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Federation University Historical Collection
Article - Article - Women, Ballarat Technical Arts School: Women of Note; Margaret Young, Teacher, Woodcarving
... Young, Teacher, Woodcarving...woodcarving ...Margaret Young studied at Ballarat West Art School in 1894. This was one of Ballarat's Art schools. In 1907 they merged and became Ballarat Technical Art School (BTAS). Margaret became a teacher and taught for many years at BTAS, specialising in woodcarving. At the end of the First World War, Honour Boards were requested to be made to honour the men who had served. Ballarat was the main provider of these boards. Margaret Young was one of the people responsible for the carvings and specially mentioned for her work by the Caulfield School in Melbourne. On her resignation, Margaret moved to Adelaide. At the past students Reunion Celebrations in 1930, Margaret Young was to be the Guest of Honour. Unfortunately she was unable to attend due to ill health.women of note, teacher, ballarat school of mines, smb campus, margaret young, woodcarving, ballarat west art school, ballarat technical art school, reunion celebrations, world war 1, honour boards, caulfield school, guest of honour, 1930, adelaide -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Heart of the Valley, Toolamba 1840 - 1983, 1983
Toolamba district history, including local families, school rolls, churchs' history 1840-1983Dust jacket included copy of bush scene woodcarving by late Nicholas Bartels. Brown card cover, gold letteringheart of the valley, toolamba, morvell, s, crawford a, tatura, agriculture, goulburn river, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Heart of the Valley, Toolamba 1840 - 1983, 1983
Toolamba district history, including local families, school rolls, churchs' history 1840-1983Dust jacket included copy of bush scene woodcarving by late Nicholas Bartels. Brown card cover, gold lettering. 2 copies (L0849).heart of the valley, toolamba, morvell, s, crawford a, tatura, agriculture, goulburn river, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Heart of The Valley, Toolamba 1840 - 1983, 1983
Toolamba and District history, including local families, school rolls, churches' history. Cover jacket includes copy of a bush scene woodcarving by the late Nicholas BartelsBook to record history of Toolamba 1840-1983 by Stewart (Bill) Morvelltoolamba, glover i, morvell s, tatura, books, history, local -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, John Kendrick Blogg carving, pulpit of St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Surrey Hills
... woodcarving ...John Kendrick Blogg was born in Canada and migrated to Victoria in 1877. In 1884 he established a successful industrial chemistry business, which included extracting perfume from Australian native trees and plants.liquid ammonia for refrigeration, acetic acid, perfumes, shoe polish, baking powder and non-alcoholic drinks. Other products were He lived at 'Balmoral' in Albany Crescent, Surrey Hills; his woodwork was produced here. Family oral history has that he took up woodcarving after his 1st wife, Annie, died in 1893. His earliest known piece is a music cabinet of 1901; the latest is a panel of 1932 when Blogg was 81 years of age. He was a member of the Victorian Artists Society and exhibited there between 1920 and 1924. Much of his work incorporates motifs of Australian flora, particularly gum leaves. John and his family were members of St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Surrey Hills. The present church building was dedicated in December 1910 and J K Blogg's contribution to the new building was the Hogg Memorial pulpit which is comprised of 13 panels. Blogg carved more than 300 pieces for churches, schools, royalty, family and friends. Many of J K Blogg's pieces remain with family members, but he is represented in municipal (City of Whitehorse), state and national collections. In addition to work in the St Stephen's Presbyterian Church within the Surrey Hills area his work was produced for Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills Bowling Club and Surrey Hills Methodist Church, however perhaps his most famous local work is the honour board at the Shrine in the Surrey Gardens. Blogg was also a poet. Ref: Legacy in Sculptured Wood - An appreciation of the work of John Kendrick Blogg, 1851-1936 by Marjorie Morgan, 1993.Colour photo of the some of the 13 panels forming the pulpit at St Stephen's Presbyterian Church in Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills.st stephens presbyterian church, churches, hogg memorial pulpit, woodcarving, church furniture, john kendrick blogg, john blogg -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, John Kendrick Blogg carving, pulpit of St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Surrey Hills
... woodcarving ...John Kendrick Blogg was born in Canada and migrated to Victoria in 1877. In 1884 he established a successful industrial chemistry business, which included extracting perfume from Australian native trees and plants.liquid ammonia for refrigeration, acetic acid, perfumes, shoe polish, baking powder and non-alcoholic drinks. Other products were He lived at 'Balmoral' in Albany Crescent, Surrey Hills; his woodwork was produced here. Family oral history has that he took up woodcarving after his 1st wife, Annie, died in 1893. His earliest known piece is a music cabinet of 1901; the latest is a panel of 1932 when Blogg was 81 years of age. He was a member of the Victorian Artists Society and exhibited there between 1920 and 1924. Much of his work incorporates motifs of Australian flora, particularly gum leaves. John and his family were members of St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Surrey Hills. The present church building was dedicated in December 1910 and J K Blogg's contribution to the new building was the Hogg Memorial pulpit which is comprised of 13 panels. Blogg carved more than 300 pieces for churches, schools, royalty, family and friends. Many of J K Blogg's pieces remain with family members, but he is represented in municipal (City of Whitehorse), state and national collections. In addition to work in the St Stephen's Presbyterian Church within the Surrey Hills area his work was produced for Surrey Hills Primary School, Surrey Hills Bowling Club and Surrey Hills Methodist Church, however perhaps his most famous local work is the honour board at the Shrine in the Surrey Gardens. Blogg was also a poet. Ref: Legacy in Sculptured Wood - An appreciation of the work of John Kendrick Blogg, 1851-1936 by Marjorie Morgan, 1993.Colour photo of the central panel of the pulpit at St Stephen's Presbyterian Church in Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills. It depicts the burning bush.hogg memorial pulpit, st stephens presbyterian church, churches, woodcarving, church furniture, john kendrick blogg, john blogg -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Wooden Goblet
... woodcarving ...A turned wooden goblethandcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, Woodcuts Camp 1
... woodcarving ...Prints from woodcuts made in Camp 1 and depicting camp life scenes.Clear front plastic red folder containing pages in plastic sleeves.internment camp 1, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Decorative object - Fan, 1970 - 1980
... woodcarving ...Thirty two stick sandalwood fan with decorative pierced design and hand painted design of blossom and butterfly. Sticks are secured with a gilt hinged wire loop threaded with a pale pink tassel.costume accessories, female, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Wagon, 1940's
... woodcarving ...Made by internee at Camp 3, Tatura. Used by children at the camp.High sided handmade wooden wagon, 2 sets of wheels, painted maroon on inside of body and green on the outside.wagon, roscher i, handcrafts, woodcarving, wooden wagons -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Darning Mushroom, c1940
... woodcarving ...made by internee and used in camp 3 Taturadarning mushroom made of redgum wood and polisheddarning mushroom, wagner wally, camp 3, tatura, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Craft - Cigarette holder, c1940
... woodcarving ...hand made and used in Camp 3 by interneeturned wooden cigarette holdercigarette holder, camp 3, tatura, woodturning, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Plaque, 1940's
... woodcarving ...Made by Internee at Camp 3Wooden wall plaque. Wood carving of a small boy,dressed in a blue shirt, brown shorts, long cream socks, brown shoes, green hat. Mounted on a stained rectangular plaque with green scalloped edge. Blue and red flowers around boy. Two small holes at the topplaque, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Ash Tray, c1940
... woodcarving ...hand made and used by Rudolf Hoefer in Camp 3 TaturaHand made wooden ashtray, 4 indentations on rim at regular intervals. In center is metal ash holder inset. Flat baseR. Hoefer engraved into baseash tray, camp 3, tatura, hoefer, r, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Ornament - Kangaroo, c1940
... woodcarving ...handmade from lead seals of milk cans and telephone cables on wooden base at camp 3 Tatura and found buried just beyond perimeter wiresculpted kangaroo made from lead seals of milk cans and telephone cables on carved wooden basehandcrafts, sculpture, woodcarving, domestic, items, ornaments, decorative -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Plaque, 1940's
... woodcarving ...Made by Internee at Camp 3Carving of a wooden scroll, edged in black and horse shoe painted blue with black dots (6) and crosses (2). Small flower inside shape of horse shoe. Mounted on a stained rectangular plaque with green scalloped edge and has 2 small holes at the top? Gluck!plaque, scroll, horse shoe, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Wooden Silhouette, 1940's
... woodcarving ...Carved by Mr A Koenig an internee in camp 3 Tatura.Wooden cut-out silhouette wall hanging of 2 dwarf-like characters. Hand painted in various colours. Has dark brown base featuring white spotted toadstool. String attached to 2 leather tags attached to wood cut. Handmade.Handwritten inscription, date, addresshandcrafts, woodcarving, wooden silhouette, camp 3 tatura, alfons koenig, emma polocsek, emma hoffmann, camp 3 wood carvings -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Vase, 1944
... woodcarving ...The vase, made from red gum,was turned by an Internee at Camp 1,TaturaWooden vase with incorporated base and lip. Has glass insert, ridged/ringed at top with inscription and outline of kangaroo in flightZum Geburtstag Mai 1944 Tatura|(and outline of kangaroo in flight)geburtstag, redgum, glass, camp 1, tatura, internees, handcrafts, woodcarving, utensils -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Decorative object - Jewel Box, c1940
... woodcarving ...made in Camp 3 approx 1940 by Rudolf HoeferSMALL Jewel box made of polished red gum, shaped like an egg cup, sitting on a saucer, with a domed lid featuring a knobwooden jewel box, hoefer, rudolf, camp 3, tatura, kazenwadel, gerda, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Instrument - Recorder, c1940
... woodcarving ...handmade by internees in war in camp 3handmade wooden recorder (mouthpiece is detachable) with purple tartan bag, string pall top.recorder, camp 3, wood, tatura, musical, instruments, wind, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Rolling Pin, c1940
... woodcarving ...Handmade and used by internees in Camp 3 Tatura during WW2Handmade wooden rolling pin. Wooden handle at each end attached to a central pivotal shaftrolling pin, camp 3, tatura, woodturning, handcrafts, woodcarving, domestic, items, cooking -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Plaque, 1940's
... woodcarving ...Made by internee at Camp 3,TaturaHandmade wooden wall plaque with two 'pin' holes at the top for hanging. Adhered to plaque : Handcarved shaped heart painted red in centre, shaped 'banner' with 2 words written on it in German, translating as "love me" at top. painted on base either sideof heart is a blue flower with yellow centre and green leaves.Wied Gplaque, wood, bissinger g, wied k and n, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Plaque, 1940's
... woodcarving ...Made by internee at Camp 3, TaturaHandmade wooden wall plaque. Two small pin holes at the top with length of cotton threaded through as hanging device. Adhered to plaque :handcarved white, yellow centred flower in middle and 'banner' at top with, in German script, two words, translating as "love me". Painted leaves on plaque in green.Wied, Nellyplaque, wood, bissinger g, wied k and n, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Clipper Press, Living and Learning, 1977
Shire of Eltham Living and Learning Centre is located at 739 Main Road, Eltham. The purpose of the Centre is: To provide an opportunity to come together individually and in groups in an atmosphere of equality, sharing their skills and experiences in order to improve the quality of their living. Tutors are not paid and fees are not charges on the understanding that the idea of sharing and co-operating spreads and everyone enjoys the results. This book was compiled by volunteers involved at the centre recording feelings, views of their experiences within the groups at the centre. It includes recipes, poems, stories and sketches, some of local scenes. It also includes an early history of the Centre compiled by the first Co-ordinator. Subjects include enrolment day, bee keeping, Bridge Club,Carpentry and woodcarving, looking and sharing, creative dancing, crochet, dressmaking, film making, Friends of the Creek, Diamond Creek, accessibility, hair cutting, herb gardening, home handyman skills, homestead cooking, living with goats, native plants, North Riding Project, gardening, painting, playhouse, play reading, puppetry, sculpture, spinning, weaving, winemaking and yoga. This book is significant in documenting the early history of the Eltham Living and Learning centre including the concepts of community co-operation and life-long learning for adults. It connects the current users of the Centre and the wider community with this local history which is part of the character represented in the twentieth century history of the Eltham area. Softcover [64] p.eltham living and learning centre, co-operative, education -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tray, 1940's
... woodcarving ...Made by internee at Camp 3, TaturaSuperb serving tray - heavy border. Handle end on left : map of Australia and Kangaroo. Handle end of right : map of Australia and Kookaburra Gum leaves (6) on stem marked on Centre Camp| Taturatray, kangaroo, kookaburra, lorence a, gratz a, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Carved Wooden Toy, 1940's
... woodcarving ...Made by Internee in Camp 3Small boy dressed in blue and small girl dressed in pale blue sitting in a moon shape which is painted yellowtoy, carved, wooden, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodcarving, toys, general -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Egg Cups, c1940
... woodcarving ...made in camp 3 by Rudolf Hoefer, an interneeTwo wooden egg cups made of redgum turned on latheegg cups, camp 3, hoefer, rudolf, woodcarving, katzenwadel, gerda, tatura, !, handcrafts -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Flute, c1940
... woodcarving ...handmade by internees in camp 3handmade wooden recorder (detachable mouthpiece) with 4 metal ringscamp 3, wood, recorder, tatura, internees, musical, instruments, wind, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Woodcut, 1940(Approx.)
... woodcarving ...Made by Internee at Camp 3 TaturaPlywood, painted cut-out of girl dressed in blue skirt cream sleeves green apron brown spotted headscarf and tan shoes.Has three brown spotted toadstools on spotted green background at base.Girl's arm is encircling the neck and chest of a deer which has spots on its rump.Crayon markings on back.CHR WELMANN YOUGOSLAV| 1941| 5 (and Sterling pound sign)camp 3, plywood, deer, girl, lockwood, wood cut, tatura, internees, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Elephant - Wooden, 1940's
... woodcarving ...Made by internee at Camp 3, TaturaWooden Toy elephant on wheels. Trunk and tail move when pulled along by the attached cord. Painted grey and black, white tusks and red and white saddleclothelephant, wood, roscher, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, toys, general, handcrafts, woodcarving