Physical description
Three piece set made of bakelite simulating tortoiseshell and comprising powder compact, nail buffer and small container for nail powder polish.
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Three piece set made of bakelite simulating tortoiseshell and comprising powder compact, nail buffer and small container for nail powder polish.
non-fiction
queen mother, royal visit, ballarat, 1958
The Ballarat Homecoming celebrations in 1935 were claimed in the local newspaper, The Courier to be 'the greatest pageant organised in any of Victoria's provincial centres'. The celebrations included street stalls, illuminations and carnival rides.
A rare survivor of an ephemeral souvenir item from the Back to Ballarat March 9-10th, 1935.
Symbols of the City of Ballaarat, a miner, and an agricultural worker set against the rising sun.
Stokes Melb stamped to back of badge.
ballarat, stokes, 1935, homecoming
non-fiction
building, australia, home manufacture, commonwealth of australlia
non-fiction
queen elizabeth 2, house of windsor, duke of edinburgh, royal tour australia 1952,
Six page booklet with two leaves forming illustrated covers. Front cover artwork depicting bishop and clergy at altar, rear cover photograph of St Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne.
Created by William de Morgan & Co c.1890 and painted by Charles Passenger this small plate is an example of the Persian Ware produced by De Morgan.
Arts & Crafts movement 1880s
A stylised duck central surrounded by a carnation pattern.
WDE.MORGAN & CO in painted in black with CP all in blue and turquoise concentric circles on verso.
Vaseovoid form with slender neck, decorated with ruby lustre
stamped 'De Morgan Merton Abbey' in oval stamp.
front cover green with stylised Kangaroo and Emu on ribbon featuring the words 'The Royal Visit' with southern cross on rear cover.
non-fiction
queen elizabeth ii, duke of edinburgh, australia, royal visit
The poem "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels" was written by H. (Bert) Beros and published in the Courier Mail (Brisbane) on 31 October 1942.This poem gained popularity and was widely read and then published privately by Beros running to several editions. The bookmark produced in 1943 is an example of how revered and popular in the Australian public mind the New Guinea natives became.
This bookmark is significant in its association with the popular legend of the loyalty and self sacrifice of the New Guinea natives popularly termed Fuzzy Wuzzy. with the added sobriquet of Angels, in their support of the Australians in New Guinea in World War II without which Australia may not have been able to halt the Japanese advance.
Painted figure of New Guinea native on felt marker with caption and date 1943
Fuzzy Wuzzy of New Guinea 1943 colour printed on brown felt
new guinea, aif, fuzzy wuzzy, bookmark, kokoda track, world war ii, australia
non-fiction
roses, bouvardias, chrysanthemums, carnations, sweet peas, dahlias
Wastell & Cutter were Ophthalmic Opticians at Ballarat, Victoria from the 1930s until the 1970s.
These plates were produced by Ballarat potter John Gilbert at his Old Ballarat pottery in Mt Clear in 1994. Gilbert established two potteries in Ballarat , the Edinburgh Pottery at Sovereign Hill Historical village and the Old Ballarat Pottery. Gilbert studied art at the School of Mines Ballarat, now Federation University and went on to lecture there. Notable for his studio pottery these plates were more a commercial production and were among the later products from the Old Ballarat Pottery before it closed in 1994.
Small stoneware plate transfer printed with "Ballarat Begonia Fesival 40th Anniversary around rim and colour print of Begonias in centre.
label to the underside with printed with Old Ballarat Pottery around poppet head logo and a second triangular Made in Australia sticker.
Inscribed with John Pascoe Fawkner's name and date of 1853 in his handwriting on first title page and publisher, Bohn's name also. Fawkner has inscribed his name on three other pages throughout.
The bookplate/premium plate identifies this book as being from the Young Men's General Debating Society South Street Ballarat 1897. This society was formed six years earlier and evolved into The Grand National Eisteddfod of Australasia or the Royal South Street Society in 1962.
This book of sermons was written by Ballarat personality the Rev William Henderson who was responsible for the building of Ballarat's St Andrew's Kirk and the establishment of Ballarat College. It is one of many books of sermons published by Henderson and is the most significant of those productions, most of which are booklets. The bookplate identifies this book as belonging to one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious Eisteddfods The Royal South Street Competitions founded in 1891, the best known feature of which is the Sun Aria operatic competition. The book itself is a totally local product printed, published and bound in Ballarat in 1882, the publisher & binder being McHutchison & Campbell of Lydiard St, Ballarat.
theology, sermons
non-fiction
binding, engraving, lithography,
One of a series of postcards from an exhibition of works by Australian Social Realist artists held in Russia in 1960.
This postcard is significant to Ballarat as it links to the linocuts Counihan and others produced to commemorate the centenary of the Eureka Stockade in 1954. As this depicts a painting of an event at Ballarat significant in its context to protest for social equality that would be understood by the soviet audience. A link between Australian socialist artists and the Russian political sensibilities of the time.
Black and white image of Noel Counihan's painting of Bakery Hill Ballarat
eureka stockade, ballarat reform league, socialism, australian art, ballarat, russia
non-fiction
small booklet of popular song lyrics
Red covered pattern book of needlework designs from Briggs of Manchester. Over 130 pages with inserts and advertising specific products in the Briggs range.
non-fiction
32 pages and card covers staple bound
non-fiction
This booklet includes the open factories, factory displays, pageants and open gardens at Ballarat in 1917.
factories, business, gardens, displays
fiction
cover advertising silver star starch and harper's star oatmeal.
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