After WWII there was a decline in the market gardens in the City of Moorabbin, as the value of the land was more profitable than the crops.Example of the progress of the Municipality of MoorabbinPhotocopy of advertising flyer for sale of real estate sales - plan of building blocks for saleTuck's Estate Cheltenham - plan of subdivisionedward street, point nepean road, eden street, tuck street, hoffman street, elman road, page street, cheltenham, real estates, auction, tuck

Correspondence from Bert/Robert Stanley Harper on overseas service to Gladys Holmes, Byaduk. Robert Stanley Harper, enlisted 19th April 1915, served as 1692 as Pte RS Harper with 22nd Infantry Battalion, Sailed on "HMAT 64 Demosthenes' Fought at Gallipoli, Pozieres, Bullecourt and returned to Australia in 1919.Original documents written by Robert S Harper to Gladys Holmes, Byaduk during WW1. 001802.1: London Bridge, London, 001802.2: St James Palace, London, 29th August 001802.3: Embroidered insert, Good Wishes 001802.4: Mt Lavinia, Colombo 001802.5: Gladys and pansy 001802.6: Marseilles001802.1: Weymouth, 8th Jan 1917 001802.2: London, 29th August 001802.3: In France 001802.4: Colombo 001802.5: 001802.6gladys holmes, postcard, ww1, bert/robert harper, byaduk, tuck's post cards, gallipoli,pozieres, bullecourt

This is a dress for a young girl aged about twelve. It seems to date from the late 19th century and would have been worn at a wedding or a family celebration. This dress is a fine example of vintage clothing and is a valued display item.The dress is made of fine muslin. It has a round neck with lace edging, the gathered skirt has pin tucks with a spoke stitched wide hem. There is lace insertion at the waist and on each shoulder. On the three quarter sleeves there is lace edging at the cuffs. The bodice has machine made embroidery, spoke stitching and tucks. The back has press studs and hooks and eyes .vintage clothing, warrnambool and district historical society collection

This doll belonged to member Allan Blain's sister. It was donated to WDHS and then recently returned after an extended loan. She has been re-dressed in cotton dress pantaloons with tucks and lace trim.This doll is an example of the toys available .......Doll with wax over composition head and straw stuffed body and hair wig. She has blue glass eyes and red painted mouth. Her hair has been elaborately plaited into four braids which join halfway down the back of the head with the remainder hanging free. Her black shoes are painted onto her legs.dolls, toys, wax head dolls, blain

Arthur William Knight Tuck (1871-1942) took over from Veterinary Surgeon Desmond in Warrnambool in 1897 and was a prominent vet in Warrnambool for a great number of years.These labels are of great interest as they show the variety of medicines used by veterinary surgeons in the early 20th century- Wound Powder, The Electuary Poison for sore throats, Liquid Blister, Colic Draught, Liquid Soap for dogs, Stimulating Embrocation for sprains, bruises etc. .1,.2,.3 Yellow and orange rectangular labels with black text and a decorative border paper. All are slightly damaged. .4 Ochre coloured rectangular label with black text and a decorative border. It is damaged. .5 White rectangular label with red text and a decorative border. It has horizontal lines on which to write. It is discoloured. .6 White rectangular label with dark blue text and a plain border. .7, White rectangular label with dark blue text and decorative border top and bottom.It is damaged. .8 White rectangular label with black text and plain border. .9 White rectangular label with red text and plain border. . . .1,.2,.3 The ELECTUARY POISON FOR SORE THROATS, INFLUENZA, COUGHS, COLDS &C Directions- Two teaspoonfuls to be placed on the back of the tongue with a flat smooth piece of wood, three or four times a day A.W. Knight -Tuck , V,S., G.M. V.C., Market Buildings, Warrnambool Phone 119. .4 Wound Powder For Drying Up and Healing Open Wounds and Foul Running Sores DIRECTIONS Dust a little of the Powder on twice a day. KEEP IN A DRY PLACE. A.W. KNIGHT-TUCK, V.S.,G.M.V.C. Veterinary Surgeon MARKET BUILDINGS, WARRNAMBOOL Telephone 119 .5 To...... FROM A.W. KNIGHT - TUCK.V.S.,G.M.V.C. Veterinary Surgeon, Telephone 119 MARKET BUILDINGS,WARRNAMBOOL Modern Print Warrnambool .6 Liquid Blister FOR VETERINARY USE. POISON DIRECTIONS (Detailed in fine print) A.W. KNIGHT-TUCK ( as above for profession and location ) .7 . LIQUID SOAP FOR WASHING DOGS etc. (as above for profession and location) .8 STIMULATING Embrocation FOR Sprains, Bruises, Sore Throat, Strangles, Rheumatism, &c .DIRECTIONS ( detailed in fine print) A. W KNIGHT - TUCK (as above for profession and location) .9 Colic Draught FOR Colic or Gripes DIRECTIONS FOR USE ( detailed in fine print) A.W KNIGHT -TUCK (as above for profession and location) a.w. knight -tuck

Worn by male & female flight attendants 1999 - 2001Navy-blue wool-felt wide-brimmed hostess hat. Navy grosgrain ribbon trim bordered with yellow piping. Decorative tuck on front of trim & twist detail on back. Dent in crown. Black grosgrain sweatband. White maker's label with black print - "Weiss Australia". Faded blue biro with owner's initials (possibly SAR?or SPR?). 15mm round white label under sweatband with black upper-case lettering "SEP".White maker's label with black print "Weiss Australia". Faded blue biro with owner's initials (possibly SAR? or SPR?). 15mm round white sticker under sweatband with black upper-case lettering "SEP"flight attendants, stewardess / steward, navy blue fedora, yellow piping, 1999 - 2001, wool felt, weiss australia

1999 to 2001 worn by male and female flight attendants.DNavy Blue wool-felt wide brimmed hostess hat. Fedora style. Navy grosgrain ribbon trim bordered with yellow piping. Decorative tuck on front of trim and twist detail on back. Dent in crown. Black grosgrain sweatband. 15mm White label with WEISS Australia. Faded name ALISON (?) on manufacturers label. White label with WEISS Australia. uniform, hat, hostess, stewardess, flight attendants, navy blue, steward, weiss, wool felt

A small Christmas card with a celluloid motor car and fabric lowers on the front.There is some outlining in string. Thegold coloured edges are scalloped. Inside are Christmas greetings and a poem, It has string binding.At the bottom on the front - handwritten - Xmas card E. Reynoldschristmas-card greeting-card stationery tuck-raphael

This is an iron that would have been used for the very specific purpose of ironing very fine tucking.Purpose specific flat iron.Small double ended domestic iron with handle.domestic, cast iron, laundry, double, ended flat iron, heavy

Sepia Photo. 2 Adult + 2 Children, all Bareheaded. Adults seated. Woman wears dark long sleeved dress with tucks in bodice + lace collar. Man Wears 3 Piece suit + white shirt with butterfly collar and large Moustache. Children (Aged 2 - 5) Both boys, wear large collars over belted garments with large buttons. Mounted on a fawn Board in folder. On back: L.L.H corner - brand indention - mark of photographer (?).person, family, portrait of family

Full length fine lawn and broderie anglaise nightgown. Elbow length sleeves, edged with a 6cm broderie anglaise cuff.Neckline slightly V at the back, with a deep V in the front yoke. A 2.5cm wide band of insertion broderie finishes the front yoke. which is cut on the diagonal. A centre front placket, is bordered by two groups of 5 pintucks on either side. Back yoke is straight across the shoulders, with 5 groups of pintucks-5 tucks in each group, except centre, which has 3 tucks.costume, female, white cotton broderie anglaise nightgown

Clothing. Infant's white spotted muslin waisted dress. High round neck with lace trim. Front of dress has alternating vertical stripes of pin tucks and lace. Skirt tightly gathered into casing at waist. Lower section of skirt has alternating horizontal stripes of pin tucks and lace. Long shaped sleeves with fabric cap around arm hole. Sleeve gathered into casing at wrist. Item edged with lace, forming a frill. Centre back opening (20cm) fastened with five X .9mm white buttons between neckline and waist.costume, children's, infant's white spotted muslin dress

Ladies sleeveless yellow nylon blouse. See through nylon fabric. Peter pan collar with pintucks on upper layer. Rounded front yoke of vertical pin tucks with scalloped lace edge. Front opening with four X 1 cm clear plastic buttons. A four cm fold over edging on arm holes. Vertical darts from lower hemline- one on either side of front and two on back.costume, female, ladies sleeveless yellow nylon blouse

Clothing. Floor length silk costume. Purple silk bodice front and back with 16 cm slit at centre back from neckline. Round neckline edged with pink satin binding. External tucks (3cm) extend over shoulders to half way down bodice on front and back. Bodice extends to a dropped waistline. Bright green silk skirt gathered slightly onto bodice. Triangular pieces of green silk fabric gathered onto arm holes to form sleeves. The sleeve is of the triangle open along the top edge and the point of the triangle ends underneath the wrist. No fastenings.costume, female, floor length silk costume

Clothing. White linen woman's half petticoat. A line shape with two horizontal tucks (5cm and 7.5 cm). Waistband 1.3 cm fastened at back with two metal hooks and eyes. Centre back opening (46 cm) fastened with four metal hooks and eyes. Full length.costume, female, woman's white linen half petticoat

Clothing. Cream coloured lace silk wedding dress. Dress made from fine silk fabric with self stripe, fully lined with cream coloured linen. High round neckline with stand up lace collar(6cm). Bodice at front has crossover from shoulder to waist, forming deep Vshape at centre front with net insert below the collar. Net insert has vertical pin tucks. Bodice front and back has cream coloured lace overlay that extends over the shoulders to halfway down the 3/4 length sleeves. Hem of sleeves trimmed with embroidered lace with geometric pattern. Cummer bund of pleated silk fabric (7cm) is attached around waistband. Floor length skirt is gathered into the waistband.Front of skirt has straight lace panelsoverlay (37cmX 90 cm) including 20 cm flounce at lower edge, attached at waistline. Back of skirt has gathered lace overlay attached at waistline extending across side seams and over the edge of front lace panel. Centre back opening fastened with eighteen metal hooks and eyes from collar to waist and six metal press-studs below the waist. Cummerbund fastened with three metal hooks and eyes. A fabric insert at centre back fastened with press-studs. Collar has five pieces of stiffening plastic. Bodice has three bone casings across front above waistline, and four across the back. Cotton tape band (66 cm X 3cm) attached inside bodice at front with hook and eye fasteing.Printed on inside waistband, ''AMALIA SALXANO FARRONE'' NAPOLI ''MODE +CON----'' VIA EGIZIACA A PIZZO FALCONE 93''. Printed inside LHS sleeve at arm pit ''SAXONIA 48X''.costume, female, cream coloured wedding dress

Clothing. Infant's cream silk christening gown. High round neckline edged with gathered .7 cm lace. Yoke front (7cm) and back (8cm) of lace pieces and pin tucks. Skirt has 37 cm border of horizontal pin tucks, embroidered sections, piping and hemmed with scalloped embroidered lace.Centre back opening (21 cm) fastened at neck and lower edge of yoke with one cm pearl look buttons. No button holes. Long sleeves gathered at shoulders and gathered into 3 cm band of lace at wrist with gathered lace frill at hem. Three pin tucks around sleeves at elbow.costume, children's, infant's cream silk christening gown

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured cotton nightdress, with yoke front and back. Lace insert at centre front of yoke (10cm X 10cm). Round neckline with casing. Long sleeves gathered at shoulders with eyelet casing at wrist, and 1cm lace trim at hem. Casing threaded with cotton tape. Skirt gathered at yoke. Skirt has border of 2 X three rows of horizontal pin tucks. Centre back opening (26 cm) fastened with cotton tape tie at neckline and one X1cm button and button hole at centre yoke.costume, children's, infant's cream cotton nightdress

Clothing. Infant's cream coloured cotton nightdress. High round neckline with 1.5 cm lace edge, and casing with .8 cm cotton tape drawstring. Yoke front and back. Casing below yoke. Front yoke has layers oversewn below neckline - three vertical strips of lace. Long straight skirt sections gathered at yoke. Set in sleeves, pleated at wrist with 1.3 cm lace trim. Centre back opening (27 cm) fastened with cotton tape at neckline and 1 X 0ne cm patterned button at lower edge of yoke. Lower edge of skirt has five horizontal pin tucks above the hem.costume, children's, infant's cream cotton nightdress

Clothing. Infant's pink linen nightdress. Square neckline trimmed with eyelet lace threaded with pink ribbon, and 1 cm lace frill. Square yoke front and back with horizontal pin tucks and 5 cm lace insert. Yoke at front and back has 5 cm lace frill around edges. Long sleeves, have a pleat at the shoulder, pin tucks and lace insert at elbow. Sleeves are gathered into casing at wrist with 4 cm lace frill at hem. Front of skirt has vertical pin tucks and three lace inserts below the yoke. Skirt has border of zig zag lace insert and horizontal pin tucks above two 13 cm flounces with zig zag lace inserts and lace edges. Centre back opening (35 cm) fastened with four metal press-studs.costume, children's, infant's pink nightdress

Clothing. Woman's cream coloured long sleeved linen smock blouse. Front opening with V shaped front neckline. RHS of front opening edged with 3 cm floral lace that continues around neckline to crossover point. Blouse is yoked front and back with floral lace inserts and vertical pin tucks. Below the yoke is a horizontal band of ribbon insert lace (3cm). Lower sections of the blouse are gathered into the lace insert. The front sections have vertical strips of inserted lace alternating with vertical pin tucks. The front opening is fastened with five press-studs covered by a placket. Long sleeves are gathered into the arm holes and gathered at the wrist into two bands of lace - one floral and one ribbon insert lace. At the wrist the hem has a 5 cm lace frill.costume, female, woman's cream coloured blouse

Clothing. Girl's cream coloured short sleeved linen waist length bodice/blouse. High U shaped neckline with ribbon insert lace and fold over lace collar (5cm). Yoke front and back with zig zag edge at front and V shaped at centre back. Yoke has decorative diagonal embroidered panels and pin tucks. The lower section of the blouse is shaped above the waist with darts and pleats below the bustline at the front and at centre back. Short sleeves have ribbon insert lace around arm holes with 7 cm embroidered fabric forming the sleeves.costume, children's, child's bodice/blouse

Clothing.Woman's cream coloured long sleeved silk bodice. High round neckline with 4 cm stand up collar. Semi-circular yoke front and back (13cm radius). Collar and yoke have embroidered net over silk fabric. Kimono cut long sleeves have cuffs of embroidered net over silk from shoulder to wrist along top of sleeve (33cm X 4 cm). Sleeves and front of bodice have all over vertical pin tucks. The front of the bodice has cotton tape ties stitched across from centre front to side seams at waist level gathering the fabric to form a peplum effect at the front. The tails of the cotton tapes tie across the back from the side seams. Full length front opening fastened with nine press-studs between collar and waist and a metal hook and eye at the waist. The back of the bodice has vertical pin tucks across the shoulders and below the yoke extending 9 cm below the yoke.costume, female, woman's cream coloured silk bodice

Clothing. Women's long sleeved smock style blouse of black, grey and cream cotton patterned fabric. High round neckline with folded over collar with rounded corners (8 cm) edged with 2.5 cm frill of cream coloured lace. Vertical pin tucks across back and front from shoulder line (14 - 16 cms). Full length centre front opening placket fastened with five press-studs. Horizontal fabric band (9 cm) around hemline. Long straight sleeves gathered into one cm casing above wrist. End of sleeve trimmed with pin tucks and frill of 2.5 cm cream coloured lace.costume, female, women's long sleeved smock style blouse

Clothing. Men's cream coloured cotton formal dress shirt. Stiffened bib front (27 cm X 38 cm) with pleats and pin tucks. Centre front placket (35 cm) with 7 cm button holed tab at lower end. Front opening fastened with three buttons and button holes (two buttons missing). Double button holes on 2 cm stand up collar. Body of shirt gathered into yoke at centre back. Long straight sleeves with 7 cm stiffened cuff with button holes for cuff links.Tag inside back neck. Coat of Arms, ''Fdad' Aluisio Napoli'' Red hand stitched laundry mark.costume, male, men's cream coloured dress shirt

Clothing. Woman's yellow leather gloves. Three pin tucks on back of gloves. Openings at wrist (7 cm) fastened with two .8 cm metal buttons and button holes.Stamped inside both gloves ''2114''costume accessories, female, woman's yellow leather gloves.

Clothing. Women's cream coloured long sleeved linen nightgown. High round neckline trimmed with 1cm red and white lace with scalloped edge. Front bib section below neckline (44 cm X 35 cm) of vertical red and white ribbon strips and pin tucks. Lower edge of bib section has zig zag shape dipping to V shape at centre front. Bib section edged with red and white lace.Front opening left of centre (24 cm) fastened with 2 X 0ne cm plastic buttons and cotton loops. Long straight sleeves gathered into cuff of red and white ribbon strips, lace with red and white pleated lace frill. Fabric yoke across shoulders at back below fabric yoke. ''A'' shaped garment widening to hemcostume, female, women's long sleeved linen nightgown

Clothing. Women's cream coloured cotton nightgown with elbow length sleeves. High round neckline with 3 cm broderie lace frill. Bib section below neckline (34 cms X 27 cms) has pattern of vertical lace strips, pin tucks and dark pink and cream ribbon. Front skirt section gathered into bib section. Back skirt pleated at centre back into yoke across shoulders. Long straight sleeves finished at hem with pin tucks and broderie lace edging. "A'' shaped garment widening to hem. Front opening left of centre below neckline (21 cm) fastened with two 1 cm plastic buttons - one button hole and one cotton loop.costume, female, women's cream cotton nightgown.

Clothing. Women's cream coloured long sleeved linen nightgown. High round neckline trimmed with 1.5 cm dark pink and white lace. Front has three vertical tab sections (6-7 cm wide0 of dark pink and cream ribbon and lace insert. Underneath the tabs is a diagonal pattern of ribbon and pin tucks. front opening (24 cm) left of centre is fastened with two 1 cm plastic buttons and cotton loops. Long straight sleeves gathered into a cuff of dark pink and white ribbon and lace inserts. Fabric yoke across shoulders at back with body of nightgown pleated at centre back below fabric yoke. ''A'' shaped garment widening to hem.costume, female, women's cream colored linen nightgown