From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of double long Sewing Needles. Size 1/5H Milward & Sonshandcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of betweens Sewing Needles. Size 5/9H Milward & Sons needleshandcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of Darning Needles. Size 4/8handcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of Prym Sewing Needles. Best silvered eyed sharps. Size6/8handcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of Sewing Needles. Size for housewife's containing 3 x size No2, 3 x size No 3 and a darning needle size 1T Hessin & Co Needles & Fish Hooks Ltd Redditch England.handcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of patently Wrapped Sewing Needles drilled Eyed Straw. Size 4/8.H Milward & Sons patently wrapped strawhandcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of Crewel Sewing Needles. Size 3/7 - The Flora Macdonald Needle Packet3/7 Crewel Embroidery Flora Macdonald Needle Packethandcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of Sewing Needles. Size 3/9 High GradeDix and Rands. High Grade Sharpshandcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of Sewing Needles. Size 3/8 - Egg eyed sharpsT & J Holyokes Original Diamond Egg Eyed Sharps.handcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of Sewing Needles. Size Betweens 10 - Tailors BetweensT J Holyoaks Originals Tailors Betweens Made in England Est 1734handcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of Sewing Needles. Size 18/24 0- Best nickel plated wool needleH Milward & Sons, Redditch Englandhandcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

From Betty McPhee Collection of Sewing Equipment.Packet of Sewing Needles. Size 7 - Drilled eyed betweensH Milward & Sons - Patently Wrappedhandcrafts, equipment, handcrafts, dressmaking, handcrafts, embroidery, handcrafts, needlework, domestic items, sewing

Cards to Rena were from John Stanley HOWLETT No 2676 AIF WWI. Refer 41 medals, 48.4P photos..1) - .27) Greeting cards sent by Jack HOWLETT to his sweetheart Rena Fergus. The last 3 are embroidered on silk.Either written in pencil or ink. 25 postcards embroidered: To My Sweetheart To My Dear Sweetheart .24) Copy of original postcard.documents, cards, handcrafts - embroidery, souvenirs, military history

.1) Dated 28-4-16; .2) Dated 22.5.16; .3) Dated16.4.16; . 4) No date; .5) Dated Nov. 23rd; .6) Photo of brothers Harold Ernest, Richard Godfrey & Walter Leslie Smith. The cards .1) - .5) Relate to the 3 Smith brothers and Oliver and Walter Somerville. Walter Smith and the 2 Somervilles all enlisted on the same day 14.7.1915 in the 11th reinforcements 7th Batt AIF. Their No's were 3486, 3487 and 3488. Walter Smith DOW's on 31.7.1916, the Somervilles both returned to Australia on 28.3.1919. Harold and Richard Smith both Officers were KIA on the same day 26.8.1916. Refer Cat No 51, Commemorative Plaque. Harold Smith is listed as (born Inglewood) Richard Smith is listed as (born Richmond). Walter Smith is listed as (born Maryborough, enlisted Bendigo) The two Somerville brothers Oliver and Walter are listed as (born Bendigo or Strathfieldsaye, enlisted Bendigo), .1) - .5) 5 embroidered silk greeting cards. .5) Has a separate small card inside with a Christmas greeting printed on it. .6) Photo on cardboard of the 3 Smith brothers.documents - cards, handcrafts - embroidery, greetings, military history

Refer “Mrs May Burns” collectionEmbroidered silk postcard, various colours, centre a pink bow, under flag depictions and flowers underFront: A Happy Easter Rear: Somewhere in France To dear Mother Father & all at home with best love from Will & Roydocuments, cards, easter, greeting cards, handcrafts, embroidery, postcards, wwi, the great war, world war one, correspondence

Embroidered handkerchiefs - Souvenirs from 1914-1918.Embroidered handkerchiefs - souvenirs from 1914 - 1918. .1) Silk handkerchief edged with lace & embroidered with two white 7 purple pansies and the words "All kind thoughts" in one corner. .2) Silk handkerchief with gold ribbon edging, embroidered with six flags and yellow & mauve pansy plus the words "Souvenir de France".1) Embroidered with "All kind thoughts" .2) Embroidered with "Souvenir de France"handcrafts-embroidery, souvenirs, silk

Rupert Henry Treganowan No 18321. Sent by Rupert Treganowan to his sister Reka. Possibly made in Egypt in 1918. Refer Cat No 1862.5 for service history also 1861,1863.Embroidered white silk handkerchief with pink edges, small circles near each corner with leaf and flower designs and circular design in centre with leaves and flowers,costume accessories-haberdashery, handcrafts-embroidery, silk

.1) Made by William TIBBETT No 978 1st AIF while convalescing in hospital in England, also on hospital ship on way to Australia and at out the Army depot in Caulfield 1918. .2) Same inscription as above). Refer Cat No 488P for his service history also 573..1) Embroidered Rising Sun badge, mounted & framed. White plain cloth background, King's Crown (multi coloured) & Rising Sun (red/pink) stitched over stitched scroll (glass frame & gold coloured 4 sided frame). .2) Australian Coat of Arms with kangaroo, emu stitched in brown thread, 6 State emblems represented, wattle flowering branches in background on being background cloth, glass in wooden frame.1) “Australian Commonwealth Military Forces”handcrafts- embroidery, military history, rising sun-coat of arms

Embroidered cushion cover in wooden frame with blue border & glass front. Embroidery representing Allied flags.“Souvenir from Egypt 1915”manchester-furnishings, handcrafts-embroidery, frame accessories, military history-souvenirs, eygpt

Native woven souvenir sash from East Timor. Pink, green, brown & gold bands alternating in vertical & horizontal stripes on each side, fringed ends.“East Timor repeated on woven central design”costume accessories-female, memorabilia, handcrafts- embroidery, military history - souvenirs, timor

Captain Robert Ure Bain was Adjutant to Lt. Col. Bush, POW Group Commandant from 1942 - 1947. He was chosen to be one of the Australian Army officers who escorted the German POW's back to Germany in January 1947. A German POW and former member of the Afrika Korps made the item and donated it to Robert.Afrika Korps banners, embroidered, one piece of material. Large hemmed square of white/ cream cotton material embroidered with two unfinished Afrika Korps banners. Line drawn around both, to indicate edge/cutting point/unfinished embroidery point. The photograph show banner 1 which has a palm tree & swastika (emblem of the Afrika Korps). Swastika has been left outlined in pencil but not embroidered, probably so as not to create trouble by displaying the now banned swastika: Banner 2 has red stylised German eagle over the number 8. Also in picture is a model of an aeroplane and a framed coat of arms with Braunschweig (a place in north west Germany otherwise known as Brunswick).Banner 1: Afrika Korps (pink lettering); 1941 (light blue lettering). Banner 2: Zullighau (brown/gold lettering); 4. KOMP / M. G. BATL. (green lettering). (Number 4 company of the Machine Gun Battalion); framed coat of arms "Braunschweig"afrika korps, internment camps, camp 13, garrison, military, handcrafts, embroidery, captain robert bain, german pow's

Calico brought from Palestine and embroidered in camp 3 by 14 year old Anne Marie Treftz (now Mrs Anne Marie Reugg)Calico tray cloth, embroidered in many colours, around the 4 edges with scenes depicting the progressive exodus of the Templers from Palestine to Australia by bus, train, camel, and super liner the Queen Elizabeth. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Army personnel and unique Australian fauna. In the centre is an embroidered map of Australia. Around the map are the words: Tatura Camp 3 1942 VictoriaAround the Map of Australia- words Tatura- Camp 3- 1942- Victoriatatura, tray cloth, treftz, anne marie, palestine, kazenwadel, kurt, camp 3, reugg, templers, handcrafts, embroidery, manchester, table, linen

White square doyley embroidered motifs in each corner in white cotton, hand embroidered edging.handcrafts, embroidery

15 page, stapled magazine, 'No 377, Vol 32-Weldo's Practical Needlework: Weldon's Broderie Anglaise'. Extensively illustrated with photographs and drawings. There is a 10 inch ruler marked down the front spine and advertisement for 'Arderns Star Sylko' on the back cover. Contents include; instructions for ladder work; applique file; net; richelieu and block and shadow workSmall pencil graffiti/diagram in right margin of front cover.handcrafts, embroidery, needlework

Hand embroiderered tea-cosy cover - white linen with fully crocheted scalloped lace edging and a mid blue embroidered design based on the Willow Pattern story.The cover is single thickness with identical design on both sides.handcrafts, embroidery, manchester, table linen

From collection of Bette JonesSmall semi circular shaped cream linen egg cosy with cream crotched edge. A different embroidered flower design on each side. Padded cotton lining (separated)domestic items, ornaments / decorative, handcrafts, embroidery

not knownCalico hand embroidered apron with two patch pockets. Blue bias binding neck loop, ties and edging on apron and pockets. Embroidery - young woman in full length blue gown with red trim at neckline, hem and cuffs of short sleeves. 1940's hair style. Flowers in hair and at waistline. Standing on a flower decorated balcony.costume, female working, handcrafts, embroidery

From the collection of Bette JonesA square mat with squared scalloped edges worked in cream and brown in hardanger work.nonehandcrafts, embroidery

From the collection of Bette JonesA square mat scalloped at edge worked in cream and grey. Hardanger work.handcrafts, embroidery