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National Wool Museum
Textile - Vest, Tina Knitwear, 1980-2000
Part of a selection of garments knitted by ‘Tina Knitwear’. Tina Knitwear was a successful made to order knitwear business in Brighton from the mid-1960s to around 2010, run by Assunta and Franco Liburti. Daughter Melissa Persi writes: Our parents Assunta (Mum) and Franco (Dad) Liburti ran a successful made to order knitwear business in Brighton from the mid-1960s to around 2010. Assunta was affectionately known to her family as Assuntina, therefore the business was named "Tina Knitwear" after her. Assunta and Franco were born in the beautiful seaside town of Terracina in Italy in 1933 and 1930 respectively. As was so common in Italy in the 1950s, Assunta who was in her late teens and early twenties learnt the intricate skills of machine knitting, dressmaking and pattern making. Franco on the other hand, learnt the building trade with his 2 brothers and specialised in bricklaying and tiling. As was so common after the war, Assunta and Franco yearned for a better life so they decided that they would get engaged and then migrate to Australia to be married and raise their family in Australia, a land of much opportunity which they no longer felt their beloved Italy held for them. Assunta migrated to Australia first in 1957 and later Franco joined her in 1958 where they were married. For the first few years, Franco (also known as Frank) worked as bricklayer /tiler on buildings such as the Robert Menzies building at Monash University in Clayton and various buildings in the Melbourne CBD. Assunta on the other hand put her machine knitting skills to use working in factories doing piece machine knitting for various knitwear companies. The hours were long, the conditions were difficult, and travel was onerous without a car. After their 2 older children were born, it was decided that dad would leave the building trade and they would start their own made to order knitwear business. That way they could work from home and raise their family together. Mum taught dad everything he needed to know so he could operate the knitwear machinery. They purchased COPPO knitting machines from Italy and a Linking machine from Germany. Initially they had a knitwear shopfront in Bay Street Brighton where a store assistant would take the orders and client’s measurements and Assunta would then make the garments from a small workshop in their home. Unfortunately, the assistants were not skilled dressmakers and often measurements and orders were incorrectly taken. Assunta being the perfectionist and highly skilled machinist that she was, decided that she needed to oversee the entire process from meeting the client, to taking their order, right thru to the fittings and completion of the garment. It therefore made sense that they should close the shop front and run their business from their own home in Brighton and hence “Tina Knitwear” was born. Together, for more than 40 years they ran their very respected and successful business and were well known in the Bayside area. They specialised in made to order knitwear for both men and women using mainly pure wool (from Patons, Wangaratta Mills, Japan and Italy) but also lurex and estacel. Over those years, many of their clients became their close friends. It wasn't unusual for clients to come to order garments and then end up in the kitchen chatting over a cup of Italian espresso coffee and homemade biscuits. Some of their clients were especially memorable and became lifelong friends. Mrs Connell was a dear friend of mum’s, each year she would buy tickets for the “Gown of the Year” fashion show. She would insist on taking Assunta and her 2 daughters so that we could see the latest fashions. Then there was their dear friend Ms Griffiths. She had been a Matron nurse at the Queen Victoria Hospital when she met my parents in the 1970s. She returned to live in New Zealand in the 1980s but came back to Melbourne every year to stay for 2 weeks with the sole purpose of visiting my parents (she adored them) and order garments. For those 2 solid weeks, mum and dad would only knit for Ms Griffiths and she would go back to New Zealand with at least 5 or 6 new outfits. I actually think she enjoyed mum’s homemade pasta almost as much as her new clothes! Over the years, my parents learnt to speak English very well given that majority of their clients were not Italian speaking. Their oldest child John born in 1960 learnt to speak English with the help of those clients who were such a big part of our childhood. Mum and dad always went above and beyond to ensure their clients were satisfied. Mum was an absolute perfectionist and it showed in her attention to detail and the quality of their beautiful work. You only need to look at the garments that have stood the test of time or speak to their clients to know that this is true. Their clients would always comment on how well their clothes would last and much of their clients came via word of mouth and recommendations. Occasionally there would be disagreements because mum had found an error in dad's knitting (either a wrong stitch or a sizing mistake mainly) and would ask him to redo a piece, he would argue back saying that it was fine, but we always knew who would win the argument and that the piece would get remade! Similarly, we recall discussions where mum would ask dad to find a particular colour of wool in the garage where the stock was kept. He would try to convince her that they were out of stock of that colour and that the client should choose a different colour. She would insist they had it and then after hours of searching, he would return into the house sheepishly holding the wool! Our childhood is full of beautiful memories of mum and dad always being present, clients coming and going, mum humming her favourite songs as she worked often late into the night and sometimes, we even fell asleep to the hum of the machinery. They put their heart and soul into "Tina Knitwear" and took pride in providing only the best quality garments for their clients. In Italian there is a saying “lei ha le mani d’oro” which literally translated means “she has hands of gold”. Franco enjoyed his work but for Assunta, it was more than just work and there is no better way to describe her skills, passion and dedication to her machine knitting… she truly did have “hands of gold”. We will forever be grateful that our parents’ life journey gave us the opportunity to live in a home filled with creativity, dedication and passion, amazing work ethic and mutual respect, lifelong friendships and a lifetime of love. Sleeveless beige vest with four front self covered buttons. knitwear, clothing, italy, migrants, brighton, knitting machine, linking machine, garments, business, family, community -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Jumper, Tina Knitwear, 1980-2000
Part of a selection of garments knitted by ‘Tina Knitwear’. Tina Knitwear was a successful made to order knitwear business in Brighton from the mid-1960s to around 2010, run by Assunta and Franco Liburti. Daughter Melissa Persi writes: Our parents Assunta (Mum) and Franco (Dad) Liburti ran a successful made to order knitwear business in Brighton from the mid-1960s to around 2010. Assunta was affectionately known to her family as Assuntina, therefore the business was named "Tina Knitwear" after her. Assunta and Franco were born in the beautiful seaside town of Terracina in Italy in 1933 and 1930 respectively. As was so common in Italy in the 1950s, Assunta who was in her late teens and early twenties learnt the intricate skills of machine knitting, dressmaking and pattern making. Franco on the other hand, learnt the building trade with his 2 brothers and specialised in bricklaying and tiling. As was so common after the war, Assunta and Franco yearned for a better life so they decided that they would get engaged and then migrate to Australia to be married and raise their family in Australia, a land of much opportunity which they no longer felt their beloved Italy held for them. Assunta migrated to Australia first in 1957 and later Franco joined her in 1958 where they were married. For the first few years, Franco (also known as Frank) worked as bricklayer /tiler on buildings such as the Robert Menzies building at Monash University in Clayton and various buildings in the Melbourne CBD. Assunta on the other hand put her machine knitting skills to use working in factories doing piece machine knitting for various knitwear companies. The hours were long, the conditions were difficult, and travel was onerous without a car. After their 2 older children were born, it was decided that dad would leave the building trade and they would start their own made to order knitwear business. That way they could work from home and raise their family together. Mum taught dad everything he needed to know so he could operate the knitwear machinery. They purchased COPPO knitting machines from Italy and a Linking machine from Germany. Initially they had a knitwear shopfront in Bay Street Brighton where a store assistant would take the orders and client’s measurements and Assunta would then make the garments from a small workshop in their home. Unfortunately, the assistants were not skilled dressmakers and often measurements and orders were incorrectly taken. Assunta being the perfectionist and highly skilled machinist that she was, decided that she needed to oversee the entire process from meeting the client, to taking their order, right thru to the fittings and completion of the garment. It therefore made sense that they should close the shop front and run their business from their own home in Brighton and hence “Tina Knitwear” was born. Together, for more than 40 years they ran their very respected and successful business and were well known in the Bayside area. They specialised in made to order knitwear for both men and women using mainly pure wool (from Patons, Wangaratta Mills, Japan and Italy) but also lurex and estacel. Over those years, many of their clients became their close friends. It wasn't unusual for clients to come to order garments and then end up in the kitchen chatting over a cup of Italian espresso coffee and homemade biscuits. Some of their clients were especially memorable and became lifelong friends. Mrs Connell was a dear friend of mum’s, each year she would buy tickets for the “Gown of the Year” fashion show. She would insist on taking Assunta and her 2 daughters so that we could see the latest fashions. Then there was their dear friend Ms Griffiths. She had been a Matron nurse at the Queen Victoria Hospital when she met my parents in the 1970s. She returned to live in New Zealand in the 1980s but came back to Melbourne every year to stay for 2 weeks with the sole purpose of visiting my parents (she adored them) and order garments. For those 2 solid weeks, mum and dad would only knit for Ms Griffiths and she would go back to New Zealand with at least 5 or 6 new outfits. I actually think she enjoyed mum’s homemade pasta almost as much as her new clothes! Over the years, my parents learnt to speak English very well given that majority of their clients were not Italian speaking. Their oldest child John born in 1960 learnt to speak English with the help of those clients who were such a big part of our childhood. Mum and dad always went above and beyond to ensure their clients were satisfied. Mum was an absolute perfectionist and it showed in her attention to detail and the quality of their beautiful work. You only need to look at the garments that have stood the test of time or speak to their clients to know that this is true. Their clients would always comment on how well their clothes would last and much of their clients came via word of mouth and recommendations. Occasionally there would be disagreements because mum had found an error in dad's knitting (either a wrong stitch or a sizing mistake mainly) and would ask him to redo a piece, he would argue back saying that it was fine, but we always knew who would win the argument and that the piece would get remade! Similarly, we recall discussions where mum would ask dad to find a particular colour of wool in the garage where the stock was kept. He would try to convince her that they were out of stock of that colour and that the client should choose a different colour. She would insist they had it and then after hours of searching, he would return into the house sheepishly holding the wool! Our childhood is full of beautiful memories of mum and dad always being present, clients coming and going, mum humming her favourite songs as she worked often late into the night and sometimes, we even fell asleep to the hum of the machinery. They put their heart and soul into "Tina Knitwear" and took pride in providing only the best quality garments for their clients. In Italian there is a saying “lei ha le mani d’oro” which literally translated means “she has hands of gold”. Franco enjoyed his work but for Assunta, it was more than just work and there is no better way to describe her skills, passion and dedication to her machine knitting… she truly did have “hands of gold”. We will forever be grateful that our parents’ life journey gave us the opportunity to live in a home filled with creativity, dedication and passion, amazing work ethic and mutual respect, lifelong friendships and a lifetime of love. Red jumper with rounded v neck collar. knitwear, clothing, italy, migrants, brighton, knitting machine, linking machine, garments, business, family, community -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Certificate - Documents relating to Death and Burial of Mary Ann Jones, 1903
James Jones was the son of Philip Jones, a Chairmaker, and Ann Jones who settled in East Brighton after the sale of land c1852 in the area of the Henry Dendy Special Survey of 1841. Mary Ann Moore was the daughter of Thomas Moore, a Gardener, and Sarah Harris who also settled in Brighton c1852. James and Mary Ann Jones settled and raised their family in East Brighton now Bentleigh. Mr John Herron resided at 4 Vickery St Bentleigh until 1989. Sadly Martha Jones born 1888 died in 1890 and James Jones had to purchase a plot at Brighton General Cemetery for her burial. Baby Ethel May was interred in 1893 and then Mary Ann in 1903 and James in 1940. Their stillborn baby was buried in the Wesleyan public grave in 1900James Jones and Mary Ann Moore were born in Brighton c1857 and c 1859 into pioneer market gardener families in the area of the Dendy Special Survey of 1841. They married in 1883 and raised their family in East Brighton, now Bentleigh. Sadly infectious diseases took the lives of many infants throughout the Colony of Victoria due to the poor state of water supply and sewerage disposal and locally the swamps of the Elster Creek were a constant breeding ground. Martha Jones born 1888 died 1890 and was interred in Brighton General Cemetery in a family plot purchased by her father James Jones. In 1893 another daughter Ethel May died and was buried in the family plot. A stillborn baby was interred in the public grave of Brighton General Cemetery in May1900. Mary Ann Jones died at age 43years and was interred in January 19033 Original documents associated with the death of Mary Ann Jones 18th January 1903. 1) An original paper receipt No. 4797 for payment on 19th January 1903 by James Jones to Brighton General Cemetery of £1 . 1s for the burial of Mary Ann Jones in a plot 4 feet x 8 feet, in the Wesleyan section portion 199 compartment G. 2 ) An original part- section of Form of Notification of Death from The Alfred Hospital Prahran with personal particulars and burial details , signed by the Undertaker. 3) An original Mourning Card 1) BRIGHTON GENERAL CEMETERY / 4797 ( stamped) / 19th Jan. 1903 (hand written) / Received from “Mr James Jones”(hand written) / the sum of £1 . 1s being the following / charges in Wesleyan (hand written) / Portion No, 199 compt.G Name of / Deceased ‘Mary Ann Jones”(hand written) / For re-opening grave interment ‘third’ £1 . 1s./ signed by S. P. Simmonds Secretary. 2) ‘Brighton’ (written over Melbourne) GENERAL CEMETERY FORM OF… / No. of Order____ Date of… / PARTICULARS / Signature of Undertaker J H Lear On back of notice are guides to the questions 3) In Loving Remembrance of / Mary Ann Jones / Dearly Loved Wife of James Jones / Died January 18th 1903 / Aged 43 Years / Poem - “One Less at Home “ / DEEPLY REGRETTED / Art Engraving Company, Royal Arcade, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne * wesleyan church, brighton general cemetery, vaccination, pioneers, early settlers, typhoid, brighton, moorabbin, bentleigh, market gardeners, jones james, jones mary ann, jones martha, dendy henry, dendys special survey 1841, infectious diseases, water supply, elster creek, melbourne, orford g h, printers, southern cross office, “brighton leader” print, bay street brighton, jones ethel may, public grave brighton -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Award - Trophy, c.1880
Robert Keys,1818-87 b.Ireland, arrived Australia 1841 and joined parents on a farm in Brighton.Victoria. 1870 he commenced his own 15 acre 'fruit garden' in Keys Rd Moorabbin and in 1881-82 was awarded the 'Leader Cup', by the Leader Newspaper, as the Winner of the Brighton Horticultural Society 'Best Fruit Garden' competition. Robert Keys, early settler 1841, was a talented orchardist , Brighton Councillor 1860 and Moorabbin City Coucillor until his death 1887. Item donated by Keys Family c1985 The 1879 Schedule of Prizes booklet of the Brighton Historical Society ( MAV 00022),describes in detail this trophy, prize moneys and rules and regulations of the competition. The booklet, cat. no. 00022, is on display with this trophyThis item is significant because of its connection with the Keys Family who were early settlers in District of Brighton/ Moorabbin and were greatly involved in community activities. After the 1841 Dendy Special Survey allotments of land were sold or rented to pioneer settlers who developed market gardens, fruit farms ( orchards), vineyards, poultry farms in the area now known as Bentleigh, Cheltenham, Oakleigh. They were very proud of their fine produce and hence enthusiastically entered these 'Annual Exhibitions' by the Brighton Horticultural Society.The Sterling Silver goblet shaped Trophy. Base has engraved beaded rim with chevron type motif. Embossed ring midway up stem and fern leaves engraved on bowl of goblet engraved on bowl of goblet " Brighton Horticultural Society/ 1881-82/ Leader Cup/ Awarded To/ Robert Keys/ For Best Fruit Garden/ Brighton District." Hallmarked 'GU', Birmingham, UK. George Unite circa 1880keys robert, trophy, 1881, leader newspaper, leader cup, brighton, horticultural, silver cup, silver, moorabbin, brighton horticultural society -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing - Grey silk and lace bodice, 1875
Alice Frances (Henty) Hindson's grey silk bodice is believed to be part of her 'going-away' outfit after her wedding to John Hindson on 15 April 1875. The bodice must have been a family favourite as it was used and amended over the years. Alice was the youngest daughter of Francis Henty and Mary Ann (Lawrence) Henty. Alice's father, Francis Henty, was the youngest son of Thomas Henty, who with his family, their retainers and property moved to the Australian colonies between 1829 and 1832. In 1834, Francis’ older brother, Edward, sailed from Launceston in Van Diemen’s Land to what was to become Portland in the western part of Port Phillip District [Victoria]. Francis, together with the first flock of Merino sheep [in Victoria], followed some months later. The first and second generations of the Henty family established vast pastoral properties in the Western part of the Port Phillip District. Francis Henty managed ‘Merino Downs’ near Casterton, while also living in his retirement at ‘Field Place' in Kew. The Henty Collection of nineteenth and twentieth century clothing, including outerwear and underwear, was collected, stored and exhibited over time by female family members descended from Francis and Mary Ann Henty. During the twentieth century, items from the collection were modelled in two fashion parades by various descendants [1937, 1959]. The items in the collection are historically and aesthetically significant, with provenance provided by oral and written tradition within or held by the family. A number of the items in the collection are very rare survivors, and provide researchers with the evidence needed to reconstruct the lives of notable women in the Port Phillip District [later Victoria] during the nineteenth and early twentieth century.The yoke is a bustier bodice, made of silk and silk organza with an insert of hand-tatted lace. The bodice is carefully boned and has a little padding in the bust line. It includes the name of the maker of the bodice as ‘Madame Jay, Brighton, 38 London Road’. The silk organza sleeves have hand shirring, trim, and frilled cuffs. The bodice is finished with a large, frilled bow at the back. Believed by the Henty family to be part of the ‘going away’ outfit worn by Alice Henty in 1875. Measurements (mm): BODICE: Girth - Neck 304.8, Chest 762, Waist 571.5, Cuff 127 Vertical - From neck to hem 381, Front waist to hem 152.4, Back neck to hem 419.1, Back waist to hem 228.6, Sleeve length 254. Horizontal - Neck to sleeve head 165.1, Cross back 457.2, Underarm to underarm 431.8.Mme Jay, Brighton Road, London [dressmaker]bodices, women's clothing, alice (henty) hindson, alice francés henty -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard
Greetings from BrightonW & B series -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph, B&W William & Elizabeth Avis Box c1880, c1880
William Box was born in 1834 in Withyham , Sussex England and married Elizabeth Avis Box in 185. They sailed to Australia in1855 aboard the SS Omega. At first they rented and then purchased land on Jasper Road East Brighton ( now McKinnon / Ormond) that was part of the Henry Dendy Special Survey 1841. An early settlers’ Cottage on the site became their home and they farmed the land while raising 13 children. The Cottage was extended as required. In 1984 that early settler cottage was found in a dilapidated state by Laurie Lewis, in his Timber Yard in Jasper Rd Ormond.. The Moorabbin City Council, Federal Government, Mr Lewis and CMHS members reconstructed the Cottage in 1985 . Box Cottage Museum, a reconstruction of an early settler hut, is named after the Box family who resided there 1865 -1913 . William Box who with his wife Elizabeth Avis and 13 children lived and farmed on the block of land in Jasper Road, East Brighton ( now McKinnon / Ormond) that was part of the Henry Dendy Special Survey 1841 Inscribed in Album “ The early photos in this album were found by Mr (Laurie) Lewis when he was demolishing the Old Box Cottage. He gave them to Mrs Avis Box Eldridge who in turn gave them to me. They were not identified. I believe they rightly belong in the Cottage. I have attempted to identify them and present them in a way they can be preserved as a historical record of the era.” A B Leigh A black and white photograph of William and Elizabeth Avis Box standing outside their Cottage in East Brighton c 1880nilbox george, box mary, box william, box elizabeth honor, box alonzo, box mary louisa, dendy henry, were j b, dendy's special survey 1841, brighton, moorabbin, bentleigh, mckinnon, ormond, market gardeners, dairy farms, early settlers, pioneers, jasper road, gurr jabez, gurr eliza, pay henry, pay anna, ward willam, box henry, ward elizabeth emma, box john, sheldrake martha, rushall eleanor, box caroline, box elizabeth avis, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Certificate - Marriage Certificate, James Jones, c1880
James Jones was the son of Philip Jones, a Chairmaker, and Ann Jones who settled in East Brighton after the sale of land c1852 in the area of the Henry Dendy Special Survey of 1841. Mary Ann Moore was the daughter of Thomas Moore, a Gardener, and Sarah Harris who also settled in Brighton c1852. James and Mary Ann Jones settled and raised their family in East Brighton now Bentleigh. Mr John Herron resided at 4 Vickery St Bentleigh until 1989. James Jones and Mary Ann Moore were born in Brighton c1857 and c 1859 into pioneer market gardener families in the area of the Dendy Special Survey of 1841. They Married in 1883 and raised their family in East Brighton now known as BentleighThe original Certificate of Marriage of James Jones and Mary Ann Moore at the Wesleyan Church, Moorabbin on May 19th 1883In the Colony of Victoria / - Coat of Arms- / ( ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE) / Schedule D,-28 Vict. No. 268 / CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE / District of Brighton/ with date and signatures of participants. wesleyan church, pioneers, market gardeners, brighton, moorabbin, dendy’s special survey, wedding certificates, jones james, moore mary ann, browne ralph, rites -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Mrs Vanessa McDonald, 9 November 2000
Mrs. Vanessa McDonald was born in Beechworth in 1917. Christened, Agnes Bertha Collins, Vanessa changed her name in 1960. Mrs. McDonald's family's connection with gold mining in the district reach back to the first of Beechworth's gold rushes, when her great grandfather, a Dutchman who adopted the name Charles Collins, arrived in 1851-1852. Mrs. McDonald spent her childhood in the isolated hamlet of Stanley, in the area known as 'Little Scotland', where she recalls helping her mother to raise younger siblings, picking apples and walnuts on the family farm, and roaming the hills for wildflowers. As a young woman Mrs. McDonald attended religious and social gatherings in the local community. In 1940 she went to Melbourne to work as a mothercraft nurse during the Second World War. She met her husband at a Beechworth football match and was married at the Stanley Methodist Church in 1941. The gold diggings known as the 'Nine Mile' became the hamlet of Stanley, after the British Prime Minister, Lord Stanley, in 1858. By the late 1850s, Stanley boasted schools, an athenaeum, a church, a weekly newspaper and several hotels and other civic infrastructure to cater for a growing population. The area attracted large numbers of Chinese miners, whose presence was frequently resisted. Like other early Victorian mining settlements, Stanley was a hotbed of political and racial tensions during the gold rush. One side of the Nine Mile Creek was known as 'Little Scotland’, the other, 'Little Ireland'. A number of Christian denominations built congregations and churches in Stanley, including the Church of England, Methodist Church, the Catholic Church, and Presbyterian Church. Stanley became part of the United Shire of Beechworth in 1871. By 1880 timber was being cut and two sawmills were established by 1887. River-dredged gold mining consumed vast amounts of timber from the forests in the area, and in 1931 the first of several softwood plantations began. This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: 'Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth'. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke.Following the decline in the mining and associated industries during the early-mid-twentieth century, the Beechworth district experienced a period of general economic decline. On the east side of the Dingle Range, Mrs. McDonald's father, William Henry Collins, felled timber and the family were pioneer apple orchardists. The establishment of apple orchards in Stanley reflects changes to how land was used and contributes to our understanding of the historical development of rural communities following the gold rush. Mrs. McDonald's recollections are significant for understanding family and social life in a small rural town in years leading up to the Great Depression and prior to the Second World War. This oral history recording may be compared with other oral histories and items in the Burke Museum's collection. This oral history account is socially and historically significant as it is a part of a broader collection of interviews conducted by Jennifer Williams which were published in the book 'Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth-century Beechworth.' While the township of Beechworth is known for its history as a gold rush town, these accounts provide a unique insight into the day-to-day life of the town's residents during the 20th century, many of which will have now been lost if they had not been preserved.This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white strip and is currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up 40 minutes of recordings on each side.Mrs Vanessa McDonald /listen to what they say, beechworth, oral history, burke museum, emigration, gold rush immigration, victorian gold rush, mining families, apple orchard, forestry, forest plantation, little scotland, stanley, twentieth century history, regional australia, rural australia, farming, harvest festival, great depression, dingle range, the nine mile, australian wildflowers, high country wildflowers, mothercraft nurse, rural and regional women, social history, collins, mrs. vanessa mcdonald, building community life, shaping cultural and creative life, fruit growers, family history, changes to land use in regional victoria -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, ?BOWDEN, Keith, Matthew Flinders' narrative of Tom Thumb's cruise to Canoe Rivulet, 1985
Stamped 'Phillip Island & District Historical Society'.matthew flinders, travel, new south wales, tom thumb, boat, coasts, discovery, exploration -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, A Windy Morn of Matlock, 1998
A history of the town of Matlock, VictoriaPaperback. Green cover. Front cover has a drawing depicting two men with packs and walking poles walking through knee deep snow past a wooden hut. In the background are several tree stumps and a small town of wooden buildings.For/ James and Lucienne/ Bailey Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold mining, gold mine, matlock, victoria, australia, history, anne bailey, robin bailey -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Alexandra and District, 2006
A history of Alexandra and surroundsHardback. Front cover has a photograph of a farmhouse in a paddock with Cathedral Mountain in the background. Back cover has a circular emblem that has a miner digging, a pump house and poppet head and some bales of wool. The words 'Founded on gold wool and butter' surround the centre. There is also a photograph of the main street of old Alexandra with a stagecoach drawn by two horses that has three people seated in and on the stagecoach along with some luggage on the roof.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779alexandra region-victoria, history -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Lane Printing Pty Ltd, Unit Guide to the 1949 Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims (Modified for Australia), 1950's
A soft covered publication to acquaint all ranks with the principles of the Geneva Conventions for the protection of war victims, and to draw attention those provisions likely to concern ordinary units in the fieldDSN 7610-010-1863geneva convention -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Australian Women's Army Service, 1992
Blue BookletAustralian Women's Army Service 50th Anniversary Celebrations. Australian Corps of Signals 1942 -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph group, City of St Kilda Councillors and staff, 8 June 1994
St Kilda Town Hall Portico. Front row middle Tim Costello Mayor Jude Monrie CEO all staff last days City of St KildaBlack and white photograph copy poor condition -
St Kilda Historical Society
Postcard, Harry and Emily Leggetts Dance, 1919
Harry & Emily Leggetts Dance, St Kilda Town Hall, 1919. Dance crowd at Town Hallblack and white photograph, copy unmounted, good conditionHarry & Emily Leggetts Dance St Kilda Town Hall 1919 [Lengthly, typed description on back ] -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Returned Soldier's Dinner, 1945, c. 1945
St Kilda Town Hall, c.1945glossy black and white photograph good conditionHand written on back: Neg 48, Returned Soldiers Dinner 1945. 1940's? -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, St Kilda Park Primary School Class 2A, c1903, c. 1903
black and white photograph fair condition mountedPark School, St Kilda (about 1903) on back: Donated by Miss L. Hanby(?) R21 St Kilda Park -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, St Kilda Park Primary School c1903, c. 1903
Hand written: Park School, St Kilda (about 1903) on back: Donated by Miss L.Hanby(?) R21 St Kilda Parksepia photograph fair condition mountedPark School, St Kilda (about 1903) on back: Donated by Miss L. Hanby(?) R21 St Kilda Park -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Empire Portrait Studio, Municipal Ambulance, 1919
St Kilda Municipal Ambulance, used during the 1919 Influenza Epidemic. Patient on stretcher on ground black and white photograph, copy, poor image quality, unmounted[on back: Typed description of photograph] -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Book, hardcover, Matthew Flinders' narrative of Tom Thumb's cruise to Canoe Rivulet, 1985
Flinders recorded this "cruize" of the Tom Thumb in the form of a Narrative, together with his account of the Schooner Francis's expedition to the Furneaux Islands.xvii, 34 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., facsims., map, ports. ; 26 cm. matthew flinders tom thumb canoe rivulet keith bowden south eastern historical association pakenham gazette schooner francis furneaux islands, navigation exploration -
Orbost & District Historical Society
magazines, Victorian Band League, VBL News, January 1976 -1980
Since 1931 The VBL has been the association of amateur community bands in Victoria, Australia. Its members are brass, concert and stage bands. The VBL provides competition, training and representation for its members. Individuals members are registered directly with the League.The various Orbost bands over the years played a major role in community activities providing entertainment and musical experiences for the many members.Forty newsletters. Paper-backed VBL News. All printed on quarto sized white paper.music newsletters brass-bands vbl -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Faram Bros, Judy Faram, Trip around Australia 1932, 1994
Judy FARAM prepared this for the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society. It is an account of the trip published in the "Propeller", Hurstville NSW, written by Will CARTER as told by Herbert FARAM and edited by Judy who added the photographsTypewritten document bound in black; plastic comb binding, titled on label "Trip Around Australia 1932 Achieved by GW, RE and HC FARAM: model "A" Ford"; copy of articles based upon Faram Bros. diaries during the tour.transport - motor vehicles, faram brothers hardware, judy faram, model a ford, george faram, herbert faram, richard faram -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Collage, Faram Brothers 1932 trip around Australia, 1932
Digital print of collage by Judy FARAM, with sepia photo of the Ford and Farams in front of Faram Bros., superimposed on map of their 1932 trip around Australia, in tones of green.transport - motor vehicles, business and traders - hardware, faram brothers hardware, judy faram, george faram, richard faram, herbert faram -
South West Healthcare
Ashton Automatic Injector, Ashton & Co. Ltd, Medical Equipment, 20th Century
1 chrome metal barrel with adjustable parts; black grip and trigger; 1 Instruction manual."ASHTON AUTOMATIC INJECTOR / MANUFACTURER" "ASHTON & CO. LTD." "ADELAIDE, S.A." "PAT. APPN. 37054 / 58" "APP. RD. 39141" -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Traction Publications, The Australian tramway album, 1946??
Brief descriptions of the various tramway systems and lines in AustraliaIll, p.50 Brief descriptions of the various tramway systems and lines in Australiatramways - australia, urban transport - australia -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Nubrik heritage value assessment, 1/10/1999 12:00:00 AM
Heritage value assessment of the proposed H 062 former Brick Industries Ltd / Brick and Pipe Industries Ltd (Nubrik) Brickworks, 78 Middleborough Road, Burwood East.Heritage value assessment of the proposed H 062 former Brick Industries Ltd / Brick and Pipe Industries Ltd (Nubrik) Brickworks, 78 Middleborough Road, Burwood East. Prep. for the owners, Reading Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd [by] D.V. Bick. With report to the Nunawading & District Historical Society on the property, by Anne Jones.Heritage value assessment of the proposed H 062 former Brick Industries Ltd / Brick and Pipe Industries Ltd (Nubrik) Brickworks, 78 Middleborough Road, Burwood East. brick industries limited, middleborough road, burwood east, no. 78, brickworks, quarries, reading entertainment australia pty ltd., nunawading and district historical society inc. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Nubrik heritage value assessment, 1/12/1999 12:00:00 AM
Heritage value assessment of the proposed H062 former Brick Industries Ltd / Brick and Pipe Industries Ltd (Nubrik) BrickworksHeritage value assessment of the proposed H062 former Brick Industries Ltd / Brick and Pipe Industries Ltd (Nubrik) Brickworks, 78 Middleborough Road, Burwood East. Prep. for the owners, Reading Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd [by] D.V. Bick. Abridged version.Heritage value assessment of the proposed H062 former Brick Industries Ltd / Brick and Pipe Industries Ltd (Nubrik) Brickworksbrick industries limited, middleborough road, burwood east, no. 78, brickworks, quarries, reading entertainment australia pty ltd -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardback book, The Dynamic Forest-A History of Forestry and Forest Industries in Victoria, 1991
A history of forestry and forest industries in VictoriaHardback. Green dust cover with photograph of forest undergrowth. Front end paper shows a map of Victoria detailing forested and non-forested areas in the State of Victoria in the year 1869. Back end paper shows a map of Victoria detailing forested and non-forested areas in the State of Victoria in the year 1987. To Jean, who bore the/ brunt of it all - and to/ Jan, Rob, Sue and Andy Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779forests, forestry, forest products industry, victoria, history, moulds, francis robert -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Photograph - Framed Picture, Battle Honours 5TH/6TH BN the Royal Victoria Regiment, 2015
Battle honours are a mark of the uits most important achievements, normally carried on colours these honours are revered Framed picture set behind red and black card in a black wooden frame. The pictures backing is black and has yellow and red banners which list the names of the Battle Honours of the 5th, 6th and 58/32nd Battalions. On the rear of the frame is a certificate of Authenticity The Battle Honours of the 5th/ 6th Battalion, The Royal Victoria Regiment Certificate of Authenticity Commemorating the Centenery of ANZAC 2015 Marks the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings by our forebears, members of the 5th and 6th battalions, Australian Imperial Force and many other units that eventually came to form the present 5/6RVR. May we as the custodians of this legacy live up to the standards they have set. Number 67 of a limited edition of 500 prints LtCol P.G. Middleton WO 1 A.J. Richardson CO RSM 5/6 rvr, battle honours, photograph