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PROGRAMME OF MEMORIAL SERVICE IN CONNECTION WITH BURIAL OF LATE QUEEN VICTORIA. HELD AT QUEEN'S PARK AND GARDENS CLUNES AT 3 O'CLOCK ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON 2ND. FEBRUARY 1901
BURIAL PROGRAMME OF QUEEN VICTORIA FEBRUARY 2ND.1901
FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES GUN CLUB MEMBERS WITH TROPHY. UNDER GLASS
clunes, gun club members
MINING IN CLUNES
WOODEN FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH UNDER GLASS MOUNTED ON MATT BOARD. DIAMOND DRILL NO. 7L. DRILLED 17 HOLES AT CLUNES BETWEEN OCTOBER 1885 AND APRIL 1887. PRINTED EXPLANATION AT BOTTOM
RINGWOOD FRAMING GALLERY STICKER
mining, equipment, 18990, diamond drill no 7l
BROWN LEATHER LOOK COVER. SCIENCE PRIMER. EDITED BY PROFS HUXLEY, ROSCOE AND BALFOUR STEWART
non-fiction
SCIENCE PRIMER, GEOLOGY,
prof. geike, geology
SILVER PAINTED WOODEN FRAMED PAINTING UNDER GLASS. BLACK BACKGROUND. DRAWING OF MT. BECKWORTH FLOWERS BY F.R. ANDERSON, CRESWICK. FLOWERS NAMED ON BACK OF PAINTING
ON BACK LIST OF FLOWERS. MT. BECKWORTH FLOWERS BY F.R. ANDERSON, CRESWICK
mt beckworth, flowers
CLUNES FEMALE COUNCILLOR
WOODEN FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH UNDER GLASS OF CLUNES' LAST COUNCILLOR. LAURICE NEWMAN 1991-1994
laurice newman, clunes
FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITION
CARVED WOODEN FRAMED SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH UNDER GLASS. 4 MEN SEATED, 3 MEN STANDING. H. HORNBY - POLE, LIEU HARRIS, W. SCHULTZ - 2ND LENGTH S. PEARCE - 2ND BRANCH, O WILLIAMS - COUPLER ON, F. WEICHARDT - HYDRANT 4TH PRIZE SIX MEN
fire brigade, clunes, demonstration, 4th prize
SCENES OF THIS FILM SHOT IN CLUNES
.1 COMPACT DISC. .2 PLASTIC COVER TO CONTAIN CD IMAGE ON COVER OF A YOUNG PERSON ON PAPER
.2 TITLE ON PAPER IMAGE JERRYCAN
jerrycan, short film, clunes
MINING
TIMBER LOOK FRAMED PHOTOCOPY OF ENGRAVINGS OF COAL MINING AND METALLIFERROUS MINING. MOUNTED ON MATT CARD, UNDER GLASS
SMALL STICKER ON BACK "409 MINING ENGRAVING 305X220MM INCL. SEVERAL FIGURES FROM BLACKIES POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA 1877 #39003.
coal mining, metalliferous mining
SMALL ROUND BADGE WITH PIN AND CATCH ON THE REVERSE. GOLD COLOURED EDGE, WHITE BACKGROUND, BLACK AND GOLD PRINTING ON THE FRONT
20TH CLUNES COMMUNITY DINNER 2017
clunes community dinners, 20th anniversary
SMALL BOOKLET WITH WITH BLACK AND WHITE IMAGE ON FRONT COVER OF SEVERAL PEOPLE JUMPING OVER A SMALL CREEK. RED PRINTING ON CREAM COLOURED BACKGROUND. 96 PAGES
non-fiction
THE STORY OF TALBOT BY JOHN SWAIN
walking victoria, talbot walk
PORT PHILLIP MINE DRAWING BY REES DAVIES 1868
WOODEN FRAMED DRAWING ON MATT BOARD UNDER GLASS. MERCURY TROUGHS, STRAKES AND STAMPS. PORT PHILLIP MINE. TYPED NARRATIVE AT THE BOTTOM (LOOSE)
STAMPED WITH LINNEAN SOCIETY OF N.S.W. inc. 1884
clunes, gold mining, mining equipment or methods, rees davies
CLUNES TOWNSHIP IN 1886
BLACK WOODEN FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES. HAND TINTED WITH A NARRATIVE WHICH WAS GLUED ONTO THE GLASS. VIEW LOOKING SOUTH NEAR THE PRESENT DAY SCENIC ROAD LOOKOUT.
colonial and indian exhibition in london 1886, bute & downes amalgamated, buildings, mining
HARDBACK BROWN COVER. LEATHER BOUND WITH TITLE ON THE SPINE PRINTED IN GOLD. 192 PAGES. AUTHOR WILLIAM CAMPBELL.
non-fiction
AN EXPOSITION OF THE LAND REGULATIONS AND THE CLAIMS AND GRIEVANCES OF THE CROWN TENANTS
mining, crown land tenants, emigration, gold mining
DIAMOND DRILLING PROCESS. MINING
FRAMED DRAWING OF DIAMOND DRILL CRESWICK. PUBLISHED IN PICTURESQUE ATLAS OF AUSTRALASIA IN 1886
DIAMOND DRILL CRESWICK, VICTORIA. DESCRIPTION OF DIAMOND DRILLING PROCESS
mining, equipment, diamond drilling
DEPICTING HARDSHIP OF TRAVEL TO THE DIGGINGS
FRAMED DRAWING OF VICTORIAN GOLD DIGGINGS 'TRAVELLING TO THE DIGGINGS'.
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. FEBRUARY 26, 1853. P. 161
mining, miners, families
SHARE CERTIFICATE
SHARE CERTIFICATE. FRAMED. CRITERION AMALGAMATED QUARTZ MINING CO. MADE OUT TO P.B. GIBBS ESQ. 2/8/1869
clunes, mining, criterion amalgamated quartz mining
FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH. COULD BE FAMILY - FATHER / MOTHER CENTRE. 4 FEMALES FRONT ROW, 7 MALES BACK ROW.
family, local history
.1 PACKAGING. GREEN AND YELLOW CARDBOARD BOX .2 PUMPLESS AIR GAS IRON WITH METAL RESERVOIR ATTACHED AND A WOODEN HANDLE .3 SMALL METAL FUNNEL WITH WIRE MESH FILTER. .4 SMALL METAL TRIVET - TRIANGULAR SHAPE .5 SMALL METAL TIN WITH LID
.5 ON BASE OF CONTAINER - BE 11
domestic item, gas iron
SOFT COVER BOOK WITH AN IMAGE OF SHEEP IN A PADDOCK SETTING SUN IN THE BACKGROUND ON FRONT COVER. 266 PAGES
fiction
ANTHOLOGY OF WORKS
clunes, writers
SOFT COVER BOOK WITH PATCHWORK IMAGE IN BLACK AND WHITE BORDERED IN RED ON FRONT COVER. 303 PAGES.
fiction
ANTHOLOGY OF WORKS
clunes writers, community
SOFT COVER BOOK WITH CLUNES SIGN IN FOREGROUND AND OLD TIMBER WAGON IN BACKGROUND. 185 PAGES.
non-fiction
HISTORY OF PUBS IN CLUNES AND DISTRICT
clunes pubs, local history
HARDCOVER BOOK WITH DUSTJACKET (IN PLASTIC EX LIBRARY). COVER DEPICTS SOLDIER IN FULL KIT WITH RIFLE OVER SHOULDER. FLORAL EMBLEMS AT BOTTOM OF COVER IN BLUE, WHITE AND RED.
non-fiction
TO MARK THE CENTENARY OF WW1
ww1, anthology, michael morpurgo
TERRACOTTA BUTTER COOLER, UNGLAZED. .1 TERRACOTTA SAUCER WITH PATTERN DETAIL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SAUCER, CUPPED TO HOLD WATER .2 BELL SHAPED LID WITH PATTERN DETAIL AROUND THE LID. 8 SMALL HOLES HEAR THE BASE OF THE LID.
butter cooler, food storage
WHITE METAL MANUAL HAND MIXER COMPRISES COG MECHANISM TO TURN THE BEATERS AND AN UNUSUAL SPLASH GUARD FITTED ABOVE THE BEATERS
DIAMOND LOZENGE WITH A&J STAMPED WITHIN. PAT. OCT.9.1923. MADE IN USA
kitchel tool, hand mixer, a&j usa
WHITE METAL FOOD GRATER, OPEN DESIGN TO GRATE ON ONE SIDE ONLY. FINE HOLES PUNCHED IN THE CURVED MESH, CURVED METAL HANDLE AT TOP.
STAMPED INTO THE METAL FRAME: D.R.G.M. & D.R.P.
food grater, d.r.g.m & d.r.p
ABORIGINAL DOUBLE SIDED GRINDING STONE
aboriginal, grinding stone
THIS IS A LARGE AXE HEAD
axe head, stone
THIS IS A ROUND GRINDING STONE
round grinding stone, aboriginal
A SMALL STONE AXE HEAD
axe head, stone
GRINDING STONE WITH FIRE STARTER ON BACK
grinding stone, fire starter
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