Wooden Plaque with insignia of Royal Australian Navy BandRoyal Australian Navy Bandroyal australian navy band

This item commemorates the War in Vietnam (1962 - 1972)A vinyl record titled "Lest We Forget". The cover of the album shows navy personnel in formation playing various instruments with the shrine of Remembrance in the background. Lest We Forget/The Royal Australian/Navy Bandnavy band, the royal australian navy band, vietnam

A wooden shield with metal insignia , In the middle of the igsignia there is a silver on white background and a lyre on a blue backround. The writing on the shield is Royal Australian Navy Band and Serving In HrmonyRoyal Australian Navy Band and Serving In Harmonyshield, hmas cerberus, cerberus collection

Black and gold.H.M.A.S. CERBERUS

World War 2 Naval uniformBlack hat band with HMS "Repulse" printed in gold ink.HMS REPULSEnavy

Navy Felt Stewards Brimmed Hat with 1.5cm wide ribbed navy band with a tab. 2.5cm wide ribbed cotton ribbon navy band inside hat

Photos of Badge Day in Melbourne's City Square (corner of Swanston and Collins Streets) where the Victoria Naval Band is playing on 7 September 1990. There are statues promoting a sporting event in the background (Commonwealth games perhaps). A man in an old Naval uniform is watching and is later on a boat in the Yarra River with President Tony Norris. Part of a Legacy Appeal Week promotion in 1990. Also photos showing a tank in the City Square and a view along Swantson st with Legacy flags on the flag poles. Can see how much the City Square and Swanston St has changed since 1990. Similar to 00491 but there are slight variations so different years. Two of these photos were featured in the 1990 President's Report that was published with the Annual Report, it identifies the man in old Naval costume as Commander Mike Lehan. The article also says: 'On Badge Day, the public of Melbourne responded magnificently to Legacy's call for financial assistance. Our Annual Badge Appeal raised $470,000. given the depressed economy and hard times within the community, Legacy was humbled by the generosity of the community and donations from Bequests totalled $193,966 and a further $111,000 was received from Philanthropic Trusts and Foundations. This year were were overwhelmed by the support of serving members of the Army, Navy and Air Force who assisted Legacy as never before for which we are most grateful.'A record of Legacy being promoted for Legacy Week and being helped by the Armed Services in their fundraising .Colour photo x 16 of Badge Day in the city square with a Navy band.Hand-written on paper label in blue pen 'Badge Appeal - City Activities. 1990 7 Sept. S. Howard'legacy appeal, fundraising, legacy week

Female white Port Fairy Bowl's Hat with navy band and silver and blue badge.Headband - Navy blue with 4 air holes and "Port Fairy" embroidered in white Badge - LBA VICTORIA with foliagejanwilley, bowls, port fairy, bowling club

White with Navy Tally BandInside hat: Australian Government Clothing Factory - IDENT No: 8405.66.075.6073 Vic 1988 RAN Size 59

Cap sailors with Royal Australian Navy tally bandheadgear, ww2, ran

The Geelong Naval Reserve Band was active in the early 1900's. Having been formed and reformed many times, the band consolidated its presence in the town and performed at many concerts and parades. There were a number of brass bands in Geelong at the time.This photo represents one of the earliest pictures of this band. It isn't a well-known band in Victoria so any information on the band is scarce. However, activities of the band were noted in local Geelong newspapers.Rectangular black and white photograph mounted on card.W. H. Watts, Photogeelong naval reserve band, geelong, victoria, royal australian navy, brass band, geelong west brass band

NilBlack Navy tally band with a bow tied on the left side.HMAS CERBERUS

Donated by Mrs A Terrill, member of the Rutherglen Historical Society. Owned and used by her mother, Mrs CA StantonWhite enamel plate with navy blue band around outer edgeplates, kitchenware

Sash thought to have been worn by Clarendon Ladies College old collegian in 1910s. The sash was donated by Berenice McDade on behalf od Gladys Forsyth (CLC 1919) and Dorothy (Johns) Lawrence (CLC 1918). The sash is accopanied by two rolls of school ribbon featuring navy centre band with fine gold edge and white border. Wide silk sash featuring narrow black border, centre band of various widths of black and silver and wide side bands of navy blue. berenice-mcdade, gladys-forsyth, dorothy-johns-lawrence, uniform, sash, ribbon, 1910s, clarendon-ladies-college

In a black frame, seven hat bands from various units of Royal Australian Navy who served in Vietnam. The first is R.A.N. Band Vietnam and the last is R.A.N. Staff Office HQ Australian Force Vietnamran, cerberus collection, naval hat band, navy unit, ran units

The certificate of gratitude was present to Mr A Ransom by the Greek Government. It was awarded to Australian servicemen who served in Greece against overwhelming number of German air and land troops.Piece of white paper with black writing, enclosed in a brown wooden frame. Attached to document is a bronze medal with a stripped ribbon. One band of navy blue, one band of light blue and one band of navy blue.certificate of gratitude, mr a ransom, greek government, australian servicemen, greece, german air and land troops

Beret - Navy felt, ribboned band, Insignia Badge.Badge - Royal Australian Corps of Transport 'PAR ONERI'.passchendaele barracks trust, army beret, uniform

Australian Army Corps Flag. Vertical bands of yellow / navy / white. On central navy band a large star & laurel wreath around a mid blue circle bearing motto & monograms surmounted by a crown. Hanging edge is reinforced white canvas with khaki cord threaded through it with a loop at either end.PAR OMERI is printed in gold on a blue circle around ASC in centre. (Australian Service Corp).flags - military, army, service corp

Nil.4 x Royal Australian Navy tally bands from H.M.A.S. Cerberus, H.M.A.S. Torrens, H.M.A.S. Swan and H.M.A.S. Warrnambool.H.M.A.S. CERBERUS, H.M.A.S. TORRENS, H.M.A.S. SWAN and H.M.A.S. Warrnambool engraved in gold letters on hatbands.

ARP stands for Air Raid Precautions. Wardens in the United Kingdom during WWII wore these bands & were responsible for enforcing blackouts, directing civilians to air raid shelters & managing air raid sirens. Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details..1) White calico arm band secured with white elastic ARP printed in black on band. .2) Navy felt arm band secured with black elastic. ARP printed on black on band.air raids, precautions, accessories

3 photos of Speeches in front of Coles Store Main Street Crew marching followed by band in front of Stawell Electrics and Harding's Mensland Band marching in front of Stawell Electrics Honour Guard and Banner in front of Fine furnishing and Videoland Lower main Street Navy Band marching across Wimmera Street with Chris % Di's in corner store. Crew Crossing Wimmera Street Colour party in Mall Ten Colour photographs in plastic pocketsmilitary, navy

Australian Navy Tally bands for H.M.A.S., H.M.A.S. Sydney, H.M.A.S. Tobruk, H.M.A.S. Canderra, H.M.A.S. Vampire, H.M.A.S. Leeuwin, H.M.A.S. Cerberbus, Royal Australian Navy Tally Bands, for H.M.A.S., H.M.A.S. Sydney, H.M.A.S. Tobruk, H.M.A.S. Canderra, H.M.A.S. Vampire, H.M.A.S. Leeuwin, H.M.A.S. Cerberbus,Sailors cap cloth Band, known as a Tally Band, a collection of: - H.M.A.S., H.M.A.S. Sydney, H.M.A.S. Tobruk, H.M.A.S. Canderra, H.M.A.S. Vampire, H.M.A.S. Leeuwin, HMAS Vampire H.M.A.S. Cerberbus, mounted in a wooden and glass display frame.Cloth Tally bands, mounted in a wooden and glass display frame.tally bands

Part of a selection of garments knitted by ‘Tina Knitwear’. Tina Knitwear was a successful made to order knitwear business in Brighton from the mid-1960s to around 2010, run by Assunta and Franco Liburti. Daughter Melissa Persi writes: Our parents Assunta (Mum) and Franco (Dad) Liburti ran a successful made to order knitwear business in Brighton from the mid-1960s to around 2010. Assunta was affectionately known to her family as Assuntina, therefore the business was named "Tina Knitwear" after her. Assunta and Franco were born in the beautiful seaside town of Terracina in Italy in 1933 and 1930 respectively. As was so common in Italy in the 1950s, Assunta who was in her late teens and early twenties learnt the intricate skills of machine knitting, dressmaking and pattern making. Franco on the other hand, learnt the building trade with his 2 brothers and specialised in bricklaying and tiling. As was so common after the war, Assunta and Franco yearned for a better life so they decided that they would get engaged and then migrate to Australia to be married and raise their family in Australia, a land of much opportunity which they no longer felt their beloved Italy held for them. Assunta migrated to Australia first in 1957 and later Franco joined her in 1958 where they were married. For the first few years, Franco (also known as Frank) worked as bricklayer /tiler on buildings such as the Robert Menzies building at Monash University in Clayton and various buildings in the Melbourne CBD. Assunta on the other hand put her machine knitting skills to use working in factories doing piece machine knitting for various knitwear companies. The hours were long, the conditions were difficult, and travel was onerous without a car. After their 2 older children were born, it was decided that dad would leave the building trade and they would start their own made to order knitwear business. That way they could work from home and raise their family together. Mum taught dad everything he needed to know so he could operate the knitwear machinery. They purchased COPPO knitting machines from Italy and a Linking machine from Germany. Initially they had a knitwear shopfront in Bay Street Brighton where a store assistant would take the orders and client’s measurements and Assunta would then make the garments from a small workshop in their home. Unfortunately, the assistants were not skilled dressmakers and often measurements and orders were incorrectly taken. Assunta being the perfectionist and highly skilled machinist that she was, decided that she needed to oversee the entire process from meeting the client, to taking their order, right thru to the fittings and completion of the garment. It therefore made sense that they should close the shop front and run their business from their own home in Brighton and hence “Tina Knitwear” was born. Together, for more than 40 years they ran their very respected and successful business and were well known in the Bayside area. They specialised in made to order knitwear for both men and women using mainly pure wool (from Patons, Wangaratta Mills, Japan and Italy) but also lurex and estacel. Over those years, many of their clients became their close friends. It wasn't unusual for clients to come to order garments and then end up in the kitchen chatting over a cup of Italian espresso coffee and homemade biscuits. Some of their clients were especially memorable and became lifelong friends. Mrs Connell was a dear friend of mum’s, each year she would buy tickets for the “Gown of the Year” fashion show. She would insist on taking Assunta and her 2 daughters so that we could see the latest fashions. Then there was their dear friend Ms Griffiths. She had been a Matron nurse at the Queen Victoria Hospital when she met my parents in the 1970s. She returned to live in New Zealand in the 1980s but came back to Melbourne every year to stay for 2 weeks with the sole purpose of visiting my parents (she adored them) and order garments. For those 2 solid weeks, mum and dad would only knit for Ms Griffiths and she would go back to New Zealand with at least 5 or 6 new outfits. I actually think she enjoyed mum’s homemade pasta almost as much as her new clothes! Over the years, my parents learnt to speak English very well given that majority of their clients were not Italian speaking. Their oldest child John born in 1960 learnt to speak English with the help of those clients who were such a big part of our childhood. Mum and dad always went above and beyond to ensure their clients were satisfied. Mum was an absolute perfectionist and it showed in her attention to detail and the quality of their beautiful work. You only need to look at the garments that have stood the test of time or speak to their clients to know that this is true. Their clients would always comment on how well their clothes would last and much of their clients came via word of mouth and recommendations. Occasionally there would be disagreements because mum had found an error in dad's knitting (either a wrong stitch or a sizing mistake mainly) and would ask him to redo a piece, he would argue back saying that it was fine, but we always knew who would win the argument and that the piece would get remade! Similarly, we recall discussions where mum would ask dad to find a particular colour of wool in the garage where the stock was kept. He would try to convince her that they were out of stock of that colour and that the client should choose a different colour. She would insist they had it and then after hours of searching, he would return into the house sheepishly holding the wool! Our childhood is full of beautiful memories of mum and dad always being present, clients coming and going, mum humming her favourite songs as she worked often late into the night and sometimes, we even fell asleep to the hum of the machinery. They put their heart and soul into "Tina Knitwear" and took pride in providing only the best quality garments for their clients. In Italian there is a saying “lei ha le mani d’oro” which literally translated means “she has hands of gold”. Franco enjoyed his work but for Assunta, it was more than just work and there is no better way to describe her skills, passion and dedication to her machine knitting… she truly did have “hands of gold”. We will forever be grateful that our parents’ life journey gave us the opportunity to live in a home filled with creativity, dedication and passion, amazing work ethic and mutual respect, lifelong friendships and a lifetime of love. Red wide ribbed pleated skirt with a plain yoke, navy blue band at bottom edge and elasticated waistband. A purple x is located inside to mark centre back of skirt.knitwear, clothing, italy, migrants, brighton, knitting machine, linking machine, garments, business, family, community

This hat was worn by D. P. Bright, whilst serving in the Royal Australian Navy, presumably on the H.M.A.S. Leeuwin.Sailor's hat with removable ribbon which sits on exterior band with machine embroidered inscriptions, tied in a bow at the back. Hat is piqued, stiffened white cotton with two white eyelets on both left and right side. Dark navy band on exterior with brown leather lining on the interior, with cotton bow on interior back. On interior of hat, the hat contains a plastic lining on which there is an inscription. On either side of the inscription is a strip of beige coloured cotton lining in the shape of a semi circle (see photos).On ribbon, "H.M.A.S. LEEUWIN" On interior, "BRIGHT. D.P. HONDEN"; crossed out is the inscription "D.P. BRIGHT" Manufacturer's label reads "HILLS HATS PTY.LTD./SYDNEY N.S.W. 1972/R.A.N. 20476 6 5/8 /No./NAME/MADE IN AUSTRALIA"royal australian navy, navy, sailor, leeuwin, melville, cape leeuwin