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Installed at Nathalia 1938 at 137 (Niell) and later at Cobbledick's (1953)
Wooden Wall telephone with hand piece on the left side, bell at the top and all resting on wood (1907?)
Manufacturer's sticker inside phone
War and family memorabilia collated by Betty Thornton, daughter of local Thomas Thornton.
WW1 & Family Memorabilia - Thomas Thornton contains: ~ 2 x leather-bound photo albums containing b&w photos of family members, some labelled with hand-written notes ~ Sample of small stones containing copper ~ Several sized detachable buttons used on WW1 service uniforms (cuffs, collars, shirts) ~ Small purple-coloured cardboard box containing a number of service medals, fund-raising badges, royal family medallions ~ B&W photos of Thomas Thornton and comrades in uniform ~ Small leather-bound book containing information about servicemen known to Thomas Thornton (My Roll of Honour) ~Small white cardboard box containing plaster Welcome Home plaque in the shape of Australia. Lid has floral decoration, Auld Land Syne and Thomas Thornton written in the corner ~ Photocopies of Thomas Thornton's war records (AWM) ~ Homemade cardboard frame covered in clear plastic, containing some WW1 items of Thomas Thornton
see photos
thornton, ww1, copper, badges, medals, buttons
Vitamin B supplement in powder form
Thin round tin container with rusted pull-off lid. Has faded white and grey coloured background with white and black writing.
VitaB
vitab, tin container, vitamin powder
Henry Berry was a British-born merchant who came to Melbourne in 1856 and established a successful business in salt and general goods. He later expanded into tea, flour, sugar and other commodities. He founded Henry Berry and Company (Australasia) Ltd1 which became one of the largest importers and distributors in Australia.
Round tin container with purple and sliver coloured background, and purple writing. has round pull-off lid
Glen Valley Tea
glen valley, tea, tin container, henry berry
A grader-like blade attached to horses or a tractor to dig through the ground to create channels, especially drainage channels.
Long metal plated "trough-shape" with raised edges, connected by metal brackets
farming, delver, irrigation, channels, drainage
Singer hand-operated black steel sewing machine. Has gold floral design. Is on a rectangular wooden base with a compartment containing associated sewing machine tools
Singer / Floral designs (see photos)
sewing, sewing machine, singer, hand-operated
From Fiona Seager's family (Stewart)
Light blue satin dress, full-length (ballgown). Gold thread patterns across dress, floral paisley pattern. Crown decorative buttons.
ladies dress, ballgown, satin
Collection of newspaper clippings with various items of local interest
Shallow concave spoon section is attached to quadrilateral shaped handle
Metal knitting needle templates (1X rectangular, 1 x bell-shaped) / Knitting pins in red & white packet / Knitting bag
see photos
35 x Knitting Books, various publications (Patons, New Idea, Women's Weekly, Fredelle)
see example photos
Cardboard cylindrical container for cocoa, has colourful printed label
Hardcover back, tender book for Shire of Numurkah
Chrome lamp has round glass lens at front with red circular glass reflector at side, mounting clips at back
Wooden box has hinged lid, with wooden insert to rest razor. Metal razor head has metal handle which is screwed into it to attach. Metal head would contain a safety razor blade.
Gillette Ringwood - see photo
personal care, shaving, safety razor
Cast iron Micrometer scales mounted on rectangular marble base, (from Brown Corke & Co)
Dodge Scale Co. Patented 1898
Black & White photo of a bearded man in a three piece suit
Black & White photo of a woman in long dark jacket & skirt
Black & White photo of a seated woman holding a baby
Black & White photo of two elderly ladies kneeling with young boy and dog in garden patch ( J. Campbell & Colin Kennedy)
Black & white photo of two small boys standing in garden ( Fred & Colin Kennedy)
Black & White photo of two women, one is seated, one is standing
Black & white photo of three women and a gentleman, two women are seated
Black & white photo of a middle aged man wearing a 3-piece suit, without a shirt & collar
Black & white photo of a woman standing next to a chair
Black & white oval shaped photo of a young girl in a white dress
Black & white photographic postcard of 2 images of a young woman
Black & white photo of three young women in white dresses in front of a tree
Black & White photo of a young woman in a dark coloured dress
Victorian Collections acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
