Woven Cane Clothes Basketdomestic items, laundering

Abacus used by children 1900's ? Wicker Clothes basket 1900's ?abacus, school, counting, washing basket, wicker basket, laundry

Very large heavy oval shaped cane, woven washing basket.Has two handles at each end.Nonewashing, basket, laundry, clothes, clothes basket

Four images taken of the Queensland Industrial Institute for the Blind by the Survey Office, Dept of Lands. 1 - The basket shop. From left to right: Merv Campbell making a linen basket, Dave Valoniti (?) making a waste paper basket, Phil Woods making a clothes basket and Bill Smith making a wastepaper basket. Examples of finished linen, cot and cane baskets sit to the left of the image. 2- The basket shop on the other side of the building. Unfortunately no individuals have been identified. 3 - Shop foreman Ron Blinco working at a brush making machine. 4-6 - Queensland Industrial Institution for the Blind truck carrying cane baskets, cots, chairs and seat frame. On the door of the truck reads: Health & Home Department. The side of the truck has the following painted on the sideboards: Manufacturers of Baskets, Bedding, Brooms, Brushes, Cane Furniture, Coir Mat & Matting.6 x B/W photographs of men and equipmentC2-5792, C2-5794, C2-5795,C2-5799queensland industrial institute for the blind, merv campbell, dave valoniti, phil woods, bill smith, ron blinco

Manna Gum is a species of a small to a very tall tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. These particular trees are part of the Gawa Wurundjeri Resource Trail at Watsons Creek. Signs share information about how the Wurundjeri people lived near the creek and used the land to obtain bush foods, medicines, tools, shelter and clothes. The trail introduces visitors to the indigenous flora and fauna, including manna gums, Lomandra (used to weave baskets) and wombat burrows. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p3This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, gawa wurundjeri aboriginal resource trail, manna gums, watsons creek

This type of basket was used from the 19th century. It is strong and hard wearing.Used by Kiewa Valley residents.This cane washing basket has been woven. It has an oval base and extends upwards and outwards so that the top is larger than the base. It has two handles woven into the top at the ends that are further apart. laundry, cane basket, domestic, washing clothes

Small Four folded page program of 1951 Bendigo Centenary Festival Year. Coloured illustration of a Miner in period clothes carrying a pick with hand on hat beside a woman with umbrella, basket of flowers, decorated hat also in Victorian period dress. Program of activities for each month of 1951 listed.bendigo, history, city history. the goldfields.

Part of McNamara collectionCream silk baby matinee jacket edged with cream lace. Cream ribbon ties around neckline and wrists. Embroidered basket of flowers on each side. Cream silk bonnet with lace edging.baby clothes, lace, embroidery

Yields information about the way the trams were used in Ballarat by ladies undertaking their shopping, their clothes and the condition of the trams, reflection in the paintworkBlack and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of Shoppers boarding No. 35, Sturt & Lydiard St corner, following a tram strike. Photo taken 11/02/1966, published 12/02/1966. No. 35 has an "Electric Cooking Serves you best" roof advertisement and has a Sebastopol destination. The lady shoppers (passengers) are carrying their shopping in baskets and are dressed in summer clothes. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, sturt st, strike, passengers, shoppers, tram 35

Collection of Dolls:- 4 x Corn-Husk dolls dressed in country style clothes; 3 x Straw dolls wearing hats, two carrying baskets and one carrying a baby; 2 x Peg dolls depicted as early settlers wearing mop caps and long aprons edged in lace and a wooden toy duck in a felt pink hat with ribbons, a long cotton floral dress edged in lace and a felt face with a beak.peg dolls, dolls

These vintage soap savers were used by the frugal housewife to use up pieces or slivers of leftover soap by swirling the soap saver in the water using up every last piece of soap.Three vintage wire mesh dish or clothes washing soap savers with a rectangular basket to contain the pieces of soap and a sliding wire clasp which allows opening and closing of the basket. Each holder has a thick long double wire handle to enable the user to froth the soap in a dish. Two have old soap pieces inside: one has Velvet soap, the other has half a piece of yellow soap with part of the brand ...TRY at the end of it.'Velvet' is stamped on one piece of soap and the broken piece has ...'TRY' on it.washing dishes, washing clothes, soap, soap savers, household item

A vintage 1903 hardcover children’s book with the title Chatterbox printed with white lettering at the top of the front cover, which has a green coloured background with an illustration in a large circle showing a girl winding a handle on a wishing well in a garden. The publisher details are printed at the bottom, with Price Three Shillings printed in red letters at the very top. The covers have broken away from the cotton bound spine. The faded light tan coloured back cover has an advertisement for EPPS'S (Breakfast) COCOA. with details of its efficacy and use for good health. The manufacturer details are added at the bottom. Inside the front cover are advertisements for Bird's Custard Powder and Robinson's Patent barley "in powder form". The frontispiece coloured illustration inside depicts a young girl dressed in wintry clothes carrying a lidded cane basket walking along a road on a windy autumn day. The title of the picture is 'Going with the Gale'. The title page has the title plus Edited by J. Erskine Clarke, M.A and publisher details with a black lined illustration of children, a woman with children at her knee reading and flowers. There are further coloured plates in the collection. The book contains plenty of puzzles, poetry, and stories for children. Pp. 412. At the back is an added supplement of Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co's Popular Books. Pp.34.fictionA vintage 1903 Chatterbox collection of puzzles, poetry and stories for children with black lined illustrations and coloured plates throughout. children's books, books, children's stories, adventure stories

Six photographs set into a white, wooden frame, each with their own description at the base of the picture. Image 1 is of two girls, one with a doll in a pram and the other holding a doll. Image 2 has four children with a large doll dressed as a sailor. The caption runs under both pictures: "They love their dolls." Image 3 is of a girl in a pinafore washing doll's clothes in a bucket on a table which also contains a miniature clothesline, iron and washing basket, the caption reads "Washing day for the dolls". Image 4 shows children touching the tactile picture of Prince Charming and Snow White on a horse, with the caption "They follow by touch the story of the seven dwarves." Image 5 is of a baby in a chair with a cushion and a blanket "The Institute's youngest blind boy". Image 6 shows Matron holding two babies, with the caption "The Institute offers them it's care from 'the cradle to the grave".6 black and white photographs ; in white frame Descriptions below each photographroyal victorian institute for the blind, rvib nursery

Two volunteer Arthritis Foundation of Victoria members chat while arranging clothes on the clothes racks at the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's Malvern Opportunity Shop. The op shop was located at 1428 High Street, Malvern.COL photo of two women standing between several racks of hanging clothes inside a shop. The woman on the left is wearing a jade green Club Med t-shirt, and an aqua name badge with the text, "VOLUNTEER Arthritis Foundation of Victoria". The woman on the right is wearing a plain black t-shirt, and a yellow name badge with the text, "SUPERVISOR Arthritis Foundation of Victoria". Above the clothing rack behind them, there are several shelves on the wall containing basketry, electrical kitchen appliances, a lamp shade, and other miscellaneous items.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, fundraising, crocheted blanket, clothing, apparel, kitchen appliances, lampshade, baskets, basketry, volunteers, supervisor, members, malvern, 1999

A photo of the interior of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's Moonee Ponds Opportunity Shop. The photo depicts the shop after donations have been arranged for display. There are racks of clothing and bookshelves with various items, including soft toys, baskets, kitchenware, and bric-a-brac.COL photo of the interior of a shop. There are several clothes racks in the centre of the room, with clothes hanging neatly from them. In the background, there is a counter, bookshelves, and some wall-mounted shelves. Various donated items have been arranged neatly on the shelving, including soft toys, baskets, some boxed items, kitchenware, and bric-a-brac.[Handwritten in blue ink] Looking goodarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, opportunity shop, op shop, charity shop, thrift store, clothing, clothes racks, soft toys, crockery, bric-a-brac, basketry, baskets, donations, moonee ponds, 2000