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Puffing Billy Railway
Clothing - Shoes
... leather soled shoes...These leather soled shoes were used by railway workers...Leather soled slip-on shoes, with single strap across...-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges These leather soled shoes were ...These leather soled shoes were used by railway workers undertaking work on overhead electrical cables and HV boxes. Known as "slippers" they were provided just inside explosives vans and worn to stop metal protectors on shoes scraping across metal floor and possibly causing a spark and a explosion. info from Syd Coles : on Explosives Slippers Beaufort station used to get a explosive wagon with drums of gelignite regularly slipper type shoes were in a little box built into the inside wall of the wagon....A Special powdervan key was sent from H/OFFICE as a VALUE which each person handling it had to sign for it.....It would arrive on the early down Passenger Train ex Melbourne...then the "P" wagon was unloaded....Prior to the wagon leaving a Railway Internal telegram was sent to the SM @Beaufort giving the wagon number...consignee (owners of dynamite) contents and the KEY number which would be sent....When all unloaded the KEY sent back as a VALUE...a Internal telegram sent as to KEY number and train it was despatched on....fair bit of security.but couldn't afford to lose a KEY as they fitted all the LOCKS used on the EXPLOSIVE "P" wagons whatever Stations they went to.Historic - Victorian Railways - leather soled shoesLeather soled slip-on shoes, with single strap across bridge of foot and featuring stitchwork along edges.VR & arrow symbolpuffing billy, victorian railways, leather soled shoes, railway slippers, explosives, worker safety, linesmen -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Footwear - Pair of leather soled silk wedding shoes, 1891
... Pair of leather soled silk wedding shoes... ivory silk wedding dress. Footwear Pair of leather soled silk ...An item forming part of a collection of costumes, photographs and documents relating to the Weir family who lived in the mansion originally named Illapa, 84 Princess Street, Kew, from c.1917 to 1950. This historically significant collection includes items relating to both George Weir (1866-1937) and his wife Edith Mary Weir (1867-1948). George Weir attained national prominence in the mining industry, becoming General Manager of the North Broken Hill Silver Mining Company in 1903 (later renamed North Broken Hill Mining Company 1905-12, and North Broken Hill Ltd 1912-1988), and subsequently President of the Mine Owners Association. He was to remain General Manager of North Broken Hill Ltd until his retirement in 1926.These shoes are significant as they are part of a 30-piece collection of women’s clothing owned by Edith Mary Weir (nee Betteridge), who was born in Clare, South Australia in 1867 and who died in Kew at the age of 81 in 1948. The items of clothing in the collection date from the 1880s to the 1940s and constitute outstanding examples of dressmaker’s skills from each of these decades. The collection includes day dresses, evening dresses, evening coats, capes, shoes and undergarments. As the wife of a mining engineer, and later mine manager, Edith Weir’s clothing has historic significance as examples of clothing worn by upper middle class Australian women in domestic circumstances and at social and civic events. The costumes in the collection represent the periods when Edith Weir lived in Broken Hill, New South Wales, and in Kew, Melbourne. A number of the costumes from the 1920s to the 1940s are of a particularly fine quality, being both rare, representative and intact examples of Australian fashion of the period. The garments in the Weir Collection were donated to the Kew Historical Society by the granddaughter of Edith Weir. Pair of ivory silk shoes, worn by Edith Mary Betteridge at her marriage to George Weir in Broken Hill in 1891. The shoes were worn with her ivory silk wedding dress.edith mary (betteridge) weir, 84 princess street (kew), footwear, women's shoes, wedding shoes -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Sole of Shoe, Leather sole of shoe with a nail stuck through the middle. Undated, <2000
... Leather sole of shoe with a nail stuck through the middle...Leather sole of shoe with a nail stuck through the middle..... Leather sole of shoe with a nail stuck through the middle. Leather ...Sole found in the Miners' cottage.Leather sole of shoe with a nail stuck through the middle. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Bootmakers Tools, 1940
... Used to polish edge of leather soles of shoes at camps... Tatura the-murray Used to polish edge of leather soles of shoes ...Used to polish edge of leather soles of shoes at camps1 Rectangular Wooden Tool wih cut out piece at one end.1 Rectangular Tool with cut out piece at both ends.tatura, trades, bootmaking -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sole- shoe, 1940's
... Leather sole, part of shoe or sandal with slits around... leatherworking Leather sole, part of shoe or sandal with slits around ...Made by internee at Camp 3Leather sole, part of shoe or sandal with slits around the edge and some pencil markingstatura, trades, leatherworking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Footwear - Shoes
... Pair oyster coloured satin covered leather shoes, leather... Pair oyster coloured satin covered leather shoes, leather soles ...Pair oyster coloured satin covered leather shoes, leather soles and stiletto heel.Seeba by Holmes, Norwich|Leather Soles 5B| Licence made in Australia by Holmes-Seeba 895costume, female footwear -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Footwear - Baby shoes, Unknown
... Black leather shoe. Leather sole is black and the inner... Black leather shoe. Leather sole is black and the inner ...Shoe-making began in Australia among the penal colonies in 1790 who crafted shoes from imported leather. The first Australian-made shoes were expensive and many people were sent back to England for their shoes until the 1830s. However, in the years after Australian shoe-making became more accessible and affordable. Toward the end of the 19th Century, many wealthy women became obsessed with the latest fashions for both themselves and their children. Shoe-making became a profitable business for several leading companies during the 20th Century, as the industry was seen as a successful and practical item that most Australians required.The baby shoe holds significance as it represents the craftsmanship of Australian leather shoe-making from the 20th Century. As the style of shoe is more modest and stylish, it can be assumed that it was the type of footwear used for the Church Sunday Service or for special occasions, with further gives insight into the social constructs of Chiltern, a rural town in Victoria, at that time.Black leather shoe. Leather sole is black and the inner of the shoe is tan. Discolouration on the shoe due to dirt.chiltern, shoe, footwear, leather shoe, baby shoe, chiltern athenaeum -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Footwear - Beaded evening shoes, 1888
... with a bow and intricate glass,clear beading.The soles are leather... are leather. Both shoes are damaged as the satin is torn and shredded ...These shoes were worn by Mary Glass Cramond when she married James Dickson Jnr. in 1888 in the Presbyterian church in South Yarra Melbourne. Mary Cramond was the daughter of John Glass Cramond and his wife Frances. Her Scottish born father formed a partnership with James Dickson, also a Scotsman and founded the Cramond and Dickson store on the corner of Timor and Liebig streets Warrnambool which opened on 21st August 1865. The store closed in 1974. . James Dickson's parents were James and Susan. James Dickson was an original director of the Warrnambool Woollen Mill, an original guarantor and director of the Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory. He also served on the committee of the Warrnambool Base Hospital for nearly fifty years and was a town councillor. The Store of Cramond and Dickson was one of the most important businesses ever to have been in Warrnambool. The marriage of the daughter and son of each of the founders was an important social and romantic event.A pair of cream satin covered lady's shoes with medium height heels. The toes are gently pointed and decorated with a bow and intricate glass,clear beading.The soles are leather. Both shoes are damaged as the satin is torn and shredded.6D small twelve pointed starshoes, cramond and dickson, warrnambool, cramond -
Orbost & District Historical Society
boot last, First half 20th century
Historically, lasts were typically made from cast iron because this material retains its shape, even when in contact with wet materials (like leather) and subjected to the stresses of stretching and shaping shoes on them. This item is an example of the self-reliance shown by rural families when household necessities were not readily available.A cast iron boot last which can be used for three different sized sole placements boots / shoes.boot-last domestic shoes -
Orbost & District Historical Society
shoe last, first half 20th century
Historically, lasts were typically made from cast iron because this material retains its shape, even when in contact with wet materials (like leather) and subjected to the stresses of stretching and shaping shoes on them. They were for home mending of shoes. This item is an example of the self-reliance shown by rural families when household necessities were not readily available.A black cast iron boot last which can be used for three different sized sole placements boots / shoes. domestic shoe-last boot-last cast-iron -
Orbost & District Historical Society
running shoes, c. 1922
Handmade running spikes worn by Pen Gilbert, winner of the open event at the Exhibition Oval c. 1922. She was not allowed to wear them in the final event because it was unknown for women to wear spikes.Associated with an Orbost identity and well-known local family.A pair of leather running shoes with spikes on the soles, with leather lacing and white stitching through metal eyelets.running-shoes running-spikes athletics sport women-sport -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Footwear - Child's shoes
These shoes which would have been a child's first shoes are soft leather and possibly date from around the late 19th or early 20th century. We have no knowledge unfortunately as to whom they may have belonged. Baby's first shoes are often kept as a keepsake .These little shoes have significance from a social and historic viewpoint. A pair of leather maroon shoes with front straps which fasten in the front with a button. The inside of the shoes is cream in colour. The upper leather is quite soft . The sole is a harder substance possibly leather. Both shoes look to have pin holes in the soles.There is the remains of a small label inside one shoe. warrnambool, baby shoes, antique baby's shoes -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Shoes - Fashion, c1950s
Ladies fashion shoes made in Fitzroy by Ivan Porter of Goold & Porter Pty Ltd, during the 1940s and 1950s.Worn by Doris Melbourne, wife of Arthur, who worked for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. They would have attended the many social events that took place in Bogong and Mt Beauty during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. They lived at Lower Bogong where the steps of their house can still be seen and later, at Bogong Village and Mount BeautyLadies fashion shoes, black, leather and latex with red insole and resin sole, pointed toes, low stiletto heels. Size 4 Three looped narrow black bands joining front and side of the shoe on the outer edge of each shoeBy Ivan porter'Made by/ Goold & Porter Pty Ltd./ Leather & Latex/ Insole/ Resin Sole (Size) 4 is indented on the sole between the toe and heelfashion shoes; lower bogong; secv; goold & porter shoe manufacturers -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Ski Boots - Cross Country
Pair of black Garmont leather ski boots for cross country skiing with padded orange fabric lining at entry point. 6 metal hooks and 8 metal eyelets for lacing boots (no laces included). Thick rubber over leather sole- protruding toe lug. Leather upper shoe. Padded leather tongue attached to boot with a red and white leather Garmont name tag attached.Embossed brand name Garmont on outer sides. Size 37 inscribed in white paint on each heel. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Footwear - SHOES, BLACK, C1960’S
... leather with black fabric laces. Leather soles. Footwear SHOES ...Issued to WATERSTON, David Raymond 3170581, 6 RAR VIETNAM 8 MAY 1969 TO 16 MAY 1970.Shoes- pair, black leather with black fabric laces. Leather soles.Size label moulded into sole “7/5”footwear, leather shoes, army uniform -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - UNIFORM, NURSES WW2, 1939 - 1946
The uniform belonged to CAPT GLADYS MOLE VFX17199 AAMC 2nd AIF. Refer 1901.4 for Service History. Items were all numbered 215.01 from a previous institution. See also Reg No 1899 & 1900.2P.WRANC .1) Jacket. Grey, fine wool tailored jacket & skirt. Jacket has full belt fastened with press studs. Front fastened with military buttons, also pocket flaps & 2 buttons on each sleeve. Shoulder epaulettes of dark brown felt with a button 'Australia' badge & 3 captain's pips. Colour patch on each sleeve - brown square on light grey square with central angled blue bar. Service ribbons on right breast. Upper back section & fronts lined with rayon. Hanging tab centre back neck. .2) Shirt. Long sleeved cream cotton shirt with tail, epaulette tabs on shoulders fastened with a button. Front button fastening semi stiff collar. .3) Skirt. Fastens at side with hooks & eyes & 1 button on waist band. .4) Tie. Made of dark brown crepe with silver Rising Sun badge pinned to it. .5) Hat. Grey/green felt velour with band of brown edged both sides with narrow stripes of pale grey & red. Unlined with petersham sweat band & black hat elastic double chin strap. Signs of wear at inner front. .6) & .7) Gloves. Pair, dark brown leather with stitching detail in 3 decorative lines on backs. Previous number 215.01 has been inked inside. .8) & .9) Shoes. Pair, brown leather lace up with stitched soles by Duncan. .2) Self coloured label: V109 MADE IN AUSTRALIA 1942 Inside back neck in ink: G? HOLLOW .5) On label in black: V558 Made in 1943 Australia Size 6-3/4"uniforms, costumes - female uniform, essential services - hospital, nurses -
Bendigo Military Museum
Footwear - SHOES, BLACK, 1962 - 72
... Wearite Ducan” (on sole) Pair of black leather shoes with laces ...Items issued to Malcolm AngusPair of black leather shoes with lacesShoes Black R. Angus 1. “850495” .2 “857895” “Dunlop Wearite Ducan” (on sole)costume - footwear, uniforms, shoes -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
RAAF Black Patent Shoes, 1993
Donated by CPL Bramley who was in charge of our Catafalque Party 2006.Black Patent, Leather Upper, Rubber Sole.86008 796 8Cfootwear -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Clothing - Shoes - Ladies Dress shoes, Buckley & Nunn Ltd, n.d
Part of Graham Collection, donated by the Family of Misses Mary and Edith Maude Graham, of 4 Blair Street, Portland. Displayed at History House.Brown satin-covered shoes. Embroidered pattern of flowers over surface. Cotton-reel heel. Large oval button on front with decorative pattern of polished faceted metal.Front: (left) 38 (sole of shoe) (right) 94 (sole of shoe) Inside: Made in England for Buckley & Nunn Ltd, Paris. Melbourne London. (gold text on leather sole lining) -
Dunkeld Museum Inc.
Boots, Riding
Brown leather riding boots, with hourglass shaped motif tooled 7 stitched on both sides of upper leg. Leather sole with separate layer of leather to form shoe upper stitched to leg section. Wooden inserts are positioned inside the leg upper sections with separate wedge shaped insert that can be withdrawn or inserted to apply pressure to retain leg shape.boots -
Derrinallum and Lismore Community Association - History Group
Boot, c.1870
This boot was found hidden in an alcove in a chimney in one of the first houses built in Lismore Victoria during the mid 1860's. The house belonged to scottish born George Ireland Skene who settled in Lismore in mid 1857 with his wife Elizabeth (nee Nelson) and two young children. November 1857 George had built the first blacksmith shop in Grey Street Lismore and then built his house behind the smithy's. Hiding boots in chimneys is well doucumented in folklore. Old brown leather left foot childs boot. In poor condition the leather has dried out and the front centre of the boot along the eyelets has curled into the inside of boot. The holes are in tact but the laces are missing so is the tounge. The leather is stained with a white powder mildrew. The sole and heel has perished and there is a hole in the toe area.boot, shoe, leather, folklore, concealed, chimneys, hidden, magic -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Footwear - Boots, Bedggood and Company, n.d
Charles French was a shoe shop in Portland located on Percy Street. Advertised in the Portland Guardian in April 1916. This Melbourne firm of shoe manufacturers was founded in 1854 by Daniel Bedggood. On arrival from England he set up a business in Richmond, Victoria to make working boots. He later began importing English footwear. When branches were opened throughout Australia and business increased, the partnership, which included his three sons, was extended. The company was run by Bedggood's son John from the 1870s until 1911, then by John's son Daniel and later Horace Bedggood, as chairman of directors of Bedggood and Co. The company was deregistered on 21 July 1965.Pair of ladies lace-up boots, foot and heel white kid, top of boots white canvas, metal eyelets, white with brown leather strip as support also brown leather strip around inside top of boots. From Charles French's shop. Shoes made by Bedggood shoes. c) White cardboard box, 'Premier Brand' label on front, lidFront: Inside top of each boot '5E 352' Back: On sole of each boot, manufacturer's stampfemale fashion, womens wear, boots, charles french, portland business -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Shoes - Slippers
sourced from local resident of Kiewa Valley Mr David Barton. As theses shoes are from Turkey and from the period of the early 1900s they may have been bought back from that country as a souvenir after WWI. Members of the Barton family went to WWI . Manufacture of slippers circa 1920s and represents early Turkish style .These slippers are considered rare due to the intricate workmanship in leather. They have historical and good Provence significance due to being donated by a local man who possibly bought them back from WWI . Two brown slippers, left and right foot. Leather soles and gold patterned (circle and fish like) embroidered uppers. A long, 13cm leather strip upward curled, extension fastened at tip of sole. Back of heel extended to a pointPatterned front toe,side arch and heel. Markings may represent water ,four fish and fish traps -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Footwear - Child's boot, 1940s
This small shoe (or boot) was found at Rosebrook, a small settlement between Warrnambool and Port Fairy, after the 1946 Western District floods. These floods are regarded as the worst in the history of European settlement in the Western District. At least five lives were lost, many small settlements and towns were isolated resulting in food shortages, onion and potato crops were ruined, 20 bridges were destroyed or damaged, roads were swept away, hundreds of farm animals perished and road and rail services were disrupted. The floods were the result of a very high rainfall in five successive days (658 points of rain in one 24 hours) and there was more flooding a week after the first major impact of the rains. A link to a major weather event in the South west.This is a small child’s brown shoe made of leather with a lace-up upper part (no laces) and a leather sole. The sides of the upper part of the shoe have broken away at the edges. As the shoe has been water-logged (it was found after the 1946 Western District floods) it has become hard and brittle. warrnambool, rosebrook western district floods, 1946, 1940's shoe -
Orbost & District Historical Society
boots, 1920's-1940's
These boots are an example of a successful Australian product which has been continuously manufactured since the early 20th century.A pair of men's black leather work boots. They have steel toe caps and steel edging on the heel. There are 6 X 2 eyelets.There is a wooden sole studded leather. reinforcements. On the sole is a shoe shape with "Rossi" on the sole and "Shoes Made by Rossiter's LTD ALL LEATHER SOLE" on the heel.boots footwear -
Orbost & District Historical Society
child's boots and hook, late 19th -early 20th century
These were probably worn by a young girl as most girls wore side-button boots while the boys wore front-laced ones. The buttonhook was used to facilitate the closing of shoes, gloves or other apparel that uses buttons as fasteners. To use, the hook end is inserted through the buttonhole to capture the button by the shank and draw it through the opening.This item reflects the footwear fashion worn by children in the late 19th to early 20th century.Two small black leather boots. They are side buttoning boots with seven buttons (left boot is missing two). The button hook is metal.On sole : size 6footwear shoes boots -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Footwear - Boots, 1900s
Boots are believed to be one of the earliest shoes created when the evolution of footwear had begun. Boots form the building blocks of modern footwear which were merely a two-piece unit covering the foot and lower leg, a century ago. Throughout history, the importance of boots has been about fulfilling the needs of the wearer to be in sync with the prevailing culture. Boots were initially made of various materials like cotton, wool, silk, fur, felt, and leather (including caribou hide and sealskin. Around1000 B.C.E., men wore simple boots made of untanned leather with the fur turned in against the leg to keep it warm. These baglike boots were simple in design and then leashed to the leg by just a thong of leather. A mass produced pair of children's boots from the first quarter of the 20th century no significance other than the items age giving a snapshot into footwear of the period. Boots are unable to be linked to a significant person, family or event.One pair of Antique Victorian/Edwardian young boys-young girls shoes / boots. The boots are a black leather which lace up the front, laces missing bottom soles are leatherNoneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, boots, children's boots, footware -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: SHOES, 1960s
Men's black leather shoes with pointed toes. Six eyelets. Black laces. 4 cm heel. Punched hole pattern on either side of tongue. Stitch pattern from tongue to tip of toe. Label on inner lining of sole 'Fractional fittings Thomas Dixon Sanitized.' Metal heel caps on both heels. Owned by Phillip Ellison -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - BLACK PATENT SHOES - ONE PAIR, 1950's to present day
Clothing. One pair child's black patent leather court shoes. Trimmed with a black patent bow. Flat heel.On sole: Vinyl sole, F&T Footwear; sale by ANCO inside: Knightcostume, children's, shoes -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Shoes, female, West Brook Masor Pty Ltd
Back high heel 'court' style shoe, with pattern on toe and stitching on sides.7C Sipanna by West Brook. Made by West Brook Masor Pty Ltd. Leather sole.