Brochure provides information on the use and maintenance of port-o-cot infant incubators/humidycribs.8 page brochure. Cover has brown stripe down right hand side with a photograph of a nurse place a term-o-cot humidicrib in the back seat of a car THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF TINY BABIES

Item of portable laundry equipment that might have multiple purposes including washing infants.Painted (exterior) galvanised iron oval wash tub. The portable tub has two handles and an overhanging rim.laundry equipment, wash tubs, galvanised iron household objects

David Miller (Dave) Mair (1879-1938) married Lily Vipond Deakin (1890-1945) in 1910. They had 5 children: Geoffrey David (1913-1970), Beryl (1916-1976), Gwynneth (1917-1997), Isabel Lillian (1921-1997) and Shirley Inez (1928-1968). His parents were Isabella Brown (1856-1944) and William Mair (1850-1924). Personal communication from Laurie Newton, Beryl's daughter: Dave and Beryl initially lived in East Melbourne after they married. Geoffrey, Beryl and Gwynneth were born in East Melbourne. They subsequently moved to Louise Avenue, Mont Albert and Isabel may have been born while they were there. Later they purchased 20 Barton Street, Mont Albert. Shirley was born after they moved to Barton Street. The children attended Mont Albert Central School. Dave was an extremely keen sportsman (particularly bowls and cricket). He started the Kangaroo Cricket Club and worked for the Melbourne Cricket Club.This is part of a large donation related to the Deakin, Mair and Young families with connections to the Surrey Hills / Mont Albert area.A sepia coloured post card photo of (?) a studio portrait with a cream border of 2 children sitting on a couch. The infant is in a light-coloured dress with a lacy border along the hemline and lace embellishments to the sleeves and bodice. The top of the boy's shirt has a 'sailor' collar.REAR: In black ink - "Beryl taken at 8 months / Geoff " " (taken at) 3 years. / 10 Nov. 1916" Handwriting is thought to that of Lily Vipond Mair (nee Deakin). beryl mair, geoffrey david mair, children

Black and white photograph at opening of Infant Welfare Centre.with Sister Holmes, Hazel Bulmer, Joyce McColley, Miss Dawson, Dr Meredith, Greg Ridsdale - Tambo Shire Secretary, Mavis Smith, Del Richey, Ethel Bulmer. Lakes Entrance Victoria childrens services, celebration

Semi straight infant Macintosh blade with light bulb only. The item has a general good conservation and completeness regarding its hinge piece and base bulb connector. It has stamped the manufacturer name (PENLON) and the place where it was made (New Zealand).Stamped, REGD TRADE MARK / PENLON / MADE IN NEW ZEALANDpenlon, macintosh, straight laryngoscope, infant, blade, laryngoscope, new zealand

Four generations of the Partington Fort family: Alan Partington, Faye Fort, Melinda and infant Rian.Four generations of a Greensborough pioneer family.Digital copy of black and white photograph.partington family, faye fort (nee partington)

Black and white photographCatalogue card reads, "Looking to Adelaide St. from Reynolds Ave. (across Mullum Creek) 1973. Site of bridge washed away in floods 1931. Infant Welfare Centre (Dr. Hewitts) on right."

A White Batiste material Infants Christening Gown Cotton. Short Puff sleeves trimmed with embroidery edge. Tape gathering waistline. A panel front Alternate pieces of Diagonal tucking a cotton insertion. Cotton edging trim on each side. Mrs Thelma Clark.stawell clothing material

Photograph of the new infant welfare and pre-school centre at Petrie Park, opened on 11 August 1961Newspaper clipping, photograph with captionpetrie park montmorency

Certificate of Infant Welfare for Marjorie Jean Burke, issued by the Nurses Board under the Nurses Acts VictoriaMiss Burke was a nurse, midwife and infant welfare sister. This collection covers her many qualifications throughout Australia and Great Britain, including references both professional and personal. When Miss Burke returned to Australia, she was employed at Diamond Valley Community Hospital as a nurse in 1953 and as Deputy Matron 1954-1971.Certificate typed on cream paper.Signed by Registrar Nurses Board (Victoria)marjorie jean burke, nurses, diamond valley community hospital, mothercraft nursing, infant welfare

Photographs of the infant welfare and pre-school centre under construction at Petrie Park Montmorency. Builder Peter Graham.Photos by Peter Graham, former Shire of Eltham councillor.Three black and white photographs mounted on card, with pencilled insciption"Our Monty Kinder being built, 1961" and "Builder Peter Graham" in purple pencilpetrie park montmorency, kindergartens

Certificate of Infant Welfare and Mothercraft for Marjorie Jean Burke, issued by the Mothercraft Home, Department of Public Health Tasmania.Miss Burke was a nurse, midwife and infant welfare sister. This collection covers her many qualifications throughout Australia and Great Britain, including references both professional and personal. When Miss Burke returned to Australia, she was employed at Diamond Valley Community Hospital as a nurse in 1953 and as Deputy Matron 1954-1971.Certificate typed on cream paper.Signed by authoritiesmarjorie jean burke, nurses, diamond valley community hospital, mothercraft home tasmania, mothercraft nursing

This book and a number of others like it were owned by the mother and aunts of the donor, Mrs Dorothy Boyle. They were prolific producers of hand knitted and hand made items of clothing and also knitted and sewed for the armed forces during the Second World War. This book was produced by the magazine "Womans World" and contains patterns for baby clothes.BABY'S wardrobe / EVERYTHING THE NEW BABY NEEDS / 6D. / LAYETTE / Approved by / Infant Welfare Dept. / (see page 4) / 33 / KNITTEDS / LAYETTES / SHAWLS / PRAM COVERS / FROCKS, Etc. / PUBLISHED / BY / WOMAN'S WORLDknitting handicrafts - history, victoria; department of public health (infant welfare department) woman's world, knitting, handicrafts - history

This object was displayed as part of the temporary Mask-Inhaler Exhibition during the Geoffrey Kaye Symposium, 29-30 January 2013.Laryngoscope penlite handle for infant Longworth fitting blades use, with a serrated grip on battery deposit, no batteries included. Top handle fitting screw is present. Minor scratches and hit marks are present over its surface. It has stamped the trade mark and place of manufacturing.Stamped on the top handle attachment place, REGD TRADE MARK / PENLON / [M] ADE IN ENGLANDhandle, penlon, longworth fitting handles, infant size handle

Four generations of the Partington family: Alan Partington, David Medhurst, Annie May Medhurst Partington and infant Elinor PartingtonFour generations of a Greensborough pioneer family.Digital copy of black and white photograph. partington family, david medhurst

Information about Maternal Infant Welfare Nurse Alma Brown's property is now a community reserve in Albion Crescent Greensborough.Text and photograph alma brown, browns nature reserve greensborough, albion crescent greensborough

In the 1960s the R.S.L. hall was used for plays, infant welfare, dancing classes for children and the like, also for use with parties and weddingsEarly black and white photograph of the Mitcham R.S.L.. Telegraph poles on left and right. Demolished in the 1980s.mitcham returned servicemens league, returned servicemens league

State School No. 3161 was originally situated between High Street (then Bulleen Road) and Kilby Road adjacent to Burke Road and was officially opened on 25th April 1892 with Mr Roland Gray as its Headmaster. With more people moving into the district, the School was moved in 1905 to Strathalbyn Street. (This site was to became the Kew East Bowling Club, and is now a Kindergarten.) 1929 saw the erection of the brick Infant School adjacent to the main building. In subsequent years many other buildings were added, including a weatherboard ‘Rural’ school, a brick library, an administration block, several portables, and a Community Music Centre and shelter sheds, culminating in the opening in March 2011 of the Commonwealth funded new Music/Sports Complex. At one time it was called Kew East Central School and included years 7 & 8. When Kew High School started, the high school students were accommodated there whilst their buildings were being completed.Original print positive, mounted on board of a co-educational class of students at Kew East 'Country School'. The Age newspaper on 6 March 1906 included in News of the Day that: "At a meeting of the Executive Council yesterday it was decided to proclaim the following State schools as training schools under the provisions of the Teachers' Act: Brunswick 1213; Queensberry-street, Carlton 2365; Kew East 3161; and Queensberry-street, North Melbourne 307. These schools have been specially selected and staffed in order that teachers in training and junior teachers may study the methods of the best teachers in special kinds of work. The infant class is the special feature at Brunswick, while Kew East will be a model of the methods of a country school. The schools at Queensberry-street, North Carlton and North Melbourne, are to be more especially connected with the training college."Obverse: Written on chalk slate - "Kew East / 3161 / Country School /19??"kew east primary school, margery canham, margery nickell, elizabeth angel, kew east state school, kew east country school, erik nickell

State School No. 3161 was originally situated between High Street (then Bulleen Road) and Kilby Road adjacent to Burke Road and was officially opened on 25th April 1892 with Mr Roland Gray as its Headmaster. With more people moving into the district, the School was moved in 1905 to Strathalbyn Street. (This site was to became the Kew East Bowling Club, and is now a Kindergarten.) 1929 saw the erection of the brick Infant School adjacent to the main building. In subsequent years many other buildings were added, including a weatherboard ‘Rural’ school, a brick library, an administration block, several portables, and a Community Music Centre and shelter sheds, culminating in the opening in March 2011 of the Commonwealth funded new Music/Sports Complex. At one time it was called Kew East Central School and included years 7 & 8. When Kew High School started, the high school students were accommodated there whilst their buildings were being completed.Original print positive of class of boys at Kew East State School. Hector Canham is identified in an inscription on the reverse of the mount. The Age newspaper on 6 March 1906 included in News of the Day that: "At a meeting of the Executive Council yesterday it was decided to proclaim the following State schools as training schools under the provisions of the Teachers' Act: Brunswick 1213; Queensberry-street, Carlton 2365; Kew East 3161; and Queensberry-street, North Melbourne 307. These schools have been specially selected and staffed in order that teachers in training and junior teachers may study the methods of the best teachers in special kinds of work. The infant class is the special feature at Brunswick, while Kew East will be a model of the methods of a country school. The schools at Queensberry-street, North Carlton and North Melbourne, are to be more especially connected with the training college."Obverse : "Hector [arrowed]" / Reverse: "5th Grade. Hector Canham. Back row left."kew east primary school, elizabeth angel, kew east state school, hector canham

State School No. 3161 was originally situated between High Street (then Bulleen Road) and Kilby Road adjacent to Burke Road and was officially opened on 25th April 1892 with Mr Roland Gray as its Headmaster. With more people moving into the district, the School was moved in 1905 to Strathalbyn Street. (This site was to became the Kew East Bowling Club, and is now a Kindergarten.) 1929 saw the erection of the brick Infant School adjacent to the main building. In subsequent years many other buildings were added, including a weatherboard ‘Rural’ school, a brick library, an administration block, several portables, and a Community Music Centre and shelter sheds, culminating in the opening in March 2011 of the Commonwealth funded new Music/Sports Complex. At one time it was called Kew East Central School and included years 7 & 8. When Kew High School started, the high school students were accommodated there whilst their buildings were being completed.Original print positive of a class of girls at Kew East State School. The Age newspaper on 6 March 1906 included in News of the Day that: "At a meeting of the Executive Council yesterday it was decided to proclaim the following State schools as training schools under the provisions of the Teachers' Act: Brunswick 1213; Queensberry-street, Carlton 2365; Kew East 3161; and Queensberry-street, North Melbourne 307. These schools have been specially selected and staffed in order that teachers in training and junior teachers may study the methods of the best teachers in special kinds of work. The infant class is the special feature at Brunswick, while Kew East will be a model of the methods of a country school. The schools at Queensberry-street, North Carlton and North Melbourne, are to be more especially connected with the training college."Obverse : "East Kew 1921 [sic] / Reverse: "East Kew 1928 [sic]"kew east primary school, elizabeth angel, kew east state school

State School No. 3161 was originally situated between High Street (then Bulleen Road) and Kilby Road adjacent to Burke Road and was officially opened on 25th April 1892 with Mr Roland Gray as its Headmaster. With more people moving into the district, the School was moved in 1905 to Strathalbyn Street. (This site was to became the Kew East Bowling Club, and is now a Kindergarten.) 1929 saw the erection of the brick Infant School adjacent to the main building. In subsequent years many other buildings were added, including a weatherboard ‘Rural’ school, a brick library, an administration block, several portables, and a Community Music Centre and shelter sheds, culminating in the opening in March 2011 of the Commonwealth funded new Music/Sports Complex. At one time it was called Kew East Central School and included years 7 & 8. When Kew High School started, the high school students were accommodated there whilst their buildings were being completed.Original print positive of a class of girls at what is believed to be Kew East State School. The Age newspaper on 6 March 1906 included in News of the Day that: "At a meeting of the Executive Council yesterday it was decided to proclaim the following State schools as training schools under the provisions of the Teachers' Act: Brunswick 1213; Queensberry-street, Carlton 2365; Kew East 3161; and Queensberry-street, North Melbourne 307. These schools have been specially selected and staffed in order that teachers in training and junior teachers may study the methods of the best teachers in special kinds of work. The infant class is the special feature at Brunswick, while Kew East will be a model of the methods of a country school. The schools at Queensberry-street, North Carlton and North Melbourne, are to be more especially connected with the training college."Reverse : "Margery Nickell. 2nd row, 2nd left"kew east primary school, elizabeth angel, kew east state school, margery nickell

State School No. 3161 was originally situated between High Street (then Bulleen Road) and Kilby Road adjacent to Burke Road and was officially opened on 25th April 1892 with Mr Roland Gray as its Headmaster. With more people moving into the district, the School was moved in 1905 to Strathalbyn Street. (This site was to became the Kew East Bowling Club, and is now a Kindergarten.) 1929 saw the erection of the brick Infant School adjacent to the main building. In subsequent years many other buildings were added, including a weatherboard ‘Rural’ school, a brick library, an administration block, several portables, and a Community Music Centre and shelter sheds, culminating in the opening in March 2011 of the Commonwealth funded new Music/Sports Complex. At one time it was called Kew East Central School and included years 7 & 8. When Kew High School started, the high school students were accommodated there whilst their buildings were being completed.Original print positive of a class of boys at Kew East Central School. The Age newspaper on 6 March 1906 included in News of the Day that: "At a meeting of the Executive Council yesterday it was decided to proclaim the following State schools as training schools under the provisions of the Teachers' Act: Brunswick 1213; Queensberry-street, Carlton 2365; Kew East 3161; and Queensberry-street, North Melbourne 307. These schools have been specially selected and staffed in order that teachers in training and junior teachers may study the methods of the best teachers in special kinds of work. The infant class is the special feature at Brunswick, while Kew East will be a model of the methods of a country school. The schools at Queensberry-street, North Carlton and North Melbourne, are to be more especially connected with the training college."Obverse: on chalkboard - "East Kew Central School, Grade 5. 1911 [sic]". kew east primary school, elizabeth angel, kew east state school, kew east central school

Brown hardcover book of The infants magazine, The Child's own Magazine.London; Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, Essex Street, W.C. S.W. Partridge & Co 9 Paternoster Row, E. C. (c) 1910. Black and white illustrations, Coloured illustratied cover of children playing. 142 pages.books, children's, the infants magazine

Sepia photograph of an infant aged about six months. She is wearing a white dress and has bare feet. On the reverse is written: Marie Melba Drusilla Sleeth, 'Cardouia', 4 Baxter St. Coburg. This is a studio portrait taken by 'Allen Studio' 318 Smith St., Collingwood.Allan Studioperson, individual, infant, marie melba drusilla sleeth, cardouia, 4 baxter st. coburg, allan studio, 318 smith st. collingwood

In the early 19th century, infant baptismal gowns worn by male and female infants began to be modelled on dresses worn by adult women. Gowns were typically made of fine white linen or cotton, and often trimmed with tucks, lace, whitework embroidery, and other handwork. The Kew Historical Society's collection includes over fifteen christening gowns dating from the 19th and 20th centuries.A mid-nineteenth century christening (baptismal) gown, constructed of sturdy white cotton featuring a long skirt, high neck and long sleeves. The gown is constructed by hand, and there is evidence of home-finished needlework, The bodice is loosely pleated with gathering at the high waist, A later cotton tie was attached at the centre waist and commercial lace added to the neckline and cuffs.christening gowns, ceremonial clothing, children's wear, baptismal clothing, victorian historical themes — 8.6 marking the phases of life

This infant protectors was donated to the Kew Historical Society by officers of the City of Kew. It was presumably held by the City for protection against gas attacks.Rare piece of WW1 equipment designed to protect infants on the home front.A respirator designed by the US Army O.C.D to be used to protect a baby in case of a gas attack. The respirator comprises a green pliofilm bag with a draw-string to secure the bag after a baby was placed in it. A hose and hand-action pump provides air for the baby. The respirator includes a detailed description of how it is to be used and stored. infant respirator, gas mask, world war two

"The Infants Magazine". December 1910. S.W. partridge & Co Ltd, Publisher 8 & 9 Paternoster Row, London, B.C. vol XLV No. 540 Hazell, Watson and Viney, Ltd, Londonand Aylesbury. page 177, 1078, - illustratkion coloured in, Page 192, 11a Picture to colour - coloured in.books, children's, the infants magazine