The celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday on May 24 was renamed Empire Day in 1903 after her death in 1901. It was celebrated throughout the British Empire, including in Australia. Ballarat schools marched in procession with a salute at the Town Hall before attending church services at their respective churches. By the late 1950s the celebration became Commonwealth Empire Day the reference to Empire being dropped by the 1960s.These form part of a large family collection of bookmarks and local & family history items at Hymettus Cottage, home to the same family for the past 127 years in 2024. They have a well documented provenance and a known owner forming part of a significant and representative historical collection that reflects Ballarat's local history from a family perspective. They contribute to our understanding of social and family life in twentieth century Ballarat and providing interpretative capacity for family, local, and social history themes. These four bookmarks are from 1951-1954.Three Empire Day cardboard bookmarks each featuring an illustrated crown, with crossed Australian and British flags, each bookmark trimmed in gold. The first is simply for Empire Day and two commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the 1953 Royal Visit respectively.nil,empire day, royal visit, bookmarks, empire day movement, melbourne, coronation year 1953

John Sands were the first stationers established in Australia c. 1837 and by the 1920s were producing a range of greeting cards and bookmarks.John Sands were the first stationers established in Australia c.1837 and by the time of the Great War the firm was producing a range of greeting cards as bookmarks for Birthdays, Christmas and Mothers Day such as these examples. john sands, mothers day greetings, bookmarks

Examples of bookmarks used as Australian Legacy promotional material explaining the role of Legacy. Examples of promotional material issued by Legacy. Part of a collection of bookmarks at Hymettus that covers a dozen examples of Legacy bookmarks in what is regarded as Australia's largest collection of bookmarks that numbered c. 30,000 in 2024.legacy, charities

A group of six bookmarks made in plastic with measuring rule to one side and promotional or advertising messages.This grouping highlights a range of promotional uses these plastic bookmarks employed from the 1990s -early 2000s. They range from history group to a betting/gambling agency.plastic, bookmark, advertising, promotional, the age, favho, intralot

Founded in 1921 Legacy has been issuing bookmarks as both commemorative items and to promote necessary fundraising for its work for families where a parent has served and there is a need. Examples of promotional material issued by Legacy. Part of a collection of bookmarks at Hymettus that covers a dozen examples of Legacy bookmarks in what is regarded as Australia's largest collection of bookmarks that numbered c. 30,000 in 2024.legacy, charities, commemoratives, ballarat, 3uz radio

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A small group of lace bookmarks handmade for sale through the craft shop at Numurkah in Victoria and purchased in April 2025 for the collection at Hymettus, at the time, the largest collection of bookmarks in Australia. Example of the quality of craft work being made in Victoria, 2025. Made by Shona Thomas of Numurkah in teaching herself tatting. Tatting is a form of knotted lace making using thread and a small shuttle. Twisted threads are tied around or through small, pointed shuttles producing a stable, strong lace using simple knots to make rings and chains embellished with picots.a sleeve containing four handmade cotton bookmarks.N/Acraft, numurkah, tatting, cotton, dyes, hymettus, bookmarks, lace

Four examples of bookmarks used as Melbourne Legacy promotional material explaining Legacy. They are printed on both sides, two include a photo of the Widow and Children statue. The dates are unknown. They were in an envelope labelled 'Archive Old Legacy Bookmarks' and were with marketing material from the 1990s to 2009, see items 01240 to 01260. The collection shows the types of marketing materials that were produced and the celebrities that were helping Legacy.Examples of promotional material issued by Legacy. Part of an attempt to create an archive of Legacy material. It was in a collection of marketing material from the 1990s to 2000s.Colour printed bookmark x 4 to promote Legacy.legacy promotion, fundraising

A selection of four Chinese bookmarks employing paper cutting, a traditional art form dating back to the earliest period of paper use in China.china, bookmark

A pair of promotional bookmarks issued by Legacy, a voluntary organisation of returned ex-servicemen formed in 1921, to care for the widows and children of those who served.. Part of a collection of bookmarks at Hymettus that covers a dozen examples of Legacy bookmarks in what is regarded as Australia's largest collection of bookmarks that numbered c.30,000 in 2024.

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Five British leather and gilt blocked tourist bookmarks featuring English Cathedrals. This group is one binder sleeve from the Rob Bailey collection of bookmarks now part of the Hymettus bookmark collection.Five British leather and gilt blocked tourist bookmarks featuring English Cathedrals.

Bookmarks from the churchchurches

Grahame's was a Sydney bookseller and publisher from c. 1940 until the 1980s.Grahame's was a Sydney bookseller and publisher from the 1940s to the 1980s often regarded as being on a level with Angus & Robertson. They published a range of books, with an emphasis on educational products, maps etc. They produced these advertising bookmarks c. 1940s.A pair of bookmarks from Grahame Book Company Sydney c.1940s.Nilbookmarks, bookseller, stationers, sydney

3DB was Melbourne's first radio broadcast station and the first children's show was conducted in 1927by Winnie Wattle. Gertie Gumknut is believed to have been an accompanying personality. The bookmarks were produced in Melbourne and advertised a range of businesses in these examples Burrows pharmacy and Ace advertising agency.The heads of the characters represented on these bookmarks have been torn off. Nilbookmarks, gertie gumknut, winnie wattle, 3db, radio, melbourne

The original of this bookmark is held by the family of a former student of the Ballarat School of MinesPhotograph of a Ballarat School of Mines bookmark with the image of a redfish swimming around seaweed, Handwritten onto the bookmark 'Bill Rume"ballarat school of mines, bookmark, rume

Bookmark of Mrs. Edward Hunter Snr, circa 1890Silk bookmark, with fringed edges, and a 'Forget Me Not' motif and text."When with varied scenes, you wander. Whatsoever be your lot. As on bygone days you ponder then I ask forget me not."bookmarks

The bookmark was part of a miscellaneous collection of items owned by Mrs Stella Surman.Decorative green and white bookmark, produced as an advertisement for an insurance company. The bookmark features a photograph of and information about Lord Roberts.Text: " GENERAL / ACCIDENT / FIRE & LIFE / ASSURANCE / CORPORATION, LTD. "bookmarks, advertising, surman collection

This souvenir bookmark was for an international conference that highlighted the role Australia archives in an international forum held in Brisbane and in Australia for the first time. It is one of a large collection of bookmarks held at Hymettus that records historical events from the mid-nineteenth century to 2020. small Australian boomerang shaped bookmark with aboriginal motifs.boomerang, archives, bookmarks, conferences, brisbane

Advertising bookmark celebrating Robinsons Bookshops 60 years in business. Includes contact details. This item collected at Robinsons Bookshop at Greensborough Plaza.2 sided Bookmark black with coloured writing and imagesrobinsons bookshop, 60th anniversary, advertising images, bookmarks, local businesses, greensborough plaza

The Hamilton-Smith collection was donated by the children of Grace Mary Hamilton-Smith nee Ellwood (1911-2004) and John Hamilton-Smith (1909-1984) who settled in Wodonga in the 1940s. The Ellwood family had lived in north-east Victoria since the late 1800s. Grace’s mother, Rosina Ellwood nee Smale, was the first teacher at Baranduda in 1888, and a foundation member of the C.W.A. Rosina and her husband Mark retired to Wodonga in 1934. Grace and John married at St. David’s Church, Albury in 1941. John was a grazier, and actively involved in Agricultural Societies. The collection contains significant items which reflect the local history of Wodonga, including handmade needlework, books, photographs, a wedding dress, maps, and material relating to the world wars. This item has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of social and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history. A deep forest green bookmark with gold embossing of a floral motif.On bottom centre of bookmark: "MADE IN ITALY".hamilton-smith, hamilton-smith collection, ellwood, wodonga, book, books, reading, book mark, italy

Used by Mr. J.H. Lord, Mr Neville Lord's father, with the "Rihoy" Bible.Silk Bookmark, with a religious floral motif and text."The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another." "MIZPAH"bookmarks

This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.A cloth bookmark with the insignia of the St John Ambulance Association. st john's ambulance association, bookmarks

This bookmark was found loose inside one of our antiquarian books and no connection to the book or its unknown original owner have been found. The word Mizpah means Watchtower in Hebrew and a Mizpah card or bookmark was sent or given to Jewish people who were separated from their loved ones, with the message that the Lord was watching over those absent. The bookmark has been made by the firm of Thomas Stevens of Coventry. This city was the English centre of ribbon weaving in the 19th century and Thomas Stevens, a local weaver, invented and developed in the 1860s the art of making woven silk items - book marks, greeting cards, art works etc. These were called Stevengraphs. Stevens opened a factory in London in 1878 and by the 1880s was producing over 900 woven silk designs. Stevengraphs are a collectors' Items today and this Mizpah bookmark is a fine example of one.This is a woven silk bookmark with multi-coloured patterns. coloured script and a sprig of fuchsia flowers, all on a yellow background. There is a red tassel at the end of the bookmark. The bookmark was affixed to a rectangular sheet of paper containing details of the maker but the bookmark is now detached. The backing sheet is partly torn.Mizpah The Lord watch between Me and thee when we are Absent one from anotherreligious book marks, stevengraphs

11 A4 pages and a laminated bookmarknon-fictionA commemorative bookmark produced for the final Service of the Nunawading Uniting Church in May 2025 and documentation of the Churchearle james, nunawading uniting church

Small white card bookmark with blue text. The front of the bookmarks bears the Methodist Girls' Comradeship emblem and motto. methodist girls' comradeship, methodist girls' comradeship golden jubilee 1968, bookmarks, memorabilia

This bookmark was found in a book called 'The English Lakes' owned by Elizabeth Chatham-Holmes. The bookmark is a Stevenograph. In 1854 Thomas Stevens began with weaving plain and fancy ribbons, but was soon experimenting with a development of jacquard weaving to produce pictures. For this, the picture was plotted on squared paper, in the fashion of a cross-stitch embroidery design, and a large card then perforated to represent each colour appearing in every "line" of the picture. The cards, arranged in an endless chain and attached to the loom, controlled the manipulation of the warp threads. Each time the shuttle crossed the loom a different card came into use, changing the arrangement of the warp threads and, consequently, the pattern woven..When the industry collapsed in 1860, Stevens determined to make use of his experiments by producing pictures in such variety as to appeal to all tastes. The earliest productions seem to have been bookmarkers... The pictures included portraits of celebrities and local scenes, scriptural texts, hymns and psalms, and verses from the poets. Stevens also introduced to the Admiralty a hat ribbon with the name of the ship woven in gold wire. This he patented; it was adopted and for many years the firm was the sole supplier to the Admiralty Contracts Department. https://stevengraphs.com/thomstevandh.html Also found in the book was a small card with dried flowers glued with the words 'Flowers from the Holy Land' and a WW2 photograph of the bust of a man in uniform with a cap..1) Red hard covered book called 'The English Lakes' by W.T. Palmer. .2) Woven silk bookmark with white (now cream) and yellow background and red, purple, green and yellow detail and the start of Psalm 23 woven into the bookmark. Possibly made in the late nineteenth century. .3) Small card with dried flowers glued with the words Flowers from the Holy Land .4) WW2 photograph of the bust of a man in uniform with a cap. .1) Inside front cover "E.S. Holmes Ascot" .2) Woven into the bookmark - The Lord is my Shepard I shall not want, & T. Stevens, Coventry .3) Printed on the front - Flowers from the Holy Land, Placed on the Holy Sepulchreholmes, ec holmes, ascot, religious, religion, bookmark, english lakes, w.t. palmer, chatham-holmes collection, flowers from the the holy land, stevengraph

series of bookmarks made for centre promotion. Cardboard double sided bookmark. Front depict shilling wall artwork and on the back information about the project.