The French Collection was donated to the Society in 2022. This collection includes documents, artworks, books, costumes and artefacts belonging to two families. A number belonged to, or were made by the grandparents of the donor: Vida May Wing and her husband Hubert Charles McDonald. [Other items belonging to Vida and Hubert are in the collections of the Australian Performing Arts Museum and Museum Victoria.] A second significant group of objects were gifts made to the donor's family by Lucy (Jean) Hornby of Queen Street, Kew whose family had been early settlers in the district. Vida May Wing was born in Richmond in 1882. A noted teacher of plain, fancy and step dancing, during the first two decades of the twentieth century she held annual fancy dancing and floral balls, where her pupils were the performers. In 1916, she married Hubert Charles McDonald. She died in 1959.Rose Study on board, by Vida May McDonald (nee Wing). Pink and red roses on wooden panel.Reverse: "Vida Wing / 1908-19?"still lifes, vida may wing, roses

Sydney Joy (joy) Stewart (1925-2018) was a founding member of the Kew Historical Society, and during the 1970s its secretary. During her residence in Kew, she completed numerous property illustrations on commission. These ranged from preliminary sketches, including architectural details to finished pen & ink and wash illustrations on paper. On moving to Queensland, Joy Stewart donated the remaining property illustrations in her possession to the Kew Historical Society. In 1987-88, she fulfilled a commission by the Society of designs for a series of embroideries completed by residents during the Australian Bicentennial commemorations. Sydney Joy (Joy) Stewart was born in Melbourne 1925. She studied at Swinburne Technical College Art School from 1941-1945, then the National Gallery Art School 1946-1948. Her career included employment positions as a display artist, designer/painter, gallery assistant, and art teacher. Joy relocated to Cairns in 1981. Solo exhibitions in Melbourne and Cairns, including 'Done By Me' at Cairns Regional Gallery in 1999. Group exhibitions at Cairns Regional Gallery, 'The Fish John West Regrets, 1993' and 'Facets of Life' 1994. Joy Stewart died in Cairns in 2018.Pencil, pen & Ink sketch on paper of 'South Wing, Xavier College' by the artist Joy Stewart. Inscription: "South Wing, Xavier College". Signed lower right: "JStewart".joy stewart, xavier college (kew)

Three booklets - items in the collection of Richard Wiliam McGILVERY, RAAF. Refer Cat No.7287P for service details, photos and awards.Soft Cover Booklet Cover - cardboard. 1. Blue and white print on a pale blue background - front and back. 24 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs. 2./3. Black print on grey background front and back. 2. 20 pages - cut, plain, white paper, illustrated black and white photographs. 3. 24 pages - cut, plain, white paper, illustrated black and white photographs. Association badge top front page. Front cover information on booklet. 1. "Special issue to commemorate the / Dedication of our Plaque/ to Fallen and Departed Comrades/ at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra/ on October 16th, 2001" "Issue number 3/ March 2002". 2. "DEDICATION CEREMONY/ of the RAAF ENHANCED MEMORIAL/ 11 November 2002". Issue Number 6/ March 2003". 3. "Beaufighter/ Mustang Crash/ Labuan, November 19, 1945". "Issue Number 5/ March 2004". history, booklets, 81 fighter wing, association

Standard issue item as used by Australian Defence Force during the conflict in Vietnam. Donated by Davis Morris at 4RAR reunion held at NVVM in September 2022.Black cardboard folder containing instruction manual titled "Infantry School Tactics Wing" Nine (9) chapters: Rifle Company Part 2 - roles, tasks and responsibilities. Pages are hole-punched and yellowed.INFANTRY SCHOOL TACTICS WINGtraining, manual, tactic wing, rifle, vietnam, morris, david morris, 4rar

Chelsea State School was built on Argyle Avenue and officially opened on 27 January 1915.Black and white photo of men, women and children standing in front of the new wing of the Chelsea State School. OFFICIAL OPENING OF NEW WING CHELSEA STATE SCHOOL 7-6-1922chelsea, education, chelsea primary school, school, chelsea state school, school playground, garden, opening

Inscribed in ink on reverse: 'South side of dining hall wing; covered passage way along wall'.1950s melbourne, construction

Sydney Joy (joy) Stewart (1925-2018) was a founding member of the Kew Historical Society, and during the 1970s its secretary. During her residence in Kew, she completed numerous property illustrations on commission. These ranged from preliminary sketches, including architectural details to finished pen & ink and wash illustrations on paper. On moving to Queensland, Joy Stewart donated the remaining property illustrations in her possession to the Kew Historical Society. In 1987-88, she fulfilled a commission by the Society of designs for a series of embroideries completed by residents during the Australian Bicentennial commemorations.Pen and wash drawing, set in an external card mount, depicting the south wing of Xavier College, Kew by Joy Stewart.Inscription: "South Wing" - Xavier College." Signed lower right: "JStewart 78".joy stewart, xavier college - kew (vic), schools - kew (vic)

Katharine Rose with Mrs Delacombe and Sir Rohan Delacombe, Governor of Victoria, at the opening of the new wing at Mirridong, named in her honour.1 x black and white photograph of four peopleMrs Katharine Rose meets Lady Delacombe & Gov. of Victoria Sir Rohan Delacombe prior to opening of K. Rose Wing.association for the blind, mirridong home (bendigo), katharine (kitty) rose, sir rohan delacombe

International House at the University of Melbourne was Australia's first 'international house'. Its first purpose-built accommodation wing opened to residents in 1957, with the official opening the following year. The building was later named the Ian Clunies Ross Wing in honour of the first chair of the International House Council. buildings

The Samuel Wadham Wing, officially opened on 23 March 1963 by Lord Richard Casey (Minister for External Affairs), at a large ceremony and commemoration dinner. The Wing was the second residential building at International House, providing sixty-three additional student rooms, tutors' rooms, a library, a laundry, a gym, and the formal entrance. The new building was hoped by Warden Sam Dimmick to secure International House's position as an academic college in Melbourne, who also extended thanks for fundraising and furnishing initiatives by the Women's Auxiliaries.samuel wadham, events

A Copy of Third Training Group Reserve Command And Staff College: Milops Wing: The infantry BattalionA Copy of Third Training Group Reserve Command And Staff College: Milops Wing: The infantry Battalion. The cover is missing and the manual is held together with two metal staples.manuals, third training group, the infantry battalion, reserve command and staff college, australian army

Lord Richard Casey opened the Samuel Wadham Wing on Saturday, 23 March 1963, to a crowd of students and distinguished guests. In his speech, Lord Casey deemed the new building a "microcosm of the world", with students able to "help break down misunderstanding and social barriers" between Australia and its neighbours. Typed description attached to reversesamuel wadham, richard casey

The business was specialised in making salt-glazed stoneware articles, including utilitarian or decorative bottles, jugs and jars, much of it intended for inns and pubs. The backbone of the business was a wide range of utilitarian wares, mostly stone wares, including storage jars, tankards and the like, and later extending to pipes for drains, lavatories and other bathroom ceramics. From 1853 to 1902 its wares were marked Doulton & Co., then from 1902, when a royal warrant was given, Royal Doulton. The company always made some more decorative items, initially still mostly stoneware, and from the 1860s the firm made considerable efforts to get a reputation for design, in which it was largely successful, as one of the first British makers of art pottery. Initially, this was done through artistic stoneware's made in Lambeth, but in 1882 the firm bought a Burslem factory, which was mainly intended for making bone china table wares and decorative items. An early utilitarian stoneware item made by a well-known company that specialised in making salt-glazed items that later earned a reputation for making stoneware art objects. brown glazed earthenware bottle, circular grooves at throat of bottle x 3, cylindrical shape, narrow neck, makers stamp on side, large chip at opening, multiple small chips on sides. no stopper. paper label taped to front -Baked clay jar unearthed during demolition of the Edward Wilson Wing 1999 Doulton Lambeth stamp base of front - makers mark. label -paper label taped to front -Baked clay jar unearthed during demolition of the Edward Wilson Wing 1999ahnl, edward wilson wing alfred hospital, baked clay jar

Constructed in 1996, the new wing at Elanora Nursing Home was named after John Wicking, President of the Association for the Blind for over 10 years, and a strong supporter of the Association and it's work.1 round metal plate with raised inscriptionThis plaque commemorates the turning of the first sod in the construction of the John Wicking Wing, 21st October 1996. This building recognises the outstanding contribution by J O Wicking AM President of the Association for the Blind 1972-1984 and long time friend of blind and vision impaired people throughout Victoria.association for the blind, john wicking, elanora home (brighton), nameplates

A wartime letter written by Arthur Evans that was later mounted on card for display purposes. It was donated to Legacy in 1998. The letter was written on the fabric of an aircraft wing. The letter was written by Arthur Stanley Evans while convalescing in Briston in 1917. He had been injured at Bullecourt, France with the 18th-16th AIF. The letter says 'Dear Minnie, Just a line to say your nice long letter arrived yesterday and I am now waiting the money etc. Have run out of paper so am scrawling this on a piece of wing belonging to one of Fritz's tubes that I saw one of our chaps having a scrap with in the air over our lines one day. "Fritz LOST". Glad Betty liked her little gift. Will write you later. I am improving every day and expect to have leave shortly. Love to all, Arthur." Not to let war time shortages of paper get in Arthur Evans way, he improvised and his letter to Minnie, it arrived intact. The fabric would be quite durable and light. A great memento to show family and friends.Despite war time shortages a little ingenuity can overcome many difficulties.Backing, ply board. Letter and short story typed on white cardboard, cardboard fixed to ply backing. Original letter fixed to white cardboard. Lower left hand corner folded over showing the reverse side of the fabric. Original letter rectangular in shape. All of the above is surrounded by a brownish border.The letter, the story and how the letter came to Legacy is printed in brown ink. The original letter is hand written on a piece of wing fabric from a German aircraft shot down over Allied lines.souvenir, world war one

Historic1950s melbourne, construction

See ND2991 for history of kindergarten.Black & white photograph outside of the Staff wing of the Forest Hill Residential Kindergarten.forest hill residential kindergarten, kindergarten

See ND2991 for history of kindergarten.Black & white photograph of the outside of the Nurses Wing of the Forest Hill residential Kindergarten.forest hill residential kindergarten, kindergarten

See ND2991 for history of kindergarten.Black & white photograph of the outside of the nursery wing of the Forest Hill residential Kindergarten in 1938.forest hill residential kindergarten, kindergarten