Eventide Homes - Urquhart House Silver Jubilee 1989stawell

Silver platter with gum leaf edging and Parliament of Victoria logo in the middle. Don Sheil sticker on the back.parliament of victoria, platter, plate, gum leaf plate, don sheil australia

Colour photograph of demolition of old railway bridge at Silver Street, Elthamrailways, bridges, silver street, eltham

Colour photograph of old Silver Street railway bridge being demolishedrailways, bridges, silver street, eltham

Peter Leslie (Les) Sykes was born in 1896. When 14 years of age he worked as a waite of the Old Colonists' Club. In 1911 he started an apprencticeship at Wiles and Watts, electroplaters of Armstrong Street North, which he later purchased. In later years Les was a member of the club. The Waiter's Drink Tray was one of a job lot from teh Old Colonists' Club either left behind or given as part payment (pre 1940s). Colour photograph of a silver tray used in the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hall.ballarat old colonists' association, ballarat old colonists' club, old colonists' association, ballarat, ballarat old identities, silver tray, waiter's tray

This item is from a collection donated by descendants of John Francis Turner of Wodonga. Thimbles were used for both practical and decorative purposes and were created in a range of styles. Popular history also suggests that roots of the modern-day wedding ring in America had an interesting tie to a thimble. Puritans that colonized in early America did not believe in adornment. A common practice among these early Americans was for a man to present a thimble to his fiancée which was symbolic of his wish to marry her. These brides began to cut off the rim on these thimbles and making a simple band they would wear on their finger. Thus, the practice of wedding rings for women started.This item comes from a collection used by a prominent citizen of Wodonga. It is also representative of a domestic item common in the 1930s.A silver thimble decorated with filigree work above a solid bottom section.domestic items, filigree thimble, womens social history, women's work

Decorative object made by silversmith Ernest Leviny.Silver mounted emu egg goblet with detachable silver lid decorated with a kneeling Aboriginal figure holding weapons (spear is missing). Emu egg is mounted on a silver base with filigree acanthus leaf designwork on the stem, leading to four sprays on the egg surface with a rose, thistle and shamrock design. The inner egg is lined with a gold wash.Noneernest leviny, silversmithing, colonial silverware, castlemaine, emu egg goblet, buda, c 1859

Deep Lead – Gilbert Cawthorne’s truck (1926 Chev 4 ?) with load of wood.stawell

Deep Lead – Portrait Cray Family daughters Jean Amy Evelyn and Dorothystawell

Deep Lead – Portrait John Sweetman early settler and storekeeper 1870-80stawell

Deep Lead Henry (Harry) and Elizabeth Freeland's Home. Destroyed by fire 1991stawell

Deep Lead Scenes J Mitchell ploughing in the scrub part of clearing the land.stawell deep lead

Laura Annie and Amy Rogers picking grapes on the Rogers Property Deep Lead.stawell

Deep Lead Tennis Club Team. Portrait of Alf Cray. Keith Mitchell. stawell sport

Deep Lead – Portrait Gladys McKenzie nee (Perry) a daughter of John Perrystawell

Joseph Mitchell at farm Deep Lead working with plough and horses amongst the vines.stawell deep lead

Deep Lead Scenes workmen gathering wood with a drag saw Mitchell farmstawell deep lead

A propelling pencil is a type of mechanical pencil.The lead is manually pushed down a tube of matching diameter, and is friction-fit. A small rod inside the pencil pushes the lead forward, as needed, usually with a twist an action mechanism.The social history objects held in the Burke Museum's collection help to tell the stories of Beechworth's past by showing the social, cultural, and economic aspects of the town's history.A small silver propelling pencil with a diamond patterned handle.England/ V. S. Lead/mechanical pencil, writing equipment, pencil

In 1951 Victoria commemorated 100 years of the Victorian Parliament. A protective lined keepsake box contains a black rod (in two parts) with a small plaque: "Presented by [the] silver and electroplate ware Manufacturers Association. Made by Harold C. Hutchinson, Eltham. It was first used in 1954. Black Rod is best known for their part in the ceremonies surrounding the State Opening of Parliament and the Speech from the throne. They summon the Commons to attend the speech and lead them to the Lords. As part of the ritual, the doors to the chamber of the House of Commons are slammed in the approaching Black Rod's face. This is to symbolise the Commons' independence of the Sovereign. Black Rod then strikes the door three times with the staff, and is then admitted and issues the summons of the monarch to attend. - Wikipedia This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, black rod, harold c. hutchinson, victorian parliament, parliament house, ceremonial, ceremony, box

Deep Lead Bunyip Bank Rail Crossing being up-graded 1933-34stawell transport railways

Deep Lead – Portrait Davidson Home 1906-7. Home. 1947. With dam in foreground.stawell home

Deep Lead – Portrait Matthew J. Sweetman General Store destroyed by fire 1913stawell

Deep Lead Scene Freeland Contractors camp out wagon. Bob Freeland in centre.stawell deep lead

Deep Lead – Portrait Charles Thomas Hume and bride Liza Munro on Wedding daystawell deep lead

Deep Lead Bunyip Bank Rail Crossing being up-graded 1933-34stawell transport railways

Deep Lead Bunyip Bank Rail Crossing being up-graded 1933-34stawell transport railways