CERTIFICATE

From the Collection of Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street Clunes Victoria

Description: CERTIFICATE OF SPECIAL LAND PURCHASE.
Size: 33.5X44.5 17X12.5(FOLDED)
Object Registration: 475
Keywords: local history, document, certificates, griffis james
Historical information: SPECIAL LAND PURCHASE CERTIFICATE FOR LAND PURCHASED BY JAMES GRIFFIS OF CLUNES, DATED 4TH APRIL 1862.
When Made: 1862
Inscriptions & Markings: ENTERED ON RECORD AND ENROLLED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE COLONY OF VICTORIA, IN REGISTER NO. 13 SPECIAL LAND PURCHASES, FOLIO 2483 THIS THIRTEENTH DAY OF MAY 1862. SIGNED BY ACTING REGISTRAR
Last updated: 1 Mar 2017 at 2:01PM

BOOKLET - Reminiscences of Clunes

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Blue soft cover booklet, 15 pages

Historical information

Printed for the Back to Clunes Reunion November 14 to 21, 1925

Inscriptions & Markings

Printed on Front; Price-ONE SHILLING

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BOOK

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Soft cover pale green in colour with image of George Rose and images of Sterographs on cover. Contains photographs taken by a stereograph. 262 Pages

Historical information

George Rose was born in Clunes, Victoria, Australia in 1861. The Rose Family Tree is on page 262.

Inscriptions & Markings

Handwritten in black biro, "Ron Blum" (on 2nd page of book)

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BOOK - George Rose - The Postcard Era

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Taupe coloured, soft cover book with 3 images of postcards on the front cover, 1 image of George Rose on front cover. 260 pages

Historical information

George Rose was born in Clunes, Victoria, Australia in 1861, his father was William Rose who established a bootmaking business in Fraser Street, Clunes. In 1865 William Rose was elected to the first Borough of Clunes.

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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PHOTOGRAPH

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Black and white photograph of shop, Alf Harden's Boot Palace, 3 people standing out the front.

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CALENDAR

Clunes Museum, Clunes

1 x sheet Clunes Fire Brigade printed in colour showing images of Clunes Town Hall, Clunes township and the Government Bridge, (courtesy of Jenny Anderson)

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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BELLOWS

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Small leather bellows with steel pipe protruding from top of bellows, timber framed with upholstery tack to join leather to frame.

Historical information

Found in the donor's house in Service Street, Clunes, Victoria, Australia

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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CERTIFICATE

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Dark brown wooden frame containing a certificate with colour illustrations of wattles and other native foliage surrounding the text.

Historical information

A.N.A. Clunes branch No.12

Inscriptions & Markings

Ex-President Robert Steart 1926-1927

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ARTWORK

Clunes Museum, Clunes

.1 Ornate gold frame, lady standing, barefooted, arms raised over head. Background is dark curtain, Wearing a Grecian style dress. .2 Ornate gold frame. Lady standing looking up at roses, wearing a Grecian style dress

Historical information

Holly Barkell was an original settler in Clunes, Victoria, Australia.

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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PUNKA

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Wooden frame with 3 metal rings on top, 2 with strapping/webbing attached. Frame is covered with hessian and wallpaper. There is a tapestry strip with fringe attached along the full length at the bottom of the frame. A Half-moon wood strip is fixed over the join of the tapestry piece and the frame.

Historical information

The punka was used in Australia. In civil lbuildings, factories and churches. Provenance - both Pat Cook and Judith Fawcett, museum members confirm that this punka was used upstairs in the Clunes Town Hall.

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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BOOK - Royal Readers - Fifth Reading Book

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Hard cover, dark blue front cover pages 1-416 (some back pages missing), contains stories, poetry and word meanings and their context.

Historical information

If School number 740 is correct then; Tourello (Primary School No. 740; previously known as Sheepwash Common School No. 740 1864-1868, Sheepwash Primary School 1868-1877) Could have been locally known as Mile Creek State School?

Inscriptions & Markings

Hand written in black ink cursive; Kenneth McKenzie, Mile Creek State School No. 1110 or 140 or 740. There are scribbles in coloured pencil on the inside front cover.

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DVD

Clunes Museum, Clunes

DVD Contains footage taken from an 8mm movie camera, of the Back to Clunes celebrations of 1972,copied onto disc by Kylie McLennan

Historical information

Images of Clunes parade in 1972

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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DOCUMENT

Clunes Museum, Clunes

6 X Foolscap size sheets of paper listing the Duties of the Country Fire Brigade Board Brigade Secretary. Dated August 1935

Historical information

Document written by G. G. Sinclair, Secretary

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SHEET MUSIC - SYLVIA'S FOOTSTEPS - (DANCE PASTORALE)

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Dun coloured booklet of sheet music, 4 pages

Inscriptions & Markings

Ink Stamp on front cover "A GROSE"

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NOTEBOOK

Clunes Museum, Clunes

.1 Grey hardcover notebook containing handwritten personal notes taken by Enid Steart during the years 1995-1996 as a member of the Clunes C.W.A. (Country Women's Association) .2 Typed copy of the Clunes Branch Annual Report 1994-1995 signed by Enid Steart, Hon. Secretary. .3 Programme of the C.W.A. Australia Day Dinner held Thursday 26th January 1984, Phyllis Quick Group President and Olive Ritchie Group Secretary .4 Programme of songs presented with the compliments of Mrs. V. Egan Group President, Ballarat Group (undated) .5.6 Newspaper cuttings with photographs (undated) of the 25th year of celebrating Australia Day,

Inscriptions & Markings

.3 Handwritten names of Clunes C.W.A. members Enid Steart, Amy Vinicombe, Janet Illegible, Lois Ritchie, Judith Ritchie, Lena Wattleworth, Inez Mahar, Ethel Johson, Grace Dore, Win Ross, Margaret Grenfell, Janet Rowe.

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LICENCE

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Billiard licences contained in a blue cardboard cover, for tables numbered 13081, 13082, issued to Charles Edward Morgan in 1893 and 1894 in Jerusalem in the District of Tourello. Licence numbers 13083, 13084 and 13085 are unused.

Inscriptions & Markings

On front cover; Billiard Table Licence numbers 13081, 13082, 13083, 13084, 13085

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PHOTOGRAPH

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Framed black and white photograph of A.N.A. Conference, Geelong in 1909. Delegates outside of a building. Frame has ornate timber edging, gold edging on inside.

Inscriptions & Markings

On front of photograph: A.N.A. Conference Delegates, Geelong 1909. Presented by H. Branigan, President, Clunes Branch No.12

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PHOTOGRAPH

Clunes Museum, Clunes

2 photographs 1 x colour and 1 x Black and white in a dark wooden frame Showing models of Port Phillip Mine. Models are 1:32 scale constructed in 1858 using local materials and 1:48 build for display at the International Exhibition London 1862

Historical information

The 1:32 scale model was built by Swedish model maker Carl Nordstrom and is now part of the Museums Victoria collection (currently not on display). The 1:48 scale model was built for display at the International Exhibition in London in 1862. It is now part of the British Science Museum, Wroughton, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. These models were part of a commission by Nordstrom who depicted a series of different gold mining extraction methods in Victoria from 1856 to 1859.

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NEGATIVE PLATES

Clunes Museum, Clunes

10 Glass Negative Plates in a box with a note "our grandparents D & K Patience" .1 Weickhardt Tanks .2 Fire Brigade .3 David and Kate Patience .4 Ballarat Bakery (Clunes) .5 Montage of F Weickhardt .6 Tank on a lorry .7 Tank .8 Clunes North School .9 Aeroplane landing .10 Aeroplane landing

Historical information

Negatives taken and owned by Carl Weickhardt, grandson of Johannes, Son of Jacob (Tank Maker)

Inscriptions & Markings

On box; Kodak, Abbotsford, Melbourne

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TIN OBJECTS

Clunes Museum, Clunes

.1 Small Tin Box .2 Trademark on piece of tin .3 Large Tin Box with locking clip

Historical information

Objects made by the Weickhardt firm of tank makers.

Inscriptions & Markings

.2 C Weickhardt Nth Clunes 22 gauge

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CERTIFICATE

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Brown frame painted gold inside, coloured certificate of Loyal Orange Lodge.

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CERTIFICATE

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