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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Pencil, Pontings Timber & Hardware, Mid to end of 20th century
... Pontings Timber & Hardware...Pontings...The pencil advertises a Warrnambool business, Pontings Timber and Hardware. This business was founded in 1923 by brothers Walter and Len Ponting. ...‘Pontings Timber & Hardware PH 62..’ ‘Stanley Bos…’ ...Pontings Timber & Hardware Warrnambool history ‘Pontings Timber & Hardware PH 62..’ ...This is a pencil used by carpenters and builders and other tradesmen on site. It has been produced in a flattened shape to prevent it from rolling away. The pencil advertises a Warrnambool business, Pontings Timber and Hardware. This business was founded in 1923 by brothers Walter and Len Ponting. Three of Walter’s sons took over the business in the 1940s and today it is still operated by members of the Ponting family. The business is at 110 to 114 Kepler Street.This pencil is of interest as it advertises a prominent Warrnambool business, Pontings Timber & Hardware. This business has operated in Warrnambool for 95 years.This is a rectangular-shaped wooden pencil with a yellow coating and graphite inserted inside the wood. There is printing on both sides of the pencil. It has been sharpened at one end and part of the pencil has been used up. ‘Pontings Timber & Hardware PH 62..’ ‘Stanley Bos…’ pontings, timber & hardware, warrnambool history -
Robin Boyd FoundationSlide, Robin Boyd, 1950
... Colour slide in a mount. Pont du Gard, Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France...S. France / Pont Du Gard (All Handwritten)...Pont du Gard, Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France Slide Robin Boyd ...Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, writes “Prior to 1950 Robin, like most other amateur or hobby photographers, took black and white printed photographs. The oldest slides date from 1950 when Robin and Patricia travelled to Europe on Robin’s Robert Haddon Travelling Scholarship.” In 1948 Robin Boyd was awarded ‘joint first place’ in the Robert Haddon competition for his design of Mildura art gallery. The scholarship helped fund their first overseas trip. Robin and Patricia were passengers on the Greek ship “Cyrenia” departing in May 1950, passing through the Suez Canal and landing in Genoa five weeks later. For six months, they travelled extensively throughout Europe (predominantly driving themselves) - France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Colour slide in a mount. Pont du Gard, Vers-Pont-du-Gard, FranceS. France / Pont Du Gard (All Handwritten)haddon travelling scholarship, haddon, robin boyd, slide -
Robin Boyd FoundationSlide, Robin Boyd, 1950
... Colour slide in a mount. Pont D'Avignon, Avignon, France...S. France / Pont D'Avignon (All Handwritten)...Pont D'Avignon, Avignon, France Slide Robin Boyd ...Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, writes “Prior to 1950 Robin, like most other amateur or hobby photographers, took black and white printed photographs. The oldest slides date from 1950 when Robin and Patricia travelled to Europe on Robin’s Robert Haddon Travelling Scholarship.” In 1948 Robin Boyd was awarded ‘joint first place’ in the Robert Haddon competition for his design of Mildura art gallery. The scholarship helped fund their first overseas trip. Robin and Patricia were passengers on the Greek ship “Cyrenia” departing in May 1950, passing through the Suez Canal and landing in Genoa five weeks later. For six months, they travelled extensively throughout Europe (predominantly driving themselves) - France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Colour slide in a mount. Pont D'Avignon, Avignon, FranceS. France / Pont D'Avignon (All Handwritten)haddon travelling scholarship, haddon, robin boyd, slide -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Charles Pont (bottom) posing with gym rings on Garden City foreshore, c. 1920
... Snapshot of Charles Pont (below) and unknown friend posing with gym rings on Garden City foreshore c1920...'Top not known' 'Bottom Charlie Pont' 'Garden City foreshore'...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne sport - gymnastics societies clubs unions and other organisations charles pont 'Top not known' 'Bottom Charlie Pont' 'Garden City foreshore' Snapshot of Charles Pont (below) and unknown friend posing with gym rings on Garden City foreshore c1920 Photograph Charles Pont (bottom) posing with gym rings on Garden City foreshore ...Snapshot of Charles Pont (below) and unknown friend posing with gym rings on Garden City foreshore c1920'Top not known' 'Bottom Charlie Pont' 'Garden City foreshore'sport - gymnastics, societies clubs unions and other organisations, charles pont -
Robin Boyd FoundationSlide, Robin Boyd, 1950
... Colour slide in a mount. Pont Royal, Paris, France...Haddon Travelling Scholarship Haddon robin boyd slide Paris / Point Royal (All Handwritten) Colour slide in a mount. Pont Royal, Paris, France Slide Robin Boyd ...Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, writes “Prior to 1950 Robin, like most other amateur or hobby photographers, took black and white printed photographs. The oldest slides date from 1950 when Robin and Patricia travelled to Europe on Robin’s Robert Haddon Travelling Scholarship.” In 1948 Robin Boyd was awarded ‘joint first place’ in the Robert Haddon competition for his design of Mildura art gallery. The scholarship helped fund their first overseas trip. Robin and Patricia were passengers on the Greek ship “Cyrenia” departing in May 1950, passing through the Suez Canal and landing in Genoa five weeks later. For six months, they travelled extensively throughout Europe (predominantly driving themselves) - France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Colour slide in a mount. Pont Royal, Paris, FranceParis / Point Royal (All Handwritten)haddon travelling scholarship, haddon, robin boyd, slide -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Charles Pont with a friend on a rabbit hunt, c. 1922
... Laser copy from black and white, early 1920s snapshot of Les Pont's father, Charles Pont, member of Port Melbourne Rifle Club, on rabbit hunt with a friend...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne sport - shooting charles pont Laser copy from black and white, early 1920s snapshot of Les Pont's father, Charles Pont, member of Port Melbourne Rifle Club, on rabbit hunt with a friend Photograph Charles Pont with a friend on a rabbit hunt ...Laser copy from black and white, early 1920s snapshot of Les Pont's father, Charles Pont, member of Port Melbourne Rifle Club, on rabbit hunt with a friendsport - shooting, charles pont -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, Tatura Bowls Club House c1920s
... |L to R: Peter Mactier, Mr Murphy, Jim Ponting, Bill Ponting, John D. Love.|Two children looking on....|L to R: Peter Mactier, Mr Murphy, Jim Ponting, Bill Ponting, John D. Love.|Two children looking on. ...Tatura Bowling Club Pavilion, mid 1920s.|L to R: Peter Mactier, Mr Murphy, Jim Ponting, Bill Ponting, John D. Love.|Two children looking on.tatura, buildings, historic, recreations, games, sports, costume, male, children -
Bendigo Military MuseumPostcard - POSTCARDS, PHOTOGRAPHIC, C.1914 - 18
... B & W photo of Hazebrouck- Le Pont De Meuniers. A waterway in Northern France. 3. ...Headed Hazebrouck - Le Pont Des Meuniers. 3. Headed 3. Watten - La Filature. ...Headed Hazebrouck - Le Pont Des Meuniers. 3. Headed 3. Watten - La Filature. ...Photographs of regional towns in Northern France that were sites of important battles in WW1 and WW2. Both towns are locations of Military Cemeteries.1. B & W photo of French Chateau in Fletre, Flanders, France. 2. B & W photo of Hazebrouck- Le Pont De Meuniers. A waterway in Northern France. 3. B & W photo of Hazebrouck - Watten- La Filature Carts Theatre in Northern France. 4. B & W photo of Fletre - Rue De Bailleul - Street of town in Northern France.1. Headed Fletre - La Chateau. 2. Headed Hazebrouck - Le Pont Des Meuniers. 3. Headed 3. Watten - La Filature. At bottom Imp. Gobrecht Hazebrouck. 4. Bottom - Fletre - Rue De Baillel and Imp Gobrecht Hazebrouck.passchendaele barracks trust, postcards, flanders -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Charles Pont, Plumber, 1920s
... One of four photographs that belonged to Charles Walter Pont: on job as a plumber...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Business and traders - plumbers Charles Walter Pont - Plumber One of four photographs that belonged to Charles Walter Pont: on job as a plumber Photograph Charles Pont, Plumber ...One of four photographs that belonged to Charles Walter Pont: on job as a plumberbusiness and traders - plumbers, charles walter pont - plumber -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Charles Pont, on the deck of the Weeroona, 1920s
... One of four photographs that belonged to Charles Walter Pont: on deck of the Weeroona...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Transport - shipping Charles Walter Pont - Plumber Bay cruisers One of four photographs that belonged to Charles Walter Pont: on deck of the Weeroona Photograph Charles Pont, on the deck of the Weeroona ...One of four photographs that belonged to Charles Walter Pont: on deck of the Weeroonatransport - shipping, charles walter pont - plumber, bay cruisers -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumFramed Certificate, Tatura Waterworks Trust Certificate of Service, 1951
... Framed certificate for 20 years honorary service presented to William Robbie Ponting, JP....Tatura Waterworks Trust Framed certificate for 20 years honorary service presented to William Robbie Ponting, JP. Tatura Waterworks Trust Certificate of Service Framed Certificate ...presented for service to Tatura Waterworks Trust.Framed certificate for 20 years honorary service presented to William Robbie Ponting, JP.tatura waterworks trust -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Princes Pier, Port Melbourne, Charles Pont, 1920s
... Tiny snapshot looking down onto Princes Pier and toward the foreshore 1920s, one of several that once belonged to Charles PONT...Charles Pont...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Piers and Wharves - Princes Pier 'Princes Pier' Tiny snapshot looking down onto Princes Pier and toward the foreshore 1920s, one of several that once belonged to Charles PONT Photograph Princes Pier, Port Melbourne Charles Pont ...Tiny snapshot looking down onto Princes Pier and toward the foreshore 1920s, one of several that once belonged to Charles PONT'Princes Pier'piers and wharves - princes pier -
National Wool MuseumBook, The Du Ponts of Delaware
... "The Du Ponts of Delaware" -W E Carr ,1965. The Du Pont company originally developed nylon....National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula "The Du Ponts of Delaware" -W E Carr ,1965. The Du Pont company originally developed nylon. ..."The Du Ponts of Delaware" -W E Carr ,1965. The Du Pont company originally developed nylon.textile fibres textile fibres - synthetic, nylon, textile fibres, textile fibres - synthetic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Miss Port Melbourne' beauty conest, 1920s
... One of four photographs that belonged to Charles Walter Pont: four family members, designated as 'finalists in Miss Port Melbourne beauty contest'...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Families Charles Walter Pont - Plumber One of four photographs that belonged to Charles Walter Pont: four family members, designated as 'finalists in Miss Port Melbourne beauty contest' Photograph Miss Port Melbourne' beauty conest ...One of four photographs that belonged to Charles Walter Pont: four family members, designated as 'finalists in Miss Port Melbourne beauty contest'families, charles walter pont - plumber -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Domestic object - Ornaments, Fenton's Blue vase, Circa 1906 to 1940s
... Pont mark on base, but no Makers Mark. Fenton's glassware bore no Makers Mark until the 1950s....However, the factory remains open as a jewellery making operation, producing handcrafted glass beads and Teardrop earrings. glassware lights fenton art glass company ohio west virginia usa fenton frank l. fenton john w. rosenthal jacob early settlers pioneers market gardeners moorabbin bentleigh ormond cheltenham Pont mark on base, but no Makers Mark. Fenton's glassware bore no Makers Mark until the 1950s. ...The Fenton Art Glass Company was founded in 1905 by brothers Frank L. Fenton and John W. Fenton in an old glass factory in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Originally, they painted glass blanks from other glass makers, but started making their own glass when they became able to buy the materials they needed. They moved across the Ohio river to Williamstown, West Virginia, and built a factory in 1906. The first year for glass production was 1907. Frank Fenton was the designer and decorator. Jacob Rosenthal, a famous glass chemist is known for developing chocolate and golden agate glass. Perfume bottles for the Wrisley Company in 1938 were made in French opalescent glass with the hobnail pattern In 1939, Fenton started selling Hobnail items in milk glass. During the Great Depression and World War II, Fenton produced practical items such as mixing bowls and tableware. Fenton ceased "traditional" glassmaking at the Williamstown, West Virginia factory in July of 2011. However, the factory remains open as a jewellery making operation, producing handcrafted glass beads and Teardrop earrings.Late early to mid 20th century Jack-in the- Pulpet style Fenton vase. Hand-blown outer aqua blue glass over base of white milk glass. Heavily ruffled and crimped rim, with clear glass edging. The narrow neck joins to larger circular base. The body of the vase is also decorated with swirling ridges. Clear glass handle. Pont mark on base, but no Makers Mark. Fenton's glassware bore no Makers Mark until the 1950s.glassware, lights, fenton art glass company, ohio, west virginia, usa, fenton frank l., fenton john w., rosenthal jacob, early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, ormond, cheltenham -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - PS Hygeia and PS Weeroona at Station Pier, Charles Pont?, 1920s
... Tiny snapshot of Weeroona (rear) and Hygeia at Station Pier, 1920s, one of several, probably taken by Charles PONT when Station Pier was under construction...Charles Pont?...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Piers and Wharves - Princes Pier PS Hygeia PS Weeroona 'Hygeia & Weeroona' '(Front)' '(Rear)' 'Station Pier' Tiny snapshot of Weeroona (rear) and Hygeia at Station Pier, 1920s, one of several, probably taken by Charles PONT when Station Pier was under construction Photograph PS Hygeia and PS Weeroona at Station Pier Charles Pont? ...Tiny snapshot of Weeroona (rear) and Hygeia at Station Pier, 1920s, one of several, probably taken by Charles PONT when Station Pier was under construction'Hygeia & Weeroona' '(Front)' '(Rear)' 'Station Pier'piers and wharves - princes pier, ps hygeia, ps weeroona -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumCertificate of Appreciation, 27/05/1946
... Signed and sealed by President N.Doonan, Councillor R Ponting, and W T Martin, Secretary of the Shire of Rodney....Signed and sealed by President N.Doonan, Councillor R Ponting, and W T Martin, Secretary of the Shire of Rodney. ...Presented to W.M Culkin in appreciation of his service in the Armed Forces in W.W.2A decorative certificate of Appreciation presented to W.M Culkin. Signed and sealed by President N.Doonan, Councillor R Ponting, and W T Martin, Secretary of the Shire of Rodney.w.m culkin -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph - copy, Tatura Bowling Club, c.1925
... Peter Mactier; Murphy; Jim Ponting; Bill Ponting; John D. Love...Peter Mactier; Murphy; Jim Ponting; Bill Ponting; John D. Love Tatura Bowling Club Photograph - copy ...Borrowed from Bowling Club. Tatura Bowling Club members mid 1920s. Peter Mactier; Murphy; Jim Ponting; Bill Ponting; John D. Love -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Charles Pont, rabbit shooting, 1920s
... One of four photographs that belonged to Charles Walter Pont: out rabbit shooting - two men in bush with rifles, tent. ...Small original plus enlarged lasercopy Photograph Charles Pont, rabbit shooting ...One of four photographs that belonged to Charles Walter Pont: out rabbit shooting - two men in bush with rifles, tent. Small original plus enlarged lasercopysport - shooting, charles walter pont - plumber -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyProgramme - Periodical, Football Recorder, 1961
... Collected by PMFC member Les PONT...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Collected by PMFC member Les PONT Sport - Australian Rules Football Port Melbourne Football Club PMFC Victorian Football Association VFA "Football Recorder" - Official organ of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1 July 1961 Football Recorder Programme Periodical Hall's Sporting Publicity Anderson's Printing and Publishers Co ...Collected by PMFC member Les PONT"Football Recorder" - Official organ of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1 July 1961sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, victorian football association, vfa -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyProgramme - Periodical, Football Recorder, 1961
... Collected by PMFC member Les PONT...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Collected by PMFC member Les PONT Sport - Australian Rules Football Port Melbourne Football Club PMFC Victorian Football Association VFA "Football Recorder" - Official organ of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1 Sept 1962 Football Recorder Programme Periodical Hall's Sporting Publicity Anderson's Printing and Publishers Co ...Collected by PMFC member Les PONT"Football Recorder" - Official organ of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1 Sept 1962sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, victorian football association, vfa -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyProgramme - Periodical, Football Recorder, 1961
... Collected by PMFC member Les PONT...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Collected by PMFC member Les PONT Sport - Australian Rules Football Port Melbourne Football Club PMFC Victorian Football Association VFA "Football Recorder" - Official organ of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) 21 Aug 1965 Football Recorder Programme Periodical Hall's Sporting Publicity Anderson's Printing and Publishers Co ...Collected by PMFC member Les PONT"Football Recorder" - Official organ of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) 21 Aug 1965sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, victorian football association, vfa -
National Wool MuseumBook, Sheep of the World
... "Sheep of the World" - Kenneth Ponting, 1980....National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula "Sheep of the World" - Kenneth Ponting, 1980. Sheep - American Sheep - Australian Sheep - British Sheep - New Zealand Sheep breeding Wool Growing Sheep - American Sheep - Australian Sheep - British Sheep - New Zealand Sheep breeding Wool Growing Sheep of the World Book ..."Sheep of the World" - Kenneth Ponting, 1980.sheep - american sheep - australian sheep - british sheep - new zealand sheep breeding wool growing, sheep - american, sheep - australian, sheep - british, sheep - new zealand, sheep breeding, wool growing -
National Wool MuseumBook, Wool marketing
... "Wool marketing" - K G Ponting, 1966...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula "Wool marketing" - K G Ponting, 1966 Wool Marketing Wool marketing Book ..."Wool marketing" - K G Ponting, 1966wool marketing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument - Ferry Ticket, Williamstown Short Road Ferry, 1970s
... Kept by Les Pont, donated to Society in August 1998...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Kept by Les Pont, donated to Society in August 1998 transport - ferries williamstown Single ticket for the Williamstown Short Road Ferry (the 'Punt') 15c - oatmeal coloured with two diagonal purple stripes. ...Kept by Les Pont, donated to Society in August 1998Single ticket for the Williamstown Short Road Ferry (the 'Punt') 15c - oatmeal coloured with two diagonal purple stripes. (Instructions read 'Please destroy this ticket on leaving ferry')transport - ferries, williamstown -
National Wool MuseumShoes, Mens Hiking Boots
... Land Rover Go Everywhere Footwear Du Pont Certified Thermolite Thin Insulation Land Rover Go Everywhere Footwear...Fashion Costume Shoes Leather sport Salt Lake City Land Rover Go Everywhere Footwear Du Pont Certified Thermolite Thin Insulation Land Rover Go Everywhere Footwear Pair of mens hiking boots as worn in the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, 2002 Mens Hiking Boots Shoes ...Part of the Mens Winter Olympic Uniform (as worn in the opening ceremony). However, these boots are unused.Pair of mens hiking boots as worn in the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, 2002Land Rover Go Everywhere Footwear Du Pont Certified Thermolite Thin Insulation Land Rover Go Everywhere Footwearfashion, costume, shoes, leather, sport, salt lake city -
National Wool MuseumShoes, Womens hiking boots
... LAND ROVER GO EVERYWHERE FOOTWEAR Du Pont certified Thermolite Thin insulation LAND ROVER GO EVERYWHERE FOOTWEAR...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Par tof the womens casual 'sportwool' uniform for the Winter Olympic games, 2002 Fashion Shoes Costume sport Salt Lake City LAND ROVER GO EVERYWHERE FOOTWEAR Du Pont certified Thermolite Thin insulation LAND ROVER GO EVERYWHERE FOOTWEAR Womens hiking boots Shoes ...Par tof the womens casual 'sportwool' uniform for the Winter Olympic games, 2002LAND ROVER GO EVERYWHERE FOOTWEAR Du Pont certified Thermolite Thin insulation LAND ROVER GO EVERYWHERE FOOTWEARfashion, shoes, costume, sport, salt lake city -
National Wool MuseumArchive - Advertisement, 6/10/1969
... DU PONT MAKES FIBRES NOT THE GARMENT SHOWN HERE. ......Du Pont ...DU PONT MAKES FIBRES NOT THE GARMENT SHOWN HERE. ...Kathryn Knitwear, founded by Robert Blake, manufactured high quality children’s knitwear in Melbourne from the 1940s – 1980s. Robert Blake began manufacturing children’s knitwear in his bedroom in Strathmore using a hand powered machine in the late 1940s. The operation moved to Ascot Vale and Essendon, before eventually establishing a factory in Moonee Ponds in the early 1950s. The business continued to expand, necessitating a move to a new factory in Broadmeadows. By 1962, the Broadmeadows factory was producing an average of 20,000 garments per month, which increased to 24,000 by 1964. Robert Blake’s Son, Brendan recalls that “The Kathryn brand was famous around Australia, anywhere children needed to keep warm and dress smartly. It also won a number of wool fashion awards”, including the 1969 Wool Awards, which was held by the Australian Wool Bureau and published in Women’s Weekly. The Kathryn range was designed for durability, comfort and care, without sacrificing style. They used patterning techniques that increase stretchiness, comfort and fit, as well as integrating decorative elements into the fabric to prevent them from being bulky, uncomfortable or tight. Making longevity of style a priority, Brendan Blake remembers that “there was one particular garment that was in the range for at least thirty years”. He also recalls “In the past, when women have found out that I was associated with Kathryn Knitwear, they would often relate to me the story of a garment they had purchased or received as a gift and, when their child had grown out of it, they would hand it on to another child. Several ladies have told me of purchasing garments for their daughters’ glory box, or saving a particular garment after their daughter had grown out of it. Brendan Blake: “At the peak of their operation they employed approximately two hundred people, mainly women and girls. A family would often seek to send their daughter to work in this company because they knew they would be looked after and safe. One lady wrote to me telling me that working at the Moonee Ponds Factory prior to getting married was the happiest time of her life.” In 1963, workers at the Kathryn factory earned £13 per week, which was 8 shillings and 8 pence higher than the minimum weekly wage for female workers in the textile manufacturing industry (£12 11s 4d). By 1970, the Kathryn Knitwear brand expanded from children’s knitwear into womenswear under the brand name ‘Lady Kathryn’, and for boys and men under ‘Robert Blake’. Continuing to diversify their distribution, they also began exporting ‘Kathryn’ garments to New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Japan. ‘Kathryn Knitwear’ was well-known for their early adoption of modern materials and techniques that had broad appeal to their customer base. This is shown in their early use of the acrylic fibre ‘Orlon’ in the 50s and 60s and ‘Superwash’ wool in the 1970s. Many of Kathryn Knitwear’s styles, particularly those that were long running staples of the brand, were available in both wool and Orlon to suit the consumer’s preference. Far from the humble origins of one man in his bedroom with a hand-cranked machine; at its closure in 1980, the Broadmeadows factory of ‘Kathryn’ housed more than 100 machines, including 53 sewing machines and 45 knitting machines. Robert Blake was “a passionate advocate for wool and Australian Made” throughout his whole life. A strong thread that ties through the lifespan of Robert Blake and Kathryn Knitwear is a balance between adopting new innovations without sacrificing the core values of durability, comfort, care and style that had made the brand so well known. Their legacy forms an integral part of both Australian social and manufacturing history.Black and white printed advertisement showing a small child wearing a pale v neck cardigan with scalloped border at the neck and embroidered floral motif holding a white rose. Text advertises Kathryn knitwear garment made with Orlon acrylic fibre by DuPont. Communication regarding this advertisement can be found under NWM-09063[obverse] IT’S GOOD TO GROW UP IN SOFT AND GENTLE Orlon* ACRYLIC FIBRE THIS ONE CREATED BY KATHRYN REGD * DU PONT’S REGISTERED TRADEMARK FOR ITS ACRYLIC FIBRE. DU PONT MAKES FIBRES NOT THE GARMENT SHOWN HERE. SOLE REPRESENTATIVES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND – P ROWE INTERNATIONAL, PTY. LIMITEDbusiness, business history, manufacturing, knitting machine, fashion textile production, business archives, manufacturing documents, textile industry - history wool marketing, wool marketing fashion textile industry, children's knitwear, children's clothing, knitwear marketing -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageNewspaper - The Standard, Warrnambool Standard Centenary Issue 1872-1972, 02/10/1972
... PAGE 34; This page was dedicated to the Ponting Bros. The business celebrated its Centenary in 1972. ...Page 1: "The Standard Warrnambool" "Warrnambool Standard Centenary Issue October 2 1972, 72 pages" On illustration of building "1872 / Warrnambool Standard" Page 34: "On this site ... since 1924" [Ponting Bros} "Staff of Ponting Bros. 1972" Page 39: "Aviation history-maker" "RECORD TRIP BY FIRST PLANE TO VISIT CITY" "Thrilling display of aerial acrobatics" Page 70: "PM HOLT IS PRESUMED DROWNED" "GAVE GOVT. ...PAGE 34; This page was dedicated to the Ponting Bros. The business celebrated its Centenary in 1972. ...The Warrnambool Standard Centenary Issue, 1872 - 1972, summarises the local and world history highlights over 100 years. The pages in the images are a sample of the newspaper's contents. They show: - PAGE 1; sketches of two young women, one dressed in 1872 fashion, the other in 1972 fashion. PAGE 34; This page was dedicated to the Ponting Bros. The business celebrated its Centenary in 1972. There apr photographs of the original and the new building, and a photograph and names of the staff of 1972. PAGES 34-38: Lift out facsimile copy of the first edition of The Standard (no longer in 3096.01) PAGE 39; In January 1917 Mr Basil Watson flew the first aeroplane to visit the Warrnambool area. He entertained the crowds by performing aerobic acrobatics in the plane he'd built himself. Two months later he died in a plane accident. PAGE 70; In 1967 Australia's Prime Minister, Mr Harold Holt, goes missing, presumed drowned. PAGE 71; In 1970 the mystery of four bodies were found in a car that crashed over the cliff at Loch Ard Gorge, near Port Campbel, made headlines in the Standard. PAGE 72; The back page features a photograph and greetings from Fletcher Jones and Staff. There are many staff members in front of the Fletcher Jones factory in Warrnambool, which was established around 1924.The centennial edition of the Standard newspaper includes local social, economic and historical aspects of Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia and the World. It reflects the interests of the local community and the reactions to the events of the time.The Standard, Warrnambool, Centenary Issue 1872 – 1972 (Two copies).100 years of District Service. The issue includes World and Local History, Advertisements, Timeline, Facsimile of the First Issue, Shipwrecks, and Wars. The Centenary edition was printed on October 2, 1972, 72 pages. One copy (3096.02) includes the centre lift-out on pages 35 to 38 of a facsimile copy of the first edition published on October 1, 1872.Page 1: "The Standard Warrnambool" "Warrnambool Standard Centenary Issue October 2 1972, 72 pages" On illustration of building "1872 / Warrnambool Standard" Page 34: "On this site ... since 1924" [Ponting Bros} "Staff of Ponting Bros. 1972" Page 39: "Aviation history-maker" "RECORD TRIP BY FIRST PLANE TO VISIT CITY" "Thrilling display of aerial acrobatics" Page 70: "PM HOLT IS PRESUMED DROWNED" "GAVE GOVT. IMAGE OF YOUTH" Page 71: "Where death car crashed on ledge" "PT CAMPBELL MYSTERY: FOUR BODIES FOUND IN CAR AT BOTTOM OF CLIFF" "POLICE SEARCH SWINGS BACK TO MELBOURNE" Page 72: "Greetings to the"Standard"" "Fletcher Jones" flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, ladies fashion 1872, ladies fashion 1972, ponting bros. centenary 1872-1972, ponting bros. staff, basil watson, basil watson 1917, harold holt 1967, car crash at loch ard gorge, fletcher jones and staff 1972, the standard centenary 1872-1972, warrnambool newspaper, warrnambool standard, centenary edition, the standard -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyBooklet, Pat Grainger, Port Sayings, 1997
... Pat Grainger collected these sayings with much help from Les Pont, and produced this PMH&PS publication in 1997...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Pat Grainger collected these sayings with much help from Les Pont, and produced this PMH&PS publication in 1997 publishing pat grainger lleslie pont Port Sayings, Edition Two. ...Pat Grainger collected these sayings with much help from Les Pont, and produced this PMH&PS publication in 1997Port Sayings, Edition Two. Small, booklet on rough brown paper, 8 pp., containing collected Port Melbourne sayings 1997publishing, pat grainger, lleslie pont
