Domestic dressmaking for women's fashionWoman's Realm Pattern WR.2 in off white sleeve with model wearing a blouse with 3/4 length sleeves. Bust 32"/34" and bust size 38"/40"As abovewomen's fashion, dressmaking, paper pattern, 1950's, woman's realm

Tawonga C.W.A. was involved in dressmaking and other home industries.The Tawonga branch of the C.W.A. commenced on the 7th Feb. 1946 and often combined activities with the other branches in the Kiewa Valley. The C.W.A. aimed to improve health, welfare and education for women and children in the country. This was achieved by getting together and exchanging ideas on dressmaking while providing for their families and the local community, possibly selling their products at fetes.Women living in Tawonga were mostly on farms and, in 1946, when the branch commenced would have been feeling more remote with WW11 having an effect on available workers and the well being of the women and children.Small white and grey book with picture of tape measure and cotton reel on the cover. It has 15 pages including the cover which is printed on too. It has general instructions for sewing. Held by 2 staplesCover: Woman's Realm presents / Dressmaking / made easy / Simple instructions and / step-by-step diagrams for / making your own clothes tawonga. country woman's association of victoria. dressmaking. woman's realm. c.w.a.

A folder covered with paper decorated with pictures of dogs. Contains stories about dogs taken from magazines - 'Woman's Realm,'Woman's Journal' and 'Good Housekeeping. Dated 1950s'-60s'.lydia chancellor, collection, animals, dogs, short stories, stories, literature, magazines, ephemera

A cardboard folder covered with red striped paper. Contains short stories from various magazines - 'Womans's Day with Woman,' 'The Australian Women's Day,' 'Woman's Realm,' 'Woman's Illustrated,''The Saturday Evening Post,' 'Woman's Journal' and 'Woman's Home Journal.' 1950s.'entertainment, short stories, lydia chancellor, collection, short stories, stories, literature, magazines, entertainment, reading

A covered folder containing short stories relating to dogs. Sources are 'Woman's Journal,' 'Woman's Realm,' Woman's Pictorial,' 'Woman,' 'The New Idea,' 'The Australian Journal,' 'Wife and Home,' 'Shell House Journal,' 'The Sun Weekend Magazine,' 'Australian House and Garden' and 'New Zealand Home Journal.' 1928-1959.lydia chancellor, collection, ephemera, animals, dogs

Bibliography, ill, p.223.fictionIt is 1915, during World War I at Gallipoli, and Lt. Roy Irwin is missing. The young woman who loves him, and the men who fought beside him, begin their search for Lt. Irwin. Later, in 1919, historian C.E.W. Bean returns to Anzac Cove with artist George Lambert and soldier Harry Vickers to solve the greatest mystery of the campaign, to discover Gallipoli's secret. Forward to 2015, and Dr. Mark Troy's quest to preserve the peninsula from roadworks is sidetracked by political intervention and diplomatic intrigue. But a flirtation with a dynamic young woman from Army Intelligence uncovers long-forgotten documents protecting Gallipoli's graves. In this eagerly awaited book, one of Australia's leading historians uses a playful hybrid of history and fiction - moving between the historical realm and the world of the imagination - to recreate the most dramatic moments of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I.gallipoli campaign - fiction, war stories

Hard cover book,Queen of The Dawn Author: H Rider Haggard Publisher: Hutchinson & Co. London. W1. Date: 1925 Green Cloth hard covered book with a reinforced spine with a handwritten title, front cover has black text and Egyptian motif. Inscriptions include stickers and a stamp. fictionQueen of the Dawn is a story of old Egypt, a historical fantasy/romance novel by H. Rider Haggard, set in Ancient Egypt during a period of war and political turmoil, as the invading Shepherd Kings challenge the Egyptian Pharaohs. The protagonist in the story is Nefra, Princess of Egypt, born amid this chaos with her fate tied to her royal lineage. Prophecies and blessings from Egyptian goddesses mark her birth, foreshadowing her significant role in events to come. After the death of King Kheperra, Queen Rima (Nefra's mother) must navigate a dangerous political landscape to protect herself and her child, aided by loyal allies like her nurse Kemmah. The story opens at a breakneck pace, with Pharaoh deposed and killed and his family in hiding, while a secret religious order raises the princess, who falls in love with the disguised son of the usurper. The climax delivers traditional adventure-fiction excitement with battles and torture. The novel leans heavily on themes of prophecy, destiny, and romance.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, pattison collection, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, warrnambool library, free library, corangamite regional library service, h. rider haggard, 1925, hutchinson & co., queen of the dawn