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University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPlant specimen - Pressed Plant Collection, Mary Connors (née Lee), Burnley College student pressed and hand decorated plant collection of 13 Families, 1952-1953
... Pressed Plant Collection ...Burnley College student pressed and hand decorated plant collection of 13 Families...Collection depicting 13 families. 2 A4 Lever arch files with 25.5 x 20.5 cm plain paper sheets 1 pressed plant to a page arranged by families. ...Burnley College student pressed and hand decorated plant collection of 13 Families Plant specimen Pressed Plant Collection Mary Connors (née Lee) ...Plant specimens collected and pressed by Mary Connors (née Lee) who graduated in 1953 with Certificate of Competency. Her daughter has rearranged the pages into 2 A4 lever arch ring binders. Collection depicting 13 families. 2 A4 Lever arch files with 25.5 x 20.5 cm plain paper sheets 1 pressed plant to a page arranged by families. Title page for each family with hand drawn and coloured examples. Specimens (faded) attached with cellotape. Some photocopied information sheets about certain families added after 1950's. Latin identification and Labels for 13 Plant families, Genus, Species, Common Name, Locality, Collector and Remarks. Some photocopied information sheets of plant families. A Proteaceae, Compositae, Leguminosae, Myrtaceae and B Orchidaceae, Graminaeae, Liliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Iridaceae, Cruciferae, Rosaceae, Solanaceae, Scrophulariaceae plant specimen, mary connors (née lee), 1953, student assignments, burnley college, certificate of comptency -
Federation University Historical CollectionPoster, Michael McBain, Cliff Beauglehole Plant Collection
... Cliff Beauglehole Plant Collection...collection...Ballarat Field Naturalists Club...plant...The club decided to hand over the plant collection to the University of Ballarat (now Federation University). ...Cliff Beauglehole Plant Collection Poster Michael McBain ...The Beauglehole Collection is held in the FedUni Science Herbarium (Mt Helen Y Building). Cliff Beauglehole (1920-2002) was an orchardist at Portland, Victoria. Over his lifetime he collected over 90,000 plant specimens as part of a comprehensice study of Victoria's plans, and wrote thirteen books under the title "The Distribution and Conservation of Vascular Plants in Victoria. Originally held by the Ballarat Field Naturalists Club, this set of herbarium specimens are from Cliff Beauglehole's collections in the Ballarat area. The club decided to hand over the plant collection to the University of Ballarat (now Federation University). They were freeze-dried to kill unwanted insects and are now house in a climate conrolled room, and available to students, staff and others for scientific study. Listing of specimens held in the Federation University Cliff Beauglehole Collection, and interpretation poster. herbarium, botany, botanical, text panel, cliff beauglehole, beauglehole collection, ballarat field naturalists club, plant specimens -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBooklet (item) - CAC Collection - CAC Plant Facilities And Capabilities
... CAC Collection - CAC Plant Facilities And Capabilities...CAC Collection - CAC Plant Facilities And Capabilities...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne CAC Collection - CAC Plant Facilities And Capabilities Booklet CAC Collection - CAC Plant Facilities And Capabilities ... -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPlant specimen - Pressed Plant Material, F.D. Stephenson (Fred), Collection of Plants, 1954-1955
... ...plant collection...Burnley student assessment pressed plant collection 1954-55...Collection of pressed plants bound in hard photo album covers. ...WATTLEVIEW GARDENS FERNTREE GULLY COLLECTION OF PLANTS COMPRISING 14 FAMILIES...Burnley student assessment pressed plant collection 1954-55 pressed plants fred stephenson Wattleview Gardens Burnley Student Assessement plant collection artifact Burnley Student 1954-55 Fred Stephenson LATER PROP. ...Burnley student assessment pressed plant collection 1954-55Collection of pressed plants bound in hard photo album covers. Burnley student 1954-55 Fred Stephenson hand painted and inked inscriptions for hand pressed specimens generally one or two per page.Burnley Student 1954-55 Fred Stephenson LATER PROP. WATTLEVIEW GARDENS FERNTREE GULLY COLLECTION OF PLANTS COMPRISING 14 FAMILIESpressed plants, fred stephenson, wattleview gardens, burnley student, assessement, plant collection, artifact -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - SANDHURST BOYS CENTRE COLLECTION: PLANT NURSERY OPERATION
... SANDHURST BOYS CENTRE COLLECTION: PLANT NURSERY OPERATION...The nursery propagated plants from cuttings for sale to the public. Photograph SANDHURST BOYS CENTRE COLLECTION: PLANT NURSERY OPERATION ...Sixteen photographs of the plant nursery owned and operated by the Sandhurst Centre in the 1960s to 1970s. Included are the buildings located off Holdsworth Rd, staff members and Sandhurst residents at work . The nursery propagated plants from cuttings for sale to the public.bendigo, institutions, sandhurst boys centre, plant nursery; shade houses; occupations; plant propagation; occupational therapy; -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPlant specimen - Pressed Plant Material, Jenny Boyer, Pressed plants, 1996
... ...plant collection...By Jenny Boyer dated October 1996 for Plant Materials - 2, taken by Michael Looker. jenny boyer michael looker Landscape and vegetation assessement pressed plants plant collection artifact University of Melbourne Burnley College Plant Materials 2 - Michael Looker Landscape and Vegetation Assessment ROTARY PARK ST KILDA Jenny Boyer October 1996 Handmade heavy cardboard portfolio containing 8 separate sheets of pressed plants protected by tissue paper. ...Portfolio of pressed plants for Landscape and Vegetation assessment. By Jenny Boyer dated October 1996 for Plant Materials - 2, taken by Michael Looker. Handmade heavy cardboard portfolio containing 8 separate sheets of pressed plants protected by tissue paper. For assessment for subject Plant Materials 2, taught by Michael Looker. By Jenny Boyer dated October 1996 University of Melbourne Burnley College Plant Materials 2 - Michael Looker Landscape and Vegetation Assessment ROTARY PARK ST KILDA Jenny Boyer October 1996jenny boyer, michael looker, landscape and vegetation assessement, pressed plants, plant collection, artifact -
Federation University HerbariumPlant specimen - Photograph, Amaranthaceae - Ptilatus grubescans - Hairy Tails
... ...Beauglehole Plant Collection...Federation University Herbarium Federation University Mt Helen Campus Y Building Ballarat goldfields Botanical specimen Beauglehole Plant Collection Amaranthaceae Ptilatus grubescans Hairy Tails Botanical speciment of Amaranthaceae - Ptilatus grubescans - Hairy Tails Amaranthaceae - Ptilatus grubescans - Hairy Tails Plant specimen Photograph ...Botanical speciment of Amaranthaceae - Ptilatus grubescans - Hairy Tailsbotanical specimen, beauglehole plant collection, amaranthaceae, ptilatus grubescans, hairy tails -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPlant specimen - Collection, Dried plant, Pressed Leaves and Fruit, 2005
... Collection, Dried plant ...University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives 500 Yarra Boulevard Richmond melbourne pressed leaves mick arundell botany Collection of 38 pressed leaves and fruit, by Mick Arundell Pressed Leaves and Fruit Plant specimen Collection, Dried plant ...Collection of 38 pressed leaves and fruit, by Mick Arundellpressed leaves, mick arundell, botany -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, C.R.T.S. Students Graduation Day, 1948
... Students Graduation Day. 2 copies. 3 students standing in front of their pressed plant collections....Students Graduation Day. 2 copies. 3 students standing in front of their pressed plant collections. C.R.T.S. Students Graduation Day Photograph Black and white print ...Black and white photograph. C.R.T.S. Students Graduation Day. 2 copies. 3 students standing in front of their pressed plant collections.On reverse of 1 copy, "L to R. Dave Hughan, Casilda Webster, Ken Hunter, C.R.T.S. Trainees 6th August 1948 Shown with Botanical Collections."students, graduation day, dave hughan, casilda webster, ken hunter, c.r.t.s., 1948, commonwealth reconstruction training scheme, student botanical collection, pressed plants -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, C.R.T.S. Students Displaying Their Pressed Plant Collections, 1948
... Graduates standing behind a table which is displaying their pressed plant collections. Catalogued elsewhere as well....Students Displaying Their Pressed Plant Collections Photograph Black and white print E.M. ...Black and white photograph of 3 C.R.T.S. Graduates standing behind a table which is displaying their pressed plant collections. Catalogued elsewhere as well."David Hughan, Casilda Webster, Ken Hunter." T H Kneen crts, graduates, david hughan, casilda webster, ken hunter, e. m. gibson collection, commonwealth reconsteruction training scheme, pressed plants, graduation -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, Plant Research Institute/Laboratory, 1947
... plant research laboratory...e. m. gibson collection...University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives 500 Yarra Boulevard Richmond melbourne plant research laboratory e. m. gibson collection plant research institute 49 Black and white photograph of the Plant Research Institute/ Laboratory from Swan Street. ...Black and white photograph of the Plant Research Institute/ Laboratory from Swan Street.49plant research laboratory, e. m. gibson collection, plant research institute -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, Plant Research Laboratory Annexe, 1951
... plant research laboratory...annexe...rural training...admininistration building...e. m. gibson collection...plant research laboratory annexe rural training admininistration building e. m. gibson collection plant research institute 315/21 Black and white photograph of the "Plant Research Laboratory Annexe - formerly the Rural Training Admin. ...Black and white photograph of the "Plant Research Laboratory Annexe - formerly the Rural Training Admin. Building. 120 yds from P.R.L." E M Gibson "1951" 315/21plant research laboratory, annexe, rural training, admininistration building, e. m. gibson collection, plant research institute -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, Rabbits in an Enclosure, 1951
... plant research laboratory...horticultural enclosure...e. m. gibson collection...plant research laboratory horticultural enclosure e. m. gibson collection plant research institute rabbits 315/26 Black and white photograph. ...Black and white photograph. "But what is this! Rabbits (Plant Research Laboratory) enclosed in an enclosure in the Horticultural Enclosure. 340 yards from P.R.L." E M Gibson "1951"315/26plant research laboratory, horticultural enclosure, e. m. gibson collection, plant research institute, rabbits -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, Birch Tree in Front of Plant Research Lboratory, 1947
... plant research laboratory...charles french jnr....e. m. gibson collection...birch tree plant research laboratory charles french jnr. e. m. gibson collection plant research institute 5/7 331 Black and white photograph. ...Black and white photograph. "July 1947." E M Gibson Birch tree in front of P.R.L. planted by Charles French Jnr.5/7 331birch tree, plant research laboratory, charles french jnr., e. m. gibson collection, plant research institute -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, Plant Research Institute/Laboratory, Autumn 1947
... plant research laboratory...e. m. gibson collection...plant research laboratory e. m. gibson collection plant research institute "Autumn 1947." ...Black and white photograph of the Plant Research Institute or Laboratory and the garden surrounding it."Autumn 1947." E M Gibson 2/4plant research laboratory, e. m. gibson collection, plant research institute -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, C.R.T.S. Students' Classroom, July 1947
... e. m. gibson collection...plant...e. m. gibson collection plant research laboratory crts commonwealth reconstruction training scheme classroom construction administration building "June 1947. ...Black and white photograph of, "One of 2 huts for C.R.T.S. students. Shows old & new buildings." T. H. Kneen. Later PRL Annexe.(Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme)"June 1947. "New building in Rear." E M Gibson 3/8 331e. m. gibson collection, plant research laboratory, crts, commonwealth reconstruction training scheme, classroom, construction administration building -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, 1947
... plant research institute...e. m. gibson collection...topiary plant research institute e. m. gibson collection plant research laboratory "Location at rear of Plant Research Institute." ...Black and white photograph of topiary shapes. "Location at rear of Plant Research Institute." T H Kneentopiary, plant research institute, e. m. gibson collection, plant research laboratory -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, Elspeth Newman, 1947
... plant research laboratory...e. m. gibson collection...THK glasshouse elspeth newman students plant research laboratory e. m. gibson collection plant research institute graduate Elspeth Newman ex-student working at P.R.L." ...Elspeth Newman ex-student working at P.R.L. THKBlack and white photograph of Elspeth Newman holding a plant pot inside a glasshouse. Elspeth Newman ex-student working at P.R.L." (Plant Research Laboratory) 491/4glasshouse, elspeth newman, students, plant research laboratory, e. m. gibson collection, plant research institute, graduate -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, Plant Research Institute/Laboratory, 1948
... plant research laboratory...e. m. gibson collection...THK plant research laboratory e. m. gibson collection plant research institute 263/8 28 Black and white photograph of the back view of the Plant Research Laboratory. ..."We called it the 'place on the way out'." THKBlack and white photograph of the back view of the Plant Research Laboratory. Rose bed in foreground. Lagoon Paddock to the right.263/8 28plant research laboratory, e. m. gibson collection, plant research institute -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, Plant Research Institute/ Laboratory, 24 July 1948
... plant research laboratory...e. m. gibson collection...THK plant research laboratory e. m. gibson collection Plant Research Institute "24/7/48." 703/2 22 Black and white photograph of the Plant Research Institute or Laboratory with surrounding garden. .... "The new building rises to displace the Old Pavilion which is soon to be demolished." "The new building is nearly finished." THKBlack and white photograph of the Plant Research Institute or Laboratory with surrounding garden."24/7/48." 703/2 22plant research laboratory, e. m. gibson collection, plant research institute -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, Plant Research Institute/Laboratory, 30 March 1948
... plant research laboratory...e. m. gibson collection...plant research laboratory e. m. gibson collection plant research institute lagoon paddock 30/3/48." 946/4 17 Black and white photograph of the Plant Research Laboratory/Laboratory seen from the Lagoon Paddock Plant Research Institute/Laboratory Photograph Black and white print E.M. ...Black and white photograph of the Plant Research Laboratory/Laboratory seen from the Lagoon Paddock30/3/48." 946/4 17plant research laboratory, e. m. gibson collection, plant research institute, lagoon paddock -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, Entry Road From Swan Street, 30 March 1948
... plant research laboratory...swan street...e. m. gibson collection...plant research laboratory swan street e. m. gibson collection plant research institute road from swan street "30/3/48." 946/7 17 Black and white photograph of the road to the Plant Research Laboratory and College from Swan Street. ...Black and white photograph of the road to the Plant Research Laboratory and College from Swan Street."30/3/48." 946/7 17plant research laboratory, swan street, e. m. gibson collection, plant research institute, road from swan street -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPhotograph - Black and white print, E.M. Gibson, Plant Research Institute/ Laboratory, 30 March 1948
... plant research laboratory...e. m. gibson collection...plant research laboratory e. m. gibson collection plant research institute "30/3/48." 946/8 17 Black and white photograph of part of the Plant Research Laboratory/Institute Plant Research Institute/ Laboratory Photograph Black and white print E.M. ...Black and white photograph of part of the Plant Research Laboratory/Institute"30/3/48." 946/8 17plant research laboratory, e. m. gibson collection, plant research institute -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesBooklet (item) - Student Work, Anne Goudie, Leaving Agriculture Science Ruyton Kew Anne Goudie Leaving A, 1960
... Work book comprises: Plants - Flower Structure, Plant Collection - Pressed Pasture Plants - about 55 grasses, etc., Weeds - about 40 specimens, Section on Werribee and a Field day at Burnley Horticultural College (Fruit trees) Soils/Milk/General (bacteria) and Insects....Work book comprises: Plants - Flower Structure, Plant Collection - Pressed Pasture Plants - about 55 grasses, etc., Weeds - about 40 specimens, Section on Werribee and a Field day at Burnley Horticultural College (Fruit trees) Soils/Milk/General (bacteria) and Insects. ...This subject was taught to school students who came to Burnley College for tuition. On Cover - Subject Agricultural Science Ruuyton Kew Name Anne Goudie Form Leaving A Inscribed on fly leaf - Leaving Agricultural Scienceruyton kew, agriculture science, field day burnley, student work, pressed plant -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesBook - Catalogue, Sutton & Sons, Royal Seed Establishment; Tothill Limited, Representatives for Australasia, Sutton's Amateurs Guide in Horticulture for 1912, 1912
... Sutton's Amateur's Guide in Horticulture for 1912 Flowers Seeds, Monthly Notes on Lawns, Vegetable Seeds, Culinary Plants, Bulbous & Other Flowers, Sundry Flowering Plants, Collection of perennial plants, Horticultural requisites, Sutton's List of Garden Implements, Bibliographic Information of book entitled "The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers" Suttons 14th Edition 1 January 1912. ...University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives 500 Yarra Boulevard Richmond melbourne seed catalogue flowering plants garden implements lawns sutton's seeds Tothill Limited Horticultural Requistes Sutton Mowers Sutton's Amateur's Guide in Horticulture for 1912 Flowers Seeds, Monthly Notes on Lawns, Vegetable Seeds, Culinary Plants, Bulbous & Other Flowers, Sundry Flowering Plants, Collection of perennial plants, Horticultural requisites, Sutton's List of Garden Implements, Bibliographic Information of book entitled "The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers" Suttons 14th Edition 1 January 1912. ...An English seed catalogue of 204 pages. Soft cover with front cover missing. Information on seeds, other flowering plants, garden implements, lawns, etc.Sutton's Amateur's Guide in Horticulture for 1912 Flowers Seeds, Monthly Notes on Lawns, Vegetable Seeds, Culinary Plants, Bulbous & Other Flowers, Sundry Flowering Plants, Collection of perennial plants, Horticultural requisites, Sutton's List of Garden Implements, Bibliographic Information of book entitled "The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers" Suttons 14th Edition 1 January 1912. On the rear of the book dirctions to Tothill Limited as the Representative in Australasia is stuck as a flyer on the back cover,seed catalogue, flowering plants, garden implements, lawns, sutton's seeds, tothill limited, horticultural requistes, sutton mowers -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesWork on paper - Student Work, Sandie Chaldjian, Assignments for Advanced Certificate of Horticulture, C. 1985
... Pressed plants - Weed Collection Class 19 Ivo Dean. 3. Photographs - Soil Profile June 1985 and Silverbeet seedlings 04.04.?...Pressed plants - Weed Collection Class 19 Ivo Dean. 3. Photographs - Soil Profile June 1985 and Silverbeet seedlings 04.04.? ...assignments, sandie chaldjian, peter may, pressed plants, weeds, soil, silverbeet, ivo dean -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - Site Diagram of the Bendigo East Primary School
... Red: Indigenous trees which are not associated with commemorative plantings. Gemma Starr Collection...Red: Indigenous trees which are not associated with commemorative plantings. Gemma Starr Collection Photograph Site Diagram of the Bendigo East Primary School ...The sheet of photocopied A4 size paper shows an aerial photograph of the Bendigo East State School and the location of significant trees on school property. The trees have been numbered and colour-coded. Blue: Avenue of Honour Sugar Gums, Green: Commemorative Sugar Gums planted on school grounds. Red: Indigenous trees which are not associated with commemorative plantings. Gemma Starr Collectionbendigo east state school, bendigo schools, gemma starr collection, school avenue of honour -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of MelbourneSlide - Microscope slide sets for use in Classes, Unknown
... Case of Plant Slides (Teaching Resource).Plant Anatomy glass slide collection. Incomplete - glass slides 25 x 75mm housed in wooden drawer set. 2 cabinets with drawers marked 6 - 18....Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne 4 Water Street University of Melbourne Creswick Campus Building 719/718 Creswick goldfields Case of Plant Slides (Teaching Resource).Plant Anatomy glass slide collection. ...Case of Plant Slides (Teaching Resource).Plant Anatomy glass slide collection. Incomplete - glass slides 25 x 75mm housed in wooden drawer set. 2 cabinets with drawers marked 6 - 18.Six sets of wooden drawers containing microscope slide sets for use in classes at the VSF.Anatomy Collection. Reproduction Collection. Classification Collection. Pauline Heinrich -
National Wool MuseumTextile - Travel Rug, Albany Woollen Mills, c1960s
... Maybe that's when this collection planted its seed in me - 40 years later I start my first blanket collection after stumbling across old Onkaparinga travel rugs. ...Maybe that's when this collection planted its seed in me - 40 years later I start my first blanket collection after stumbling across old Onkaparinga travel rugs. ...Collector says - "I can still recall one of my earliest childhood memories, of my nana's bright aqua shoes against the checks of our family travel rug on summer picnics. Maybe that's when this collection planted its seed in me - 40 years later I start my first blanket collection after stumbling across old Onkaparinga travel rugs. I would go to a vintage market in Collingwood every month and almost always found a good one, amassing enough for the entire household. Everyone had their favourite, even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one just for him." Note from collector-"For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from. " Tan and brown plaid fringed travel rug. Albany Woollen Mill/Travel Rug/All Pure Wool/Emblem: A, Albany blanket, blanket fever, wool, rug, albany, albany woollen mills -
National Wool MuseumTextile - Travel Rug, Onkaparinga Woollen Mill Company, 1960s
... Maybe that's when this collection planted its seed in me - 40 years later I start my first blanket collection after stumbling across old Onkaparinga travel rugs. ...Maybe that's when this collection planted its seed in me - 40 years later I start my first blanket collection after stumbling across old Onkaparinga travel rugs. ...Collector says: I can still recall one of my earliest childhood memories, of my nana's bright aqua shoes against the checks of our family travel rug on summer picnics. Maybe that's when this collection planted its seed in me - 40 years later I start my first blanket collection after stumbling across old Onkaparinga travel rugs. I would go to a vintage market in Collingwood every month and almost always found a good one, amassing enough for the entire household. Everyone had their favourite, even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one just for him.Collector's note: "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from."Fringed plaid travel rug, brown, yellow and blue Onkaparinga/washing instructions/use A.W.C. approved wool detergent/warm machine wash on short gentle cycle/or warm hand wash/DO NOT BLEACH/warm rinse well on gentle cycle/normal spin/DO NOT TUMBLE DRY/dry in shade - gently pull to shape/dry cleanable (A) - in emblems: The Woolmark pure new wool, Woven in Australia, F 472wool, blanket, blanket fever, travel rug, onkaparinga
