Historical information

These two hats and school tie were once part of the uniform for girls at Warrnambool Technical School. This school was established in 1913 in Timor Street, Warrnambool with the first Principal being John King. From this school evolved the Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education which itself was subsumed into the present day Deakin University campus at Sherwood Park in Warrnambool. The Timor Street site is now the location of South West College of TAFE. The WarrnamboolTechnical School moved from Timor Street to its present-day site in Caramut Road Warrnambool in 1973 and was re-named Brauer College in 1990 after Alfred Brauer, a Warrnambool doctor and a prominent school patron. It is believed that the owners of the hats, Jeannie and Sandra Cole were sisters.

Significance

These two hats and the tie are interesting reminders of the uniform of a local school some 40 or 50 years ago.

Physical description

.1 This is a girl’s boater-shape straw hat. It has a ribbon band in grey, brown, yellow, red and green colours with a bow at the back with overhanging ends of the band. The hat has a cloth lining with a tag. The owner’s name is inside the hat.
.2 This is a girl’s boater-shape straw hat. It has the same band as the one above but the crown on this hat is semi-detached. The owner’s name is on the inside of the hat.
.3 This is a school tie. It is brown with gold, dark green and red diagonal stripes.

Inscriptions & markings

.1 Jeannie Cole
Made of straw fibre
.2 Sandra Cole
Made of straw fibre
Created by Effie Jay
showerproof with water repellent formula KO/3420