Usually German made. Hairstyle helps to date doll possibly 1840-1850's.Early Victorian doll with ceramic head and blue floral cotton dress with lace neckline and cream petticoat. Wooden body, no arms or legs.dolls, dolls dress

The Heritage Council was the funder of the project and it was produced by the Department of Planning and Community DevelopmentYellow covered booklet with photographs and printing of design features with coloured schemes for houses from Early Victorian to Post War Modern. 31 pages forward by Hon. Justin Madden MLC Minister for planning.

No 6 Brodie Street Quarry Hill Bendigo - Early Edwardian/Victorian - c1900history, bendigo, national trust collection bendigo, 6 brodie street quarry hill bendigo

The homestead is 'Ben Eadie' which was situated on a bend in the Jacksons Creek behind the Craiglee Vineyard. It was built some time in the late 1860s and was the family home for the Eadie family when they were operating the mill and their winery on the property. The main entrance to the property was at the end of Powlett Street. 'Ben Eadie' was one of the early vineyards established in Sunbury along the Jacksons Creek valley in the 1860s.A scanned black and white photograph of an early Victorian homestead with a verandah across the front and on either side of the building. The house has a slate roof and three adults and two children are standing on the verandah, looking out to the garden. Bare hills are visible in the background.ben eadie winery, vineyards, eadie family

Diggers & Mining. Getting the Gold. Slide: A common practice among shepherding parties was to sell shares in their claims when the probability of the lead trending into them rendered such shares valuable. The next frame contains an extract from a book, 'Victoria in 1857', by the early Victorian historian, William Westgarth. Markings: 56 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

The padlock give a conceptual understanding of functional objects used in early Victorian goldfield gaols. Padlock with cracked blue enamel paint. Attached functional key Object #1241 Five screws on front - nine screws on back#11 in red paint. gaol, incarceration, goldfields, prisoner

Popular theme betwwen 1920-1940's. Inspiration from earlier Victorian and colonial designs,'Crinoline Lady' vintage embroidery. Figure embroidered in peach and blue long and short stich, buttonhole, French knots and bullion stitches. Standing in a garden under tree with bird bath, two birds, hollyhocks and daisies.

In 1922 the Numismatic Association of Victoria decided not to have a medallion struck to commemorate the opening of the first passenger railway in Australia, Melbourne to Sandridge. Two members of the Association, Alfred CHITTY and William Alfred HALL subsequently designed a medallion and created a private issue of 50 pieces produced by Stokes & Sons.Bronze medallion commemorating the opening of the Melbourne to Sandridge railway 12 September 1854 also early Victorian railways - Melbourne to Geelong, 1857; Melbourne to St Kilda, 1857; Melbourne to Williamstown, 1859; Melbourne to Essendon, 1860. The design on the front of the medallion is based on S T Gill's drawing "The City of Terminus of the M. & H.B. Railway Co. 1854" with the initials of the creators at the bottom "A.C." - Alfred CHITTY, "S & S" - Stokes & Sons and W.A.H. - William Alfred HALL.alfred chitty, stokes & sons, william alfred hall, transport - railways, melbourne & hobsons bay railway

Diggers & Mining: The Diggings - The Diggers. Slide reads: Nearly all of the early Victorians diggings (prior) to the widespread adoption of deep skinking on some fields) presented an appearance something like this. There was the stream, lined with men feverishly washing for gold; behind this was the field proper, honeycombed with claims; behind this again were the tents and huts of the diggers, what stores there were, and - perhaps - in a clearing, the headquarters of a Commissioner. The following frames show Tulloch's drawings of three of the diggings in 1851. Markings: 2 994.LIF 6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, mining

Covering handwritten letter from ? on Melbourne Botanic Gardens and National Herbarium letterhead, and handwritten notes on early history of Victorian Horticultural Societyvictorian horticultural society, melbourne botanic gardens, history

Houghton in Princess Street Kew was an early Victorian cottage at one stage owned by a relative of the Beath family in nearby Ivy Grange. Their is a chapter on Houghton in Rogers, Dorothy (1961) Lovely Old Homes of Kew. At the time of then photo, accomodation for war widows had been built on a portion of the site.Colour photograph of participants at a local fundraising stall in Kew in 1971.At the home of Connie Howells Mar 18 1971. Curry luncheon in aid of C.A.A. Kitty's Garden Stall.houghton - kew (vic), vasey house -- kew (vic), houses -- princess street -- kew (vic.)

Transcription of correspondence between Sir George Gipps and C.J. La Trobe, giving a record of the early history of Victorian Aboriginal peoples in relation to white settlers.Maps, b&w illustrationssir george gipps, la trobe

The 16th Light Horse Regiment was a Citizen Military Force unit located in North East Victoria with its Headquarters at Benalla. The regiment came into existence as part of a reorganisation of Australian Military Forces in 1912 replacing earlier Victorian Mounted Rifles units, and was in turn redesignated 8th Light Horse (Indi) Regiment in 1919.A rare bank book detailing how a CMF regiment conducted its financial affairs in the pre-World War 1 (1914-1918) period.Black clothboard covered bank book issued by the National Bank of Australasia Limited, Benalla Branch for the account of the 16th Light Horse Public Monies Account. The book was in use from December 1912 to March 1919.16th light horse, national bank of australasia, military, bank account, cmf

Photograph of tram 37 shows the Victorian Railways colour scheme, the oil lamp that was provided on VR trams on the St Kilda to Brighton, Electric Street Railway. Has 3 Robur Tea roof advertisements. The tram is shunting at the depot or waiting to run to St Kilda Railway Station, possibly after the closure of section south of the depot. Original Victorian Railways Photograph. Yields information about the location, the streetscape and the trams in use at the time. Black and white photograph of Victorian Railways tram 37 outside Elwood Depot in St Kilda St, possibly in the early 1950s. Original Victorian Railways Photograph.tramways, trams, vr trams, elwood tram depot, st kilda st, tram 37, victorian railways

Small photograph of a house with a man and a boy standing in the garden. The house is an Early Victorian style. House is made of bricks with sides extending higher than the roof which is iron. The front door is centre front and windows placed centrally between the door and the side walls. The veranda has six poles to hold it up and iron lace. The veranda, which has five steps up to it, has a fence at the edge and a gate. The garden has a number of bushes and shrubs. The boy is wearing a suit and is holding a hat in his hand. The man is wearing a suit with a longish jacket. The photo is mounted on white card with a blue border. Written on the back is: 492 x 6 Hall.buildings, house, homes, house, hall

Located in the leafy, historic suburb of Quarry Hill, Carpenter Street was originally known as Cemetery Road. It developed alongside Bendigo’s gold rush and is now celebrated for its well-preserved, grand 19th-century architecture, prominent historical residents, and significant early Victorian-era homes. The street initially served as Cemetery Road before transitioning into Carpenter Street. It quickly evolved into a desirable residential precinct located just south of the city center.4406.27 No 145-149 Carpenter Street Bendigo early cottage - current address unknownhistory, bendigo, national trust collection bendigo, 145-149 carpenter street bendigo

Items such as this cushion covers were purchased by Australian men and women serving during the First World War as souvenirs of their travels and gifts for their loved ones at home. BHS records indicate that this cushion cover belonged to Mary Crombie, an early Victorian dentist who lived in Brighton while she was studying at the Australian College of Dentistry in the mid-1900s, and later returned to the area in her retirement from 1949-1971. It is likely it was given to her as a gift by a friend of family member who served in Egypt.Pale pink satin cushion cover with pale blue fringe. Embroidered with the words "Souvenir From Egypt / Cairo / 1915", above the image of a crown flanked by crossed Australian and French flags. Below this is embroidered two pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza, bordered by flowers, with a red bow at the bottom.Written in blue pen on reverse side: "Memento of World War I / from Mary Crombie".cushion cover, 1910s, first world war, world war i, egypt, cairo

The subject item is an early Victorian Scotch Brace with a 10-inch sweep. They were also known as a six penny or "gentleman's" brace and were designed to accept tapered square shank bits, early designs have a thumb screw to help secure the bit. Later designs had a catch to secure drilling bits. This type of brace was used in wagon making for boring & drilling holes into the wood for a variety of purposes, including driving screws. The subject item is unmarked but could have been made in Glasgow Scotland by John Fray in the 1800s A significant early example of a drill brace made in the UK during the 1800s demonstrates the evolution of this type of tool from this time that today is a rare and collectable example of woodworking tools.Drill Brace metal with socket and thumbscrew, varnished wooden head and handleNoneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, brace, carpenders wheel brace, cabinet makers tools, drilling tool, wagon makers drill

Late Victorian or early Edwardian style baby bonnet.Peach coloured silk crochet baby's bonnet with silk ribbon tie.

The subject item is an early Victorian Scotch Brace with a 10-inch sweep. They were also known as a six penny or "gentleman's" brace and were designed to accept tapered square shank bits, early designs have a thumb screw to help secure the bit. Later designs had a catch to secure drilling bits. This type of brace was used in wagon making for boring & drilling holes into the wood for a variety of purposes, including driving screws. The subject item is unmarked but could have been made in Glasgow Scotland by John Fray in the 1800s, early drill braces of this type were often unmarked by their makers. A significant early example of a drill brace made in the UK during the 1800s demonstrates the evolution of this type of tool from this time that today is a rare and collectable example of woodworking tools.Brace metal with wooden handle. Has a screw in the holding socket item also has an auger bit. Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, brace, carpenders wheel brace, cabinet makers tools, drilling tool, wagon makers drill

These are a pictorial documentation of the early years of the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution. A record of the people, children, buildings and activities of the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution up to 1920. B&W photograph by N.J.Caire, on a postcard, of the pupils in a class learning to articulate at the VDDI On Front of postcard: "VICTORIAN DEAF & DUMB INSTITUTION, ST. KILDA RD., MELBOURNE./Teaching the Dumb to Articulate/N.J.CAIRE, Photo, 4 Darling Street, South Yarra, Victoria." deaf children australia, dca, victorian deaf & dumb institution, vddi, deaf education, pupils, n. j. caire

These are a pictorial documentation of the early years of the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution. A record of the people, children, buildings and activities of the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution up to 1920. B&W photograph by N.J.Caire, on a postcard, of the girls' Tug of War, at the VDDI with a photograph of the postcard In black and white. On Front of postcard: "VICTORIAN DEAF & DUMB INSTITUTION, ST. KILDA RD., MELBOURNE./Tug of War/N.J.CAIRE, Photo, 4 Darling Street, South Yarra, Victoria." deaf children australia, dca, victorian deaf & dumb institution, vddi, education, deaf education, pupils, n. j. caire

These are a pictorial documentation of the early years of the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution. B&W oval photograph pasted on cardboard and cut out from original board and a negative copy. The picture is of the Hon. M. H. Davies who was on the Board in 1888. He was the MLA for St. Kilda between 1883 and 1889. deaf children australia, dca, victorian deaf & dumb institution, vddi, board member, mathew henry davies

These are a pictorial documentation of the early years of the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution. B&W oval photograph pasted on cardboard and cut out from original board and a negative copy. The picture is of George Douglas, a member of the Board.deaf children australia, dca, victorian deaf & dumb institution, vddi, board member, george douglas