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Federation University Art Collection
Artwork - Ceramics, Sheehan, Vivienne, [Urns] by Vivienne Sheehan, c1989
This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Two wheel thrown lidded stoneware ceramic urns. Decorated with brushed glazes. .1) and .2) Two handled urn. .3) and .4) Single handled urn.art, artwork, vivienne sheehan, tafe ceramics collection, urn, ceramics -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork - Ceramic, Unknown, (Untitled) Bottle
This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Wheel thrown bottle. Bulbous shape with thing neck. Decorated with striped oxide pattern on neck. Maker unknown. Possibly made as a demonstration piece for TAFE students. art, artwork -
Mont De Lancey
Milk jug covers, 1920>
Made by Mrs. Sarah Johnson.Star-shaped, white net milk jug cover, with stitched edging to the star and a crocheted cotton border. The crocheted border is decorated with turquoise-coloured glass beads.milk jugs, food covers, vessel covers -
Mont De Lancey
Card - Birthday card
'A birthday card to Dolly from Victor and Olive - 26.8.1915.A cream coloured "Best wishes" card with a celluloid overlay with a picture of a house and violets on the front. It has a decorated scalloped edge and a cream coloured cotton tie on the side.To 'Dolly' From 'Victor and Olive 26.8.1915' greeting cards, cards -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Domestic object - SIlver cake serving fork in original case
This silver embossed fork is part of a collection donated by Mrs. Jean Raper of Wodonga.This item is from Raper Collection donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Mrs. Jean Raper. A 3 pronged silver serving fork with a looped handle. The tines and handle are decorated with an embossed floral design on both sides. It includes a satin and velvet lined case. floral designsillverware, domestic utensils -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Certificate - Framed certificate, 1912
This music certificate was a key achievement in the education of young Lillie Duncan. James Muir was the secretary of the the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and Royal College of Music This is a photograph of social and historic significance, being part of a sub-collection of material that provides a snapshot of the type of individuals involved in the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild and the activities carried out by that organisation.Framed lower pass music certificate belonging to Lillie Duncan behind glass. Decorate black ink certificate on blue/green paper in a ridged cream frame.see image: for handwritten award inscription Signed by James Muirlillie duncan, music, certificate, education, james muir, piano, royal academy of music -
Friends of Westgarthtown
Tankard/Stein, beer
2-litre beer tankard decorated with Bayern coat of arms. Tankard a dark grey colour, and coat of arms in full colour with a lion on each side of the emblem.Bayern' underneath coat of arms, '2 L, gertz' imprinted on side. 'Original Gerzit. Gerz' stamped on base.domestic items, food and drink consumption, bayern, beer, tankard, coat of arms, stein -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: SILVER JUBILEE TRAM
Colour photo of Silver Jubilee decorated tram beside Alexandra Fountain, Charing Cross, Bendigo. Photo taken at night showing coloured lights on tram and fountain. basil miller, silver jubilee tram, alexandra fountain, charing cross, bendigo trams -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 2001
number in album 03538.02Colour photograph Pat Ledwith and Amy Williams wearing specialty hats decorated for Melbourne Cup Day celebrations at Senior Citizens Club. Lakes Entrance Victoria entertainment, senior citizens -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Scan Colour Australia, 1950c
Dimitri Cah, a young Italian migrant, painted eighteen murals throughout the Glenara Motel while employed by the proprietors, Frnk and Nancy CreaColour postcard of one of the eighteen murals decorating the internal walls of the Glenara Motel, Lakes Entrance, Victoria. This one shows the artists stylised idea of an Aboriginal camp.Aboriginal Lifelike Sceneaboriginals, motels, arts, rsl clubs -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Scancolour Australia, 1950c
Demetri Cah, a young Italian migrant painted eighteen murals throughout the Glenara Motel while employed by the proprietors Frank and Nancy CreaColour postcard of one of the eighteen murals decorating the internal walls of the Glenara Motel, Lakes Entrance, Victoria. This one is of Sydney Harbour, was the first one painted by Dimitri.Sydney Harbour Glenara Motel - Motel of Many Muralsmotels, arts, rsl clubs -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Scancolour Australia, 1950c
Demetri Cah, a young Italian migrant painted eighteen murals throughout Glenara Motel while employed by proprietors Frank and Nancy CreaColour postcard of one of the eighteen murals decorating the internal walls of the Glenara Motel, Lakes Entrance,Victoria. This one depicts Christ and the twelve disciples at the Last Supper.The Last Suppermotels, arts, rsl clubs -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Scan Colour Australia, 1950 c
Colour postcard of one of the eighteen murals decorating the internal walls of the Glenara Motel, Lakes Entrance, Victoria. This one shows two peacocks perched on tree branches.Glenara Motel Motel of Many Murals (on front)motels, arts -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Souvenirs - Mt Beauty
Originally an SEC town built for workers on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. It became a tourist centre from the 1960s.Examples made to increase tourism with historical photos, historical items no longer used or sought after. Items such as these are a different way of advertising to on-line methods used today1. Coloured shiny poster with photos of mountains, river and fishing backed on to orange & white pattern. 2. Christmas card "Mt Bogong and Mr Beauty Township" on the back in gold Markdon Prints, Porpunkah ..."" 3. Plastic coloured trays x3 - Mt Beauty Vic. x2 and Mt Beauty Victoria (4 photos including Mt Bogong, Falls Creek x2, Kiewa Valley.) 4.Silver plated spoon "Mt Beauty Vic." 1. Printed bottom left hand corner "Mount Beauty, Victoria" 2.Centre front "The Seasons Greetings" with title written under painting also "From the painting by Marcus L. O'Donnell" 3. On the back of the tray with 4 photos - embossed "A Starlite Product ..." 4. Embossed on back of handle "Stuart / Silver plated"mt beauty tourism -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting - Artwork, Artwork by Daphne Wallace, 2006
Daphne WALLACE (1964- ) Gomaroi, Ullaroi, Wurralli, Muralli Country Wallace is a Gamilaroi/Ullaroi-Yuwaaliaay artist whose intensely coloured and textured abstract and pictorial paintings are interpretations of the Yuwaaliaay stories passed down to her by her grandmother. They are evocative of her spiritual and emotional attachment to her home in Lightening Ridge.Daphne WALLACE Gomaroi, Ullaroi, Wurraili, Muraili country Artist's statement: This painting tells of many different stories, most of them I knew growing up and some were told to me since working on the Bubbles of the Surface Project. ... Reading this landscape through Murri / Murdi eyes and our relation to country. In the top, Yurri Yurri women/people, Rainbow serpents the other side of Coocoran Lake, Bunyip waterhol near Angledool, Ants nest believed to be where Baiame laid his tow wives, where the ants ate off the slime and brought them back to life, mining fields around Lightning Ridge, Bush tucker such as bumbull, burrigan, nappan, greewee, snotty gubbuls. In the middle, Gurra the crocodile, Gurra the crocodile himself, when Baiame killed him to retrieve the two wives, a rainbow shone no him and his scales turned inot opals, left to the Narran Lake was where Baiame sat down and left his bottom imprinted in the rock. he got up and moved onto the blue mountains where his wives gave birth to the three sisters. At the botttom of the painting, Walgett council dug up two old Kings sitting up face to face with their legs crossed, with their Tin King plates around their necks; Their head bands of kangaroo teeth were still inbedded in their skulls. The water dog stories are at spots along river "don't go down thereon the bend (Namour Researve River) the water dog witll get you" Nan used to tell us. It is believed that the water dog makes whirlpools and will drown you. He makes a druming sound, which can be heard along the Namoir, Barwon, Darling, Gwydir, Mihi and the Narran River; and the Duck is part of the creation story, with the twin platypus. It tells how the water dog kidnapped her and kept her in a cave on the river bank, she escaped back to her people. They knew she was bingal therefore vanished her fro that region, she travelled to New England region giving birth to twin platypus.daphne wallace, aboriginal, gippsland campus, churchill, gomaroi, ullaroi, wurraili, muraili -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong No. 23 decorated for the Centenary, E. Bonney, 1938
Mounted photograph of Geelong No. 23 decorated for the Centenary of the establishment of Geelong in 1938, photographed at night in Corio Terrace, decorated with festooned lighting and other "baubles" and items. On the sides, the letters "1838.1938". Tram has the destination of West. Shows the lighting on the tram in detail and able to see the waxed flowers and other greenery. See also items 5863 and 5865 for other photographs and 8886 for a daytime photograph.Yields information about tram 23 decorated for the Centenary of the town's establishment.Block mounted photograph onto grey card with printed edges, Print stamped on rear - Photo by E. Bonney of 11 Shannon Ave Newtown Geelong, representing the "Sun News Pictorial" and "Melbourne Herald". celebrations, illuminated trams, tram 23, decorated trams, geelong, centenary -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Lillydale-The Billanook country-1837-1972, Unknown
A history of Lilydale and the Billanook countryHardcover. Front dust cover has what may be a painting with a red horse, some sheep, some grapes in front of a stand of trees.Stamp of Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779lilydale, yarra valley, victoria, australia, history, marian aveling -
Footscray Community Arts
City Lights, Anderson Hunt, (exact); 2006
MEDIUM: Acyrlic on paper DESCRIPTION: Black and white acrylic painting on paper Black outer frame Paper mounted on tan colored boardSigned and dated along bottom edge of tan colored boardacrylic, hunt, city, lights -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting - Painting - Acrylic on board, subject a Kelpie, 'WOOF', c. 2014
Casterton based artist, member of Artists of the Valley.Painting, acrylic on board. Titled 'Woof'. Image of head and shoulders of a kelpie. White mat board, black wooden frame, wire hanging.Back: white printed label, artist's details in red -
Greensborough Historical Society
Greeting Card, Ashmead House, 1999c
Ashmead House was the home and surgery of the Cordner family during the 20th century. Original artwork by Maria Barbaro.The Cordners were the Greensborough doctors for several generations. This card is part of a series of well known Greensborough homes.A small greeting card featuring a painting of Ashmead, the home of Dr Cordner on the corner of Grimshaw and Eldale Streets Greensborough. There is also an envelope included.Ink stamp on rear cover states "Original Artwork by Maria Barbaro" www.mariabarbaro.com ashmead house, cordner family, greensborough houses, greeting cards, maria barbaro -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Painting, early 20th century
This painting has aesthetic significance and shows the skill and craftmanship of the early settler families.Large oblong piece of tin with paintings on both sided. One side is of cranes in a swamp and the other is of white flowers with long green stems.painting art tin hobby -
Orbost & District Historical Society
painting, Dawson, Anne, 1822 (estimated)
Anne Dawson was a sister of Mrs Wally Gibbs and Mrs Alan Richardson. She was an aunt of the Slatters.Painting by Dawson, Anne. 1882. Depicting flowers in crimson and white, with stems and yellow blossoms on beige background of cardboard. In thin wooden frame.On back, in pen, Anne Dawson is a sister of Mrs Wally Gibbs & Mrs Alan Richardson and aunt of the Slatters.painting, flowers, richardson, alan mrs, dawson, anne -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Allan Bernaldo, A Lifetime With Water Colours, 1976
The book was presented to the Ballarat School of Mines by Allan Bernaldo. Allan Thomas Bernaldo (b. 1900, Creswick. d. 1988, Melbourne) was a former student at the Ballarat School of Mines Technical Art School. In 1917 he was presented a medal 'for the most meritorious Art student'. He was known for his watercolours, and subjects such as horses and flowers. Bernaldo's popularity was at its height during the 1930s and 1940s. Brown hard covered book of 59 pages, with a black dustjacket that includes a painting of a vase of white flowers. The book is the recollections of Alan Bernaldo. Written on title page "memento of many happy years at the School of Mines, Allan T. Bernaldo. 1981allan bernaldo, bernaldo, ballarat school of mines, ballarat technical art school. watercolour, art, alumni -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph
Coloured Photograph of A Painting of Henty ship Lady Bird 274 mm X 201 mm Sh 148 Ships I - Lflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, photograph, lady bird -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Cartridge and Shells 30mm
Machined shell, machined shell stamped, machine projectile before shaping, projectile after shaping, threading and painting, cartridge with dummy projectile.ammunition, raaf -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: AUSTRALIAN ATTACK AT BUNA
Post card print of an oil painting called ' Australian attack at Buna, December 1942 ' by G. Mainwaring. Produced by the Australian War Memorial.postcard, world war two, australian attack at buna, war in the pacific, world war two. g. mainwaring -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: SAVING THE GUNS
Post card print of am oil painting called ' Saving of the guns at Robecq ' by H. Septimus Power. Produced by the Australian War Memorial.postcard, world war 1, saving of the guns at robecq, h. septimus power -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Painting - JOHN HALL COLLECTION: WATER COLOUR CHINESE CAMP
Water colour painting of the Chinese camp, framed under glass. Painted by Mr. John Hall. Missing from Specimen Cottgae 8.12.22John Hallartwork, water colour, chinese -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Painting - PS Weeroona, PS Hygeia and PS Ozone
Large unsigned, framed painting of PS Weeroona, PS Hygeia and PS Ozone formerly owned by Captain Harry Gray. Glass fronted.piers and wharves - station pier, transport - shipping, arts and entertainment - visual arts, captain george henry (harry) gray, ps weeroona, ps hygeia, ps ozone, painting, bay cruisers -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Painting - Sandridge Town Pier, watercolour by SM, 1985
One of ten framed watercolour paintings of Port Melbourne buildings by 'S.M.' c 1985: 'Sandridge Town Pier (now Port Melbourne)'built environment - civic, built environment - commercial, piers and wharves - town pier, arts and entertainment - visual arts, tony hill, mcclusky and associates - solicitors, painting