A Cortland President tennis racquet, with string whipping on shoulders, and leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Base of head on obverse features Courtland logo, and on reverse, the model name. Throat features decal of Courtland trademark, featuring stylised image of male playing tennis within a red triangle device. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Leather, Cloth, Ink, String, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Seamco International Cup tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and, leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Model name features across base of head and throat, accompanied by star and wreath devices. Seamco logo features along the shaft. Seamco trademark symbol features on lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Adhesive tape, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Stringtennis

A Dunlop, Rod Laver, Professional tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, plastic whipping around shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Model name features across base of head and throat. 'D' trademark in arrowhead device, in front of wreathed globe, features across base of the shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tapetennis

A Dunlop "McEnroe tennis racquet, with oversize frame, and ribbon whipping around shoulders. Model name features across base of head. Dunlop logo and trademark feature on left and right sides of shaft, across throat and along shaft. 'D' trademark in arrowhead device also features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Adhesive tapetennis

A 'Birmal' model tennis racquet manufactured by Birmingham Aluminium Casting (1903) Co. Ltd. Has open throat and handle wrapped with string whipping and leather. Metal indented butt cap. Metal strings with some double stringing in a grid pattern. Manufacturer name embossed on one edge of shaft. Model name and words: 'ALL METAL' embossed on other edge of shaft. Materials: Metal, String, Leathertennis

An Esquire 'Grand Slam' tennis racquet with open throat and handle wrapped with leather. Manufacturer name across base of head. Model name printed along edge of shaft. Word 'CERAMIC' printed on crown. Plastic butt cap features manufacturers 'E' logo. Logo also featured at top of handle. Spalding-branded strings. Materials: Metal, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Leather, Ceramic, Ink, Vinyltennis

A Spalding "Mary K. Browne" Top-Flite tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders and shaft, an open throat, vinyl stringing, fine-grooved handle and leather end wrap. Endorser name features across base of head, on obverse. Manufacturer & model name feature across base of head on reverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Vinyl, Cloth, Ink, Stringtennis

A Spalding Top-Flite model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders and shaft, an open throat, fine-grooved handle and leather end wrap & butt cloth. Model name features across base of head, on obverse. Manufacturer name features across base of head on reverse. Butt cloth is printed with manufacturer logo. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Vinyl, Ink, Stringtennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet with whipping around shoulders; and handle wrapped with leather perforated grip. Has leather end wrap and 'DM' printed on butt. Model & manufacturer's name anda trophy logo feature across throat on both obverse and reverse. On reverse and obverse of shaft is printed:WRIGHT & DITSON/CHAMPIONSHIP QUALITY. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, String, Gut, Leathertennis

A Wilson, Jack Kramer Valiant tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo, flanked by black and gold diamond devices. Throat features decal head and neck illustration of Kramer. Shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Paint, Plastic, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wilson, Maureen Connolly Personal tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features red fork device. Shaft features decal head and shoulders image of Connolly. Cloth butt cover features blue 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Clothtennis

A Wilson, Maureen Connolly Mercury tennis racquet. Base of head features model name. Throat features Wilson logo. Shaft features decal head and shoulders image of Connolly. Base of shaft and plastic butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Ribbon, Plastic, Stringtennis

A Wilson, Maureen Connolly Autograph tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name, and decal illustration of a golden crown. Base of shaft and plastic butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Ribbon, Plastic, String, Adhesive tape, Hidetennis

A Wilson Billie Jean King Valiant tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo, flanked by blue and gold diamond devices. Throat features a head and neck photo decal of King. Base of shaft and butt cap features the 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Plastictennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Advisory Staff Model tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features patterned perforations. Name written across shaft on obverse: PAYAL PATEL. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Holiday tennis racquet, with slender shaft. Wilson logo features across base of head. Model name, with gold chevron in black and red round shield device, feature on throat. Red 'W' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastic, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Inktennis

A Regent, Ellen Renwal tennis racquet. Regent logo features across the base of the head. Model name, with a decal head and shoulders image of Renwal features on the throat. An ornate squiggle device, flanked by two stars, features along the shaft. Inscription along right side of shaft: ESPECIALLY DESIGNED/FOR WOMEN. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Paint, Leather, Ribbontennis

A Bancroft Wimbledon, Bjorn Borg Model tennis racquet, with wholly laminated wood frame, and leather handle with X-formation perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name, with 'BJ' trademark. Wreathed 'B' trademark on lower shaft, and red 'B' trademark on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Painttennis

Multi-part object of 7 identical racquets (parts are numbered from 2008.961.1 to 2008.961.7). Each racquet is: a Paramount metal racquet with no net and leather grip wrap branded with 'FAIRWAY BY BALMFORTH'. Plastic packet of loose grommets taped to shaft. Adhesive label inside throat states: 'EUROPEAN FEDERATION/M5/ SPORTS GOODS MANUFACTURERS'. Materials: Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Adhesive labeltennis

This plate was probably shortened to fit an office or factory door. Alexander Robinson (1862-1932) established a coachbuilding business in Fairy Street Warrnambool in 1880. In 1883 he joined with Fred Morse to set up the coachbuilding business of Robinson and Morse. This firm was noted for its production of fine Abbott buggies. Later Morse established his own business in Warrnambool and Robinson’s business continued at Fairy Street and converted to motor car building in the early 1900s. Alexander Robinson was Mayor of Warrnambool from 1907 to 1909. In the early 1930s Robinson’s Motors was replaced by Callaghan Motors. This business traded on the Fairy Street site until 2018 but now operates from Raglan Parade. The grandfather of one of the donors of this item, Tom Smith, worked at Robinsons Motor Pty Ltd in the early 20th century. This plate is of great interest as it came from the motor car business of Robinson’s Motor Pty Ltd. The Robinson businesses (coach building & motor car building) existed in Warrnambool for over 50 years. This is a brass business plate with three small holes at each corner. The lettering etched on the plate is gold and black but the black may have been put on to the lettering at a later stage as only some of the gold lettering is still visible. The plate has been cut off on one side and part of the lettering is missing.‘Reg. Office’ ‘Robinsons Motor Pro..’ robinson & morse, history of warrnambool, robinson’s motor pty ltd, alex robinson, warrnambool

These cuff links belonged to Harry Greening (1888-1979). He was a Warrnambool auctioneer and real estate agent, operating in the city for over 60 years. He was brought up, and later resided for some time at 230 Liebig Street. At one time his business was known as Greening and Cain Pty Ltd and operated in Koroit Street but he was also in Kepler Street and Lava Street. Over the years his real estate business was involved in the selling of many well-known Warrnambool properties, including the Lyndoch estate. These cuff links are of considerable interest as they are mementoes of the life and work of the prominent Warrnambool auctioneer and real estate agent, Harry GreeningThese are two identical gold cuff links in a rectangular shape cut across the edges. The centre of the cuff links is an oval shape with ornamentation around the outside and two inscribed letters in the middle. The cuff links have a gold attachment and a gold chain to enable the links to pass through the button holes of the shirt cuff.H Gharry greening, warrnambool

"BEHIND BAMBOO" "An Inside Story of the Japanese Prison Camps" Author - ROHAN D. RIVETT "War Correspondent Prisoner of War, on the Burma-Siam Railway"Hard cover book. Cover - cardboard, light orange buckram with red and white print on front and spine. 400 pages - cut, plain, off white paper, illustrated - black and white and colour illustrations. Front end papers - owner's name, owner's stamp, book seller's label. Price notation.Front end papers - Owner's name - handwritten, black pen, "O.PELL / 7 VIOLET ST/ BGO" "M. PELL/ ORBOST" Owner's stamp - black ink "BENDIGO DISTRICT RSL SUB BRANCH INC/ PO BOX 42/ LONG GULLY 3550. Book seller's label - silver on black background A.J. DIGBY/ BOOKSELLER AND STAT (?)/ BAIRNSDALE" price notation - grey lead pencil "$10/ DMTY"books, military history, ww2, japanese prison camps

"GOODBYE COBBER, / GOD BLESS YOU." "The Fatal charge of the Light Horse, Gallipoli, August 7th 1915."Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard. Gold, dark brown and light brown print on front, spine and back. Front cover - Illustrated sepia tones photographs of scenery and a group of Light Hors soldiers. 365 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps.books, military history, ww1, gallipoli peninsula

‘WITNESS OF A BOMB” “S ens of an A-Bomb City/ Diary Hiroshima “Soft cover book Cover- cardboard, black and white on front and back covers. Cover illustration- three black and white photographs of bomb damage. 24 pages - cut, Palin, glossy white paper. Illustrated- collection of block and white photograph by Japanese cameraman YUICHIRO SASAKI Language - Japanese and English books, military history, ww2, japan

“MY JOURNEY’ ‘ THE LIFE AND TIMES/ OF DONALD HENRY NANCARROW/ 1927-2017” 2nd AIF Service No VX 96723. Enlisted 21 March 1945. AWOL. To Japan- age 19 years March 1946. “Tour of Duty” in Japan ended September 1947. Discharged 9 October 1947Soft cover book Cover- front clear hard plastic, back black cardboard, metal spiral bound. Title page - black print on white paper 97 Pages- cut, plain white paper. Illustrated black and white and colour photographs and maps Title Page- handwritten donors name Title Page- handwritten donors name- blue pen “ Carol NANCARROW/ Mob 0418 382 503books, military history, ww2, bcof, japan

See Cat No. 5820. "The National War Memorial of Victoria". An interpretative Appreciation of/ The Shrine/of/ Remembrance/with 50 Illustrations.SOFT COVER BOOK Cover - Light weight cardboard, black print on front cover, with one illustration depicting buttress group, lions and women with wings. 40 pages - cut, plain, paper - print sections - heavy paper, black and white photographs - glossy off white paper. Spine stapled.books, military history, war memorials

"TROOPING THE REGIMENTAL COLOUR/ by the/ 1ST BATTALION/ THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT/ on the occasion of / THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTALION BIRTHDY/ 12th OCTOBER 1945"Programme - cover - cardboard, off white colour, dark blue print on front cover with Royal Australian Regiment Coat of Arms at top. 10 pages - cut, plain, glossy white paper. Illustrated in colour - two flags in centrefold. Stapled - metal, small purple ribbon decoration on front cover.souvenir, programme, military history, ceremonial, regimental colour

Owner and donor details - see Cat No. 5836.3,Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, black and white colour print on front, spine and back. Background, white, red and black. Illustrated map, South East Asia and three red, and white flags. 262 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs, maps and drawings.books, military history, ww2, pow's

Soft cover book. Cover- cardboard, red , black and white on front, spine and back. Illustrated- front sepia tones half portrait photograph of an airman in uniform superimposed over handwriting in a frame. 209 pages, plain cut, off white. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. Language - EnglishTitle page. handwritten blue ink - "To my wonderful friends/Bertha& Bob/ Stan Hawken/ 18.4.89"books, raaf, ww2

The Desert Column: Leaves from the diary of an Australian Trooper in Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine.Hard, cardboard cover, grey buckram with black print on front & spine. Small decoration in black on front. 388 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated in black / white, sketch maps on front flyleaf & end paper, back flyleaf. Page removed. Inscription page facing title page. Diary.Handwritten in black ink on page facing title page: “Donated by Joy Wellings Re Stephen Langdon” “RSL stamp” Black felt tipped pen mark: “Lower edge of pages”book, desert column, idries