Eastern Rosellas are multi-coloured medium-sized Australian parrots with distinctive white cheek patches. The Eastern Rosella is found throughout south-eastern Australia, from Queensland to Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, and eastern Tasmania. Despite their vibrant colours, Rosellas camouflage well into their surroundings when perching or when on the ground. The Eastern Rosella is found in open woodlands, grasslands, farmlands and remnant bushland. These birds are often found in urban habitats such as parks, gardens and golf courses. Early European settlers encountered the Eastern Rosella at Rose Hill, New South Wales, now Parramatta, and so they called it the Rosehill parakeet which became "Rosehiller", and eventually shortened to "rosella". This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century. This mature Eastern Rosella has a red head and breast, with a light green belly and distinctive white cheeks. The back is yellow-green with black mottling, the yellow-green turning green then to blue across the wings. The tail feathers are blue/black, with a red base on the underside. This specimen stands upon a wooden platform and has an identification tag tied around its leg.Label: 79/ Rose-hill Parakeet / See catalogue, page 22 taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, australian birds, rosella, eastern rosella, rosehill parakeet, rose-hill parakeet

One of a collection of thirty-six photographs selected for representation in the National Photographic Index of Australian BirdsColour Photograph - three young Eastern Rosella. Bryant West Albumlocal history, photographs, national history, birds, coloured photograph, eastern rosellas

One of a collection of thirty-six photographs selected for inclusion in the National Photographic Index of Australian BirdsColour Photograph - newly hatched Eastern Rosellas in nest. Bryant West Albumlocal history, photographs, national history, birds, coloured photograph, eastern rosellas

H.C.E. Stewart , who first visited the plateau in 1919, produced the booklet, Flower and Feather, the Chalet has two copies. Published in the 1950's by the Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board, it is still an accepted guide on the the mountain bird's annd plants." (pg 132. Historica) The writer first visited Mt Buffalo in 1919 - & then after the war he decided to show all the unique flowers of Mt Buffalo through this book.Listed in Draft Inventory of Significant Collection Items . Appendix A.3. Natural History. (Pg 169. Historica).2 x Yellow & white books with an eastern Rosella and a red & white flower on it. 21 pages of text & photos. Front page has a picture of an Eastern Rosella and flower, the Melbourne Bay. (.2 has holes punched in it.Yes

Small stapled memo pad for shopping list unused.Printed to front cover 'The sign of quality' with an image of an Australian Eastern Rosella and underneath the legend 'Rosella Shopping List'. Printed on the back cover is a list of Rosella food products.memo book, shopping list booklet, commerce, advertising

These badges are unused and were possibly available for those guides who took part in the various camps or became new members. they were designed to sew on to the guide uniforms or blankets. Nancye Wallace (nee Warren) was a Guide leader.Established in 1910, Girl Guiding is now one of the largest all female organisations in the world. It is designed for girls, young and not-so-young women to join and enjoy a program of informal learning, opportunities, fun, personal development and friendship. (ref. Girl Guides Victoria). These badges used by an Orbost local reflects the history of that organisation in Orbost.Twelve cloth badges. They are unused Girl Guide badges. two are round with a black background and inside a red circle is a wattle tree. One is round with a variegated fairy wren inside a red circle. One is rectangular with an eastern rosella inside a red circle. There are four smaller square shaped badges (cut from a strip) with gold, and red print on a blue background - " 1910 Girl Guides Jubilee 1960". One is a rectangular Camp Kindamindi badge and there are three rectangular strips, white with blue print "1st Orbost".badges-cloth girl-guides

Rosella Preserving & Manufacturing Co. in Carlton, Victoria by H. R. McCraken and T. J. Press in 1895. The name and the logo are the Eastern Rosella which is a bird found down the east coast of Australia. The brand went into receivership but was bought back into Australian ownership by Sabrands Australia in 2013. QT fruit drops were manufactured by Allen's which was founded by Alfred Weaver Allen in1891 in Fitzroy. This product is no longer manufactured. Lagoon Confectioners Pty. Ltd. is a family-owned and operated business commenced in 1929. They are the original maker of the 'Sherbet Bomb'. The Chocolate Cream Toffees is from a Counter Box Display from the 1940s. Cottee's is a company founded in Australia in 1927. It manufactured and continues to produce cordial, jams, marmalades, spreads, toppings, jellies and puddings. The company is now owned by Kraft Heinz.Pamphlet advertising various products from the Rosella Company. Labels from various food products including confectionary and soft drinks.a 'ROSELLA. THE ALL-AUSTRALIAN COMPANY' b 'QT. ORANGE FRUIT DROPS' c, d 'LAGOON' 'Lagoon Confectioners Pty. Ltd., 118 Albert Rd., South Melbourne' e 'HI KIDS, THEY'RE BEAUT!' 'CHOCOLATE CREAM toffees' '1D each' f 'Cottee's Sparkling PASSIONA'business, retail, rosella, allens, lagoon, cottee's

Six embroidered motif samplers. Motifs designed by Geoff Riley and gifted to the Guild from the estate of the late Dulcie Fone, via her niece Mrs Lana Newton and her solicitor to Miss Dorothy Weaver.A. Cream cotton, machine hemstitched handkerchief. Motifs - playpus, koala, emu, black swan, kookaburra, galah, magpie, white tailed king fisher andfour parrots, crimson rosella, king parrot, turquoise parrot and eastern rosella, 30 x 28 cms. Work marked No. 1. B. Cream cotton, machine hemstitched handkerchief, motifs - 2 x kangaroos, pair of penquins, pair of bugerigars, bee eater bird, red breasted robin, purple crowned wren, blue wren, gouldian finch, scarlet honeyeater. Ink marked No. 2 29.5 x 28 cms. C. Cream cotton, machine hemstitched handkerchief. Motifs, warratah, blue sun orchid, ti-tree. Ink marked No. 3 29 x 28.5 cms D. Cream cotton, machine hemstitched handkerchief. Motifs - kangaroo paw, correa, blue water lily, grevillea, chorizema flat pea, a pink flower and three unworked stamped flower motifs. Ink marked No. 4 29 x 28.5 cms E. Cream linen, crocheted edged handkerchief. Motifs - flannel flower, gum blossom, geralton wax flower, spider orch, fringed lily, leschenauther, sturt desert pea, blue tinsel lily and flox lily. Ink marked No. 5, 28 x 29 cms F. Cream cotton, machine hemstitched handkerchief. Motifs - boronia, spider orchid, blue tinsel lily, red centred mauve hibiscus, Tasmanian appleberry. Ink marked No. 6, 29 x 28 cmsembroidery, surface embroidery, handkerchiefs, geoff riley, 1940-60, australia, sampler

This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century. The Crimson Rosella is relatively easy to see as it forages on the ground or among the leaves of eucalypts, with its spectacular combination of deep-crimson, royal-blue and black plumage. However, not all Crimson Rosellas look the same. Along the Murray River, Crimson Rosellas aren’t crimson at all — they are yellow, black and blue, with the yellow feathering replacing the crimson plumage. In southern South Australia they differ again, being roughly intermediate between crimson and yellow, with varying amounts of red and yellow in their plumage. Research featured in the 'State of Australia's Birds 2015' headline and regional reports suggest that the Crimson Rosella may be declining in the East Coast. There are several populations of the Crimson Rosella. Red (crimson) birds occur in northern Queensland, in southern Queensland to south-eastern South Australia and on Kangaroo Island. Orange birds are restricted to the Flinders Ranges region of South Australia, while yellow ones are found along the Murray, Murrumbidgee and neighbouring rivers (where yellow birds meet red birds they hybridise, producing orange offspring). Red birds have been introduced to Norfolk Island and New Zealand.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.There are several colour forms of the Crimson Rosella. The form it is named for has mostly crimson (red) plumage and bright blue cheeks. The feathers of the back and wing coverts are black broadly edged with red. The flight feathers of the wings have broad blue edges and the tail is blue above and pale blue below and on the outer feathers. This particular specimen has lost some feathers in its plumage and its colour is not as bright as that of a live specimen.Label: 77a / Pennant's Parakeet / See catalogue, page 22taxidermy, crimson rosella, bird, australian bird, rosella, crimson

A history of the Maribyrnong River, the main ecological feature including its wildlife of the Western Suburbs, Victoria, Australia.The Other Rivermaribyrnong river, white faced heron, dusky moorhen, swallows, crimson rosella, cormorant, kookaburra, striated pardalote, fairy wren, brown thornbill, eastern spinebill, willie wagtail, echidna, silver gulls, ibis, pacific black duck, black shouldered kite