Traditional Banjara (also known as Lambani) are an historically nomadic trading community originating in the Mewar region of Rajasthan, before migrating across central and southern India. "Bagchi" or dowry bags, traditionally handmade and gifted during weddings and engagements. Cowrie shells symbolize prosperity and good luck.Indian Banjara dowry bag embroidered on linen/cotton with Florentine style stitches in red, yellow, green and blue. Nine red tassels with cowrie shells attached and draw string with two cowrie shells attached.india, bag

Book - dark grey Rexene covers, with title - "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - Rules, Regulations". Two sections, stapled and bound within heavy card covers, 80 pages with a typed index pasted inside rear covers, printed by Sands & McDougall, Melbourne. Authorised by W. O. Strangward Secretary 1923 and printed 1924. On first page, has number "6246" stamped onto the page. Provides the Rules and Regulations of the Board concerning Accidents, fire, general instructions, signals, uniforms, staff working, special instructions to Motormen and Conductors, tickets, safety for both Cable and Electric tramways. By-Law No. 5 provided on pages 76 to 80. On page 80 has the Seal of the Board and those who signed the document - Alex Cameron Chairman, Thos. O'L Reynolds Member and W. O. Strangward Secretary. Inside rear cover is a 12 page typed index to the rules in broken into sections for each letter of the alphabet - pages for M to O missing. Extract re Staff and ticket rules added 19-12-16 - see image i7. 2nd copy added 18-01-2022 Images revised - scanned in two parts. Copy No. 18812nd copy has "Inspector J H Cowrie" written on the inside front cover, 1st page and inside rear cover. Stamped "Malvern" in two locationstrams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, cable trams, rules, regulations, safeworking

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Five small shell fossils. All are gastropods probably cowries from the Miocene Era.fossils gastropods cowries miocene

Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.Three fossils. The largest .1 is a giant cowrie. Genus cucullata, species corioensis. The two smaller fossils are conus catus.fossils shells giant-cowrie cucullata conus-catus

Acquired by donor in Pakistan.Red cap, embroidered, beaded and shisha mirrors, helmet shaped. Edged with beads, and crown has small tassels and cowrie shells.embroidery, cap, shisha, beads, india, pakistan, shells

Bright green cotton fabric. Skirt has waist band and border embroidered in red, pink, blue and yellow. Cowrie shells are placed at intervals.embroidery, surface stitchery, india, shisha work, garments

Skipper John Britton, Scott Hobson? Thought to be in mud in Tamar River, Tasmania 2011Colour photograph of fishing boat Cowrie Bay which appears to be just outside Cunninghame Arm, the western side of the entrance and hummocks in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, ships and shipping, waterways

Traditional Banjara (also known as Lambani) are an historically nomadic trading community originating in the Mewar region of Rajasthan, before migrating across central and southern India. Tribal mirror belts combine bright upcycled fabrics, cowrie shells, coins and shisha mirrors. Belts were originally designed to fasten heavy, wraparound skirts and hold nomadic tools or pouches. The mirrors (also known as abhla) according to folklore reflect and deflect the "evil eye" (buri nazar) away from the wearer. Indian Banjara mirror belt embroidered on linen/cotton with stitches in red, yellow, green and orange. Top panel has six shisha mirrors 30 mm diameter. Three hanging pieces attached with bead covered string each with a shisha mirror 450 mm diameter. Coiled string used to tie around body.belts, india

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.Half of a gastropod fossil - cypraea. Possibly limestone from the Myocene era.fossil gastropod cypraea cowrie shell

Written during the 1960s when surfing was burgeoning across Australia’s coast and Phillip Island surf beaches had become extremely popular, few management strategies were in place to control interaction of the public with the delicate flora and fauna of the coastal environments. There were few good access tracks, car parks, bins, toilets etc at coastal/surfing hotspots around the Phillip Island coast. A number of management issues occurred with the influx of surfers. These included dune erosion caused by surfers climbing dunes to see the surf before going on the beach; informal parking on wildlife habitat; numerous access paths from wherever cars were parked down to the beach cutting through habitat; illegal camping on foreshores; illegal lighting of fires on beach and in dunes; surfers’ dogs let out of the car while surfers were out on the water. The dogs were uncontrolled. Certainly some surfers behaved responsibly, as is almost invariably the case these days. However, in that era of this article few people understood the delicate nature of the coastal environment and that it need to be protected through public education, infrastructure and enforcement of regulations. As now, most rural Fire services were run by dedicated volunteers who faced many challenges in their roles as Country Fire Authority firefighters. However, it was not uncommon for visitors and locals to also assist with fire-fighting efforts.The article is significant in containing quotes from both sides of the discussion who were directly involved in coastal fire incidents on Phillip Island in the 1960s. It also indicates the large number of surfers visiting Phillip Island beaches, the volunteer nature of the firefighting service and the extra challenges they faced on Phillip Island as a visitor destination. The anonymous university student surfer who is quoted, also describes possible causes of the fires, methods he and his fellow surfers used to extinguish the fires and raise the alarm, and the way they assisted the volunteer firefighters . The reference to him breaking into one of the Summerland housing estate holiday houses is also significant because that housing estate was purchased over 2 decades by successive Victorian governments to remove management issues caused to the wildlife habitat on Summerland Peninsula.Photocopy of newspaper cuttings including 2 related articles. Five columns of black text on white paper with one poorly reproduced photo bottom rightphillip island, cat bay, country fire authority, artie murdoch, alf towns, frank dixon, barry thompson, newhaven-san remo rural fire brigade, penguin parade, cowrie beach, surfers, coastal fires