Exhibition guide 'What killed Fisherman Bend' created for Melbourne Design Week 24 May - 2 Jun 2024White folded pamphlet with red title and numbers.fishermans bend

This bed jacket was crocheted for Carmela Materia (1931-2018) by her mother, Giuseppa Auditore, around the time they emigrated from Italy to Melbourne. Both women were longtime Brighton locals, residing in the area from the 1950s until their deaths. Carmela Auditore was the first woman from her home village of Scaletta, Italy to emigrate to Australia. Setting sail alone in 1950 at the age of 19, she joined her brother John and uncle Frank in McCallum St, Brighton. Frank had arrived some years earlier and had spent the duration of the First World War in an internment camp. John worked at the Brighton Case Company, a box manufacturer on Nepean Highway, and paid for her passage. Carmela found a job sewing children's clothing at Drummonds, a small factory in Church St. Working eight hours a day, five days per week, netted her a weekly wage of three pounds. To earn a little extra, she washed dishes at a St Kilda Road restaurant for ten shillings a shift. Her parents, Salvatore and Giuseppa Auditore, joined her in Brighton in 1952. They rented a house behind an antique shop in Bay Street. Salvatore had been a fisherman in Scaletta, but quickly adapted to the job he found helping around the Garage at Brighton Motors in Male Street. On 14 February 1953, Carmela married her sweetheart, Salvatore Materia, at St James Catholic Church in Gardenvale. Salvatore had been living with his aunt in Well Street and worked on the wharves. Both Carmela and Salvatore were hard workers. They owned a fruit shop in Church Street where Woolworths now stands, and years later Carmela recalled the familiar 6am tap on her window each morning when her husband returned from the market. On dark winter mornings, she felt as if her hands would freeze as she helped Salvatore unload cold cabbages and cauliflowers from his truck. They later owned a shop in Ludstone Street in Hampton. After Salvatore died suddenly at the age of 48, Carmela returned to sewing, working at the Willow Fashions knitting mill in Gardenvale. She later went into partnership with her sister and brother-in-law, this time in the delicatessen business. Her parents, Giuseppa and Salvatore, spent the rest of their days with Brighton. Carmela recalled her father cheerfully walking the streets, greeting people by name. He knew everybody. He loved being in Australia and enjoyed life to the last, insisting on having bread and wine on the table at every meal.Cream crocheted wool bed jacket. Loose around bust with wide sleeves and open sides. Fastens at collar with thin braided ties, and at waist with two pearlescent plastic buttons.bed jacket, migration, 1950s, carmela auditore, carmela materia, giuseppa auditore

Light grey card folder manufactured by the Roneo Printing Works of Rumford England with the file title "Fire Switches, glued to the top of the folder on the inside back cover. Contains many memos from the MMTB Traffic Managers, Depot Managers about the arrangements for the visit of the Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York in April 1927. Also contains memo re cable tram arrangements for this event from Port Melbourne depot, arrangements for Christmas holidays and other holidays from about 1924 to 1944, including a map of the procession and printed programs by the Government Printer. Documents either typed or hand written. Other documents include (Sample only): Camberwell extra for December 1944 Shopping Week Memos re traffic arrangements and shunting of trams for the 8 hour day procession Tables for Cable car operations from Port Melbourne depot 5/7/1925 Handwritten car timetables Costs associated with the royal visit Proposed service arrangements for Coburg Lines Christmas and New Year 1929 Cuttings regarding shopping hours for 1929-1930 Football posters - special trams - 1931 and 1932 All Night services - destination rolls to specific bogie trams Memos regarding cancelling of leave in Dec. 1941 Memos regarding services to Fisherman's bend and factory hours - 1941 - 42 Holiday loading returns for Southern System - 1941 Memo re timing of trams from city terminus account 3KZ Christmas Eve Choral festivaltrams, tramways, mmtb, port melbourne depot, notices and information, cable trams, holiday arrangements, royal visit, timetables, world war 2, football, all night services

Timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and organisation address - 616 Little Collins St. Melbourne. All printed on yellow paper unless noted otherwise. .1 - Route 215, 216, 217, 219, 229, 218 - Deer Park, Sunshine, Footscray, City - November 1981 .2 - Route 233, 235 and 237 - Fisherman's Bend - City November 1981 .3 - Route 256, 251, 253, 254, 252, 255 - Latrobe University, Northland, West Heidelberg, North Carlton - City - April 1981 .4 - Route 290 - Box Hill - Blackburn North - March 1981 5 - Williamstown Road, Footscray, Ballarat Rd and Highpoint West - Route 223 - April 1981 6 - Clifton Hill, Esternwick, Point Ormond, St Kilda Junction - routes 246, 247 and 248 - Feb. 1981Yields information about MMTB bus services 1981.Set of 6 MMTB Bus timetables, folded sheets, generally 10 sections.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, melbourne, fares, buses, deer park, sunshine, footscray, fisherman's bend, latrobe university, northland, heidelberg, carlton, box hill, blackburn, ballarat road, williamstown road, highpoint, clifton hill, elsternwick, point ormond

Booklet titled "What Killed Fishermans Bend" which was published for Melbourne Design Week held 24 May to 2 June 2024. It is an independent and unfunded research project supported by RMIT School of Architecture + Urban Design through the elective by practice practice placement program. The discussion headings are: Development, Transport, Housing, Jobs & Waterfront.Four page booklet which has been photographed and stored digitally.fishermans bend, rmit, built environment, arts and entertainment

Background to the story of the Apron - by Donor. "When I was a child, during World War 2, most women that I knew wore an apron for housework or farm duties. Not only were aprons easier to wash than dresses, they protected their coupon-rationed clothing. My mother worked hard, caring for her family and also working on our orchard in Doncaster. Mother always wore an apron. Those aprons so often carried eggs from the chook shed, fruit from the orchard or kindling for the fire. Most women made their own aprons, if not, they were readily available on stalls at church or school fetes. The Story of the Land Army Apron. I am a collector of embroidered aprons. Some years ago my mother gave me this apron saying it reminded her of one of the Land Army girls who worked on our orchard in Doncaster; (the hoeing, however, would have been around tomato plants, not flowers). The girls wore their full Land Army uniform when leaving the property. My Mother held particularly fond memories of one girl, a city girl from Hawthorn. mother could not recall her name but said she was a really hard worker and eager to learn all she could about growing fruit and vegetables. She lived with us sleeping in one room of our two bedroom sleepout. This apron is interesting for another reason - it has been embroidered using the sewing machine. Note the rows and rows of machining in the blue overalls and the way the loose bobbin thread forms tiny loops over the tight upper thread. The story continued: My nine year old aunt slept in the other room of the sleep out. Now 86 she also has fond memories of this girl from Hawthorn. Aunty Ness left the family farm at Torrumbarry (on the Murray, near Echuca) to help with the war effort. She worked at NASCO, a section of General Motors at Fisherman's Bend where Army Ducks and Landing Craft were in full production. Aunty Ness recalls that they had every second weekend off and made use of this time to catch up on all those necessary domestic and personal pursuits - they did their washing, washed their hair, filed their nails and wrote letters, They didn't go out during the week as there were no dances, no concerts and no films so they made their own entertainment. Aunty Ness also recalls that one day, when they had an unexpected afternoon off, she together with the Land Army girl and two friends packed a picnic lunch, caught the bus to Warrandyte and paddled in the Yarra, chatting and laughing all the while. In the telling it was obvious to me this was such a sweet memory so fondly recalled and relived in full technicolour! Alice Clague May 2009The cream calico apron is bound with royal blue binding. The pattern is that of a Land Army Girl, stitched using a sewing machine and cotton thread. The large hat and overalls were typical of the work clothes worn at the time.apron, machine embroidery