Girrawheen Lodge is an aged careCircular communion tray with cartouche edge of grapes. Engraved inscription at the centre."Donated to Girrawheen Lodge by Lila Steele"girrawheen lodge

Large oblong silver tray with handles at each end, engraved flowers and leaves and an inscription in the centre."Presented To Miss Dyson, Organist Drysdale Wesleyan Church By The Choir & Congregation As A Token Of Esteem 24-3-90"drysdale wesleyan church

Commemorative trowel from Wesley Church St Kilda, 22 October 1857. Alexander Fraser (1802-1888), businessman and politician. Fraser lived at St Kilda and in 1857 was elected to its first Municipal Council; in 1859 he became chairman and mayor in 1864-65. An active churchman, he held most important offices in the Wesleyan Church and for thirty years was treasurer of the supernumerary fund, which he helped Rev. Daniel Draper to found. Dour and pious, Fraser was conscientious in fulfilling his political duties. He presided at numerous meetings and laid countless foundation stones.Silver trowel with polished wooden handle. Trowel decorated around the edges and with an inscription.Presented to Alexander Fraser Esq J.P. on laying the foundation stone of the Wesley Church St Kilda 22nd October 1857. Rev. J. Harding Superintendent of the church. Rev. D.J. Draper Chairman of the District. Rev. J.A. Manton President of the Conference.wesleyan church st kilda, fraser, alexander, draper, daniel

Decorated silver trowel with bone handle.Presented to John Thompson Esq on the occasion of laying a Memorial Stone of Boundary Street Congregational Mission Church Southport. 23rd May 1890.congregational mission church southport

Sterling silver commemorative trowel with a turned wood handle, engraved decorations and inscription"Presented to F. J. Cato Esqe on the occasion of his laying memorial stone S. Malvern Methodist Church Oct. 8th. 1904"cato, f. j., south malvern methodist church

Silver commemorative trowel with a carved/turned wooden handle. Presented to Wm Dods Esqre on the occasion of his laying the foundation stone of the Free Presbyterian Church Brunswick 2nd May 1865,william dods, free presbyterian church, brunswick

Identical trowel S049 presented to Mrs Job Smith.Black leather box with crimson velvet and satin lining containing an engraved silver trowel with a turned bone patterned handle."Presented to Mrs John Watson by the trustees of the Kew Wesleyan Church on the occasion of her laying a memorial stone of the completion of the Edifice December 11th 1889"wesleyan church kew, smith, job

EPNS trowel with a turned wooden handle in black leather box with white satin lining and black velvet base. "Chadstone Methodist Church presented to The Rev G. B. Campbell 29th March 1958"chadstone methodist church, campbell, g.a. (rev)

Silver commemorative trowel with ivory handle in black leather box with blue velvet and satin lining. "Gardinder Methodist Church Presented to F.J.Cato Esq on occasion of laying Foundation Stone May 3rd 1924"gardiner methodist church

Small set of silver communion vessels for hospital and home visits. S009.1 Chalice S009.2 Commumion jug with screw top lid S009,3 PaterIHS

Engraved silver commemorative trowel in the base of a red leather case with blue velvet lining. "Present to the Rev. James Clow First Moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria in the commemoration of laying the Foundation stone of the First Presbyterian Church erected at Emerald Hill. Revd. D. Macdonald. Minister 1st November 1859"emerald hill presbyterian church, clow, james, rev.

Oblong black leather box with blue satin and cream sating lining containing a silver trowel with a turned wood handle. "Presented to F. J. Cato Esq by his Fellow Trustees on the occasion of the laying of the Foundation Stone of the South Camberwell Methodist Church 7th June 1930"south camberwell methodist church, cato, f. j.

Robert Cochrane, 1843 - 1935, regarded as the "father" of Congregationalism in Victoria was chairman of directors of Brooks Ttnhinsnn Ptv.. Ltd.. and one of the leading personalities of the Congregational Union of Victoria. After having spent two years in Victoria as a member of Brooks Robinson Pty., Ltd., Mr. Cochrane returned to England in 1869. In 1883, he returned to Melbourne. On His return to Victoria he became interested in the work of the Congregational Church, and joined the Augustine Church, at Hawthorn in 1886; he was senior deacon when he died. For many years Mr. Cochrane was a senior member of the committee of the Congregational College of Victoria, and he took a leading part in the development of Congregationalism in this Victoria. Many benefited by his generosity and philanthropy, and his interest in the work of the church was combined with a generous assistance to child welfare organisations, including the Sunday School Union, the Kindergarten Union and the Boys Brigade. [Source: The Argus 4 Mar 1935, pg 8.]Silver plated brass double handle, lidded art nouveau-style sugar bowl with engraving on the front of the bowl."To Mr and Mrs Robert Cochrane A token of high esteem on the occasion of their Golden Wedding 1871 January 31st 1921 From the Firm of Henry Brooks & Company, with whom are associated two senior members from the London Staff Henry Aldridge and Walter Wiles"congregational union of victoria, brooks robinson pty ltd, melbourne chamber of commerce., robert cochrane 1843-1935

Commemorative engraved silver trowel in a black leather box with a blue silk and velvet lining. Trowel is decorated and has an inscription and hallmark on the front. It has plain bone handle. "Presented to Mrs S.G.King on the occasion on the laying of the memorial stone of the Hotham Hill Wesleyan Church Dec 16th 1872"

Silver trowel with turned wooden handle in brown faux crocodile leather box with yellow cotton lining."This trowel was used by Rev. Professor Norman Lede M.A., B.D. to lay the Foundation Stone of the Deepdene Methodist Church 25-2-57"deepdene methodist church

Used for laying the foundation stone of Carlton Methodist Mission, 18/02/1933. Presented to F. J. Cato by A. S. Eggleston, architect, 18/02/1933.EPNS commemorative trowel with bone handle in an oblong leather box lined with blue satin.Carlton Methodist Mission 18-2-33 Presented to F J Cato Esq by A. S. Eggleston, Architectcarlton methodist mission, cato, f. j., eggleston, a. s.

S026.1 Black leather oblong box with a blue velvet and satin lining containing S026.2 a bone handled silver trowel which has decorative etching around its edge and an engraved inscription."Presented to Rev. H. S. Joyce on the occasion of his laying Foundation Stone Northcote Congregational Church 31st Jan 1914"joyce, h. s., rev., northcote congregational church

A1 EPNS trophy with lid on wooden base. Base has 18 small shields with winners from 1927 to 1936, 1941 - 1948."Nth Essendon Methodist Girls' Physical Culture Guild" "Erin FitzGerald Cup 1927 Best Worker".

Small silver plate trophy with a handle on bakelite/plastic base. Ticket attached to one handle with gold coloured tape.Front: "Rays Methodist Girls" Back: "1989 Albert St, 1961 Barkly St, 1963 Albert St, 1965 Burnbank St, 1960 Barkly St, 1962 Barkly St, 1964 Nhill, 1966 Brown Hill, 1967 Brown Hill

Large EPNS cup with lid and 2 handles on wooden base, Base has 4 small shields with winners 1930 - 1933."3UZ Cup Choral Competitions Methodist Church Carnegie"

Two handled silver trophy on bakelite base"Basketball Championship". "Cr G. Thos. FitzGerald Cup 1937 between St Theresa Catholic Young Ladies Team and Nth Essendon Methodist Young Ladies Team won by"north essendon methodist young ladies basketball team, st theresa catholic young ladies basketball team, trophy

Heavily embossed and patterned in gold leaf bible with black and white plates and illustrations. Dedication page.On spine: "Holy Bible Brown's Notes" Dedication inside front cover: "This Bible was given by Mrs Ferguson to the Strath Creek Church when she left the district in 1901"

Black leather bound bible with embossing on cover and handwritten notes on flyleaf written by Rev George F Dyson (son of Martin) 15 April 1944.Presented by the Conference of the Victorian and Tasmanian Wesleyan Methodist Church to the Rev Martin Dyson, as a momento of his year of office as president of the of the conference 1893 Melb. March 5th 1894.

Brown tooled leather embossed cover with metal reinforcement on the corners and along the spine .The bible has had considerable conservation work done on it. The clasps are missing.The first pages of the bible are missing. The bible printed in black letter Gothic. non-fictionbible, the geneva bible, the breeches bible, robert barker printer

BL005.1 and BL005.2 brown leather hard covered book with gilt borders and text on the spines. The bibles have a printed label inside the front covers. B005.1 Vol 1 The Holy Bible with notes, references and practical observations. Includes maps and monochrome plates. From Genesis to Esther. B005.2 Vol 3 The evangelical expositor : or, a commentary on the Holy Bible : wherein the sacred text of the Old and New Testaments is explained and elucidated, with practical observations for the use of families / by the Rev. Thomas Haweis."WILLIAM BETTS 1840"hawei's bible, william betts 1840

B006 ROGERS—CORBEN.— On the 5th February, at the Wesleyan Church, Hotham-hill, by the Rev. J. F. Horsley, John J. Rogers, of Hotham, to Kate, second daughter of Isaac Corben, Esq., of Lonsdale-street, Melbourne, stone merchant. [Source: Trove - The Age, 21 Feb 1879, pg 1]BL006 and BL011 Heavy black board covered book with gilt border and text on the spine. The pages are gilt edged. The bible includes commentaries of Henry and Scott, colour plates and maps. BL006 The family register has some entries for the Royal Family. The bible has a printed label inside the front cover. BL011 has a printed label inside the front cover. BL006 "Presented to Mr and Mrs Rogers by the Trustees of the Hotham Hill Wesleyan Church on the occasion of their marriage being the first celebrated in the church 5th Feb 1879" BL011 "Presented by the trustees to Mr and Mrs F. Fletcher on their wedding day Wednesday July 14 1875 being the first marriage solemnized in the United Methodist Free Church Peel Street Ballarat with best wishes for their temporal welfare and everlasting happiness"hotham hill wesleyan church, united methodist free church peel street ballarat

Embossed black leather bible with a handwritten note attached to the outside. Gold text on spine.Paper on cover: "Marma Church Bible. Church was held at Marma 8 muiles sout of Murtoa before the Railway came to Lubeck 1878[?] G. R. Gebatly" Inside front cover: "Presented to Marma Church"methodist church marma

Embossed black leather bible with gold lettering on spine. The bible has 2 embossed gold labels on the front end paper. On spine: "Holy Bible". End paper: "PRESENTED TO THE REV. N. BENNETT AT THE CLOSE OF HIS YEAR OF OFFICE AS PRESIDENT OF VICTORIA AND TASMANIA WESLEYAN CONFERENCE JANUARY 1889. JAMES W. CRISP President. E. WATSON NYE Secretary." "PRESENTED TO THE BUCKLEY PARK METHODIST CHURCH BY Mrs A.H. Mitchell DUAGHTER OF THE ABOVE FEBRUARY 18TH. 1928."bennett, natheniel, rev., crisp, james w., rev., nye, edward wason, rev., wesleyan methodist conference

Embossed black leather covered bible with gold leaf writing on front cover and spine. Has handwriting on endpaper. Gilt edged pages.Cover: In Memory of William Henry Greene 1871-1961" Endpaper: "Presented by his family and members of this church in loving memory of the late William Henry Green former Methodist Home Missionary and lay preacher 1871-1961. Dedicated Rev T.F.Freeman at Toorak 17/12/61".freeman, t.f., rev, green, william henry, methodist home missionary

Black embossed leather covered bible with a metal fastening and gilt text. The end papers are brown marbled paper. The bible includes monochrome plates and coloured maps. There is a handwritten dedication label stuck inside the front cover signed by the Minister and Steward."Presented to Mr and Mrs A. G. Youngs by the members and friends of the Primitive Methodist Church Moonee Ponds Victoria as an expression of affectionate esteem and earnest good wishes on the occasion of their departure for England, August 1894. H. Bride Barker Minister William Halling Steward"primitive methodist church moonee ponds