Historical information
DONATED TO MUSEUM. DONOR UNKNOWN.
Physical description
CREAM CURTAIN MATRIAL - BOUND WITH GREEN BIAS BINDING HAND EMBROIDERED IN TWO SHADES GREEN
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DONATED TO MUSEUM. DONOR UNKNOWN.
CREAM CURTAIN MATRIAL - BOUND WITH GREEN BIAS BINDING HAND EMBROIDERED IN TWO SHADES GREEN
GREEN GLASS STOPPER TO FIT GLASS BOTTLE GLASS IS CHIPPED AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE STOPPER
bottle stopper, glass stopper
FOUR NEGATIVES OF CHLUNES STREET SCAPE FRASER STREET TAKEN FROM TEMPLTON STREET
fraser street, negatives fraser street
TWO NEGATIVES OF THE CLUNES HOSPITAL
new clunes hospital, negatives clunes hospital
JOHN ANDERSON AND THE SMEATON RESERVE GOLD MINE 1881 TO 1890 WITH PHOTOGRAPHS MAPS AND DESCRIPTION. 23 PAGES COMPILED BY CHERYL AND ALAN JUST
non-fiction
REPORT ON JOHN ANDERSON AND THE SMEATON GOLD MINE IN 1881 TO 1890 WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. MAPS AND DESCRIPTION
hohn anderson, smeaton reserve goldmine, cheryl and alan just
OLD STYLE WOODEN TOWEL RACK WITH 1 RAIL UND 4 SLOTS WITH MARBLES TO HOLD TEA TOWELS
towel rack, tea towel rack
DARK-BLUE HARDCOVER WITH GOLDEN WRITTING ON SPINE: HENRY MUNDY A YOUNG AUSTRALIAN PIONEER. BLUE PAPER DUST COVER WITH SUNSET PICTURE ON FRONT. THE LIFE STORY OF HENRY MUNDY BORN OVER 170 YEARS AGO. HE ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA IN 1844, JOINED THE GOLD RUSH. HE WAS IN BALLARAT DURING THE EUREKA STOCKADE
non-fiction
THE BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY MUNDY ABOUT HIS LIFE IN AUSTRALIA DURING THE GOLDRUSH
henry mundy, les hughes, historical autobiography
.1 PROGRAMME BOOKLETM FOR CLUNES BOOKTOWN 30/4-1/05/2022 .22 MAP AND LOCATIONS OF EVENTS BOOKTOWN 2022
clunes booktown, booktown 2022
MAGAZINE THE LOCAL, MAY 9 2022 PAGE 17 MAYORS MESSAGE REFERENCE TO BOOKTOWN 2022
non-fiction
THE LOCAL IS A FORTNIGHTLY COMMUNITY PUBLICATION COVERING THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF VICTORIA
the local, cr. timm drylie, mayor
INCENSE BURNER, TOP AND CENTRE PIECE.,BASE IS MISSING. THE ITEMS ARE BEND CIRCULAR KNOBS ON EACH SIDE OF BOTH PIECES OVAL ORNATE PIECE ON TOP AS HANDLE
metal art, incense burner
HANDWRITTEN LIST OF ITEMS. STARTING 1993, REGISTRATION NUMBER 400 TO 1063. MOST PAGES IN THE BOOK ARE EMPTY BLACK HARD COVER WITH GOLD WRITING " MUSEUM REGISTER" 1993 TO 1996
museum register, museum documument
CREAM COLOURED LARGE MIXING BOWL WITH SPOUT FOR POURING, SMALL CRACKS, SOME CHIPS ON THE RIM
mixing bowl, ceramic bowl
TWO PHOTOCOPIES OF AN ARTICKLE IN THE AGE, SDATURDAY NOV. 14TH, 1936 ONE COPY IS ENLARGED FOR BETTER READING AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE SCHOOL WRITTERN BY EMMA TAYLOR
emma taylor, old vic schooldays, old victorian schooldays
TWO EMU EGGS, DIFERENT SIZES, NATURAL BLACK-BROWN WITH A HOLE ON EACH END
emu eggs, eggs
TWO PIECES OF BROWN LEATHER WITH NEWSPAPER STUCK ON THE INSIDE THE PIECES WERE FOUND IN A SADDLE WHEN RESTORED
leather, leather pieces, saddle
AN INFORMATION BOOKLET FROM THE ARP, JUNE JULY 1943
A BOOKLET WITH INFORMATION AND WARNINGS FROM THE A.R.P. JUNE/JULY 1943
a.r.p. review, arp review, state emergency services
SUPPLENTARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE KIERCE'S AND THE COTTAGE IN SUBURBAN STREET, CLUNES, VICTORIA
1 X PAGE TYPED LETTER DATED 9/6/2006 (SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION TO CATALOGUE NO. 3208)
NIL
kierce, cottage, suburban street
ROUND WHITE LINEN DOYLEY WITH CROCHETED LACE EDGES
NIL
handcrafts, crochet
ROUND CREAM COLOURED CROCHETED LACE DOYLEY
NIL
crochet, handcrafts
SAMPLE OF GOLD SPECIMEN IN GREEN SMALL WOODEN AND GLASS CONTAINER
NIL
mining, alluvial, gold
MEDAL BELONGED TO S/NURSE D COUNDON, AUSTRALIAN NURSING SERVICE AIF 1914-1918 WAR
BRONZE MEDAL, THREE POINTED STAR WITH CROWN, CROSSED SWORDS, IN LAUREL WREATH -1914-15-, RED WHITH AND BLUE RIBBON
S/NURSE D CONNDON ANS AIF (ON BACK OF MEDAL)
medal, d coundon, s/nurse, 1914-1918 war
2 X COPIES A5 SIZE COLOURED PRINTED PROGRAM OF EVENTS FOR BOOKTOWN 2015
booktown, clunes event
.1 RED VINYL PHOTO ALBUM CONTAINS 101 COLOUR PHOTOS OF PATIENTS AND STAFF OF CLUNES HOSPITAL CIRCA 1987-1993, ALL PEOPLE NAMED .2 RED VINYL PHOTO ALBUM WITH APPROXIMATLEY 200 COLOURED PHOTOS OF STAFF AND PATIENTS OF CLUNES HOSPITAL, ALL PEOPLE NAMED .3 BLUE SPIRAL BOUND CONTAINING COLOURED PHOTOS OF STAFF AND PATIENTS OF CLUNES HOSPITAL, ALL PEOPLE NAMED
.1 SUPER DELUX PHOT ALBUM LIBRARY EDITION, NAMES ON INDEX .2 PHOTOS- NAMES BESIDE PHOTOS .3 NAMES BELOW PHOTOS
clunes hospital, hospital staff 1988-1993, residents of clunes hospital 1988-1993
.1 BOX BOTTOM COVERED WITH WHITE SATIN PAPER GLUED TO THE OUTSIDE .2 BOX LID COVERED WITH WHITE SATIN PAPER GLUED TO THE OUTSIDE HAS A FINELY DRAWN CITY SCENE IS ON THE LID IN BROWN INK
.1 481 PRINTED ON WHITE STICKER AFFIXED TO ONE END OF THE BOX AND 25' WRITTEN IN BLUE BIRO .2 12 YARDS EXTRA SUPER
domestic sewing, thread
THIS LETTER DATED 26TH MAY 1950 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES, TREASURY GARDENS, MELBOURNE C.2 CONFIRMS THE FIRST UNOFFICIAL DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN VICTORIA BY DR. G. H. BRUHN. J W ESMOND WAS THE FIRST TO REPORT THE DISCOVERY OFFICIALLY ON JULY 1ST 1851
PHOTOCOPIED LETTER IN BROWN WOODEN FRAME WITH GOLD ACCENTS
eureka, gold, esmond, bruhn
METAL HAT PIN WITH CUT GLASS DECORATION INSET ON EACH OF THE FLEUR DE LYS PATTERN AT EACH END OF THE PIN
NIL
WOODEN COVERED BOOK CONTAINING DRAWINGS OF PALESTINE
UNKNOWN
wwi, memorabilia
.1 THREE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ST THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH, SHOWING DETAILS OF ARTWORK WHICH WAS TAKEN BEFORE PAINTED OVER IN THE 1990'S .2 PHOTOGRAPH OF EXTERIER OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS .3 TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF AN UNKNOWN COTTAGE IN CLUNES .4 LETTER WHICH ACCOPANIED PHOTOS FROM WENDY JACOBS
wendy jacobs, st. thomas aquinas church
A THANK YOU CARD WITH ROSES ON THE FRONT THE CARD WAS SENT FROM KAROLINA TO MERLE ALEXANDER ,( FORMER TEAM LEADER OF THE WAREHOUSE CLUNES) AT THE COMPLETION OF KAROLINA'S ART EXHIBITION AT THE WAREHOUSE
DEAR MERLE AND STAFF, ON COMPLETION OF MY EXHIBITION "PANORAMA, PETALS & PLACES" I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED MY VENTURE. WARMEST REGARDS KAROLINA
karolina, merle alexander
DARK RED COVER, BLACK SPINE ON FRONT FOUR WINDOWS WITH SHUTTERS , 221 PAGES A STORY ABOUT CLUNES, ITS PEOPLE AND ITS DEVELOPMENT SOMETIMES THE STORIES ARE TRUE - BUT NOT ALWAYS TESS BRADY MOVED FROM THE CITY TO CLUNES THIS IS HER OWN STORY AND THE STORY OF CLUNES
non-fiction
THIS IS THE STORY OF TESS BRADY IN CLUNES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLUNES BOOKTOWN
tess brady, the noice of empty buildings, booktown
DARK BLUE PAPERBACK WITH LOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF PEOPLE AND PLACES ON FRONT AND BACK 188 PAGES - FIFTY PLUS SHORT BUT TRUE STORIES TRUE STORIES ABOUT AUSTRALIANS, SNAKE STORIES, FOOTBALL STORIES, PEOPLE STORIES, ETC. WITH LOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS
non-fiction
PHOTOGRAPHS AND SHORT STORIES PEOPLE, FOOTBALL,ETC.
i remember when, gary fenton, fifty plus short but true stories
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