Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Oval shaped gold coloured metal, mirrored powder compact. Case has an intricate pattern embossed. Contains remnants of powder,.'AVON' etched in the inside rim of the lid.womens history, ros harris, merino, cosmetics

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Wooden darning mushroom.womens history, ros harris, merino, sewing

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Daisey Maker. Small dark coloured metal spool with a black knob that turns to extend or retract small spokes.womens history, ros harris, merino, sewing

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.womens history, ros harris, merino, perfume, cosmetics, jean patou

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Cream coloured full length, fully lined lace wedding dress, boat neck neckline with flared 3/4 sleeves. Lace is a large repeating floral pattern. The sleeves are unlined and edged around the floral pattern as is also the bottom hem of the dress. Has a long zip enclose up the centre back with a top eyelet hook.womens history, ros harris, merino, sewing, fashion, wedding

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Full length orange taffetta formal dress. Sleeveless with a boat neck neckline and a fitted bodice. Lined from the waist down in with large box pleats from the waist down. Long zip up the back centre with eyelets hooks.womens history, ros harris, merino, sewing, fashion, dress

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria. Cream coloured full length wedding dress. High collared neckline with a row of decorative pearl buttons on the front finishing a couple of inches from the top it then fastens with an eyelet hook to form a keyhole detail. Full length balloon sleeves gathered at the wrist with a pearl button. Dropped waist with shirred detail on the hips just above where the skirt flares out into soft vertical pleats. The dress has a row of 27 pearl button fasteners up the back. Left side waist has a small invisible pocket opening that fastens with 3 hook and eyes.womens history, ros harris, merino, sewing, fashion, wedding

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Purse, evening bag, gold metal closure, with a short gold snake chain strap. Cream, with rose floral tapestry print and gold satin lining.womens history, ros harris, merino

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Pair of red satin floral embroidered slippers. 7 stamped on the middle of the sole of each shoe.womens history, ros harris, merino, sounvenir

Red and yellow hard cover book, Yellow dust jacket with red and black text and images of the books characters.96 pages.Children's novelwomens history, ros harris, merino, book, childrens book

Paperback orange cover with black and white text and imagesComic Bookwomens history, ros harris, merino, book, comic book

Magazine The Mount Gambier High School Magazine December, 1952. Light blue cover with black print and a tan coloured stripe detail along the left side inset and the bottom. Mount Gambier High School Logo sits in the bottom left corner. Magazine - year book for the year 1952 Mount Gambier High School Mount Gambier South Australia.womens history, ros harris, merino, book, mount gambier high school

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Fold out pocket map - RACV Portland District Map, Portland, Victoria & Mt Gambier, South Australia. Folds in 8th's. Cover is blue and cream with a black and white image of a curving timber jetty with white posts. A boat to the centre and tall Norfolk pine tree's and buildings in the back, a women and young child are standing on the jetty with fishing rods and buckets. Image and several other shapes two vertical overlapping rectangles bordered n black wavy lines. Has a bright blue RAC VIC logo to the centre left. Opened front - Map of the district has various routes marked in purple. Opened back - features 4 smaller maps focusing on the business districts of Portland, Hamilton, Mount Gambier and The Coonawarra Wineries.Front cover 'PORTLAND DISTRICT' 'Portland District Map' 'Image curtesy of Victorian Tourism Commission' womens history, ros harris, merino, map, racv

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Small linen hand embroidered tablecloth bordered in decorative crocheted lacework. Embroidery is a large circle pattern of a lady in a full skirt and bonnet under a arch of light and dark pink flowers with yellow centres and dark green foliage, and rings of muli coloured flowers small and large. womens history, ros harris, merino, sewing, embroidery

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Small linen hand embroidered tablecloth bordered in fine decorative crocheted lacework. Embroidery is a square shape black broken line that humps and hollows with flowers in plum, dark orange and blue with yellow centres and green foliage. womens history, ros harris, merino, sewing, embroidery

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Small linen hand embroidered tablecloth bordered in decorative crocheted lacework. Details include, black decorative lanterns, blue flying swallow birds and daisy chain swirls in colours dark and light pink and green.womens history, ros harris, merino, sewing, embroidery

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Amcolour 126 film cartridge for instamatic cameras. Cartridge is black with a white and blue label, and black white and red text. Has a image of a cut off piece of film.Amcolor Film for colour prints Red text "126/24' We recommend that this film be returned to your Amcal Chemist for processing womens history, ros harris, merino, photography, kodak

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria. Ladies gold beaded evening bag. Beading is in horizontal lines of an alternating band of 2 lines of round beads and a line of long beads. The back is plain gold satin. A zip closure along the top and a white rope style carry handle with a string of round gold beads in a loose wrapped pattern.Inside the bag, white stitched tag." CONDURA, 80% PLASTIC 20% NYLON MADE IN CHINA"womens history, ros harris, merino, fashion, evening wear

Palm size book of bible readings with notes. Rectangle shaped book with light blue cover.Bible readings with noteswomens history, ros harris, merino

Red material bound book with yellow fly cover, covered in clear plastic protective cover secured with tape. 249 pagesChildren's novelwomens history, ros harris, merino, book, daddy long legs, childrens book

Pocket size shearing handbook. Navy blue cloth binding. Contains many pencil inscriptions in what appears to be sheep sale figures and other farming data.non-fictionShears handbook.ros harris, merino, sewing, sheep farming

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Photograph storage sleeve. Fawn coloured with black text. Opens like a book to reveal a half page sleeve both sides. Various printed text inside and on the back cover.Printed 'Take a Kodak with you' printed picture of a lady in a striped dresses, clutching a camera in a camera bag, with an umbrella. Hand written in blue ink '1/9' Oval ink stamp 'CHASTON'S FILM SERVICE MOUNT GAMBIER'womens history, ros harris, merino, photography

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Photograph storage sleeve. Fawn coloured with black text. Opens like a book to reveal a half page sleeve both sides. Various printed text inside and on the back cover.Printed 'Developing and Printing Service, No. Price' Hand written in blue ink '111' '2/6', Bowering womens history, ros harris, merino, photography

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Photograph storage sleeve. Blue, fawn and black. Opens like a book to reveal a half page sleeve both sides. Various printed text inside and on the back cover.Printed 'Photo-Finishing of Quality', 'Pictures to be treasured' Printed picture of a photo album with its cover partly open to show pictures in side. Two boxes of kodak film in the bottom right corner. Hand written in blue ink top left corner 'Bowering' Round ink stamp J.S. McCONNELL CHEMIST MT GAMBIER. Handwritten in blue ink inside stamp 28047, E. 15/womens history, ros harris, merino, photography

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Photograph storage sleeve. Fawn and red on a patterned background of blurred zig zags. Stiff coated card. Opens like a book to reveal a half page sleeve both sides. Various printed text inside and on the back cover.Printed 'Your Colour BY VERYCOLOR', 'WHEN ITS COLOUR INSIST ON VERYCOLOR' On the back. Red ink pound symbol 2.70. Blue ink 64002. Printed 'YOUR PHOTO DEALER' Handwritten in red ink 'R Harvis Merino'womens history, ros harris, merino, photography

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Post card. Cream card with a picture of a woman with short curled brown hair, bare decalage looking crossed eyed with surprised at a red and swollen nose. yellow back ground, pink border.Printed 'ITS 'APPEALING' AT LEETONwomens history, ros harris, merino, photography

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Photograph storage sleeve. Fawn coloured with black text. Opens like a book to reveal a half page sleeve both sides. Various printed text inside and on the back cover.Printed 'Take a Kodak with you' printed picture of a lady in a striped dresses, clutching a camera in a camera bag, with an umbrella. Hand written in grey lead ' Mrs Bowering 1/9' womens history, ros harris, merino, photography

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Round gold powder compact with embroidered top of a bouquet of light and dark purple flowers with yellow centres, green foliage and brown stems. Needle work is covered in a light plastic protective coverer. Case is decorated with a spiral scalloped patterned back. Case opens with a hinge and clasp to reveal a mirror and a base to hold a powder insert. Contains a satin back powder applicator puff) with a grip strap.'Original Wien' in gold script style writing on top of the power applicator.cosmetics, merino, womens history, ros harris

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Round gold powder compact with a floral needle point embroidery of pink, blue and yellow flowers. Compact opens to reveal a mirror and powder compartment. KIGU brand triangle logo.'KIGU' brand triangle logo merino, womens history, ros harris

Owned by Wilma Harris nee. Bowering resident of Merino Victoria.Clutch purse, brown plastic closure, cream, black and floral tapestry print. Nonewomens history, ros harris, merino