A ceramic pie funnel was a hollow ceramic tool that bakers and home cooks placed in the centre of pies to prevent the contents bubbling over. The hollow core allowed steam to escape during baking leaving the pie crust as light and flaky inside as on the surface. They came in a variety of shapes and sizes. This pie funnel was produced by Thomas M Nutbrown who started manufacturing kitchenware in 1927 from his factory on Walker Street, Blackpool. He registered the company in 1932 and over the following years his company was exporting goods all over the world. His company pioneered many unseen kitchen gadgets and utensils onto the market and had many products patented. The company closed in 1988.This item was typical of kitchenware used widely in the early twentieth century when a broader range of food items were home cooked.A ceramic pie funnel in the shape of an elephant. This is marked “NUTBROWN PIE FUNNEL Made in England” and was made by a company called Thomas M. Nutbrown Ltd of Blackpool. It also has a registered design number which is a little indistinct but is probably No 860928. It dates from the 1930’s and is in very good condition.On side of elephant in black ink "NUTBROWN/ PIE FUNNEL/ Made in England/ Reg. No 860928"domestic appliances, pie funnel, kitchenware early 20th century

This pie funnel is a hollow ceramic device and is shaped like a funnel or chimney. It is used for supporting or venting a pie. Beige/stippled.The improved popular pie funnel. Carries away the steam and leaves the pie crust as light and flakey inside as on the surface. Foy & Gibson Pty Ltd, Collingwood. (green printing). pie funnel, baking implements, foy & gibson pty ltd

Gillies Bros Timeline 1929 Leslie Graham Gillies is born on July 12, 1929 in Charlton, Victoria, son of Donald John and Agnes Maud Gillies. 1943 At age 14, Les Gillies goes to work at the Aunt Sally Milk Bar. His employer is Les McClure of Dad’n’Dave Café and Four’n’Twenty pie fame. 1950 Les Gillies, with brothers Alan and Norm, opens a bakery and the Rosebud Tea Rooms in Mitchell Street, Bendigo. 1951 The Gillies brothers. open on the corner of Hargreaves and Mitchell Streets. Over fifty six years of trading this corner becomes known as the Gillies Pie corner. The brothers also run the Kentucky Café from this site. 1954 Les Gillies marries 3CV radio announcer, Yvonne Smith. 1958 The Gillies brothers purchase the Black Swan Hotel in McCrae Street and turn it into a factory and retail outlet. 1976 The Gillies brothers open up a new factory in Garsed Street, Bendigo. 1985 The Gillies brothers purchase Kay’s Cakes in Geelong and the pie making part of the business relocates to Geelong. The Garsed Street factory is used for packaging and distribution. 2007- The Gillies business is sold. The Pie corner changes hands and the Garsed Street factory becomes empty. 2015- Les Gillies passes away at the age of 86 years. 2026 The Garsed Street factory is empty and derelict. The pie window in Hargreaves Street is still operating under the banner of the ‘Bendigo Original Pie Shop’.A4 artwork in colour for Gillies Famous Pies in three different styles, printed in red and green: 11305.19A artwork detailed for two pie bags for Gillies Famous Pies 11305.19B artwork a third pie bag for Gillies Famous Pies gillies, business history

These vintage metal oval shaped pie dishes were used in the kitchen for baking pies in the 1900's. They are moulded from one piece of metal to form the shape.Eight vintage metal oval shaped pie dishes for use in the kitchen for baking pies. They have a lip at the top to keep the pie filling within the pastry shell. They are moulded from one piece of metal to form the shape.cooking equipment, cooking dishes, baking dishes, kitchenware, pie dishes, pie tins

Pies with top crusts need to be vented, to allow steam to escape. Funnel-style steam vents have been placed in the centre of fruit and meat pies during cooking since Victorian times. Pie funnels were used to prevent pie filling from boiling up and leaking through the crust by allowing steam to escape from inside the pie. They also supported the pastry crust in the centre of the pie, so that it did not sag in the middle, and are occasionally known as 'crust holders'. Older ovens had more problems with uniform heating, and the pie funnel prevented boil-over in pie cooking. The traditional inverted funnels, with arches on the bottom for steam to enter, were followed by ceramic birds; and from the 1940s they have been produced in a multitude of designs. Creigiau Pottery of South Wales produced a 'Welsh Pie Dragon' in copper lustreware. This trend has been particularly noticeable in recent times, due to their increasing popularity as gifts and collectors' items rather than simply utilitarian kitchen tools. Adapted from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_birdThis item shows how a simple object can provide a significant improvement of the final product.Pie Funnel, ceramic white glaze with scalloped edges.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pie funnel, ceramics, cooking

Gillies Bros Timeline 1929 Leslie Graham Gillies is born on July 12, 1929 in Charlton, Victoria, son of Donald John and Agnes Maud Gillies. 1943 At age 14, Les Gillies goes to work at the Aunt Sally Milk Bar. His employer is Les McClure of Dad’n’Dave Café and Four’n’Twenty pie fame. 1950 Les Gillies, with brothers Alan and Norm, opens a bakery and the Rosebud Tea Rooms in Mitchell Street, Bendigo. 1951 The Gillies brothers. open on the corner of Hargreaves and Mitchell Streets. Over fifty six years of trading this corner becomes known as the Gillies Pie corner. The brothers also run the Kentucky Café from this site. 1954 Les Gillies marries 3CV radio announcer, Yvonne Smith. 1958 The Gillies brothers purchase the Black Swan Hotel in McCrae Street and turn it into a factory and retail outlet. 1976 The Gillies brothers open up a new factory in Garsed Street, Bendigo. 1985 The Gillies brothers purchase Kay’s Cakes in Geelong and the pie making part of the business relocates to Geelong. The Garsed Street factory is used for packaging and distribution. 2007- The Gillies business is sold. The Pie corner changes hands and the Garsed Street factory becomes empty. 2015- Les Gillies passes away at the age of 86 years. 2026 The Garsed Street factory is empty and derelict. The pie window in Hargreaves Street is still operating under the banner of the ‘Bendigo Original Pie Shop’.Two sheets of colour adverrtiesements for Gillies Pies: 11305.15A An A4 sheet of colour printed advertisements for "Gillies Pies and Pasties" recommended by: * The Terminus Milk Bar * Newstead Store * Seymour Cnr Store; and * One for Gillies Pies for: Pies, Pasties and Sausage rolls 11305.15B colour is-shop menu for Gillies Famous Piesgillies, business history

Gillies Bros Timeline 1929 Leslie Graham Gillies is born on July 12, 1929 in Charlton, Victoria, son of Donald John and Agnes Maud Gillies. 1943 At age 14, Les Gillies goes to work at the Aunt Sally Milk Bar. His employer is Les McClure of Dad’n’Dave Café and Four’n’Twenty pie fame. 1950 Les Gillies, with brothers Alan and Norm, opens a bakery and the Rosebud Tea Rooms in Mitchell Street, Bendigo. 1951 The Gillies brothers. open on the corner of Hargreaves and Mitchell Streets. Over fifty six years of trading this corner becomes known as the Gillies Pie corner. The brothers also run the Kentucky Café from this site. 1954 Les Gillies marries 3CV radio announcer, Yvonne Smith. 1958 The Gillies brothers purchase the Black Swan Hotel in McCrae Street and turn it into a factory and retail outlet. 1976 The Gillies brothers open up a new factory in Garsed Street, Bendigo. 1985 The Gillies brothers purchase Kay’s Cakes in Geelong and the pie making part of the business relocates to Geelong. The Garsed Street factory is used for packaging and distribution. 2007- The Gillies business is sold. The Pie corner changes hands and the Garsed Street factory becomes empty. 2015- Les Gillies passes away at the age of 86 years. 2026 The Garsed Street factory is empty and derelict. The pie window in Hargreaves Street is still operating under the banner of the ‘Bendigo Original Pie Shop’.A4 artwork in colour for advertisements for Gillies Famous Pies 11305.18A Simple advisement details Gillies Famous Pies with smiling boy's face about to bite into a steaming pie, printed in red and green 11305.18B artwork for Gillies Famous Pies includes the "smiling boy about to eat a steaming hot pie", printed in B&W. gillies, business history

Gillies Bros Timeline 1929 Leslie Graham Gillies is born on July 12, 1929 in Charlton, Victoria, son of Donald John and Agnes Maud Gillies. 1943 At age 14, Les Gillies goes to work at the Aunt Sally Milk Bar. His employer is Les McClure of Dad’n’Dave Café and Four’n’Twenty pie fame. 1950 Les Gillies, with brothers Alan and Norm, opens a bakery and the Rosebud Tea Rooms in Mitchell Street, Bendigo. 1951 The Gillies brothers. open on the corner of Hargreaves and Mitchell Streets. Over fifty six years of trading this corner becomes known as the Gillies Pie corner. The brothers also run the Kentucky Café from this site. 1954 Les Gillies marries 3CV radio announcer, Yvonne Smith. 1958 The Gillies brothers purchase the Black Swan Hotel in McCrae Street and turn it into a factory and retail outlet. 1976 The Gillies brothers open up a new factory in Garsed Street, Bendigo. 1985 The Gillies brothers purchase Kay’s Cakes in Geelong and the pie making part of the business relocates to Geelong. The Garsed Street factory is used for packaging and distribution. 2007- The Gillies business is sold. The Pie corner changes hands and the Garsed Street factory becomes empty. 2015- Les Gillies passes away at the age of 86 years. 2026 The Garsed Street factory is empty and derelict. The pie window in Hargreaves Street is still operating under the banner of the ‘Bendigo Original Pie Shop’.Colour printed A4 advertisement for "Gillies Pies and Pasties" showing VFL footballer Tony Lockett (Plugger) eating a pie and being offered four more pies by 3 boys and a girlgillies, business history

Gillies Bros Timeline 1929 Leslie Graham Gillies is born on July 12, 1929 in Charlton, Victoria, son of Donald John and Agnes Maud Gillies. 1943 At age 14, Les Gillies goes to work at the Aunt Sally Milk Bar. His employer is Les McClure of Dad’n’Dave Café and Four’n’Twenty pie fame. 1950 Les Gillies, with brothers Alan and Norm, opens a bakery and the Rosebud Tea Rooms in Mitchell Street, Bendigo. 1951 The Gillies brothers. open on the corner of Hargreaves and Mitchell Streets. Over fifty six years of trading this corner becomes known as the Gillies Pie corner. The brothers also run the Kentucky Café from this site. 1954 Les Gillies marries 3CV radio announcer, Yvonne Smith. 1958 The Gillies brothers purchase the Black Swan Hotel in McCrae Street and turn it into a factory and retail outlet. 1976 The Gillies brothers open up a new factory in Garsed Street, Bendigo. 1985 The Gillies brothers purchase Kay’s Cakes in Geelong and the pie making part of the business relocates to Geelong. The Garsed Street factory is used for packaging and distribution. 2007- The Gillies business is sold. The Pie corner changes hands and the Garsed Street factory becomes empty. 2015- Les Gillies passes away at the age of 86 years. 2026 The Garsed Street factory is empty and derelict. The pie window in Hargreaves Street is still operating under the banner of the ‘Bendigo Original Pie Shop’.A4 artwork in colour for advertisements for Gillies Pies, Pasties and Cakes; printed in black, red and blue: 11305.17A Simple advisement details Gillies PIES PASTIES AND CAKES with a smiling boy about to eat a steaming hot pie. 11305.17B artwork for the "smiling boy about to eat a steaming hot pie", in blue. gillies, business history

A pie funnel is a hollow ceramic tool that bakers place in the center of pies to prevent bubbling over. They can also be called pie vents, because that hollow core allows steam to escape during baking. Thomas M Nutbrown started manufacturing kitchenware in 1927 from his factory on Walker Street, Blackpool. He registered the company in 1932 and over the following years his company was exporting goods all over the world. His company pioneered many unseen kitchen gadgets and utensils onto the market and had many products patented. Today Nutbrown continues original techniques and craftsmanship to produce kitchenware that give its products a distinctive character.A kitchen item that in the 1930s was a unique addition to any housewives kitchen from a UK company that is still producing these types of products today. Pie Funnel, ceramic white glaze, "Nutbrown" printed on side.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pie funnel, porcelain pie funnel, baking utensil, cooking equipment, kitchenware, nutbrown pie funnel, nutbrown

Gillies Bros Timeline 1929 Leslie Graham Gillies is born on July 12, 1929 in Charlton, Victoria, son of Donald John and Agnes Maud Gillies. 1943 At age 14, Les Gillies goes to work at the Aunt Sally Milk Bar. His employer is Les McClure of Dad’n’Dave Café and Four’n’Twenty pie fame. 1950 Les Gillies, with brothers Alan and Norm, opens a bakery and the Rosebud Tea Rooms in Mitchell Street, Bendigo. 1951 The Gillies brothers. open on the corner of Hargreaves and Mitchell Streets. Over fifty six years of trading this corner becomes known as the Gillies Pie corner. The brothers also run the Kentucky Café from this site. 1954 Les Gillies marries 3CV radio announcer, Yvonne Smith. 1958 The Gillies brothers purchase the Black Swan Hotel in McCrae Street and turn it into a factory and retail outlet. 1976 The Gillies brothers open up a new factory in Garsed Street, Bendigo. 1985 The Gillies brothers purchase Kay’s Cakes in Geelong and the pie making part of the business relocates to Geelong. The Garsed Street factory is used for packaging and distribution. 2007- The Gillies business is sold. The Pie corner changes hands and the Garsed Street factory becomes empty. 2015- Les Gillies passes away at the age of 86 years. 2026 The Garsed Street factory is empty and derelict. The pie window in Hargreaves Street is still operating under the banner of the ‘Bendigo Original Pie Shop’.An A4 colour advertisements for Gillies Famous Pies printed in blue, red, yellow and brown: 11305.16A advertisement for Gillies Famous Pies at Maiden Gully General Store. 11305.16B reverse of advisement showing the in-shop menu of Gillies products. gillies, business history

Jack Lockett lived to the age of 11 years. This photograph was taken on his 103rd birthday 1994.Black and white photograph of Jack Lockett on his 103rd birthday. Photograph by the Bendigo Advertiser and cake donated by Gillies Pies.'Jack Lockett. 103 years. Taken by Bendigo Advertiser. In Mon 24th paper 1994. Born 22nd Jan 1891. Birthday cake donated by Gillies Pies'jack lockett, world war 1, 103rd birthday, bendigo advertiser, gillies pies

Gillies Bros Timeline 1929 Leslie Graham Gillies is born on July 12, 1929 in Charlton, Victoria, son of Donald John and Agnes Maud Gillies. 1943 At age 14, Les Gillies goes to work at the Aunt Sally Milk Bar. His employer is Les McClure of Dad’n’Dave Café and Four’n’Twenty pie fame. 1950 Les Gillies, with brothers Alan and Norm, opens a bakery and the Rosebud Tea Rooms in Mitchell Street, Bendigo. 1951 The Gillies brothers. open on the corner of Hargreaves and Mitchell Streets. Over fifty six years of trading this corner becomes known as the Gillies Pie corner. The brothers also run the Kentucky Café from this site. 1954 Les Gillies marries 3CV radio announcer, Yvonne Smith. 1958 The Gillies brothers purchase the Black Swan Hotel in McCrae Street and turn it into a factory and retail outlet. 1976 The Gillies brothers open up a new factory in Garsed Street, Bendigo. 1985 The Gillies brothers purchase Kay’s Cakes in Geelong and the pie making part of the business relocates to Geelong. The Garsed Street factory is used for packaging and distribution. 2007- The Gillies business is sold. The Pie corner changes hands and the Garsed Street factory becomes empty. 2015- Les Gillies passes away at the age of 86 years. 2026 The Garsed Street factory is empty and derelict. The pie window in Hargreaves Street is still operating under the banner of the ‘Bendigo Original Pie Shop’.Five newspaper articles overing "The Gillies Story"; the articles are unattributed to any newspaper (but likely from the local Bendigo newspapers). Articles headed: 11305.10A "Gillies to offer a slice of their pie". The public soon will be able to buy shares in Gillies Food Industries Ltd, dated 6 July 1985. 11305.10B "Gillies job fears". Slice of the pie for sale. part two: "Gillies' factory may be sold soon". This article is adhered to light card. 11305.10C "End of an era as local icon sold". The landmark original Gillies Pie Shop has been sold, marked the end of an era for a Bendigo Icon. 11305.10D "Our Pie in the sky". Gillies pies are nearly as well known as the Bendigo dragon and the Bendigo Fountain. 11305.10E "if it's Gillies it's Good". Mention the Gillies report in Bendigo and one thing springs to mind - progress on the fortunes of Les Gillies, the man who is about to put "pie technology onto the second board.gillies, business history

These vintage metal mini round shaped pie dishes were used in the kitchen for baking pies or pastries in the 1900's. They are moulded from one piece of metal to form the shape. Willow Ware Australia Pty Ltd is currently located in Tullamarine. It is a great example of a company that began operating from the backyard of the family home, and has grown into a company exporting to over fifty countries.24 plain mini vintage metal round shaped pie dishes for use in the kitchen for baking pies tarts or pastries. They have a lip at the top to keep the pie filling within the pastry shell and an indented flat base. There are also six shallow round dishes of the same size with flat bases. 23 'Willow' mini round dishes have the manufacturer brand stamped on the flat base. They are moulded from one piece of metal to form the shape. In all there are 53 dishes.'Willow Made in Australia' is stamped on the base of the 23 dishes.cooking equipment, cooking dishes, baking dishes, kitchenware, pie dishes, pie tins

Gillies Bros Timeline 1929 Leslie Graham Gillies is born on July 12, 1929 in Charlton, Victoria, son of Donald John and Agnes Maud Gillies. 1943 At age 14, Les Gillies goes to work at the Aunt Sally Milk Bar. His employer is Les McClure of Dad’n’Dave Café and Four’n’Twenty pie fame. 1950 Les Gillies, with brothers Alan and Norm, opens a bakery and the Rosebud Tea Rooms in Mitchell Street, Bendigo. 1951 The Gillies brothers. open on the corner of Hargreaves and Mitchell Streets. Over fifty six years of trading this corner becomes known as the Gillies Pie corner. The brothers also run the Kentucky Café from this site. 1954 Les Gillies marries 3CV radio announcer, Yvonne Smith. 1958 The Gillies brothers purchase the Black Swan Hotel in McCrae Street and turn it into a factory and retail outlet. 1976 The Gillies brothers open up a new factory in Garsed Street, Bendigo. 1985 The Gillies brothers purchase Kay’s Cakes in Geelong and the pie making part of the business relocates to Geelong. The Garsed Street factory is used for packaging and distribution. 2007- The Gillies business is sold. The Pie corner changes hands and the Garsed Street factory becomes empty. 2015- Les Gillies passes away at the age of 86 years. 2026 The Garsed Street factory is empty and derelict. The pie window in Hargreaves Street is still operating under the banner of the ‘Bendigo Original Pie Shop’. Gillies Business cards and patches: 11305.1A Three styles of Gillies Bros. Pty. Ltd. business cards for both: * Garran Wilkinson (General Sales Manager/ Sales Representative, and Sales & Service) and for * Dean Wilkinson (Account Manager, Sales & Service Representative and Dean's Employee dentification card (Employee 1603)) 11305.1B Four coloured embroidered material patches: * Two Gillies Bros. patches one GB red embroidery on a grey uniform pocket and a coloured Gillies Famous Pie patch * A coloured PEPSI & a "7 UP it's cool to be clear" 11305.1C Gillies Famous Pies Family Meat pie coloured sticker, to be affixed to the clear packaging for the "family sized meat pie"gillies, advertising, gillies business cards, gillies product label

Gillies Pies was started by three brothers from Charlton, in central Victoria, Les, Alan and Norm Gillies who left their farm after the 1940s drought and headed to Bendigo to start anew. From their first small bakery in Mitchell Street, the brothers eventually went on to employ about 200 people with wholesale and retail locations spreading across the state and distribution including Melbourne.A double-sided sign, both sides are identical. A yellow sign with red writing, GILLES curved above the face of a boy eating a pie. GB. In blue writing, PIES & PASTIES. Baked Fresh Daily. There are three holes on each side for mounting.gilles pies, signs

Gillies Bros Timeline 1929 Leslie Graham Gillies is born on July 12, 1929 in Charlton, Victoria, son of Donald John and Agnes Maud Gillies. 1943 At age 14, Les Gillies goes to work at the Aunt Sally Milk Bar. His employer is Les McClure of Dad’n’Dave Café and Four’n’Twenty pie fame. 1950 Les Gillies, with brothers Alan and Norm, opens a bakery and the Rosebud Tea Rooms in Mitchell Street, Bendigo. 1951 The Gillies brothers. open on the corner of Hargreaves and Mitchell Streets. Over fifty six years of trading this corner becomes known as the Gillies Pie corner. The brothers also run the Kentucky Café from this site. 1954 Les Gillies marries 3CV radio announcer, Yvonne Smith. 1958 The Gillies brothers purchase the Black Swan Hotel in McCrae Street and turn it into a factory and retail outlet. 1976 The Gillies brothers open up a new factory in Garsed Street, Bendigo. 1985 The Gillies brothers purchase Kay’s Cakes in Geelong and the pie making part of the business relocates to Geelong. The Garsed Street factory is used for packaging and distribution. 2007- The Gillies business is sold. The Pie corner changes hands and the Garsed Street factory becomes empty. 2015- Les Gillies passes away at the age of 86 years. 2026 The Garsed Street factory is empty and derelict. The pie window in Hargreaves Street is still operating under the banner of the ‘Bendigo Original Pie Shop’. Gillies Pies Customers Newsletter entitled "Gillies newsletter", Food for Thought, June 1995 A4 blue sheet folded in half to provide three A5pages covering: * Options to place a daily order * Complaints * Sales and promotions suggestions, and ** Did you know: The good old "Aussie Meat Pie" originated from England and when the convicts and settlers arrived in Australia in the early years they brought with them the traditional food and ways of life.gillies, business history

Gillies Pies was started by three brothers from Charlton, in central Victoria, Les, Alan and Norm Gillies who left their farm after the 1940s drought and headed to Bendigo to start anew. From their first small bakery in Mitchell Street, the brothers eventually went on to employ about 200 people with wholesale and retail locations spreading across the state and distribution including Melbourne.A double-sided sign, both sides are identical. A white sign with black writing "GET ME A GILLES''. Red writing with blue shadows GILLES curved above the face of a boy eating a pie. GB PIES AND PASTIES There are three holes on each side for mounting.gilles pies, signs

Gillies Bros Timeline 1929 Leslie Graham Gillies is born on July 12, 1929 in Charlton, Victoria, son of Donald John and Agnes Maud Gillies. 1943 At age 14, Les Gillies goes to work at the Aunt Sally Milk Bar. His employer is Les McClure of Dad’n’Dave Café and Four’n’Twenty pie fame. 1950 Les Gillies, with brothers Alan and Norm, opens a bakery and the Rosebud Tea Rooms in Mitchell Street, Bendigo. 1951 The Gillies brothers. open on the corner of Hargreaves and Mitchell Streets. Over fifty six years of trading this corner becomes known as the Gillies Pie corner. The brothers also run the Kentucky Café from this site. 1954 Les Gillies marries 3CV radio announcer, Yvonne Smith. 1958 The Gillies brothers purchase the Black Swan Hotel in McCrae Street and turn it into a factory and retail outlet. 1976 The Gillies brothers open up a new factory in Garsed Street, Bendigo. 1985 The Gillies brothers purchase Kay’s Cakes in Geelong and the pie making part of the business relocates to Geelong. The Garsed Street factory is used for packaging and distribution. 2007- The Gillies business is sold. The Pie corner changes hands and the Garsed Street factory becomes empty. 2015- Les Gillies passes away at the age of 86 years. 2026 The Garsed Street factory is empty and derelict. The pie window in Hargreaves Street is still operating under the banner of the ‘Bendigo Original Pie Shop’.Three articles and cartoons from Bendigo Advertiser (undated) by Ian Glanville; related to Dick Turner, a local identity who was partial to Gillies pies. 11305.12A laminated copy of a composite cartoon showing Dick Turner's local interests as Mayor, sporting commentator and radio caller of local football matches and other interests. Includes reference to "Gillies pies the Pie that fills but does not kill" 11305.12B Two artilces: * 3BO advertisement acknowledging Dick Turner as "Ace Sporting Commentator celebrates his 25th consecutive Grand Final descripition tomorrow" * Composite of six cartoons of Dick Turner, showing his interests in local isssues 11305.12C A newspaper article shoing Dick Turner holding a football and unpires whistle, ready to call the football game.gillies, business history

Gillies Bros Timeline 1929 Leslie Graham Gillies is born on July 12, 1929 in Charlton, Victoria, son of Donald John and Agnes Maud Gillies. 1943 At age 14, Les Gillies goes to work at the Aunt Sally Milk Bar. His employer is Les McClure of Dad’n’Dave Café and Four’n’Twenty pie fame. 1950 Les Gillies, with brothers Alan and Norm, opens a bakery and the Rosebud Tea Rooms in Mitchell Street, Bendigo. 1951 The Gillies brothers. open on the corner of Hargreaves and Mitchell Streets. Over fifty six years of trading this corner becomes known as the Gillies Pie corner. The brothers also run the Kentucky Café from this site. 1954 Les Gillies marries 3CV radio announcer, Yvonne Smith. 1958 The Gillies brothers purchase the Black Swan Hotel in McCrae Street and turn it into a factory and retail outlet. 1976 The Gillies brothers open up a new factory in Garsed Street, Bendigo. 1985 The Gillies brothers purchase Kay’s Cakes in Geelong and the pie making part of the business relocates to Geelong. The Garsed Street factory is used for packaging and distribution. 2007- The Gillies business is sold. The Pie corner changes hands and the Garsed Street factory becomes empty. 2015- Les Gillies passes away at the age of 86 years. 2026 The Garsed Street factory is empty and derelict. The pie window in Hargreaves Street is still operating under the banner of the ‘Bendigo Original Pie Shop’. "Success in the Shape of a Gillies Meat Pie" Financial Review article 1990. Copy of an article published 7 May 1990 in the Financial Review, covering the rise and profitability of the Gillies Brothers' pastry business from beginnings in Bendigo to "three factories, 10 shops in rural Victoria and Melbourne". Photocopy over three A4 sheetsgillies, family matters

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This Pie Iron was used in the mid to late 1900's when stock, both cattle and sheep, were grazed on the Bogong High Plains. Providing meals for stockmen over open fires, even in log cabins in the Victorian Alpine region, was usually by a "camp cook" or a stockman designated "cook" from the Valley station/property. The use of "camping cooking utensils were a necessity and not a "weekend" affair. Stockmen could spend up to six weeks on the plains and all their cooking needs required had to "pack horsed" from the valley below. A scientific study started in 1947, to study the impact of grazing cattle on the natural Alpine and sub Alpine vegetation found grazing cattle had an adverse affect on the natural Alpine and sub alpine vegetation, and grazing on the plains was stopped by the Victorian Government in 2005.This item is highly significant to the Kiewa Valley as it demonstrates the kind of cooking utensils that were required for camp drafts in the Bogong High Plains environment. As the control of cattle and sheep in the High Plains was very demanding upon horse and rider, good "tucker" was a pre- requisite for a successful operation. As the time spent in this remote location was governed by the climatic condition maximum utilisation of the very good pastures in the High Plains was crucial to a successful and profitable season.This pie iron has two pie forms in horizontal configuration and both top and base rounded forms are connected at one end (Top) with pop rivet application. This application allows for the "opening" up of the two halves. The bodies are made from cast iron in a "cup" form and a metal rod and wooden handle extend to permit the opening of the two sides. The inner side of the "cups" are smooth which relates to pie requirements and not the jaffle/sandwich irons. A clasp metal "D" ring is installed at the end of one wooden handle (to keep the iron in the close/cooking position).camp fire cooking utensils, hot plate, cast iron cooking appliances, pie irons, jaffle irons, drovers kitchen

GB pies & Pasties waxed paper pie bag Sold by Gillies Bros., made in Bendigo Baked fresh daily Unused pie bag White paper bag, with blue & red printingnorm gillies, bendigo businesses

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Uniform issued to "Lee Palfrey". Refer Cat No Cat 102631. Jacket - Camouflage, desert style. This is a long sleeved jacket. Each sleeve has a medium size 'Cargo' pocket, held shut with 2 buttons. On the flap of each pocket is a Velcro patch. Above the left pocket is an oval Velcro patch, The front of the jacket is held shut with 6 buttons on left and right breast is a pocket with side zip closure. Above the right breast pocket is a Velcro patch. On the 'wrist' of each sleeve is a Velcro strap. 2. Trousers, camouflage, desert with a zip fly. Belt loops, Velcro. There is a left and right hip pocket held shut with a zip. The bottom of each leg has an elastic cord and toggle.2. Written on manufacturer's label is word "PIE".uniform, camouflage, iraq, lee palfrey

Paper bag advertising Gillies famous pie est.1950, Bendigo's original pie shop. Hargreaves Mall, Centro Kangaroo flat, Bendigo Marketplace. Black and red writing with logo of young boy eating a pie. On the back The Gillies History.bendigo, business, gillies bros

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