Baby's Mittens, Children's Clothing
Other items from this collection
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Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
rubicon black and white photo, Mr Sapsford, Rubicon control station A
Mr Sapsford photo taken addmisted the construction of the Rubicon power house ( station ) at Rubicon . With out the likes of this photographer (Sapsford ) we would not have such a great and all incompassing record
Unreplaceable . record of building of Rubicon power house
Rubicon control stations A at Rubicon with transformers to the left . Photo taken by Mr Sapsford of Alexandra . In good cond
Rubicon A control station
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Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
Rubicon black and white photo, rubicon Pipeline at Haulage at rubicon
rubicon pipeline at haulage at rubicon .Note tram tracks beside pipeline also men working on pipe with A frame .Mr Sapsford of Alexandra .In good cond
rubicon Pipline up haulage rubicon
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Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
rubicon black and white photo, rubicon power haulage
Rubicon Black and white photo of power house and hualage at rubicon .Note tin hut on outer edge and timber clearing for power lines. Mr Sapsford of Alexandra
Rubicon Power house and haulage
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Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
Black and white photo, Rubicon tram track
black and white photo of tram tracks in to bush these tracks were layed to harvest timber and build hyrdo power system .note wooden rails .man standing beside tree fern . in good cond
rubicon tram tracks
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Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
rubicon black and white photo, photo of tin hut at rubicon . photo taken though pipe on haulage of tin hut rubicon
Mr Sapaford was a valualbe photogragher takening photos of local places and advents
photo records one of the most important land marks in the area .Building of the rubicon power house at Rubicon
black and white photo ,in good cond
taken though pipe on haulage of tin hut at rubicon . photo taken by Mr sapsford of alexandra
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Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
rubicon black and white photo, Mr Sapsford, skinners bridge at rubicon, 1930
Photographer of local avents and buildings major projects . This photo is of historical avents and a major project at Rubicon
Un replaceable
rubicon photo of skinners bridge ,note two levels of bridge .photo taken by mr sapsford of alexandra . in good cond
rubicon photo .skinners bridge rubicon
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Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
Mr Sapsford, rubicon channel and tram tracks
Photograph of local event .Building of Rubicon power house ( station ) Detail of construction evedent in photo
Un replaceable .record of local events
rubicon photo of channel and tram tracks, put in to feed hydro system .note tree harvest and elevated channel to the right taken by mr sapsford of alexandra
rubicon channel and tram tracks
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Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
Mr Sapsford, rubicon .Near power house (tin hut)
Power house was called the tin hut by those who built it and other locals . the building of Rubicon power house was helped by the timber indusary .As the timber and locals were helped by the building and supply of power
Un replaceable
rubicon photo black and white of power house ,in forground chonnel running over the rubicon river , mens camp for workers in back ground . taken by Mr Sapsford of Alexandar . in good cond
rubicon . near power house (tin hut)
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Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
Silk Handkerchief, Souvenirs of France 1914 - 1918, 1914 (estimated); During the First World War
During the 1914-1918 war these souvenirs were sent by a soldier to his sweetheart, his fiance. The handkerchief is made of pure silk. Sadly the soldier was killed on the battlefield and did not return home. His fiance remained true to his love for the rest of her life, laughing away proposals of any other admirers. Her name was Ada. She is 97 years now and is living in Tasmania, was a good friend Beannie Cummins (dec) of Alexandra. Information forwarded in 1994.
Part of our World War One collection of local significance.
White Silk Handkerchief with cotton lace edging os 1.5 cm wide. Monogram on corner in the shape of a horseshoe. Embroidered in red silk with the words "SOUVENIR DE FRANCE". In the middle of the horseshoe there is an embroidered bunch of flowers in the colours of France, red, white and blue. There is a gold border around the horseshoe.
SOUVENIR DE FRANCE horseshoe, tri-colour, red, white and blue flowers, lace edging
lace, embroidery, france, 1914 1918, souvenir, flowers, de, silk, handkerchief, tri colours, horseshoe, monogram
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Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
Silk Handkerchief, Souvenirs of France 1914 - 1918, 1914 (estimated)
During the 1914-1918 war these souvenirs were sent by a soldier to his sweetheart, his fiancee. The handkerchiefs are made of pure silk. Sadly the soldier was killed on the battlefield and did not return home. His fiancee remained true to his love for the rest ofher life, laughing away the proposals of any other admirers. Her name was Ada. She is 97 years of age and now lives in Tasmania and was once a friend of Beannie Cummins (dec) of Alexandra.
White silk handkerchief with a 1.5 cm drawn thread hem. In one corner is embroidered Souvenir de France in brown colour. The rest of the embroidery include two flagpoles, one with France's flag, one with a British flag. There is a red rose of France at the bottom of the flagpole scattered green leaves throughtout the embroidery. The embroidery takes up a quarter of the whole hankerchief.
"Souvenir de France" embroidered corner
of, embroidery, french, france, british, red, 1914 1918, souvenir, white, de, silk, leaves, handkerchief, flagpoles, flag, rose, green, drawn thread, hemming
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Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
Handkerchief Purse, Souvenirs of France 1914 - 1918, 1919 (estimated)
During the 1914-1918 war these souvenirs were sent by a soldier to his sweetheart, his fiancee. The pocket handkerchief holder was made of pure silk. Sadly the soldier was killed on the battlefield. His fiancee remained true to his love for the rest of her life laughing away other proposals of many admirers. Her name was Ada. She is 97 year old and now living in Tasmania and was once a close friend of Beannie Cummins (dec) of Alexandra. This information was given in 1994.
Part of our World War One collection.
This Handkerchief purse was once used by ladies to store their beautiful handkerchiefs. It is made of white silk (now faded.)Padded with cotton padding front and back. It has an embroidered cord around the outside with bows of cord on four corners and in the middle and top, and across the top of the opening of the purse. It has an embroidered panel 13cm x 8 cm with bows of ribbon on the two bottom corners, lace and cord around the panel. Panel embroidered with British and French flag in their country's colours in the shapes of 1919. SOUVENIR DE FRANCE embroidered in panel in green faded silk.
1919 SOUVENIR DE FRANCE
lace, embroidery, french, france, british, 1914 1918, souvenir, purse, and, de, silk, handkerchief, flags, panel, bows, ribbons
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Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
Framed black and white photograph, Untitled, Rails to Rubicon circa 1916, 1/1/1985 (estimated)
We have not statement of significance
Wooden framed black and white photograph of a two foot gauge steel rail line from the mill sight to Alexandra. This locomotive, a Kraus, steam engine (year ?)is passing through Lower Rubicon. It hauls three carriages with timber and on the side of the rail there are open boxes. A wooden house on Gilmore's family property is halfway up the hill. The property shows signs of damage of the recent Goulburn River flooding in 1916. There is a hook in the top of the frame and writing on the bottom of the frame "Lower Rubicon 1916".
On bottom of the frame "Lower Rubicon 1916?" written with black texta colour pen in capital letters.
1916, cottage, rail, locomotive, train, floods, dead trees, two foot gauge, timber stacks, goulburn river floods, gilmore, lower rubicon, carriages, rubicon, kraus