This patterned floor rug has the added feature of a fringe or tassel trim, and its size suits a dining table for four to six people. Originally, the rug was donated to the St Nicholas' Mission to Seamen's Church, Williamstown, by the Williamstown Lighthouse Keepers' Association, which had raised funds to furnish the church. Floor rugs were often part of Victorian furnishings. They were less expensive than wall-to-wall carpets, easier to clean and added colour and warmth. Rugs were a practical way for immigrants to bring memories from their homeland. THE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN (Brief History): - The Missions to Seamen was an Anglican charity that had served seafarers of the world since 1856 in Great Britain. Its symbol is a Flying Angel, inspired by a Bible verse. Today, there are centres in over 200 ports worldwide where seamen of all backgrounds are offered a warm welcome and provided with a wide range of facilities. In Victoria, the organisation began in Williamstown in 1857 as a Sailors’ Church, also known as ‘Bethel’ or the ‘Floating Church’ in an old hulk floating in Hobson’s Bay, Port of Melbourne. It soon became part of the Missions to Seamen, Victoria. In the year 2000, the organisation, now named Mission to Seafarers, still operated locally in Melbourne, Portland, Geelong and Hastings. The Ladies’ Harbour Lights Guild was formed in 1906 to support the Missions to Seamen in Melbourne and other centres, such as Williamstown. Two of the most significant ladies of the Guild were founder Ethel Augusta Godfrey and foundation member Alice Sibthorpe Tracy (who established a branch of the Guild in Warrnambool in 1920). The Guild continued its work until the 1960s. In 1943, a former Williamstown bank was purchased for the Missions to Seamen Club. The chapel was named St Nicholas’ Seamen’s Church and was supported by the Ladies’ Harbour Lights Guild, the Williamstown Lightkeepers’ Auxiliary and the League of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Friends. It ceased operation in 1966. A Missions to Seamen Chapel and Recreation Room was a significant feature of ports during the late 1800s and into the 1900s. It seemed appropriate for Flagstaff Hill to include such a representation within the new Maritime Village, so the Melbourne Board of Management of Missions to Seamen Victoria gave its permission on 21st May 1979 for the entire furnishings of the Williamstown chapel to be transferred to Flagstaff Hill. The St Nicholas Seamen’s Church was officially opened on October 11, 1981, and closely resembles the Williamstown chapel.The connection of this floor rug to the Mission to Seamen and to the Ladies Lightkeepers’ Auxiliary highlights the strong community awareness of the life of people at sea, their dangers and hardships, and their need for physical, financial, spiritual and moral support. This floor rug is representative of rugs used for furnishing homes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries times.Rug: rectangular floor rug with white tassel trim on short sides, in reds and yellows. This rug is part of the St Nicholas Seamen's Church Collection. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, floor rug, rectangular rug, domestic furnishings, floor cover, domestinc rug, floor covering, williamstown lighthouse keepers' auxiliary, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, maritime village, religion, religious service, religious worship, worship service, st nicholas seamen’s church, williamstown, missions to seamen victoria, mission to seafarers, st nicholas missions to seamen’s church williamstown, missions to seamen, st nicholas missions to seamen’s church flagstaff hill, 139 nelson place williamstown, anglican church, ladies harbour light guild, harbor lights guild, joy club for fighters, ladies lightkeepers’ auxiliary, flying angel’s club, carpet, furnishing

Small section of Glen Isla Drawing Room, open door and patterned floor covering.Small section of Drawing Room - Glen Islalocal history, photography, photographs, slides, film, buildings, historic, glen isla drawing room, sepia photograph, mrs emma anderson jacobs

The Boyd's saw this type of floor covering at the Shelmerdine's house and liked it and purchased it. See also item F071.Cream wool with fringe."Woods Carpets Cleaning" 2 labels. Cleaned 11/9/96 and "1960".walsh st furnishings, robin boyd

The Boyd's saw this type of floor covering at the Shelmerdine's house and liked it and purchased it. See also item F064.Cream wool with fringe.Cleaning labelwalsh st furnishings, robin boyd

The floor covering in the living/dining room was originally seagrass matting as seen in the Strizic photographs of 1959 and 1963. This was replaced after the Boyd's saw a large cream rug floor covering at the Shelmerdine's house and liked it. It was purchased from Myer. In 2007, that rug was found to be moth-eaten and treated and put into storage. Now a similar rug of the same size has replaced the rug purchased by the Boyds.Cream wool with fringeswalsh st furnishings, robin boyd

This knife was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s T.S.S. Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill ) According to Berry, her mother Gladys made a lot of their clothes. She was very talented and did some lovely embroidery including lingerie for her trousseau and beautifully handmade baby clothes. Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928 . Its first station was in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital (a 2 bed ward at the Nelson Street Practice) from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what previously once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr Tom and his brother had worked as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He had been House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan had gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. When Dr Angus took up practice in the Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan’s old premises he obtained their extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926. A large part of this collection is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station. and an ALDI sore is on the land that was once their tennis court). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served as a Surgeon Captain during WWII1942-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. He had an interest in people and the community They were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection”. W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. Knife, part of the W.R. Angus Collection. Metal hook-shaped blade, wooden handle stained dark brown. Side of handle has a brass screw. Commonly sed for cutting ‘lino’ floor covering (linoleum).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dr w r angus, dr ryan, tool, cutting tool, knife, linoleum (lino) knife

Advertisement from "Selected recipes from "The Leader" small corner books" (1930s). This advertisement is for Floor Coverings Pty Ltd of Flinders Lane MelbourneAn example of early 20th century advertisingDigital copy of advertisement from a bookhistoric advertisements, "the leader" small corner books

Advertisement for Terry Colston's Floor Coverings of Greenhill Road Greensborough. Copied from a Diamond Valley Football League football record from 1972.Digital copy of advertisement from booklet.diamond valley football league, terry colston's floor coverings, terry colston, greenhill road greensborough

Interior wooden Staircase and Balustrade, patterned in squares floor covering, mat at foot of staircase. Greek Frieze on wall. Patterned and plain Runner up staircase. Distinctive shading on railings of balustradeWooden Staircase and Balustrade in hall of Glen Isla Homestead.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, buildings, historic, interior staircase of glen isla homestead, black & white photograph, mrs emma anderson jacobs

In this scanned image, from the 1955 RVIB Annual Report, five blind saxophone players hold their instruments on a stage. L-R: Barry Palmer, Arthur Tyzack, Alan Campbell, Dick Sutcliffe (?), John Levercha. They won acclaim for their radio performances in 'Swallows Parade' and 'Floor Coverings Talent Hour,' and its recordings with the A.B.C., and performed in night clubs.B/W scan of saxophone quintetdick sutcliffe, barry palmer, arthur tyzack, alan campbell, john levercha

Report - possibly only page 1 of a multiple-page report - "Inspection of Birney Cars at Adelaide", dated 11/12/1935 about the differences between the Geelong Birney safety car and those of the Adelaide tramways that were based at the Port Adelaide depot. Notes the condition of the cars, whether they have been overhauled, floor coverings, and brake gear. The Author (VP) notes that they are in good condition. The trams were subsequently purchased and entered service in Geelong during 1936.Yields information about the condition of the Birney trams at Port Adelaide prior to acquisition.Typed document glued to another sheet of quarto paper.tramways, geelong, tramcars, birney tramcars, port adelaide

Contract of sale of land dated 14th may, 1956 between Mr. H Nolan (vendor) and ? Property: land situate 55 Myrtle Street, Bendigo land described in Right to Occupy residence area no. 125, together with weatherboard and rough cast dwelling and all sundry outbuildings, also blinds, curtains, electric light fittings and shades, electric sink heater, electric stovette in kitchen, galvanised iron tank and all floor coverings with the exception of the lino in the middle bedroom. Price: 3,500 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of real estate dated 12th November, 1964 between Mr. M. J. Brown (vendor) and Mrs. D. M. Samson (purchaser). Solicitor for vendor: Messrs. E. S. Cahill & Son, View Street, Bendigo. Solicitor for purchaser: Messrs. Watson, James & Rogers, View Point, Bendigo. Property 136 Mollison Street being Crown allotment17 section 5C land described in certificate of title volume 3174 folio 787 together with floor coverings. Price 3,100 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 27th February, 1964 between Mr. Edward John Hynam (vendor) and Mr. M.F. Sexton (purchaser). Solicitor for vendor: Watson, James & Rogers, Bull Street, Bendigo. Solicitor for purchaser: E.S. Cahill& Son, View Street, Bendigo. Property 51 King Street, Bendigo, land being part of Crown allotment 22 section 52C land comprised in certificate of title volume 4445 folio 974 including floor coverings, curtains and blinds. Price: 1,800 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of real estate dated 5th, May, 1962 between Mr. A.J. Wright (vendor) and Mr. P.H. Saunders (purchaser). Solicitor for vendor: Messrs. Watson, James & Rogers, Bull Street, Bendigo. Solicitor for purchaser: Messrs. Watson, James & Rogers, Bull Street, Bendigo. Property at 18 Fir Street, Golden Square being allotment 9 section 31A described in residence licence No. 01552/128 together with all floor coverings, blinds, curtains, electric light fittings and shades. Price 3,800 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 8th november, 1956 between mr. S. A. & Mrs. D. J. Wilkinson (vendor) and Mrs. H. D. Simms (purchaser). Property: land being part of Crown allotment 21 section 97C Parish of Sandhurst cCity of Bendigo, land describedin certificate of title volume4161 folio 086 and situate 435 Hargreave Street, Bendigo, together weatherboardand rough cast dwelling and sundry outbuildinds, alsomall floor coverings, blinds, curtains, gas griller, electric light fittings and shades Price: 3,375.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

This business was owned by father and son, Henry Archibald Wilkinson and Samuel Ronald "Ron" Wilkinson. Henry (1882-1954) was born in Shepparton and died in Bendigo. He was married to Grace Hovendon in 1908. Samuel Ronald "Ron" (1914-1995), Henry's son, was married to Florence Jean McKerlie in 1937.Contract of sale of land dated 11th November, 1955 between Misses T.A. & I Pithie (sellers) and Mr. S.J. Quill (buyer) for land situate No. 6 Mill Street, Bendigo described in right to occupy residence area No.4878together with 5-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Also all electric light fittings and shades, all blinds, cupboard in bathroom, cupboard in vestibule, electric stovette, electric sink heater, warm ray heather, all curtains and floor coverings with the exception of the curtains and carpet in front bedroom. Price 2,400 poundsorganization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

This linoleum is in-situ in one of the rooms of the house at Days Mill. Newspaper laid underneath indicates the linoleum was laid after September 1910.PATTERNED LINOLEUM : A floor covering made from materials such as solidified linseed oil (linoxyn), pine rosin, ground cork dust, wood flour, and mineral fillers such as calcium carbonate, most commonly on a burlap or canvas backing. This piece has a cream & light grey mosaic type background with circular brown leaf repeating patterns interlaced into four square blue shapes. Central star pattern within circular leaf pattern in light & dark blues & browns. Stylised floral motif in between each circular & square shaped pattern repeats.

Lakes Home Centre opened for business in early 1991Black and white photograph of Bruce and Sue of Lakes Home Centre floor and wall covering services 60 Church Street Lakes Entrance Victoriabusinesses, people

Contract of sale of land dated 15th November, 1956 between Mr. B. A. Bolton and Mr. F. B. & Mrs. V. Turner. Property: that piece of land being Crown allotment 327 section H Parish of Sandhurst city of Bendigo, land described in certificate of title volume 3556 folio 136 and situate No. 184 Carpenter Street, Bendigo, together with 6 roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry outbuildings, also all floor coverings, inside and outside blinds, curtains, electric light fittings and shades and electric stove. Price: 2,800 pounds. .organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 14th may, 1956 between Mr. H Nolan (vendor) and Mrs. L. J. Smith (purchaser). Property: land situate 55 Myrtle Street, Bendigo land described in Right to Occupy residence area no. 125 - Also land described in Permissive Occupancy No. W70141, together with weatherboard and rough cast dwelling and all sundry outbuildings, also blinds, curtains, electric light fittings and shades, electric sink heater, electric stovette in kitchen, galvanised iron tank and all floor coverings with the exception of the lino in the middle bedroom. Price: 3,400 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of real estate dated 7th December, 1964 between Mr. N. E. Schroder (vendor) and Mr. E. Strahan (purchaser). Solicitor for vendor: Messrs. E. S. Cahill & Son, View Street, Bendigo. Solicitor for purchaser: Messrs. E. S. Cahill & Son, View Street< Bendigo. Property 9 Lobb Street, Bendigo being North East and adjoining allotment 7, section K land described in right to occupy residence area 7824 together with all floor coverings, blinds, curtains and electric light fittings and shades. Price 1,350 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

This business was owned by father and son, Henry Archibald Wilkinson and Samuel Ronald "Ron" Wilkinson. Henry (1882-1954) was born in Shepparton and died in Bendigo. He was married to Grace Hovendon in 1908. Samuel Ronald "Ron" (1914-1995), Henry's son, was married to Florence Jean McKerlie in 1937.Contract of sale dated 13th June, 1957 between Mr. J.E. Preece (seller) and Mr. H.G.B. & Mrs. I.M. Swan (buyers). Solicitor for vendor: Mr. H.E. Every, View Street, Bendigo. Solicitor for purchaser: Messrs. E.S. Cahill & Son View Street, Bendigo. For property in Mahon Avenue, Bendigo, being lot 14 on plan of subdivision No. 31961 lodged in the office of titles and being part of allotment 111 described in certificate of title volume 8121 folio 404, together with all floor coverings, blinds, curtains and lamp shades. Price 2,900 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

This business was owned by father and son, Henry Archibald Wilkinson and Samuel Ronald "Ron" Wilkinson. Henry (1882-1954) was born in Shepparton and died in Bendigo. He was married to Grace Hovendon in 1908. Samuel Ronald "Ron" (1914-1995), Henry's son, was married to Florence Jean McKerlie in 1937.Contract of sale dated 9th October, 1959 between Mr. B. Williamson (seller) and Mr. E.C. & Mrs. I.A. Stevenson (buyers). Solicitor for vendor: E.C. Cohen, Victoria Lane, Bendigo. Solicitor for purchaser: Messrs. Neal & Woodward, View Street, Bendigo. For property at No.23 Keck Street, Bendigo being lot 77 on plan of subdivision no. 16993 and being part of Crown allotment 441B section H land described in certificate of title volume 7389 folio 628, together with all floor coverings, blinds, curtains, lamp shades and electric stovette. Price 3,900 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale dated 1st April, 1955 between Mr. C. S. Trewhella (vendor) and Mrs. D. L. Putman (purchaser). Property: allotment 5 section 54C Parish of Sandhurst city of Bendigo being land described in certificate of title volume 3239 folio 714 and situate 49 Barkly Place, Bendigo, together with 6 room weatherboard dwelling and all sundry, also all blinds, electric light fittings and shades with the exception of the one in the hall, all floor coverings with the exception of the carpet and material under the carpet and the carpet in the hall. Price: 3,900 pounds.bendigo businesses, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 5th November 1955 between Mr. L. H. & Mrs. M Davis (vendor) and Misses T. A. & I. Pithie (purchaser). Solicitor for vendor: H. E. Every. Solicitor for purchaser: Neal Woodward. Property: Lot 4 on plan of subdivision No.21517 lodged in the office of titles being part of Crown allotment 351 section E, land described in certificate of title volume 7731 folio 178, together with 5 room brick dwelling also all floor coverings, blinds, curtains, electric light fittings and shades, electric stovette and stand. Price: 6,000 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate