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A full set of used, coloured christmas tree candles in a labelled cardboard box.
Christmas tree candles. British made JC & J Field Ltd
Handcrafted, tapestry stitch, created by Elaine Emmerson of Clear Lake and Natimuk
Artwork made by local resident.
Cross stitch embroidery depicting a chair in garden with a kitten in a basket in the background. The embroidery is in a wooden frame (no glass).
cross stitch, embroidery, kitten, garden, natimuk, elaine emmerson
AHS original, local collection
White lace pattern
natimuk, ladies' fashion, costume accessories, fan
Friedrich William Kroschel (Fritz) was born 3rd March 1896(?) in Natimuk, Victoria. His parents were Friedrich August and Dorothea Martha Kroschel. After passing the medical examinations and the loyalty test applied to all German descendants, he went to Melbourne as Private F.W. Kroschel, Regimental No 6351. 1 Company 18th Re-enforcements, 23rd Battalion. 6th Infantry Brigade. He left Australia in November 1916 on a ship and went through Durban, Sth Africa. He was wounded during the battle of Ypres, Belgium and succumbed to his wounds (fractured skull) on the 25th September 1917. He is buried in Mont Huon Cemetery, near Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France. On his grave is inscribed: "BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE". The portrait was presumably completed from a photo taken in Mendelssohn photographic studio in Melbourne before he left for the war. His fiancé was named Dora.
AHS has a significant collection of items from this soldier. He was a local man who lost his life in WW1. He died of his wounds in 2nd Can: Cas: Hospital, Le Treport and is buried in Mont Huon Cemetery, near Le Treport, France. There are a number of items of correspondence to Fred/Fritz from residents in Natimuk, now in the collection of AHS.
Black and white portrait drawing of a young Australian soldier in military attire framed in black and golden wooden frame.
'Mendelssohn' on picture and on back 'Kroschel?'
frederick william kroschel 1896, natimuk, 1st world war, no 6351, wwi, first world war, great war, friedrich august kroschel, dorothea martha kroschel, loyalty test, german, victoria, horsham, wimmera
Book with cover. Title page removed
Likely from the Emerson Estate at Clear Lake
Metal curved blade with wooden handle. Agricultural tool for harvesting
Leather document holder in a roll with two buckes and a handle
MVI
John Grump was an entrepreneur and had stores in Natimuk, Horsham in the late 19th century. He was mayor of Horsham in 1903-1904. That same year he left Horsham for Dandenong where he opened a general store on Lonsdale Street.
Light relief sign with two deer and a pocket
J Crump General Storekeeper Natimuk and Dandenong
natimuk, horsham, dandenong, general store, john crump, antlers, chamois, migration, deers
This doll was a gift to Alma Korber for her 6th birthday by her grandfather Heinrich Ernst Haustorpher (1835-1921). The doll retains her original clothes. It was made by Ernst Heubach's porcelain factory in Koppelsdorf, Germany. They made bisque doll heads on kid or composition bodies.
Bisque shoulder head, single stroke painted eyebrows, sleep eyes, painted eyelashes, open mouth, jointed kid body, crocheted dress, bonnet and one shoe is missing.
Horseshoe mark 1903 - 7/0 Made in Germany
alma korber, germany, migrant, migration, heinrich ernst haustorpher, ernst heubach, doll, natimuk
AHS original, local collection
Black fabric fan with white painted floral pattern
natimuk, ladies' fashion, costume accessories
AHS original, local collection
Black, used leather wallet with a pocket for noes and one for coins
Hat pins were used for decoration and for fastening a woman's hat securely to her hair. They became a popular and important clothing accessory in the late Victorian era and the beginning of the 20th century.
Two packets of tempered steel hat pins containing 4 9 inch pins.
The Queen sarbon brand
ladies' fashion, costume accessories, sarbon brand, hat pin, hatpin, natimuk
Advetisement for petticoats in wooden frame
Fitu
Striped belt with money pocket, key rings and two buckles
The ruler was used in a farm in Natimuk. The decorated side served as advertising for the McKay harvesting machines used in large farms in La Pampa, a fertile agricultural land in Argentina. In Australian Dictionary of Biography: "'Sunshine' harvesters were dispatched to South Africa, and in 1901 Sam and three Ballarat experts went to the Argentine where they demonstrated 'La Australiana' on a variety of crops so effectively that they soon threatened the trade in North American reaper-binders and headers."
Foldable foot ruler: on one side (light yellow) is the ruler and the other side (light blue) are some inscriptions about H.V. Mckay and a farm (estancia) in Argentina, opposite is a reproduction of a photograph of harvesters taken in the fields of this estancia.
On one fold: H. V. McKay's "Sunshine" harvesters harvest the grain on the largest wheat farms in the world. The estancia of the Company Rural Bremen (Sociedad Anonima), Cochico, Guamini, Argentina, South America. Opposite fold: Total area: 108.000 acres Fifty Sunshine harvesters, 6 ft. comb. were purchased (the photograph was taken at the termination of the work).
hugh victor mckay, sunshine harvesters, agriculture, farming, argentina, la pampa, la australiana, natimuk
8 cufflinks in black velvet rack
Stratnoid made in England 383
natimuk, stratnoid, stratton, costume accessories, cufflinks
Wire framed spectacles in wooden case
95 7
MANUFACTURERS Wolverhampton
Loosely bound pages, some with maroon and grey hard cover, from various years
Victorian Government Gazette, crown coat of arms, dates: 1886, 1889, 1891, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1901, 1902, 1906, 1907, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1952.
Val Webb's family's. The Olivers from Grass Flat. Used it for the family to separate skim milk from cream.
Stand with handle and turning container and mechanism
Robinson & co Agricultural implement makers Spotswood, vic
Colin Webb's Great Grandmother used it to sew with. Her maiden name was Walker. She married a Hebbard and her daughter married a Smith.
Decorated handle joined to base and turning holder for small candle.
Three generations back in Webb family. Colin Webb from Grass Flat's Great Grandfather's. Used for making flowers and decorate leatherwork.
Four wooden dies, turned, with holes in the top of varying sizes. Four matching wooden stcks with round ends of varying sizes.
The photographs depict the "Back to Natimuk Celebrations" organised between 28 February and 4 March 1924 in Natimuk. From top to bottom, left to right: - Welcome sign in the main road. - Locals in the school titled "Back to school" - "Group of comebacks at lake" (Natimuk) - Band procession on main road - Start of motor ? - Swimming carnival at Natimuk lake - Evolution of farm implements - Group taken on the site of Mrs Scudasore's old home: Mr A.W. Lockwood (secretary), Mrs Scudasore (first white woman resident in district), Mr G. Graham (president), Mrs J. Russell (first white child born in district-daughter of Mrs Scudasore), Mr John Russell. - Group of cars at Mount Arapiles.
Significant as it depicts first settlers.
9 black and white photographs set in inscribed board and wooden frame
Back to Natimuk Celebrations. Feb 28th to March 4th 1924
natimuk, festivities, mount arapiles, lake natimuk, a.w. lockwood, mrs scudasore, g.t. graham, john russell, mrs john russell, swimming carnival
Tin billy approx. 5 L. Rusty with hadle and lid
Willow Made in Australia
House hold item,
wire beater, whisk, cook, bake, cooking, baking
House hold item, wooden handles
knife, fork
House hold item, found at rubbish tip by C. Webb
soup ladle
House hold item, owned by V. Emmett
pewter, sugar, basin
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