Australian Home Journal magazine from January 1st, 1953. On the cover: these patterns enclosed No.8060 lady in green, yellow white and red dress, no.8061 lady n wide brim hat and pink dress, no. 9333 toddler in yellow dress, No. 9334 young girl in blue dress. The magazine has 52 pages. Price 1 shilling.books, magazines, women's magazine

Bendigo High School tie with shell fabric with diagonal stripes of yellow and light blue. Self tipped. Diagonal seam across neck of tie where a piece has been removed. Tie has been shortened by half its original length. Worn by Merryn Ellison.Label on back of tip. 90% wool,10% Rayon, ''AUSTICO'' Name.costume accessories, female, bendigo high school tie

Australian Home Journal from July 1st, 1954. On the cover: these patterns enclosed no. 8341 lady in green dress, No. 8342 lady in brown dress, No. 9462 coat and bonnet 4 years young girl in red dress, another lady in blue dress on the cover. The magazine has 52 pages. Price 1 shilling.books, magazines, women's magazine

Australian Home Journal from August 1st, 1956. On the cover these patterns enclosed: No.8850 lady in red dress, white hat and white gloves carrying a black bag. No. 8851 lady in blue dress with flowers pattern and white handbag. no. 9701 toddler in yellow tunic and no. 9700 toddler in pink dress. the magazine has 52 pages. Price 1 shilling.books, magazines, women's magazine

Plain X men's clip braces of cream coloured elastic with four clips and two slide adjusters made of gold coloured metal.costume accessories, male, formal wear braces

Australian home Journal from August, 1959. On the cover these free patterns enclosed. No. 5336 40" bust lady in flowers dress. No. 5337 32" bust lady in yellow flowers dress. No. 9009 8 years young girl in pink dress. The magazine has 52 pages. Price 1 shilling.books, magazines, women's magazine

Men's Y shaped button braces of black, blue, grey and white elastic. Grey leather back join and end of back strip. Gold coloured metal buckles and length extenders.A pair of grey leather button holders on each end.costume accessories, male, braces, black, blue, grey white.

Australian Home Journal from April, 1960. On the front cover: shortie jacket directions for knitting page 29. These free patterns enclosed No. 5525 32" bust lady in green dress. No. 5526 40" bust lady in brown dress and blue hat. No. 9053 baby's frock and slip. The magazine has 52 pages. Price 1 shilling.books, magazines, women's magazine

Men's Y shaped button braces of black, white and taupe elastic grey leather back join. Lower back section is cream coloured elastic. Grey leather button holders on each end. Silver coloured metal buckles and length extenders.costume accessories, male, braces taupe with black/white stripes

New idea magazine from July 19th, 1969. On the cover a woman making flowers. The latest in make your own flowers! Girl's twin set and boys' aran sweaters to knit. Special: sizzling barbeque recipes! Price 15 cents. the magazine has 64 pages.books, magazines, women's magazine

Piece of khaki coloured woven belt webbing. No buckles or fittings.Green and red stamp at one end. Unreadable.costume accessories, clothing accessories, woven belt webbing

New Idea magazine from January 18th, 1969. on the cover a young girl in white dress. Girl's party dress pattern. Cooking for picnics. Garden furniture and accessories to make! Tony Curtis today. Party Beauty. Special bargain offer. Price 15 cents. The magazine has 64 pages.books, magazines, women's magazine

New Idea magazine from October 4th, 1980. on the cover: Larry Hagman - Even his real mother says he's a stinker! Exclusive W. A. shipwreck family's amazing survival story. Another blow for Princess Grace. Have you lived before? Kevin Arnett investigates. Bonus 8 pages microwave recipe book. Super crafts: 6 summer shawls -macramé lamp. Dame Zara talks about "those" rumours and what she is doing on the Gold Coast "I probably have come up here to die". 4 pages special: dressing thin: how to shed up to 15 kg. without losing weight. Price 50 cents. The magazine has 144 pages but from page 42 to page 129 there are a lot pages missing and the one left are all loose.books, magazines, women's magazine

Hand knitted, long sleeved jacket. A 3.5 cm moss stitch band at the wrists, at the centre front opening, and around the chest, where eyelets provide for a ribbon insert ( no ribbon present). A 7 cm deep stocking stitch back yoke. Front also has a stocking stitch yoke, but at the front, there are two bands of the pattern across the centre of the yoke.(Pattern has a 10 row repeat). A .4 cm wide ribbon is threaded through eyelets in the neckband. Set-in sleeves.costume, children's, baby jacket

The National War Memorial of Victoria, an interpretative appreciation of The Shrine of Remembrance, with 46 illustrations. This moment was erected by a grateful people to the honoured memory of the men and women of Victoria who served the empire in the great war of 1914-1918. The book has 44 pages. Contents: The Shrine of Remembrance - The call and the response - The past speaks to the present - Dedicatory descriptions - The Greek tradition - General design - Architectural features - The buttress group - Dome promenades - The north and south porticos and the tympana - Floodlighting - Battle honors - The inner chamber - The roll of fame - The king's book - Ambulatory and stairs - The sanctuary - The stone of remembrance - The gleaming bay - The crypt - The final message - Subsidiary memorials - The lone pine tree - Other memorial trees - Birdwood avenue - Historical record of the Shrine of Remembrance.books, military, shrine of remembrance

Hand knitted, short sleeved dress, with a tiny square neckline, with a two button opening on each shoulder. A dainty pattern, which repeats every 10 rows. A 3 cm moss stitch band on each of the short sleeves. A 2 cm band of stocking stitch defines the skirt and yoke. Stocking stitch also defines the neckline and shoulder openings. Two little 1 cm plastic pearl buttons fasten the shoulder openings. A 1.5 cm wide nylon ribbon passes through eyelets around yoke/skirt join, and ties in a bow .A picot crochet edge defines the neckline. Set-in sleeves. Matches jacket 11400.657.costume, children's, baby dress

Long sleeved, round neck, lacey patterned baby's jacket. Yoke and sleeves are knitted in stocking stitch, while "skirt" is knitted in a lacey pattern, giving a scalloped effect at the hemline. A 1 cm wide nylon ribbon passes through eyelets in the yoke, and fastens with a bow at the front. Three plastic-pearl buttons fasten the yoke, from the neckline. Pattern at top of raglan sleeves 1 cm wide. Matches baby's dress 11400.660.costume, children's, hand knitted long sleeved baby's jacket

Hand knitted, lacey patterned baby's dress, with short, raglan sleeves, and round neck.Skirt has a lacey, fan shaped pattern of six rows (repeated), and gives a scalloped effect at the hemline. Yoke is knitted in stocking stitch, and has a 1 cm nylon ribbon passing through eyelets just above the change to the pattern. Four 1 cm diameter plastic pearl buttons fasten the back yoke.Matches jacket 11400.659.costume, children's, hand knitted baby's dress

Everylady's Journal from August 6, 1916. Price 7 pennies, the magazine has 65 pages. On the cover a drawing of a lady in red dress and a child. at the top: a beautiful Fleur-de-Lis doyley given in this issue. These pattern free: no. 1 and 3 enclosed; No. 2 and 4 by coupon, also directions for working this beautiful doyley ( a picture of the doyley is underneath. A the bottom: Playing big sister to the wounded soldiers: by Notable people. Some of the articles are: Brief impressions of men, women and events - The queen breeder - Playing the big sister to the wounded - The song of the skylark - Keeping ourselves young and beautiful - teaching little children to be useful - Pretty work for dainty fingers - Common disorders of infants - The girl of the sunny south - The other woman's problem.books, magazines, women's magazine

Long raglan sleeves, round neck with a scalloped edge at the neckline and cuffs. A 1 cm wide nylon ribbon passes through eyelets at the underarm, and ties with a bow at the front opening. Above this, the yoke has three plastic pearl buttons to fasten. The treble pattern of the crochet gives a shell-like effect, to the sleeves, and lower section of the garment, while the yoke, and cuffs have a treble filet pattern.costume, children's, white crochet baby's jacket

Special coronation issue of the sun news - pictorial dated Monday, June 1st, 1953. on the front a photo of queen Elizabeth II in her royal carriage with the words " happy and glorious, long to reign over us: God Save The Queen!" On the back a photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. With the words underneath: The Queen and her consort in state dress. with her robe and garter collar, the Queen wears the diamond tiara-crown which from tomorrow will be replaced on high occasions by the Imperial State Crown. Contents: Elizabeth is crowned - Chair and stone of destiny - The coronation story - The queen's reign - The regalia and its history - King George VI - The royal romance - The royal family tree - Princess Margaret - The royal children - The queen and the people - The mountbattens - Queen Mary - The first Elizabeth - The economics of royalty - Empire/Commonwealth - The coronation route.newspaper, sun news -pictorial, coronation issue

Hand knitted bonnet in a lacy pattern. The circular crown is knitted in garter stitch, and as the circle increases in size, a "spoked" effect where the increase is made, gives a wheel-like effect. The main part of the bonnet has a repeat of a six row pattern. The front band of the bonnet, framing the face, is 2 cm wide, knitted in garter stitch. A 2.25 cm wide nylon ribbon attaches to the corners of this band, and ties under the chin. A narrow band of garter stitch, finishes the neck edge.costume, children's, baby bonnet

Fine blue and white check, baby rompers. Bib front, bound with white bias binding. Binding around the rounded neckline extends into a tie at the back neckline. The rompers are backless. The bloused "Shorts" have two tiny pleats on each side of the centre back seam. The shorts are bound at the high leg edges, and at the waistline, with white bias binding.Sides have a 5 cm "split" at each side, and the complete waistline, and side splits are bound in white bias binding, which ties in a bow at each side. Seam at centre front and back, but no side seams.costume, children's, rompers

Blue cesarine, trimmed with red and white check cotton. Bib has red and white centre panel, with a three cm band on each side. These bands extend over the shoulder, and cross at the back, to fasten with a button and button hole at the back waistline. Skirt gathers onto the 4 cmwide waistband. An 8.5 cm X 9 cm rectangular pocket of red and white check cotton on right hand side. A 3 cm wide band of red and white cotton decorates the skirt 4.5 cm above the hemline.( This trim is badly worn-one section completely gone).costume, children's, child's cotton apron

The Australasian pictorial Magazine issued October 1, 1947. Price 2 shillings. The magazine has 67 pages. On the cover a outback girl in yellow pants, white and red shirt, a red vest and an akubra hat, she is holding a thoroughbred horse. The book is full of photos of Australian people, cities, industries, fields, beaches outback, mountains, indigenous people.book, magazine, the australasian pictorial

Walkabout magazine special annual issue December 1966. Price 50 cents. On the cover a view of the Olgas and at bottom presenting: "this Australia" big colour section. The magazine has 84 pages. Contents: Mail bag - Publisher's column - 1966 and all that - The small world of Jamesy rice - modern miners dig foundations of new Australia - Christmas Day - This Australia - Holiday, Australian style - Pages turned by children - Charlie delta tango - On the move - book reviews.book, magazine, travel

Walkabout magazine Australia's way of life magazine. February 1969, price 40 cents. On the cover Australia's film makers, the art of the Boyds. The photo on the cover captures the dedication and concentration of Australia's film makers. Contents: Mail bag - Publisher's column - Two thousand weeks - journey to a lonely mountain - Those brilliant Boyds - Maldon, a museum piece - Our changing language - A paradox of geese - Above Barron waters - On the move - Book reviews.book, magazine, travel

The New Australasian Post from February 14, 1952, price 9 pennies. The magazine has 47 pages. On the cover a picture of Queen Elizabeth II. Under the main picture: The last farewell pages 3,4 and 5 - The man at Her elbow, pages 9,10,11. At top left hand corner a picture of the crown and underneath the words Elizabeth II of England.books, magazines, women's magazine

Better Rural Living from March 22, 1961 a supplement to weekly Times. On the cover: a man with rifle taking aim, he is standing near a lake, a car is parked nearby and a female is setting a picnic next to him. The magazine has 47 pages.books, magazines, weekly times

The Australian women's Weekly from July 5, 1961. Price 1 shilling. On the cover Henrietta Tiarks on a wedding dress. Contents: The little nothing dress - Princess Grace of Ireland - New look in hair - it was lovely, we dance twice - The case of the duplicate daughter - miss Friday's day - The way back - It seems to me - Australian nature - Worth reporting - Letter box - Your bookshelf - Stars - Jackys' diary - Dress sense - Fashion frocks - television parade - mills family - old Vic revisits Australia - The men in Audrey Hepburn's life - Woman doctor says: - At home - Home plans, prize recipes - Cookery, cooked on a skewer - Cookery course - Gardening. The magazine has 63 pages.books, magazines, women's magazine