A small brown and blue covered book, Laundry Bygones, with the title in white lettering at the top of the front cover with the author Pamela Sambrook printed in blue underneath. The cover has a full sized photograph of the old fashioned laundry at Shugborough, Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service in England. The contents show the history of laundries from the past with information as well as black and white photographs. There is a List of Further Reading and Places to Visit at the back. Pp.32.non-fictionThis book illustrates the simple, rare but often extremely beautiful traditional laundry aids as well as machines which were used before and in the first quarter of the twentieth century. laundry aids, laundry equipment, laundry irons, laundry dollies, washboards, washing machines

A number of items once belonging to shipwright Norman Desmond McKenzie were donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. They are related to Norman’s apprenticeship and certification as a Shipwright in Belfast, his Union membership and his employment as a shipwright in Melbourne. One of the items, a union Rules Book inscribed with the name H.B. Thomas and dated 1902, had within its pages Norman’s Indenture of Apprenticeship, dated 1941, Norman Desmond McKenzie was born in Belfast in 1925 and lived at 10 Pansy Street Belfast, Northern Ireland. At the age of 16 years, he began a 5-year Shipwright’s apprenticeship with Harland & Wolff Limited, Shipbuilding & Engineering Works, Belfast. He became a member of the Ship Constructors’ and Shipwrights’ Association, Belfast (B) Branch 20. His Registration Number was 38748. He completed his apprenticeship on December 16th, 1946, aged 21 years, his address was 26 Connsbrook Drive, Sydenham, N. Belfast. In October 1949 Norman received Clearance from his Union as a financial member to move to another branch. He completed his Apprenticeship on December 16th 1946. Two months later he migrated to Australia, and he arrived in Victoria, and he became a Financial Member of the Victorian branch of the Federated Shipwrights, Ship constructors, Naval Architects, Ships’ Draughtsmen and Boat Builders’ Association of Australia, Victoria branch. One of Norman’s donated books is the Rules of the Shipwrights' Provident Union of the Port of London. It is inscribed on several pages with the name H.B. Thomas and includes the year 1902 and the address of 29 Brickwood Street, Gardenvale. This is a location in Victoria, Australia. The Victoria Government Gazette, February 1959, in the section “Removal from Registration on The Architects Registration Board of Victoria, during the year ended 31st December 1956” lists “Deceased – Thomas, H.B., 29 Brickwood Street, Gardenvale”. The Architects Union includes Naval Architects and Shipwrights and other related trades came under the same union. It seems likely that when he was in Melbourne, Norman worked as a Shipwright for H.B. Thomas and was given the Rules book by Thomas, perhaps as a reference book or maybe as a gift. Around that same time, December 1949, Norman met his wife-to-be, Daphne, in Melbourne. Daphne had migrated from London with her family and her father found work with the Melbourne Harbour Trust. They married in Melbourne in 1953 and went on to have a family of five children. In 2003 Norman and Daphne moved to Warrnambool and then years later they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Norman passed away on July 28th 2015 at Warrnambool’s South West Healthcare hospital.Norman McKenzie's Rules Book, Union Cards, Indenture of Apprenticeship, and other documents tell the story of a young Irish lad's work and qualifications to become a shipwright and his migration to Australia. The young man found a job and a wife who had also migrated, and they raised a family in Melbourne. He and his wife then retired to Warrnambool to enjoy their later years. The collection of documents relating to Norman McKenzie is significant for its connection with the shipping industry of the early 1900s, the migration of qualified tradesmen to Victoria, and their contribution to the development of Victoria. The collection also shows the role of the Union in the shipping industry. The documents link shipwright Norman McKenzie to the Shipwright's Union in London and in Australia, and to shipbuilder H B Thomas in Melbourne, most likely his employer.Documents owned by Norman Desmond McKenzie, Shipwright: (1) Shipwright's card with a pink cover and record of contributions for 1949 (2) Clearance Certificate from Victorian Branch of the Federated Shipwrights' Ship Constructors, Naval Architects, Ships' Draughtsmen and Boat Builders' Association of Australia, 14-12-1949,4-12-1949 (3) Contribution book with blue cover and stapled in pages with payment records for 1947 (4) Apprenticeship and Employment Reference, typed, from Harland & Wolff Ltd. Shipbuilding & Engineering Works, Belfast, dated 9-9-1949SHIPWRIGHT'S CARD - Printed: "SHIPWRIGHT'S CARD" "SHIPCONSTRUCTORS and SHIPWRIGHTS' ASSOCIATION" "8, Eldon Square, Newcastle-on-Tyne 1". "J ALEXANDER, SECRETARY", "38 Sandbrook Park" Stamped "BELFAST (B) BRANCH" . Handwritten "N McKenzie" "221" (Reg.) "38748" "PB" CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE: Printed "Federated Shipwrights', Ship Constructors', Naval Architects', Ships' Draftsmen and Boat Builders' Association of Australia" Handwritten "Dec 14 [19] 49", "Norman D McKenzie" ""Victorian [BranchH]" "'til Feb 1st 1950" CONTRIBUTION BOOK: Printed "BELFAST SHIPWRIGHT'S MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION" "CONTRIBUTION BOOK" Stamped "Herbert Taylor" Handwritten "N McKenzie" "415" EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE: Printed "HARLAND & WOLFF Limited, Shipbuilding & Engineering Works, Belfast" Typed "9th September 1949" and "This is to certify that Norman D. MaKenzie, 26 Connstrook Drive, Belfast, served a five-year Apprenticeship with us as a Shipwright, completing this on the 16th December 1946. He continued in our employment, and is now leaving of his own accord. We would state that during the time Mr. McKenzie was with us, he was a good workman and steady timekeeper."flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, norman mckenzie, norman desmond mckenzie, belfast shipwright, shipwright's apprenticeship, harland & wolff limited, shipbuilding & engineering works, the ship constructors’ and shipwrights’ association, registered shipwright, victorian branch of the federated shipwrights, ship constructors, naval architects, ships’ draughtsmen and boat builders’ association of australia, victoria branch, shipwrights' provident union, h.b. thomas, architects registration board of victoria, naval architect, daphne, norman and daphne mckenzie, indenture of apprenticeship, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, union card, shipwright’s association card, n mckenzie, certificate of clearance

Dressed in mufti, attended by no band or banners, more than 200 women slid past the almost unheeding crowd in a battalion of cars, unobtrusively taking their part in the Anzac Day march, as they played their part during World War One. They were all returned army nurses who served in Egypt, Salonika, Flanders, Belgium, England and India. Many were wearing medals such as the Commander of the Order of the British Empire medal (CBE), the Royal Red Cross medal (RRC), the Florence Nightingale medal, the Order of St Sava and the Medal of Honour of Greece. The article goes on to list many of the women who participated in the march.A photocopy of a newspaper clipping consisting of titles, one large photo and several columns of text. The photo depicts a woman in nurse's uniform and war medals.ww1, wwi, world war 1, e conyers, matron in chief, australian army nursing service, aans, australian imper, australian imperial forces, aif, a dowsley, 3rd military district, e cornwell, edith cavell trust fund, mchardie white, gertrude davis, hamilton russell wing, alfred hospital, i o'dwyer, repatriation hospital, caulfield, m.e. nicholson, methodist homes for children, cheltenham, a.f. roberts, masonic homes, punt rd, d ryall (nee newton), trinity college, g douglas, newport, e cameron, melbourne university, nan reay, bryant and may, c fisher (nee pratti), grace wilson, edith cavell memorial service, returned army nurses' club, parliament house, h. hayes (nee gawler), m.m. loughron, children's welfare department, e hart, b.m. gibbings, a.r. broughton (nee bolton), a forrest, baby health centre, ivanhoe, buckham, a. king, lily rutherford, m. coombes, v woinarski, m. humphrey, police hospital, n. rhoden, anzac hostel, j. tyers, mont park, j. stanbury, bundoora, f. grylls, children's health bureau, anzac house, m. ambler, jean robertson, macrobertson's, rose quarterman, buckleu and nunn, v. payne, tanganyika, w.b. healy (nee brocklebank), rushworth, c. murray, nauru, e.m. mccarthy, traralgon, l.e. wheeler, st arnaud, b. g. stubbs, tecoma, e.l. weitnaure (nee trant), bateford, cope (nee hewlett), tatura, w.s. philip (nee green), echuca, b. o'connor (nee balkam), maldon, scurry (nee barry), silvan, long (nee garden), fussell (nee garden), gillies, m peet, a purcell, geelong, j.r. porter, peake (nee ekers), harcourt (nee tuxworth), o. sommerville (nee deane), lorimer (nee pilkington), r. b. kelley (nee malcolm), i. owen, e cullen (nee newton), e shepard (nee harrison), gaff (nee steele), wilkinson (nee peters), p. n. lewis (nee evans), p dooley (nee haynes), barber (nee webb), d monat (nee crossing), w. scurry (nee barry), e. geddison (nee edwards), arruthers, winfield, hambridge, l. dutton, w. b. heily (nee bocklebank), e. glyde (nee whitely), b o'connor (nee balham), i. prime (nee ogilvie), r. e.ireland (nee grove), e. kitchen (nee neville), c. matheson (nee donaldson), m. clyne (nee hardie), s. buckley (nee flett), stewart cowan, wiseman (nee jamieson), h. welch (nee white), jj. sedgeick (nee waddell), n drysdale, m. roberts (nee brown), geach, c. bonwick (nee strom), l. thompson (nee stewart), g. easter (nee jeremiah), n. kenward, h. davis (nee colwill), geddison, g. owen, g. cochran, hales (nee whitfield), l. sheppard, g. levinson (nee irvine), g. sylvester, tregellis smith (nee sampson), h. f. allison wallilien (nee canard), v. woinarski, l. leich, d. white, s. bennett smith, mcphail, l. rutherford, m. hall, n. coombs, w. holding, c. cadwellader, dowling, stewart, j. bage, m. hobler, i. mcalpine, condon, s. malcolm, m. smith, a. h. stone, m. nuzum, j. burgess, m. burtley, k. devine, e. simpson, s. pines, i. bonnin, a. cassidy, kendall, i. f. donald, j. currie, t. tyson, j. robertson, r. quarterman, g. grace, m. tilton, m. robinson, a. lee-brown, c. williams, l. moxham, e. reddie, f. tabor, n. isaacs, e. m. renard, mackenzie, k. garney, g. duncan, f.m. dowell, n.w. gillespie, e.l. prescott, sandbrook, m. peet, e. thistlewaite, e. palmer, b. lord, b. mckinnell, g. bishop, b mcphail, m. pearce, l. hancock, o. saloway, e. dixon, g.c. marum, m. folwer, a.m. gallen, a. brown, a. hardie, j. simpson, m. thomas, e.g. beer, goodman, s. greenaway, w. williamson, j. donald, a. gill, e. gill, k. fegan, m. humphreys, j.m. matthews, e.c. kerr, holding, g. sumner, a. kitchen, e. pitchford, m. cumming, m. donnellan, o. gillin, a. purcell, j. jennings, m. delehenty, m. stevens, m. duggan, j. reeves, a. neunham