Photos from a 10th birthday celebration at a widows club, it is unknown which one. There appears to have been singing and merriment as well as cutting an anniversary cake. The lady cutting the cake is Billie Sims, who was president of the Melbourne Widows Club in the early 1990s. Photos were in a folder of photos from 1993.A record of the importance of the widows clubs as a social outlet for the widows that their 10th anniversary was celebrated. There were many clubs throughout Melbourne.Colour photo x 7 of a 10th birthday celebration for a widows club.widows, widows clubs, cake

Irene Mildred Wharton (1888 - 1983) the only child of Thomas Llewellyn Wharton and his wife Mildred, lived most of her early life in Bendigo until her marriage in 1911. Her father worked for The Bendigo Independent news newspaper as compositor and printer until his retirement in 1913 from lead poisoning. Apparently, printer's ink contained lead in those days, and he had health problems from a build up of lead in his system. Child's teaset made of China - originally belonging to Mildred Wharton; used by three generations. Tea set has blue and green leaves on a white background. There are no maker's marks. The tea set consists of: 1 tea pot and lid 1 sugar bowl and lid 5 small cups and saucers 1 small cake plate (for cakes / biscuits) 1 small bowl for jam / creamtea set, wharton, cambria, barkly street, bendigo independent, lead poisoning, compositor, printer

Cake of McLeod's carbolic sand soap in paper wrappers with red heart & arrow. Pumice sand soap for metals, marble, paint, cutlery, woodwork and kitchen utensils.McLeods concentrated trade mark heart & arrow ammoniated extract of soap McLeod's soap Co Pty Ltd works Geelong, Melbourne and Sydneydomestic equipment, cleaning, soap

Cake of McLeod's Carbolic sand soap in paper wrapper with red hearts & arrow. Pumice sand soap for metals, marble, paint, cutlery, woodwork and kitchen utensils.McLeod's concentrated trade mark heart & arrow ammoniated extract of soap McLeod's soap Co Pty Ltd works. Geelong, Melbourne and Sydneydomestic equipment, cleaning, soap

Document, Buy Goodness It's Gillies was the slogan for Gillies Pies and other pastries and cakes made at Gillies Bendigo.The back page has a history of Gillies pies .document, names of bendigo pioneers, gillies brothers

Used for placing food on or ornaments on furniture.A small square ornamental handmade doiley made of white cotton with a large lace patterned border and scalloped edging for use under cakes or ornaments placed on furniture.table linen, lace, cotton, cotton thread, table accessories, soft furnishings

This glass dish would have been used for holding sweets or savouries or small cakes or biscuits.This item, highly collectable Carnival -Ware, is kept for display purposes.This is a Dugan marigold Carnival- ware glass bowl. It is made of iridescent pressed glass.It has an pressed image of a horse's head in the centre surrounded by a patterned rim and fluted edges.vintage household item., glass dish, carnival ware

Mordialloc Carrum High SchoolPhoto depicts students at high school in 1925 Form D2Black and White Postcard depicting secondary school students in 1925 Mordialloc Carrum SchoolDate 1925 in pen on front. Date 1924 changed to 1925 in pen on reverse also, in pencil, a fruit cake recipe on reverse, measurements in pounds and ounces.education, school, morialloc, carrum

This Christmas Tin with Christmas cake was a Christmas Gift distributed to those serving in the AIF during WW1, 1914.The Christmas Tin was given to someone serving in the AIF during WW1, 1914, it is an original tin.Oblong brass coloured tin with an ornate lid.The lid is ornate in design at the bottom is the inscription - Christmas 1914.christmas tin 1914, ww1, aif

Cake of household sand soap for scrubbing floors, tables, woodwork and saucepans, made by Preservene Pty Ltd, pink wrapper reads concentrated cleansing sand soap will not crumble.Preservene pty Ltd Stawell St Burnleydomestic equipment, cleaning, soap

Black and White photo of an Easter Faur Float by Hanro, the float is a truck decorated with with a giant cake with 100 on top and candles and on the side of the float is written 'Bendigo's 100th Birthday'organization, business, hanro, hanro, easter fair, bendigo, centenary

Colour photograph. Man bending over cake on table. Crowd watching. 30 3'96 timestamped down bottomleft side. Back of photo reads: Peter's 50th (No beard!)photo, individual, peter ellis

Harris. WM. & Jane – Main table in Hall at Great Western.Black and White Photo showing table settings withbottles of Sepplets wine and four tier wedding Anniversary Wedding cake; Lemonade and slices and rolls of bread. Floral arrangements.Table Diamond Wedding Great Western 21 October 1932 William Harris and Jane Harris(nee Colley)stawell

The photograph was taken on the occasion of Mr & Mrs Ball's golden wedding.Black and white copy of photograph showing an older man wearing a dark suit and an older woman, wearing dark clothing, standing behind a 2-tiered cake in a garden.elizabeth jane ball, elizabeth jane mitchell, oscar garland ball

Names - Roy Fulford, Arthur Fulford, Norm FiedlerColour photograph showing three old former students of Nungurner Primary School at 81 year celebration, 1925 - 2006, about to cut birthday cake. Nungurner Victoriaschools, students, celebration

The Ballarat Junior Technical School was a division of the Ballarat School of Mines. The Recipe Book was produced by the Mothers' Club. Recipes were divided into sections: Soups, Savouries, Meat dishes, Desserts, Tea Cakes and Loaves, Biscuits and Slices, Cakes, Jams, Pickles and Sauces, Miscellaneous. There were Catering Hints and Handy Tips included. Booklet cost 40 cents.Yellow soft covered recipe book. The name of the person who provided each recipe is printed beside the recipe.ballarat junior technical school, recipes, ballarat junior technical school mothers' club, cooking, kitchen, hospitality

Business card for a local bakery, Diamond Village Hot Bread & Cake Shop, at 78 Nepean Street Watsonia.Business card, white card with red and brown text on yellow background.nepean street watsonia, diamond village shopping centre, diamond village hot bread and cake shop

Photos from a 10th anniversary of the Home and Hospital Visiting Group of the Melbourne Legacy widows' club at Legacy House in 1991. One photo shows Kath Mitchell, Vera Paydon and Valerie Parr (left to right) cutting the anniversary cake. The visiting group was formed to visit women in hospital or their homes or nursing homes. They met every third Wednesday at Legacy House. The photo was featured in the November 1991 issue of The Answer. In the 1990s Legacy was supported by generous donations from Fergusson Plarre Bakehouse with cakes often donated for the annual fete. This cake could have been donated. It was in a folder of photos from 1990-1993.A record of the importance of the Hospital Visiting group as an important function the widows performed with their desire to help each other, that their 10th anniversary was celebrated. Colour photo x 10 of a 10th anniversary celebration for the Home and Hospital Visiting Group.Handwritten on reverse '66%' in red pen which meant it was reduced to be published in a newsletter.widows, visiting group, cake

Catalogue card reads, '1979 - Ringwood Historical Research Group, 20th Annual General Meeting, Sept. 1979. [Picture shows] Paddy Miles cutting cake'.

A folded piece of paper with aged discolouration which has hand written in black ink 'A Piece of the Wedding Cake of H.R.H. The Princess Royal of Prussia'. On the back in pencil is the number 1056(a)ephemera, mementoes, wedding cake

(a) Silver-coated intricately patterned cake slide. Carvings on a floral theme are done in relief. Edges are irregular. The handle end features a female form reminiscent of a ship's figure head. The word "Italy" is engraved on the back of the slide in very tiny writing.

Cakestand belonged to donor's grandmotherHeavy glass footed cake dish (may be crystal). Diamond pattern on top part, with a lip around the edge. The glass dish is faceted. Base radiated sun burst pattern.domestic items, food & drink consumption

Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, Mr. & Mrs. J. Tully about to cut ta cake for the 25th Birthday of the Bendigo East Progress Association. Names on back.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association

A short story about Adams Cake Shop in Main Street Greensborough in the 1970s and some coincidences about a member of staff.Article, 1 p., illus.adams cake shop greensborough, glenice dyke, dawn petts, dawn bennetts

Photographs include: cake, celebrations, society members and speakers - George Cox, Jean Webster, Shirley Jones and Bill GrayTwelve coloured photographs taken during the Whitehorse Historical Society's 40th Birthday celebrations on 10th December 2005 Cassette of speakers: NP3363 Transcription of cassette: ND5593whitehorse historical society

Sugar hundreds and thousands are used to decorate cakes and biscuits. This small vial dates from the 1970s, today they are sold in larger jars.Original item: small clear plastic vial with red lid, containing multi-coloured 100s and 1000s. Photograph only in archive.cake decorating, sweets