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From the Collection of Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street Clunes Victoria

Description: Coloured red and blue
Size: 26cmx20.5cm
Object Registration: 3801
Keywords: peace celebrations 1919, giddings, sports programme 1919
Historical information: Event to celebrate peace at the end of WW1, programme of boys and girls sports events, returned soldiers race.
When Made: 1919
Made By: ARTHUR J. GIDDINGS (Maker)
Inscriptions & Markings: July 19th, 1919 Clunes and District Peace Celebrations Sports Programme
Last updated: 9 Sep 2019 at 2:47PM

PHOTOGRAPH

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Framed black and white photograph of the bride and groom standing before a studio backdrop

Historical information

William Barkell of Clunes married Ellen Hollway (Hollie) Harris of Clunes

Inscriptions & Markings

Written in gold lettering on the bottom right hand side of the mounting board Hornby Clunes

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TICKET

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Cream coloured ticket with blue printing. Members Ticket for Clunes and District Agricultural Show. 18 Nov 1972. Cost three dollars. Ticket has 4 performations where sections can be removed. One Luncheon Pass (one section) Admit child (three sections)

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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PHOTOGRAPHS

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Colour photographs of the street parade held for the 150th Back to Clunes celebrations in 1989

Historical information

Clunes 150th celebrations in 1989, Jean Crane, Kerry Ingram, Julie Harper, jenny Avery, Dawn Musgrove, Marg McFarlane, Mac Fawcett, John Bednell, Malcolm Hull

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PROGRAMME

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Programme, yellow paper folded to A5 size

Historical information

Opening of the Clunes campus of Wesley College by the Hon. Steve Bracks MP, Premier of Victoria

Inscriptions & Markings

Wesley at Clunes Official Opening Sunday 2nd April 2000

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BOOK - My Country All Gone The White Men Have Stolen It - The Invasion of the Wadawurrung Country 1800-1870

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Soft Cover book , depicts a young Aboriginal women wrapped in a possum skin cloak standing in front of an early topographical map of Port Phillip. 348 pages.

Inscriptions & Markings

Autographed by Fred Cahir in blue biro on the inside first page.

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MEMENTO

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Small tag like piece of card buff coloured with printing on it

Inscriptions & Markings

Souvenir switching-on ceremony Talbot August 1938, in black printed above and below the seal of Shire of Talbot Councillors and Ratepayers seal (in red)

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BADGE

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Small round metal badge edged in blue, white background with a electric light globe on the face of the badge, pin mechanism on the reverse of the badge

Inscriptions & Markings

.1 Souvenir of installation of electricity CLUNES FEB 1938

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NUMISMATICS

Clunes Museum, Clunes

.1 White metal medal with a tricolour ribbon of red, white and blue. Attached to a ring connected to the medal. One side depicts the scene of landing at Portland in 1834 and the other side depicts a pioneer on the south bank of the Yarra river looking across Melbourne.

Inscriptions & Markings

On Reverse: Centenary of Victoria 1934 and Portland 1834 On Obverse: Centenary of Melbourne 1935 (AD)

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PAINTING - Untitled

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Painting depicts a montage of the elements of Clunes history, including Chinese people, a coach, gold mine, water fountain, church and nature. Painted on art board, unframed

Historical information

This artwork was gifted to Catherine Jenkins (the donor) by Karolina

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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PHOTOGRAPH

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Black and white reproduction of Port Phillip Colonial & Gold Mining Co., Clunes, Victoria, Australia in a light wood timber frame

Historical information

When Richard Daintree rejoined the Victorian Geological Survey as a field surveyor in January 1859, he pioneered the use of photography in field-work. The glass plates attributed to him by the State Library of Victoria show four images of the mines in Clunes, Victoria, Australia in the 1860's

Inscriptions & Markings

On Reverse: Handwritten in pencil Port Phillip Co. 1860's Nettleton Photography glass plate Latrobe Library

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COMPACT DISC

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Disc contains images of the Postcard Era "P series" postcards listed numerically and alphabetically in town order

Historical information

Stereo-graph images taken by George Rose

Inscriptions & Markings

Nil

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PHOTOGRAPH

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Black and white photocopy of a group of people in front of the Clunes Knitting Mill in Fraser Street, Clunes.

Historical information

The Clunes Knitting Mill in Fraser Street, Clunes was the former Salvation Army Barracks which were moved from Bailey Street, Clunes to Fraser Street, Clunes by tractor in 1918. The Country Townspeople's League was founded in Clunes it's mission was to campaign to decentralise industry and provide manufacturing and employment opportunities in country Victoria, specifically at that time, for the continued financial support of the Clunes Knitting Mills located in Fraser Street, Clunes, Victoria. A Bill to give effect to the proposed Clunes Country Industries Policy was to be introduced at the assembly of the new Victorian Parliament in around 1921.

Inscriptions & Markings

Printed on bottom of page: CLUNES KNITTING MILL - FRONT VIEW OF BUILDINGS

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PHOTOGRAPH

Clunes Museum, Clunes

Black and white photograph in a brown gilded frame and decorative edge. Green mat with oval cutout. Picture of three women. 2 seated, 1 standing in centre of group

Historical information

Seated left; Hilda McNeill. b.1887, Standing: Edith Ursula McNeil b.1884, Seated right: Isabella Clark McNeil (Daisy) b.1882 Isabella born Glendaruel, her mother was Ursula McMurray whose family had a farm at Glenndaruel. After Isabella's birth mother and child returned to the family farm at Undera, near Shepparton. Isabella is the grandmother of Lindsay Semmens who donated this portrait.

Inscriptions & Markings

On front: In gold script " Toska Studio Shepparton"

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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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