Plan of design for proposed renovation of shop fronts for nos. 191-219 Bay Street (market buildings) for Port Melbourne Council. Plus master copy for photocopies.Drawing endorsed by R.N. Solly representative of Wunderlich Ltd in top right hand corner: No. 695 in bottom right hand cornerbuilt environment - commercial, market reserve, wunderlich ltd, bay street

It appears that this type of item was intended to be used or was used as a promotional item for the Wunderlich Ltd Terra Cotta factory in McIntyre Rd, North Sunshine. This factory made large ceramic veneer tiles for use on buildings such as the now demolished two Commonwealth Buildings on Spring St, Melbourne (green coloured tiles on buildings). This ashtray was made in 1966 by an employee who found the plaster mould among other moulds in the Terra Cotta factory. It is unknown when the mould was previously used to make ashtrays. Wunderlich Ltd had several factories in Sunshine (asbestos sheets, ceramic veneers, aluminium windows) and a pipe factory in conjunction with Humes. It was a major employer in the Sunshine area. There are very few items in the S&DHS files regarding Wunderlich Ltd.Square shaped ceramic earthenware ashtray that is glazed with an off white coloured vitreous coating. The glaze is crazed and has some small chips in it."WUNDERLICH LTD CERAMIC VENEER" in relief writing on the top surface. "Whisky 22-7-66" is incised into the bottom surface.wunderlich, mcintyre road, sunshine north

This is a Terra Cota tpe roofing tile that were made for house roof. This tile was saved from being dumped at the rear of Wunderlics factory in Sunshine North. Roofing tiles were never made at Sunshine, although sample promotional tiles were displayed there.Wunderlich / Terra Cotta has a fade mission brown color it also has lines and other patterns two corrigated valley channels for placing on house rafter sand and inprinted in the tile is text Wunderlichwunderlich, mcintyre road, sunshine north, manufacturing, building material

Photocopy of Certificate of Title Vol 3739 Fol 747798, fifty-five acres fronting Mitcham Road, Vermont being part Crown Portion 121 at Mitcham, Parish of Nunawading, County of Bourke in the name of William George Kirkpatrick and Alfred Matthew Kirkpatrick, 1 November 1913. Transfer to Wunderlich Ltd 31 July 1928; Australian Industry Development Corporation 19 October 1983 and leased to Monier Ltd.kirkpatrick, william george, alfred matthew, wunderlich limited, monier limited, australian industry development corporation, mitcham road, vermont, land sales

Wunderlich Ltd was a significant employer in its Sunshine Asbestos sheet, and its Architectural Terra Cotta factories on McIntyre Road, North Sunshine (now the Westend Hotel and previously the Westend Market). The Wunderlich Terra Cotta factory in Sunshine made colour glazed terra cotta tiles for the outside walls of buildings such as the Commonwealth Buildings in Spring St Melbourne, and the Court Building in the City. The Sunshine factory also initially made the glaze for use on the terra cotta roof tiles made at the Mitcham factory.The letterhead is Wunderlich Limited 210 Kingsway South Melbourne 3025 which was the Victorian head office of the company The reference is dated 28 February 1969 and is signed by F Willaton who was the Works Superintendant of the Architectural Terra Cotta Factory in Sunshinewunderlich, walter "wally" zielinski

The Albury/Wodonga Handweavers and Spinners Guild was formed on 15th July 1970 at a meeting calling for interested people to attend a meeting, Mrs Reis had migrated from England bringing her spinning wheel and floor loom with her. The Guild was formed with 23 inaugural members. Guild members conducted workshops and demonstrated their work at the Albury Show and other venues. In 1973 a Woolcraft Festival Committee was formed and in 1974 the Guild was affiliated with the National Woolcraft Festival, which was held for many years at the Wool Store (in Albury and later at the Albury Showgrounds. In 1980 the Guild published “The Woolgatherers Handspun Pattern Book” which was very popular and had several reprints. The Albury Wodonga Handweavers and Spinners Guild is still an active organisation in the community more than 50 years after its formation. The Company name Australian Fine China was adopted in 1997. Its products were first produced in 1921 from its factory in Subiaco, Western Australia which opened under the name of Calyx Porcelain and Paint Company. In 1938 it was re-named H. L. Brisbane and Wunderlich Ltd. One of its key brands was Bristile with earthenware items known as Wembley Ware. Bristile was re-introduced in the 1960s with the manufacture of vitrified white crockery. In 1997 the name of Australian Fine China was adopted, and the company made china under this name until the closure of the Subiaco factory in 2006. From this time Australian Fine China has operated its business from its headquarters in Welshpool, Perth in Western Australia, with all the products now being made overseas.This item is significant because it represents a long-standing organisation in the Albury Wodonga Community.A white china mug bearing the outline of a spinning wheel, surrounded by black lettering,Around the spinning wheel ALBURY - Wodonga Handweavers & Spinners Guild Under the base - ARIA Porcelain made in Australia by Australian Fine China DIshwasher & Microwave Safethe albury wodonga handweavers and spinners guild, community groups

In the Sunshine Advocate of 21/03/1925 it is reported that Wunderlich Ltd decided to establish works in Sunshine for the manufacture of terra cotta and faience for the facing of city buildings. The product was intended to imitate granite, which would give a brighter appearance to concrete walls. A stone surface finish to the terra cotta could be achieved by applying a variety of colour combinations of glazes with a special 'spackle' gun. A building that is still standing and has the imitation granite finish terra cotta is the Nicholas Building at 21 - 47 Swanston Street, Melbourne. The Nicholas Building was designed by Harry Norris for Alfred Nicholas (Aspro fame), and was built during 1925 - 1926. The building is classified by the National Trust (B4079) and has the Victorian Heritage Register (H2119). During my employment in the factory from 1964 to 1969 the tiles were generally faced with single colour glazes. For some small jobs a light coloured mottled finish was achieved by spattering a white glaze over a cream coloured background or vice versa. There were no imitation granite jobs done, probably because of changing attitudes to the intended appearance of buildings. The green coloured tile in our collection is an unfinished (untrimmed) retain tile typical of the green coloured tiles that were made for the two stages of the Commonwealth Centre Building (colloquially known as the Green Latrine), that was once located on the corner of Spring and Victoria Streets in Melbourne. Similar coloured tiles were also used on some shop fronts. The Commonwealth Centre Building no longer exists, however the Century Building at 125 - 133 Swanston Street, Melbourne is covered with single coloured tiles (white). The Century Building was built in 1939, with the architect being Marcus Barlow. The Building is classified by the National Trust (B4045). Our tile along with several others were headed for dumping among the asbestos waste at the rear of the two Wunderlich factories (Circa 1968). With permission from the Factory Superintendent of the Terra Cotta factory they were saved and taken home. Several are still in use as pavers around a barbecue in Melton from where our tile was obtained. It should be noted that the Wunderlich Architectural Terra Cotta factory in Sunshine did not manufacture terra cotta roofing tiles, as reported in the Brimbank City Council Post-contact Heritage Study HO 073 former Wunderlich now West End Market. Wunderlich terra cotta roofing tiles were manufactured at their factory in Mitcham Road, Vermont. Document HO 073 contains at least 3 errors. Other References: (1). http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74726224. (2). Armstrong, J. 'Investigating the historic and current use, manufacture and conservation of architectural terra cotta and faience USA & UK'. This tile is an example of the type of facing that was applied to city buildings for over 40 years from the mid 1920's. As building techniques changed the need for this type of facing diminished, and so the factory was eventually sold and demolished. A free standing tall chimney stack which serviced two of the kilns was a significant feature of the North Sunshine skyline. A part of the history of Sunshine disappeared with the demolition of the factory and the chimney stack. Only the façade of the finishing section of the factory where tiles were trimmed and stored remains. Off-white/beige architectural terra cotta tile with green coloured vitreous glaze on the face of tile. The rear of tile is ribbed. wunderlich limited, terra cotta, architectural, commonwealth centre, spring street, sunshine, mcintyre, victoria street, faience, faence, imitation granite, nicholas building, century building

Wunderlich Architectural Terra Cotta Bulletin Terra Cotta in Four Cities TC4 July 1924|Extract Entrance Doorway Davies Doery Pty Ltd Flinders Lane Melbourne|Wunderlich Architectural Terra Cotta Bulletin Terra Cotta Facades TC2 December 1926|Wunderlich Architectural Terra Cotta Bulletin A Versatile Medium TC5 July 1929|Typed Article Durabestos Homes of Colourful Beauty June 1930|Newspaper Article Sunshine Advocate 21 March 1925 New Sunshine factory|Newspaper Article Sunshine Advocate 12 November 1937 Wunderlich factory grows|Newspaper Article Sunshine Advocate 4 April 1925 Advance Sunshine Industrial and domestic development|Extract Cement and Concrete Asbestos Cement 1926|Ernest Julius Wunderlich 1859 to 1945 biography from Australian Dictionary of Biography|Extract Architectural terracotta paterae 1928 to 1929|Newspaper Article Sunshine Advocate 28 August 1926 Another Factory at Sunshine|Extract Wide profiles of Wunderlich tiiles offered by CSR Monier Wunderlich|Extract Monier Concrete Roof Tiles|Typed Report 10 November 2012 Asbestos|Newspaper Article Sunshine Advocate 16 May 1941 Reported Wounded Aboard|Letter to whom it may concern Wieslaw Zielinkski employed by Wunderlich Limited Sunshine|Extract Wunderlich Planning Officer Christiaan Sengers 1965 to 1967|Extract Former Wunderlich now West End Market McIntyre Road Albion|Extract from Internet Principal Clay Types Used in Ceramics|Typed Report The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust of Australia Jennifer Armstrong 2003 Churchill Fellow|Supplement to the Australian Women's Weekly - Page 10 Wunderlich Building Materials Advert Durabestos Building Sheets, Corrugated Durabestos, Modern Metal Ceilings, Terra-Cotta Roofing Tiles, Stainless Steel Sinks & Cermaic Fireplace Surrounds and Hearth Tiles|Molomby & Molomby Solicitor Leter dated 5th September 1986 to The Honourable J. Kennan with concerns about the granting of a planning permit for the former Wunderlich Factory McIntyre Road Sunshine North|Hand written notes Brian O'Reilly Memorieswunderlich, mcintyre road, sunshine north

Sketch map of location of potteries in the area bounded by Middleborough, Springfield, Mitcham Roads and Burwood Highway.Sketch map of location of potteries in the area bounded by Middleborough, Springfield, Mitcham Roads and Burwood Highway.potteries, vitclay pipes pty ltd, blackburn brick and tile co., geal bros., wunderlich limited, australian tesselated tile co. pty ltd., daniel robertson australia pty ltd