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Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 53, August 1992 to October 1992
... mechanics show their skill... smb committed to enrichment disability week mechanics show ...Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 6 August 1992 to 28 October 1992.Book with green cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, donna tregenza, kim raynor, sharren galvin, studies pay off, victorian budgetgains short lived, tafe week, l f j hillman medal, smb training restaurant, tafe students' travelling show, horticultural work offered to jobless, michael kern, michael murphy, first and second in vacc awards, clinton miller mechanical design drafting, cultural instructors' course graduates, staff and students reunion, smb committed to enrichment, disability week, mechanics show their skill, work skill competition, disabled cam make a difference, top apprentices out of work, shelley robinsonwins award, lindy wuestewald cocktail winner, sculpture exhibition, paul robert donald, winner of hillman award, bill gribble new smb council president, paul donald apprentice of the year -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 27, June 1986 to 30 August 1986
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 7 June 1986 to 30 August 1986.Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, fire hazard-memorial theatre, new women's skill program at smb, colin mccurry, funding delay hampers theatre repair, work skill newsletter, minister for the arts, race mathews, royal south street society, president peter barwood, secretary stan hooper, john snowden, smb school of performing arts, jared dickson student, smb fitness program older adults, lee-anne law, rehabilitation after accident, geoff browning hairdressing department, young workers show their skills, governor praises smb buildings, davis mccaughey, e j tippett, official opening, e j tippett learning resource centre, catering and hospitality, kay mcfarlane, david boyle, women's theatre, patrick kirby boilermaker, most skilful 10 chosen, andrew wardell apprentice of the year, bcae celebrations, ballarat college of advanced education, theatre funding restoration, dino procaccino, richard goss, tops at their trade, safety contribution, changing role of women, christine pearce welding, laurelle pearse welding, amanda burns drafting, michelle scott drafting, small business course at smb, jack barker to retire, sebastopol technical school 25 years, ballarat group apprenticeship schemme, electrical mechanics david thomson and ron irwin, panel beaters glenn virgo and geoffrey mason, motor mechanics alex bond and mark lewis, fund-raising by hairdressing students for new salon, annette evans and suzanne gandur, smb performing arts, mellissa bone photography prize, david stoddart cookery course at smb, nelson thomas and jamie holloway reiv scholarship winners, building work on schedule, literacy course for adults -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Sampler - framed, 1820 (estimated)
A colourful sampler worked in Scotland about 1820 by Ursula Blair, who was only 12 years old. Donated from the estate of Elsie Cooke. Elsie Cooke lived all her life in Gippsland,. She was born at Brodribb in 1895 and died in 1970, Elsie Cooke lived at Bruthen for a short time and, in 1937, moved to live with her aunt, Miss Jean Munro. Miss Cooke was Librarian at the Mechanics Institute for many years. Kindness and consideration for other were Miss Cooke’s attributes and she endeared herself to all who knew her. She was a loyal member of the Presbyterian Church and a stalwart of the Ladies’ Guild, an energetic worker for the Municipal Auxiliary and a member of the Red Cross. The Blair connection is from the Munro family -maternal side.This item shows the needlework skills which were being taught to young girls in preparation for their duties as wives.A colourful sampler showing numbers and letters, a house and garden in plain gold/brown frame. Sampler is in a wooden frame with glass front.sampler handcrafts needlework -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing - Baby socks silk c1930, c1930
These baby's silk socks x2 were made by a member of Gladys Reed's family c1930 in Moorabbin Shire and show the needlework skills .of residents . Gladys Reed was a member of the Ormond Choral Society c 1950 that performed plays and musicals in the the City of Moorabbin These baby's silk socks x2 were made by a member of Gladys Reed's family c1930 in Moorabbin Shire and show the needlework skills .of residents 1 pair x Finely hand knitted cream silk baby socks . Sole of foot is plain with decorative stitches on upper foot and leg. clothing, craftwork, silk, baby wear, early settlers, moorabbin shire, mechanics institute cheltenham, ormond choral society, postworld war 11 settlers, housing estates moorabbin 1950, bentleigh, ormond, moorabbin, cheltenham, drama societies, musical society cheltenham, clark judy, reed gladys, reed george