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Have a question? Contact Maryborough Midlands Historical Society operating the Worsley Cottage Museum
Plaques and monuments incorporate vital information about Maryborough's history.
Photographs of plaques and memorials around Maryborough, with captions. Includes Carisbrook, Avoca, Dunolly districts. Soft covered book, 96 pages. Cover features pictures of Maryborough Post Office and band rotunda and Talbot Post Office. Cover bordered in yellow and green.
The pennant commemorates Maryborough Primary School no 404 (situated on the corner of Palmerston and Inkerman Streets), which has now been incorporated into the Maryborough Education Centre.
Blue felt triangular souvenir pennant intended for indoor use, with loops for attaching to rod or bar.
Maryborough Primary School
The donor is a descendant of Henry Bayles Ford, who was the light house keeper at Cape Otway for thirty years (1838-1878). Bayles' wife, Mary Ann had been governess for the Latrobe family. The original tea set was a gift to their daughter Agatha,, and the remaining cup and saucer has been passed down to her descendants.
Porcelain cup and saucer, originally part of a tea set. Blue band on cup and edge of saucer. Cup rests on three feet. Grape vine motifs (colour) on cup, gold decoration on cup and saucer.
1407 stamped on bottom of cup. Marking on saucer illegible.
cup maryborough
Tilly Aston is one of the most interesting and significant historic characters associated with the Maryborough district.
Grey hardcover book describing the life of the author, written by Tilly (Matilda Ann) Aston (1873-1947) a year before her death.
Names of previous owners (three).
Information on Maryborough and district schools and their histories.
Information invaluable as access to local school historic records is currently unavailable.
A set of three hardcover (red) books detailing the history of education in Victoria. Volume 1 (general account of the development of education), Volume 2 (schools in the Wimmera, central Victoria and Geelong), Volume 3 (Melbourne, upper Goulburn, upper Murray, Gippsland regions). Published by the Education Department of Victoria.
The book describes the life and times of bushranger Gypsey (aka Gipsy) Smith.
Soft cover, lemon, blue titles, with sepia illustration of bearded bushranger holding rifle and pistol. Author: Lawrie Moore.
ISBN 3780992581800
Alec Chisholm was born in Maryborough in 1890. He became a journalist, and a prominent ornithologist and conservationist.
The book forms part of the small Chisholm archive held by the M.M.H.S. The author is one of the town's most famous "exports".
Blue, hard cover book, 96 pages. A general introduction to the avifauna of the Sydney district by noted ornithologist Alec H. Chisholm. Black and white illustrations throughout.
chisholm birds maryborough
These souvenir glasses (marketed by C.R. Hose Glassware P/L) were sold to raise money for the Maryborough Midlands Historical Society. Note the society's name change since the glasses were produced.
The glass marks a step in the history of the M.M.H.S.
Small souvenir drinking glass with gold rim.
Worsley Cottage Midlands Historical Society Illustration of Worsley Cottage
maryborough maryborough midlands historical society
Cream ceramic mug with gold rim and lettering. Celebrates the 40 year anniversary of California (Cal) Gully kindergarten (1962-2002)
The names of 57 children enrolled in 2002 plus the teacher (Julie Lebkowski) and assistant (Pauline Coburn) are inscribed on the mug.
This item forms part of the Golden Wattle Festival memorabilia collection held by the M.M.H.S.
Yellow soft covered book, green gum leaf decoration on title. 24 pages. Details an event held in Maryborough during the Golden Wattle Festival.
festival maryborough
Trophy awarded to Gumleaf Playing Champion during annual Golden Wattle Festival (now defunct)
The Golden Wattle Festival was held in Spring each year. This trophy is part of the memorabilia collection held by the society.
Rectangular polished hardwood trophy awarded to individual winner of Gum Leaf Playing Championship. Trophy tapers from 4cm at base to 2 cm at top.
Three plaques: Circular Golden Wattle Festival symbol sticker. Gold coloured metal gum leaf. Rectangular metal plaque reading "Australian Gumleaf Playing Championship, Golden Gumleaf Award, sponsored by Ampol, won by Les Hawthorne, Palm Beach Queensland 1978"
trophy festival
The Gumleaf Playing Championship was held as part of the now defunct Maryborough Golden Wattle Festival held in Spring.
The trophy forms part of the Golden Wattle Festival memorabilia collection held by the society.
Australian Gumleaf Playing Championship Trophy (Perpetual). Polished hardwood layered base in three sections, with attached plaques.
On upper column: Gold coloured metal gumleaf symbol, Maryborough Golden Wattle Festival sticker (circular), rectangular metal plaque with inscription "Australian Gumleaf Playing Championship Perpetual Trophy" Affixed to base: Twenty shield shaped metal plaques inscribed with names of individual winners from 1977-1996.
golden wattle festival
The now defunct Golden Wattle Festival was celebrated each Spring in Maryborough, and was an important part of the town's cultural history.
The cape forms part of the Golden Wattle festival collection of memorabilia held by the society.
Gold lame cape or cloak with collar (tied with bow) and train. Scalloped edges are decorated with diamente borders.
The "Jack Be Nimble" competition was run as part of Maryborough's annual Wattle Festival.
The competition for which the trophy was presented is based on the traditional game of knucklebones or "Jack - Be - Nimble". The now defunct Wattle Festival was a significant feature of the town's cultural life for many years.
Varnished wood two- layer base with central pillar, topped with gold coloured knucklebone. Metal plaque on upper layer of base and metal shields on lower level.
Jack Be Nimble competition (main plaque) Individual competition winners noted on shields (Betty Briggs (1984), Isa Stewart (1985), Frank O'Connor (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989), Susan Crouch (1990), Vicki-Lee Rush (1992/3).
trophy festival
The trowel and mallet set was purchased by Mr Swanson, the builder of the Maryborough (Victoria) Railway Station prior to the planned ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone. Duncan Gillies. the Victorian Premier, was to lay the foundation stone, but his government was defeated in the week before the scheduled ceremony. The trowel and mallet set was never used. This set was held by the Maryborough Borough (later City) Council and lay unidentified for almost 120 years until a receipt from the jeweller was discovered. The set was donated to the Maryborough Midlands Historical Society in 2010.
Ceremonial trowel and mallet set in brown leather covered presentation case with blue satin lining. Trowel has silver blade with cream handle possibly bone. Mallet cream, possibly bone.
H. NEWMAN/Jeweller/MELBOURNE
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