MLC for the Rutherglen Bush Nursing Hospital. This one is an enlarged photographic duplicate of 449.4a.hospital, john richards harris, foundation stone

Black and white photograph of Old Fire Station during the ceremonial laying of the Foundation Stone for the Rutherglen Bush Nursing Hospital. This one is an enlarged photographic duplicate of 449.7ahospital, fire station, foundation stone

Black and white postcard showing a photograph of Mackay's Rutherglen Hotel with a group of people standing on the veranda under a "Welcome" sign. This one is an enlarged photographic duplicate of 449.11amckay, rutherglen hote

Thomas Drenen was editor of the Rutherglen Sun newspaper for many years.Black & white photograph of Thomas Drenen, believed taken about 1872.On the back: "Thomas Drenen. Taken about the time the New State School was opened. Donated by Dora Drenen, Sandringham, 1964"thomas drenen

Donated to Rutherglen Historical Society by Mt Carmel Convent nunsOval photograph, sepia coloured, mounted on cream cardboard in brown folder. Subject Fern Aitken, later Mrs Percival Fullerton."Alf. L. Bowden, The Studio. Corowa N.S.W." On back of photograph "Nov 1919"fern aitken, mrs percival fullerton

Donated by Presentation Sisters of Mt Carmel Convent. Father James Lawless (later Monseignor) was a much loved Parish Priest of St Mary's Parish Rutherglen for well over 30 years. His funeral was one of the largest ever seen in Rutherglen. A true gentlemanSmall black & white photograph, unmounted and unframed, of Father James Lawless, with kookaburra on hand.mount carmel convent, st marys church, james lawless, presentation sisters, mt carmel convent

Donated by Presentation Sisters of Mt Carmel Convent. Father James Lawless (later Monseignor) was a much loved Parish Priest of St Mary's Parish Rutherglen for well over 30 years. His funeral was one of the largest ever seen in Rutherglen. A true gentlemanSmall black & white photograph, unmounted and unframed, of Father James Lawless on left with two unknown Priests.mt carmel convent, mount carmel convent, james lawless, st marys church, presentation sisters

The Seppelt company was founded in the Barossa Valley in 1851 by Joseph Seppelt, a German immigrant. In 1902 the family business was registered as B. Seppelt & Sons Ltd. As part of the expansion of this successful business, they acquired the Clydeside Cellars in Rutherglen from the estate of Mr. David G. Hamilton in 1914.,Due to changing conditions the vineyards were sold in the 1980s and all stock taken back to their property at Seppeltsfield in South Australia. From 1984 until the present, the Cellars in Rutherglen has had several operators including Jolimont Cellars (Doug Shears), Tony Lamb and 2 different Asian-owned conglomerates operating as Rutherglen Estates. In 2018 Rutherglen Estate was purchased by De Bortoli Family Winemakers of Griffiths, NSWThis jug is representative of leading pioneers and companies in the Australian Wine industry located in Northeast Victoria.A ceramic wine carafe produced by the House of Seppelt. It features the coat of arms of the House of Seppelt on one side and a portrait of Benno Seppelt on the opposite side. The lower section of the carafe is beige in colour and the top half, coat of arms and portrait are in blue. THE HOUSE OF / SEPPELTb. seppelt & son, australian wine industry, northeast victorian wineries

This desk was used as a teacher's desk in the Rutherglen Common School, probably in the 1920s.Brown wooden desk with double door cupboard in the front, and a hinged top which can be opened for storage.school, common school, education, furniture

Black and white photograph of a group of Rutherglen ladies, thought to be RSL Auxiliary. Photograph is mounted on a piece of decorative paper with a typed sheet, identifying the people in it, pasted below the photo.On sheet below photo: "Left to right-back row: Mrs Arden, Mrs Vickers, Mrs J Kelly, Miss Mavis Kelly, Mrs Fanny Pape, Mrs Dempsey, Mrs Harry Taylor, Mrs Nish. Front L to R: Mrs Moffat, Mrs Letty Renshaw, Mrs Amy Williams, Miss Ann Grantham, Mrs Flo Dean, Mrs Matthews, Mrs Prentice"rsl auxilliary, arden, vickers, kelly, fanny pape, dempsey, taylor, nish, moffat, letty renshaw, amy williams, ann grantham, flo dean, matthews, prentice, mavis kelly

Black and white photograph of swans in on Lake King in the Park during the ceremonial laying of the Foundation Stone for the Rutherglen Bush Nursing Home. This one is an enlarged photographic duplicate of 449.5alake king, rutherglen park, foundation stone

Black and white post card photograph of a group of men in World War 1 military uniforms, posing in front of a building in camp.On back of postcard: "William Collier left back row, going to 1919 war. Men recruited from Rutherglen"william collier, world war i, world war 1, ww1, wwi

Photograph is part of a collection from the Presentation Sisters, Mount Carmel Convent.Black and white portrait photograph of a young girl in a confirmation gown.On back of photo: "Alice Thom[illeg.], Great Southern" At bottom of photo mount: "The Salon Studios. Chiltern and Rutherglen"mt carmel convent, presentation sisters, mount carmel convent, alice thomas

Annual statement from E.J. Turner, Murray Hardware Store, issued to Mr W. Williamson in January 1928 for the year of 1927.Paper statement of account for 1927 for Mr W Williamson for purchases at local shopTax stamp toward the bottom of statement covered by oval rubber stamp "E. J. Turner | Ironmonger | Rutherglen"hardware, ironmonger, murray hardware store, e j turner, w williamson, businesses

Account of local artists Marie Perryman and Terry Jarvis and their 2001 exhibition in Rutherglen.Copy of newspaper clipping, text and black and white imagemarie perryman, artists, diamond valley arts society, terry jarvis

Donated when the existing signs in the Rutherglen Memorial Hall were replaced by an electricianExit sign with a gold coloured metal casing, grey lettering on red background

Photo of the wedding of Colin Crampton and Andree Buscall at St Stephen's Church, RutherglenNewspaper cutting of a wedding photograph of Colin Crampton & Andree Buscalliwedding photographs, andree buscall, andree crampton, colin crampton, st stephens church

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated four childrendesk, four seater, school

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated four childrendesk, four seater, school

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater