Coloured glass panel of sky, Long Tan Cross, Rising Sun, Anchor and Airforce Wings. Red scroll with gold lettering Together then, Together AgainTogether Then, Together Againleadlight panel, long tan cross

The story behind the making of a quilt for those who served in Vietnamvietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives

A framed poster advertising the Australian vietnam forces National Reunion held in Sydney on the 3rd October 1987. Poster shows troups loading onto a C-130Hercules and HMAS SydneyC-130 Callsign "YP"poster, hmas sydney, c-130 hercules, national reunion

This item contributes to an understanding of how Australia's involvement in the war in Vietnam ( 1962 - 1973) had a lasting impact on Australian society.Small beige top with green base. Green printing with Australian map, image of Sydney Harbour bridge and medal on ribbon.Australian Vietnam Forces/Welcome Home Parade '87/welcome home parade, 87, sydney harbour bridge, together then - together again, vietnam

This item contributes to an understanding of how Australia's involvement in the war in Vietnam ( 1962 - 1973) had a lasting impact on Australian society.Small beige top with green base. Green printing with Australian map, image of Sydney Harbour bridge and medal on ribbon.Australian Vietnam Forces/Welcome Home Parade '87/welcome home parade, 87, sydney harbour bridge, together then - together again, vietnam

Cream and green cupAust Vietnam Forces "Welcome home parade87" "Together Then - Together Again"commemorative cup, welcome home parade

Earthenware Cream and Green port goblet commemorating Welcome Home Parade 1987Australian vietnam forces "Welcome Home Parade 87" "Together Then - Together Again"goblet, welcome home parade 1987

Earthenware cream and green port goblet commemorating "Welcome Home parade 1987"Australian Vietnam Forces "Welcome Home Parade 87" "Together Then - Together Again"goblet, welcome home parade 1987

Earthenware cream and green port goblet commemorating "Welcome Home Parade 1987"Australian Vietnam Forces "Welcome Home Parade 87" "Together Then - Together Again"goblet, welcome home parade 1987

Earthenware cream and green port goblet commerating "Welcome Home parade 1987"Australian Vietnam forces "Welcome Home Parade 87" "Together Then - Together Again"welcome home parade 1987, goblet

White aluminium full beer can commerating the Welcome Home Parade. Tooheys draught includes Australian flag in the outline of Australia, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera HouseAustralian Vietnam Forces Welcome Home Parade 87, Sydney 3rd october 1987. Together Then, Together Again.beer can, welcome home parade

White aluminium full beer can commemorating the welcome home parade. Tooheys draught. Includes the Australian flag in the outline of Australia, Sydney harbour bridge and Opera House.Australian Vietnam Forces welcome home parade '87 Sydney October 3rd 1987 Together then, together againwelcome home, beer can

White aluninium full beer can commemorating the welcome home parade Tooheys draught includes Australian flag in the outime of Australia, Sydney Harbour, Bridge and Opera HouseAustralian Vietnam Forces welcome home parade 87 Sydney October 3rd 1987. Together then, together againbeer can, welcome home parade

Commemoration Australian Vietnam Forces Welcome Home Parade '87. Map of Australia with flag superimposed and picture of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the OperaHhouse.Australian Vietnam Forces Welcome Home Parade '87, Sydney October 3rd 1987, together then, together againbeer can, welcome home parade

Black neoprone stubby holder with gold graphics of Vietnam National Memorial Canberra, holding beer can of the Welcome Home Parade - sydney 3rd October 1987On can - Australian Vietnam Forces Welcome Home Parade '87 Sydney October 3rd 1987. Together then, together again.beer can, australian vietnam forces, welcome home parade

Two empty Tooheys beer cans celebrating Australian Vietnam Forces, Welcome Home Parade 87, Sydney, October 3rd 1987, Together then together againbeer can, australian vietnam forces, welcome home parade

During the years 1869-1935, there were well over 250 registered bamboo furniture producers in Britain. The earliest recorded firm was Hubert Bill of 14 Little Camden St, London N.W., who claimed to have been established in 1869, while Daniel Jacobs & Sons of Hackney Road, London, were still in business in 1915, after 45 years of production. Design, quality, price and methods of construction were fairly consistent throughout the whole period, but it was the imaginative and often eccentric choice of subject matter that marked differentiation between the various firms. While most produced standard tables, stands and fire-screens, the more adventurous offered for sale items such as corner shelve units, charcoal barbecue grills and musical tea tables. Shelves were often covered with embossed leather paper designs, at first imported from Japan and then later produced in England. Some firms incorporated the knobbly roots of the bamboo stems into their designs, generally to form feet. Occasionally, handles to drawers and cupboards were made with these roots, although they were more commonly carved as imitations. Handles were mostly of cheap metal or brass. The ends of the bamboo canes were capped with stamped metal or turned bone, ivory or wooden discs. Methods of construction fell into three categories. First and most common is that of pegging. Bamboo stems being hollow, thick dowels can easily be glued into the joints. Some firms farmed out this work of `plugging' the ends of the canes to part-time workers at home. The second method, that of pinning, was far less satisfactory as bamboo tends to split lengthwise and therefore the jointed pieces eventually disintegrated. The most efficient method was that patented in 1888 (patent No. 2383) by the firm of W. F. Needham in Birmingham. It consisted of metal shoes and covers for all joints, which were made by wrapping a metal strip around the stems and soldering the overlapping ends. Some joints were further strengthened by a small pin or screw. Needham was by far the largest and most successful manufacturer, and their individual and superior method of construction undoubtedly gained them their reputation. A. Englander & Searle of 34 Gt Eastern St and 31 Mare St, Hackney, London, were a firm particularly concerned with methods of construction. Although they seem to have entered the bamboo furniture market at a comparatively late date, about 1898, they produced inexpensive' bamboo, aimed particularly at the export trade. Stating in their catalogue that bamboo furniture “can be exported in one piece or it can be exported in pieces and put together again. The fixing up is much facilitated by a system of marking and numbering. Further, no glue is required for putting together as the screw system is applied”. This method of construction best fits the Etagere and this item in the Flagstaff collection, and it is believed to have been made by A Englander & Searle, exported in a knock-down form to Australia, purchased in kit form from a dealer here and put together by the purchaser. The bamboo plant stand is a significant item as it highlight furniture fashion of the late Victorian era. This item was highly sort after in its time and although mass produced, not many examples remain because the item is so fragile so this example is a valuable addition to the Flagstaff collection. It is believed,the construction method used is by a notable and respected maker in England of bamboo furniture that was aimed specifically at the export market and probably came to Australia in kit form to be assembled by the purchaser.Plant stand: a bamboo plant stand with a hexagonal pine timber top edged with tortoise shell bamboo. The top is supported on four tortoise shell bamboo legs joined at the base by a square cane-covered shelf. The tortoise shell appearance is brown lacquer. This stand is part of the Giles Collection. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, furniture, plant stand, bamboo furniture, etagere, victorian furniture, simulated bamboo, tortise shell, a englander & searle, domestic furniture, giles collection, henry giles, cooramook, mailor’s flat, wangoom, 19th century household goods

This music stand set of shelves is one of many 19th century items of furniture, linen and crockery donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by, Vera and Aurelin Giles. The items are associated with the Giles Family and are known as the “Giles Collection”. Many of the items of furniture, linen and crockery in the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage were donated by Vera and Aurelin Giles and mostly came from the simple home of Vera’s parents-in-law, Henry Giles and his wife Mary Jane (nee Freckleton) whose photos are in the parlour. They married in 1880. Henry, born at Tower Hill in 1858, was a labourer on the construction of the Breakwater before leaving in 1895 to build bridges in N.S.W. for about seven years. Mary Jane was born in 1860 at Cooramook. She attended Mailor’s Flat State School where she was also a student teacher before, as family legend has it, she became a governess at “Injemiara” where her grandfather, Francis Freckleton, once owned land. Henry and Mary’s family of six, some of whom were born at Mailor’s Flat and later children at Wangoom, lived with their parents at Wangoom and Purnim west, where Henry died in 1933 and Mary Jane in 1940. THE SHELVES During the years 1869-1935 there were well over 250 registered bamboo furniture producers in Britain. The earliest recorded firm was Hubert Bill of 14 Little Camden St, London N.W., who claimed to have been established in (1869 the first bamboo furniture maker), while Daniel Jacobs & Sons of Hackney Road, London, were still in business in 1915, after 45 years of production. Design, quality, price and methods of construction were fairly consistent throughout the whole period, but it was the imaginative and often eccentric choice of subject matter that marked the differentiation between the various firms. While most produced standard tables, stands and fire-screens, the more adventurous offered for sale items such as Corner shelve units, charcoal barbecue grills and musical tea tables. Shelves were often covered with embossed leather paper designs, at first imported from Japan and then later produced in England. Some firms incorporated the knobbly roots of the bamboo stems into their designs, generally to form feet. Occasionally handles to drawers and cupboards were made with these roots although they were more commonly carved as imitations. Handles were mostly of cheap metal or brass. The ends of the bamboo canes were capped with stamped metal or turned bone, ivory or wooden discs. Methods of construction fell into three categories. First and most common is that of pegging. Bamboo stems being hollow, thick dowels can easily be glued into the joints. Some firms farmed out this work of `plugging' the ends of the canes to part-time workers at home. The second method, that of pinning, was far less satisfactory as bamboo tends to split lengthwise and therefore the jointed pieces eventually disintegrated. The most efficient method was that patented in 1888 (patent No 2383) by the firm of W. F. Needham in Birmingham. It consisted of metal shoes and covers for all joints which were made by wrapping a metal strip around the stems and soldering the overlapping ends. Some joints were further strengthened by a small pin or screw. Needham was by far the largest and most successful manufacturer and their individual and superior method of construction undoubtedly gained them their reputation. A. Englander & Searle of 34 Gt Eastern St and 31 Mare St, Hackney, London, were a firm particularly concerned with methods of construction. Although they seem to have entered the bamboo furniture market at a comparatively late date, about 1898, they produced inexpensive bamboo, aimed particularly at the export trade. The company stated in their catalogue that bamboo furniture “can be exported in one piece or it can be exported in pieces and put together again. The fixing up is much facilitated by a system of marking and numbering. Further, no glue is required for putting together as the screw system only is applied”. This method of construction best fits the Etagere in the Flagstaff collection and it is believed to have been made by A Englander & Searle, exported in a knock down form to Australia, purchased in kit form from a dealer hear and put together by the owner. The Etagere is a significant item as it highlight furniture fashion of the late Victorian era. This item was highly sort after in its time and although mass produced, not many examples remain, so this example is a valuable addition to the Flagstaff collection. It is believed that the construction method used is by a notable and respected maker of bamboo furniture and that its production was aimed at the export market and probably came to Australia in kit form.Bamboo shelves: decorative free standing Etagere comprising three large shelves and one small shelf. Shelves are made of wood used to store either orange or bacon boxes (as there are no knots in the wood, imported from South America and cheap to recycle). Shelves are covered with embossed leather paper. Frame is made from tortoise shell bamboo (brown lacquer applied to simulate tortoise shell appearance). Ends of bamboo canes are covered with metal shoes and fixed with a pin. Other bamboo joints are fixed with round head steel screws. This item is part of the Giles Collection.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bamboo shelves, bamboo etagere, victorian furniture, furniture, bamboo furniture, embossed leather paper, simulated bamboo, tortise shell, a englander & searle, giles collection, henry giles, tower hill, cooramook, warrnambool breakwater, mailor’s flat, wangoom, 19th century furniture

A programme of songs used in a Comradeship Christmas gathering in 1968.Comradeship Committee meetings were very important to the Legatees. Legatees supported each other by coming together for various events throughout the year. This carol booklet shows that Legatees enjoyed singing together at their Comradeship meetings and in particular singing carols at Christmas time. A programme of songs for a Christmas party on medium paper stock with red text. Contains lyrics of songs including ‘Oh You Beautiful Doll’, ‘Somewhere, My Love’, ‘That Certain Party’, ‘A World of Our Own’, ‘Goodnight Sweetheart’, ‘Moonlight Bay’ and ‘We’ll Meet Again’.Pencil numbers, ticks and question marks.comradeship, function, legatee event, songs