This chair is one piece of the parlour or lounge suite in the front room at Hymettus Cottage, Ballarat. The suite consist of this grandfather chair, a grandmother or nursing chair and four balloon back chairs all in Australian cedar. The furniture and decoration in this room is Victorian and a much lighter tone and feel to that in the dining room which is much heavier of an Edwardian style.This suite is a light Australian cedar and a contrast to the heavy Edwardian furniture elsewhere in the cottage.Nilparlour suite, chair

This hand carved President’s Chair was presented by Legatees from the Melbourne Club and groups in 1955. It was made in memory of the Founder of Legacy, Legatee Stan Savige who had passed away in May 1954. Melbourne Legacy keeps the chair on display in the main reception foyer on Level 1.A record of the respect held by Legatees towards Legatee Stan Savige that they wished to honour him by providing a President's chair in his honour.Large wooden armchair with leather seat and back topped with the Legacy torch.Brass plaque engraved with "In memory of / Legatee Stan Savige / Founder / Melbourne Legacy 1923"presidents, chair

Chip carving was a popular hobby/pastime from the arts and crafts movement of the 1890s and remained a popular folk art until the 1920s.This is an example of a popular folk art hand-carved chair made in Australia in the early twentieth century.Hand-carved timber chair, by an unknown enthusiast in the Warrnambool area. Made using the 'chip carving' technique, with whorls and star design in relief on the seat. The timber finish has been given an ebonised tone. Chip carvingschair, craft, hobbies

These BFK Butterfly chairs were used in the living room in Robin Boyd's first family home in Camberwell. The BKF was originally designed in Argentina, later becoming popular throughout the world.A pair of BKF Butterfly chair. Black iron/steel. They have a canvas sling hung from the frame's highest points, creating a suspended seatwalsh st furnishings, robin boyd

This is one of the original chairs that was used in the dining room.Thonet Bentwood chair, pale timber and pale wicker (811 Bentwood Cane Dining Chair)First of two such chairswalsh st furnishings, robin boyd

This photo is from the private collection of George Shirling of Red Onion, Falls Creek. It is an image of the first Chair Lift built in Australia by Bob Hymans. This was a single chair lift and the structure was built from wooden electricity poles. George Shirling arrived in Falls Creek in 1962. He engaged Phil Nowell to build the original Koki Alpine Lodge which opened in 1965 with 14 beds. George operated the lodge with Michael “Baldy” Blackwell as manager. He also graduated in sport psychology in 1981 and was invited to become team psychologist for the Australian Winter Olympic team which went to Albertville, France, in 1992. He later owned the Red Onion Chalet. George credited the success of Koki to “Baldy” Blackwell. “Baldy” and Phil Nowell started the Trackers Mountain Lodge in partnership during the 1980s. In 1971 George sold Koki Lodge to Sigi Doerr. In 2024 the renamed Koki Alpine resort remains a highly popular destination in Falls Creek. George Shirling passed away on 27th February 2023. He had remained actively involved in Falls Creek and was generous with his time and knowledge, always an amazing supporter of The Falls Creek Museum and Falls Creek Village.This photo is significant because it features the first chair lift built at Falls Creek, Victoria.A black and white image of a skier riding on Bob Hymans' first chair lift at Falls CreekOn Label: BOB HYMANS' CHAIR LIFT Mid 1950sgeorge shirling, bob hymans' chair lift, bob hymans

One of four carvers' chairs supplied by Old Collegians Association in 1925 for the newly erected Memorial Hall. In the 1970s these chairs were in use at the end of each table in MacFarland Dining Hall. Student chairs were similar shape but without crest or arms. Significant example of the generosity and involvement of the Old Collegians towards the establishment of the school post World War 1. The OC's supplied three carvers chairs, four dining tables and 40 regular chairs for the memorial Hall, also then known as the memorial Dining Hall. refer Mein's history p.85. Solid wood chair with arms and high back restInitials 'BC" carved at top of back restchair, ballarat-college, memorial-hall, 1925, old-collegians-association

These two chairs are Grant Featherston prototypes of the 1947 Relaxation Chairs. These chairs came from the Boyd family's Camberwell home (666 Riversdale Road, Camberwell, formerly 158 Riversdale Road) and were originally upholstered with webbing. The fixings were modified in the final product Relaxation chairs. Robin Boyd designed the Ivanhoe home of Grant and Mary Featherston (1967).Dark orange with black fine check woven wool. Nine self-covered buttons. Laminated timber legs and arms (no frame). Three visible timber pegs/bolts connect arms to the body.walsh st furnishings, robin boyd, grant featherston, ohm2022, ohm2022_33

These oak and rattan high-backed armchairs were previously the old Warrnambool Council's furniture. The group of chairs was later held by the Warrnambool Art Gallery, then transferred to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village in 1976, soon after it opened. Warrnambool became a municipality in 1855, with a population of 1500. In 1863, it became a borough, and the Shire of Warrnambool was constituted in the same year. In 1883, Warrnambool was proclaimed a Town, and in 1918, it became the City of Warrnambool. In 1994, the City of Warrnambool and part of the Shire of Warrnambool amalgamated, becoming the Warrnambool City Council. Chairs are significant to local history as they were originally purchased for use in the Warrnambool Council. The chairs were part of the social and cultural history of Warrnambool.Chair, oak wood arm chair (set of 9), cureved back with decorated wooden edges, shield carved into top and protective metal plates on top at rear. Padded leather seat studded at edge, over rattan cane seat. Rattan cane is stitched onto wooden frame through drilled holes. Front and side legs each have two spindles between them. back legs have one. Legs are turned and slightly cambriol. Some chairs have written on back leg "1486". Made in England, c. 1896Some of the chairs have hand written black pen on back leg "1486"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, chair, armchair, rattan chair, warrnambool museum, warrnambool art gallery, 1890s chair, 19th century furniture, domestic furniture, warrnambool council, council chairs

Beginning in 1877 as a breakaway from the Ancient Order of Foresters the Irish National Foresters were established in Australia before 1890. By 1914 the INF had spread worldwide and with a quarter of a million members in over 1,000 branches. The Ballarat branch whose presidential chair the image is of was Branch No 20.Irish National Foresters Branch No 20 in gilt shadowed signwriting on pediment.

Anna ZAMORSKA (b.08.03.1942- ) Born Poland. Lives Wroclaw. Anna Zamorska graduated from the Wroclaw Academy of Fine Arts in 1965. In 1984 she undertook a six residency at Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education, Churchill (later Federation University) and participated in the Ceramics Symposium "Strzelecki Spotkanie". Her works are in museums throughout Europe, the Americas, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. Since 1974, the artist has been a member of the International Ceramics Academy (IAC) based in Geneva / Switzerland. Fireclay Chair.anna zamorska, ceramics, jan feder memorial ceramics collection, gippsland campus, strzelecki spotkanie, chair

Alleged captain's chair from SS "Time". Wrecked on Corsair Rock on 23/8/1949Swivel chair with cast iron basess time, chair, corsair rock

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council

The councillors chair for the last Rutherglen Shire CouncilDark tanned leather upholstered wooden chair with one piece curved arms and backchair, rutherglen shire council