Margaret Bennett was a student at Ballarat Teachers' College in 1949. She attended the Ballarat School of Mines as a full-time day student for three years, gaining her Diploma of Art in 1972. She was Drum Major of the Ballarat Ladies' Pipe Band from c1954-1955. She was also the set and costume designer for Junior Light Opera Company. A handmade Mackenzie Tartan Scarf, with a red, white, green and dark blue pattern and fringed endsCity of Ballaarat Pipe Band, Life Member on the front Inscribed on the back is Drum Major Margaret Bennettmargaret bennett, ballarat ladies' pipe band, alumni, highland pipe band, margaret reynolds, tartan, scarf, mackenzie tartan

Margaret Bennett was a student at Ballarat Teachers' College in 1949. She attended the Ballarat School of Mines as a full-time day student for three years, gaining her Diploma of Art in 1972. She was Drum Major of the Ballarat Ladies' Pipe Band from c1954-1955 and wore this shoe buckle in that role. She was also the set and costume designer for Junior Light Opera Company. One leather and pewter shoe buckle, with the pewter buckle engraved with images of scotch thistles. On the back is a leather loop through which the shoelaces were tied. Gift of Margaret Bennett, 2019M. Bennett is written on the back of the leather buckle margaret bennett, ballarat ladies' pipe band, alumni, highland pipe band, shoe buckle, scotch thistle

Margaret Bennett was a student at Ballarat Teachers' College in 1949. She attended the Ballarat School of Mines as a full-time day student for three years, gaining her Diploma of Art in 1972. She was Drum Major of the Ballarat Ladies' Pipe Band from c1954-1955. She was also the set and costume designer for Junior Light Opera Company. A handmade tie in Mackenzie Tartan. Gift of Margaret Bennett, 2019margaret bennett, ballarat ladies' pipe band, alumni, highland pipe band, tie, mackenzie tartan, tartan, wool

Margaret Bennett was a student at Ballarat Teachers' College in 1949. She attended the Ballarat School of Mines as a full-time day student for three years, gaining her Diploma of Art in 1972. She was Drum Major of the Ballarat Ladies' Pipe Band from c1954-1955. She was also the set and costume designer for Junior Light Opera Company. An epaulette with the rank of major - four arrows in brownish gold - embroidered onto a piece of dark green material. ballarat ladies' pipe band, alumni, highland pipe band, tie, tartan, wool, epaulette

This extraordinary record of the student cohort in 1908 reveals many aspects of school life in the early 1900's. The fashions, hair coiffure and accessories and added costuming are fascinating. The sport detail from the basketball hoop is significant. This photograph has social significance because of its detail regarding female school activities in the early 1900s. Black and white photograph mounted on grey card of Clarendon Ladies College student cohort in 1908. The students are arranged in five tiered rows. The photograph is taken against wall of a timber building. There is a basketball net fixed to the wall above the last row. Many of the girls are wearing fancy hats, some decorated with birds. Two young girls in the front row wear poster boards over their clothing advertising an event not to be missed; something to do with a menagerie. All the students are dressed in white, some in dresses, some n skirts and blouses and many have aprons over their skirts. The photograph is accompanied with a typed list of namesPrinted on front righthand bottom corner of mount: 'Richards & Co/Ballarat'1908, uniform, richardson, clarendon ladies college, costume, menagerie, hilda farmer, avenel halls, sylvia eyres, ella morrow, florence sides, gertie owen, laela williams, lorna dowler, emma buchanan, phyllis doepel, daisy llewellyn, adeline purser, sophie anderson, helen mathieson, d brophy, lily wright, margaret dowler, dulce deardon, gladys small, marjory howe, jessie kelsall, erica mckay, pearl eyres, iris llewellyn, edith bishop, marjorie walker, violet howard, hazel wlls, effie white, mimi murphy, carrie miners, edith murphy, irene palamountain, miss allan, marjorie salmon, dollie snow, naomi franklin, elsie powell, rachael kennedy, rose paull, sylvia barnett, esther, lilah emblling, trixie kliender, chrissie anderson, agnes wheen, kitty dawbarn, hazel clements, m serjeant, dolly gill, beryl bach, dorothy nicholas, frances gill, meg moore, jessie eyres, blanche murphy, merle booth, melba mcconnel, edna clark, betty lester, bessie hoad, madge dearden, kate cameron, olive mathews, grace nicholas, mollie souter, isabel mctaggart, madge llewellyn, mollie mary buley, alice ralph, ruth tyler, rebecca abraham, joyce eyres, nellie salmon

A plastic, costume jewellery, fashion accessory for early 20th Century ladies Plastic is a material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organics that are malleable and can be moulded into solid objects of diverse shapes. Due to their relatively low cost, ease of manufacture, versatility, and imperviousness to water, plastics are used in an enormous and expanding range of products. They displaced many traditional materials, such as wood, stone, horn and bone, leather, paper, metal, glass, and ceramic, in most of their former uses including jewellery. Parkesine is considered the first man-made plastic. The plastic material was patented by Alexander Parkes, In Birmingham, UK in 1856.The world's first fully synthetic plastic was bakelite, invented in New York in 1907 by Leo Baekeland who coined the term 'plastics'. After World War I, improvements in chemical technology led to an explosion in new forms of plastics, with mass production beginning in the 1940s during World War 11 due to shortages of silk and ivory. A small, black plastic brooch with a verticle pin at back and diamante decoration .fashion, costume jewellery, personal effects, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, early settlers, jewellery, plastic

Ladies silk parasol with bamboo handle, cream silk with grey stripes.costume accessories, female, parasol

Ladies silk parasol with embroidered roses and leaves in shades of mauve, split cane shaft and handle with silver plated tip, handle screw off for folding.costume accessories, female, parasol

A shoebox containing a pair of ladies brown leather high heeled shoes with strap and buckle on the top. One end of the box contains the words 'Bedggood friendly footwear 45-51 33/6 'good company all day long.' The other end has the words, ' R.O. Henderson's Bendigo. Navy. Pinched court. Size 4. Shape marina. Price 33/6. Each shoe is stuffed with a cream knee high sock.costume accessories, footwear accessories, shoes, lydia chancellor, collection, shoes, fashion, costume, costume accessories, foot wear, foot wear accessories

One pair ladies elbow length beige coloured gloves. Three pintucks on back of gloves.Label in right hand glove, 'Dents Nylon 6 1/2 Made in Australia.'.costume accessories, female, ladies long elbow length gloves

One pair of ladies elbow length white cotton gloves, External side seam and seams on fingers. Three pintucks on back of gloves. # cms elastic gathering at wrist or palm side of glove. No labels.costume accessories, female, ladies long white cotton gloves

One pair of ladies wrist length beige coloured gloves. Three pairs of embroidered leaves on the back of the gloves.Label in left hand glove; ''7 1/2 KAYSER> Nylon. Made in Western Germany''costume accessories, female, ladies short wrist length gloves

One pair of ladies wrist length black nylon gloves. Embroidered floral pattern on back of gloves, below wrist.label in LH glove, ''KAYSER 100% NYLON, Made in Western Germany''.costume accessories, female, ladies short black gloves

One pair of ladies white nylon wrist length gloves. 1 cm fold over tab at centre wrist on back of glove with small fabric rosette stitched on tab.Lable inside LH glove, ''Nylon Simplex Size 6 1/2. Made in Hong Kong''>costume accessories, female, ladies short white nylon gloves

One pair of ladies pink nylon wrist length gloves. Four link decorative fabric chain on back of gloves. 3 cms below wrist.label in both gloves ''100% Nylon Simplex Gloria 7 Made in Hong Kong''.costume accessories, female, ladies short pink nylon gloves

One pair of ladies black wrist length gloves. Synthetic fabric.Label inside LH glove ;''Size A '' Paper label attached with adhesive(Split in half) ''Hand wash only Made in Hong Kong''.costume accessories, female, ladies short black cotton gloves

One pair of ladies black vinyl wrist length gloves. Fleece lined. One decorative pintuck on back of glove.Label inside LH glove; ''Vinyl glove - 7 ''costume accessories, female, ladies black vinyl gloves

One pair of ladies black cotton wrist length gloves. Three pintucks on back of gloves. Fold over 2.5 cm cuff at wrist with scalloped edge,Labels inside both gloves; ''MAMBO 7 ALL COTTON''costume accessories, female, ladies short black cotton gloves

One pair of ladies pink nylon wrist length gloves. Patterned see through fabric on back of gloves. Plain fabric on palm 2.5 cm fold over hem at wrist. 3 cm slit at inside wrist.Label in LH glove; 100% Nylon Size 6 1/2 Made in Hong Kong.costume accessories, female, ladies short pink nylon gloves

One pair of ladies mustard coloured wrist length stretch nylon gloves. Fleece lining.Label inside LH glove; ''Nylon stretch. One size. Made in Hong Kong''.costume accessories, female, ladies short mustard coloured gloves