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Clothing - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: SET OF WHITE COTTON CROCHET COLLAR & ONE PAIR OF WHITE COTTON CROCHETED CUFFS, 1960's
Thick white cotton crocheted collar. Half circle scallop pattern and scallop edges. Open pattern. Two matching full circle cuffs of crocheted cotton. Hand made in 1960's by Lillian May Ellison (nee Rogers) Natimuk. Stored inside box 11400 650.Labelled ; Grandma Ellison made these.costume accessories, female, crocheted collar and cuffs. -
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Clothing - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: GREY SCHOOL SHORTS
Short leg grey school shorts. 16 cm metal front zip. Side pockets of cotton. Coin pocket front RHS at waist. One X1.5cm grey button and button hole and centre front waist band (3 cm). Belt keepers - four across front, three across back. Hems on legs have been hand sewn. Stitching visible on outside of shorts. Worn by Phillip Ellison.Label on inside LH pocket, ''Toray 65% Tetoron polyester, 35% viscose.costume, male, grey school shorts -
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Clothing - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: CHILD'S COTTON APRON, 1950's
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 -
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Clothing - WHITE COTTON CAMISOLE WITH CROCHET LACE TRIM, Early 1900's
Wide square neckline, and square yoke of crochet extending into short crocheted sleeves. A seven cm deep peplum has a cotton casing and cotton tape drawstring. The front opening has three hand-stitched button holes, and two pearl shell buttons( third is missing). Rows of 1.5cm cotton lace run horizontally at top and bottom of yoke, with three rows - one at each edge, and one in centre of sleeves. Neckline is then edged with crochet in a scalloped pattern with provision for a ribbon insert.costume, female, cotton camisole with crochet lace trim -
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Clothing - FINE COTTON AND LACE ROUND NECK CAMISOLE.- A BEAUTIFUL GARMENT, Late 1800's - early 1900'
Deep round neck, front and back. Sleeveless. Armholes edged wit a two cm band of lace, featuring a diamond shaped geometric design. Lace is spoke stitched to the garment, and has a scalloped edge finish. Two bands of the lace edge - one 2.5cm wide, and one three cm wide. Where they are stitched together, a drawstring of stranded cotton enables the neckline to be gathered in. The lace is spoke-stitched to the fabric, and inserts in circular loops (2) and oval inserts (3) decorate the back across the bustling. One circular shape and two oval shapes decorate the back across the shoulders. Fine, machine stitched, french seams at side seams. Right side seam has a nine cm opening in the seam to the hemline, with a metal hook and hand stitched loop to fasten.costume, female, cotton and lace round neck camisole -
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Document - JAMES LERK COLLECTION: MARYBOROUGH GOLDEN WATTLE FESTIVAL
Three cards from the Maryborough Golden Wattle Festival bottle competition. The card for First Prize has a blue ribbon attached. the one for second prize has a red ribbon attached. No ribbon on the one for third prize. All three cards have a design of a wattle on the left hand side. -
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Clothing - CREAM SILK - SATIN LONG SLEEVED BODICE, 1850's
Cream silk satin bodice, with a high round neckline, finished with a seven cm deep, cream lace, boned, mandarin stand up collar - five bones-(one missing) to support the collar. Nine 16cm bones support the shaping of the tapered firmly fitted waist. A ten cm deep yoke at front and back shoulders. Below the yoke is a panel of eleven cm long pintucks right across the front, and on either side of the back. Centre front gathers into a cotton tape band at the waistline. Below the neckline of the centre front, is a panel ten cm deep of cotton lace, then a 13cm deep fine silk, gathered frill, edged with a reinforced silk ruffle. The centre back opening has a double placket, each fastening with alternate hook and eye,hook on either side of opening. Two large hooks facilitate a joining with a skirt.The three quarter length satin sleeves, are a bell shape, and gather into a cream net, eight cm deep band, which fastens with two metal hooks and hand made loops. Over the net is a double frill, 13 cm deep, and edged with a reinforced silk ruffle, as in the centre front panel. This bishop-type sleeve has five X 12cm long pintucks at the shoulderline. A ten cm long row of a feather stitch type of hand embroidery on either side of front bodice-one each side of the gathered centre front panel. Bodice is fully lined with polished cotton.costume, female, cream silk-satin long sleeved bodice -
Donvale Christian College
Quilt
This quilt was made to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the founding of Donvale Christian College. Mrs Anne Suk was one of the few women who held a place on the Board of the School in its early years. She was a member of one of the founding families. This is one of very few items to survive from the early years of the school. It was specifically created to celebrate the 25th anniversary.Machine pieced pale blue Quilt with navy and olive green borders and navy binding. School logo and swag of flowers have been machine pieced and appliqued on the quilt. The quilt has then been hand quilted with navy thread.On the back there is a label with "J.H.E. Suk" machine stitched on it. On a circle appliqued in the centre of the back are embroidered the numbers "1975" and "2000".school, material, quilt, dutch reform, mrs anne suk, donvale christian college, hand quilt -
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Photograph - AGNEW HUSTLERS - PHOTO OF AGNEW HUSTLERS
Black & white photo (mounted on light brown heavy paper)of the Agnew Hustlers. Written beside the photo: Agnew Hustlers, later North Hustlers. Kneebone St. Depth 402'. (feet). No gold (water). Probable depth of Reef 560'. Photo is a small black & white one of the wooden poppet legs with a shed behind it and some trees. On the bottom left edge, there is a man standing (partly obscured) with his hand on his hip.photo, agnew hustlers, north hustlers -
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Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: WHITE HILLS CEMETERY, 1860's
Photograph of the Chapel ? At the White Hills Cemetery, it is in a single storied brick structure in a bush land setting. There is a noticeboard on the left of the photo and a post and wire fence along the front of the building . One person is standing in the doorway and two adults and a small child to the left. There are three more adults on the extreme left hand side , near the entrance to the cemetery.Batchelderplace, cemetery, white hills cemetery, white hills cemetery, batchelder -
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Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: TOWNSHIP OF EAGLEHAWK, C. 1860's
Sepia photograph of the Township of Eaglehawk, looking down the hill from about Victoria St. Visible are the Victoria Hotel and the Exchange Hotel on the left hand side of the photo. At the bottom of the hill there is the old Town Hall and in the distance on the hill is one of the Virginia Reef mines.place, eaglehawk, streetscape, eaglehawk, victoria hotel, exchange hotel, virginia reef -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: SLAB HUTS IN THE WHIPSTICK
Two photographs (proofs 81 and 82). 81, The slab hut of Louis the Dane in the Whipstick, date unknown. There are six men in front of the hut, four of them are seated one standing and one reclining on the ground. There are two gold pans visible. 82, Paddy Crow's slab hut in the Whipstick, a man is seated on a stump at the front of the hut, he has a shovel in his hand. There is a large pile of other items (junk) to the right of the hut.buildings, house, slab hut, slab huts, whipstick, louis the dane, paddy crow -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: WOOL CARTING
Photograph (proof 69) of two teams of Clydesdales hitched to wagons that are loaded with bales of wool. The wagon on the left of the photo has two horses, and the team on the right has team of four. Only one of the drivers is visible ( on the left hand team) Trees are visible in the background and possibly some farm buildings.topic, farming, wool carting, working horses, clydesdales, carting wool, farming -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: ROYAL MAIL HOTEL, MYERS FLAT, C. 1897
Photograph ( proof 48) of a group of six men and two women standing in front of a wooden building. The words ' _____'s Royal Mail Hotel' are painted on the façade (possibly Kenny's) and ' H. Kenny' is painted above the doorway. One of the males in the group is holding an infant, there is a ladder leaning against a pole on the right hand side of the photo. In the foreground there is a drinking trough with a sign attached, advertising a race meeting.buildings, hotel, royal mail, myers flat, royal mail hotel, myers flat, h. kenny -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: MECHANICS INSTITUTE, C1900
Photograph (proof 29) A timber hall with the words 'Mechanics Institute' written on two windows either side of a wide doorway, above the doorway are the words 'Hall Est. 1890'. There are a group of nine adult males and two boys in front of the building. One of the boys is seated on a pony. There is a white picket fence running at an angle from either side of the doorway, there is a bicycle leaning against the right hand side fencebuildings, organisation, mechanics institute, mechanics institute -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: 4 WOMEN
Photograph of four unknown women in a formal pose having a garden party. Two of the women are seated and one is posed on the ground, the seated lady on the right of the photo has an opened book on her knee The three seated women are dressed in long frilly formal dresses, and the lady standing also wears a hat. They are seated in a fernery, there is a trellis visible in the background and a portion of a weatherboard wall on the left hand side.person, group, garden party, garden party -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: RAILWAY STATION BENDIGO, 1870's ?
Early photograph of the Railway Station in Bendigo, there are advertising signs on the backs of the buildings on the right hand side. Three trains are visible, two facing south and one in steam and moving northwards. The engine is partially obscured by steam, there are several open goods wagons and a louvered van toward the rear. Under the photo is Plate 24 ( 3 copies)organization, public utility, railway, railway station bendigo -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: GROUP OF PEOPLE, Circa 1920's
Photograph of a group of both adults and children in from of what appears to be a church. There are five boys seated cross legged along the front all wearing ties, two are wearing salvation army style caps. There are five adults seated behind the boys, a minister of religion seated between two women, the woman on the right hand side has a girl seated on her knee. Standing behind these are thirteen other women and one man. Some of the ladies are wearing hats ands some are bare headed.person, group, church, church group -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: ELLMSWOOD, Circa 1890
A copy of a photograph of a farmhouse with farm building in the background. Surrounding the house is a picket fence, in the foreground are three adults and five children. One of the women is holding a child and the other is holding a child by the hand. There is a man with a beard and wearing a Bowler hat standing between the two women. There are three other children; two boys on tricycles, and a girl standing between them. Written at the base of the photo is First Home, Ellmswood, Serpentine 1890topic, farming, farm house, serpentine , ellmswood -
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Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: FINANCIAL STATEMENT/TAX 1908, 1908
Document. Cohn Bros. Collection. Buff envelope containing three pieces of paper. One is an Income Tax Schedule for 1908. 2 - is a financial statement at 30 Apr 1908. 3 - is a hand written Profit/Loss statement written on large pale green lined paper. Copy Income Tax Schedule for 1908 & rough figures re- same.organization, business, cohn bros, cohn bros. collection, brewers, cordial & aerated water manufacturers, income tax 1908 -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: SERPENTINE
2 copies. Photo of a very large tree laying on the ground. There is a gentleman sitting on the base of the tree, beside him are four seated young women, between them there is a man standing on the trunk with hands on hips. At the other end of the trunk there are two men leaning on the trunk, one with a walking stick. The men are all wearing Bowler hats, the women are all in dark clothing and also hats. Written at the base of the photo is ' 200 posts Ellmswood, Serpentineplace, land, timber, serpentine, ellmswood -
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Photograph - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: SWAN HILL SHOW EXHIBIT, 1951
Photograph of a horse drawn cart with one man and five women seated on the cart, the women are all in costume with large bonnets. There is a large model of a tomato sauce bottle on the back of the cart, the sides and front are decorated with crepe paper flowers, with the letters CB worked in on the right hand side (left in photo). Written on the back in blue pen is ' Swan Hill Show Exhibit 1951'organization, business, show exhibit, cohn brothers, swan hill show -
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Photograph - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: ROBINVALE HOTEL, 1920's ?
Sepia tone photograph of a two storey building, there are water tanks at both ends. On the left hand side of the centre portion of the building there is a flat top verandah consisting of 3 archways along the front and one at each end. There is a sign above the archways reading 'Robinvale hotel'. On the right of the Centre there is a much smaller structure consisting of 1 archway at the front and 1 on the right hand side, above the front archway there is a sign reading 'Bar'. In front of the Hotel on the left hand side there is a 1920's vintage car parkedbuildings, hotel, robinvale, cohn brothers , robinvale hotel -
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Photograph - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: WORKER BEING INTERVIEWED
Photograph taken inside the factory, on the left side of the picture are 3 very large barrels. In front of the barrels is a large bottle rack holding numerous bottles, all of the bottles are full. There is a worker holding one of the bottles, he is wearing a hat and overalls. On the right hand side of the Photo is a journalist, he is wearing a dark suit , shoes and a tie with a white handkerchief showing at his top coat pocket, he is holding a notepad and pencil. On the back is written ML45/7 and stamped in purple is the mark of the Australian News and Information Bureau requesting that the photo be acknowledged.Australian News and Information Bureau.organization, business, workers, cohn brothers . -
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Textile - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS COLLECTION: SASH
Green silk sash, Ancient Order of Foresters. Court King of the Forest 3770. Sash has embroidered all seeing eye, a deer's head, a shield divided into four, the top left corner has shaking hands, the top right has three deer, one above the other, the bottom left has a sheep?, and a horn separated by a red band, and the bottom right has a quiver, an arrow and a horn. In the centre are three arrows in front of a horn. On each side is a man dressed in yellow boots, white trousers,slightly different green jackets, and green hats with white feathers. One man has a bow and arrow and the other has a club and a dog is behind him. Underneath are four women circling the top part of a sphere above the words 'Unity Benevolence and Concord. Underneath is Ancient Order of Foresters, then there is some yellow and brown filigree above Court King fo the Forest. 3770. The sash has a red fringe on each end.organization, club/society, ancient order of foresters, ancient order of foresters sash, carl mueller -
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Document - CORNISH COLLECTION: THOMAS EDWARDS AND METALLURGICAL WORKS
Document. Cornish Collection - Thomas Edwards. Two pages from Bendigo and Vicinity's (badly copied with Left Hand side of page not being fully legible in page 247). Biographical details. Reference to his Pyrites Works (in Bendigo and Ballarat) - details of these works. Photo of Thomas Edwards accompanies one page and separate copy of photo shows Edward's Metallurgical Works, West Bendigo (source? / - this photo has typewritten attachment detailing location in Inglewood Road; mention of Spargo's (another Cornish owned operation of this nature).bendigo, gold mining, metallurgical works, thomas edwards. edwards metalurgical works. -
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Document - ARTICLES FOR ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY (BENDIGO BRANCH) NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 1972
Articles for Royal Historical Society (Bendigo Branch) Newsletter December 1972. 1. ''Bells in and around Bendigo - No 3 - The Hand Bells of St Pauls Church, Bendigo'' - mention of Mr Bill Robertson; Dr J B Pounds; Bendigo Bell Ringers Club; Whitechapel Bell Foundry, London; Odd Fellows Hall; St Pauls Bell Band; Dr A M Bush. 2. ''A sight worth seeing'' - description of the rolling down from the top of Mr Alexander of a large boulder (for entertainment!) in 1860 (extract from the Bendigo Advertiser); mention of Mr Plowright, Talbot Hotel, Harcourt; Mr Wheatcroft.3. ''Memories of Old East Bendigo'' - original draft with alterations in handwriting; mention of 71 Strickland Rd; Government Powder Magazine; Purdon family; the ''Irish Castle'' (at one time the Charlston Hotel); Mr Sullivan; Mr Burns; Pritchard and Chamberlain (brewery); Solomons Hill; Day's asphfelt (sic) and bone works; Marist Brothers 'Jounerate ' (sic)??; Hines Flower Nursery; Mr Hamson MP; Carlile Bros skin and hide store; Kitchen's Soap factory; ''Green Gates'' Hotel; Bendigo Fertiliser Works;bendigo, history, city history. the goldfields. -
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Document - BENDIGO COUNCIL - AFFIRMATION OF ALLEGIANCE TO KING AND THRONE
Document with Bendigo Seal - It reads - May it please your Royal Highness. We, The Mayor,Councillors and Citizens of Bendigo desire to express our continued and devoted loyalty to the Throne and Person of His Majesty King George V., your Royal Sire and her Her Majesty Queen Mary. The visit of your Royal Highness to the Southern portions of His Majesty's Dominions is hailed with delight in as much as it evinces the length and continuance of the recognition of Australia's Royalty to the British Throne. In the year 1881 your Royal Father visited our shores as Prince George of Wales and again in 1901 as the Duke of Cornwall and York, two most memorable occasions in Australia's History. We now desire to assure Your Royal Highness that your visit will also remain in our minds as one of the most pleasant of all memories. Given under the Seal of the Corporation of Bendigo. Written on the bottom in own hand writing. 'To my friend Mr. Maher, with compliments From the illuminator.'civic mementoes, royal souvenirs, king and throne., bendigo council. affirmation of allegiance to king and throne. -
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Photograph - CLOONAN FAMILY COLLECTION: WEDDING PHOTO, Circa 1920
Photograph - black and white. Photograph of a wedding, the bride, groom, best man, bridesmaid and probably flower girl. Wedding dress three quarter length. Groom sitting on chair, wearing one white glove on his left hand. Written on the back of photo: Wedding of Will & May Smith? June, 1926.Lafayette, Perth, W.A.person, family, wedding portrait, cloonan family collection. will & may smith, wedding june 1926. -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NAPOLEON REEF GOLD MINING CO. N.L, 1940-1941
Document: Napoleon Reef Gold Mining Company Transfer Journal, pre printed pages with hand written entries showing transfer of shares from one shareholder to another 5 June 1940 to 22 January 1941 (only 8 pages used).organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef