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        Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
        From the collection of Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
        292 Items featured online

        Day Book

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        00493.1

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        https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/606bbf33fb52d8023284a689

        Accessed 9 August 2022

        This record was last updated one year ago

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        292 items
        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Cup Miniature

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Letter and Envelope

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Box Work - Daisy Needle

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Padlock

          Metal lock with keyhole cover.

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Helmet - Police

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Metal Plate

        • Daisy Wheel, Bourke's, Prior to 1901
          Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Daisy Wheel, Bourke's, Prior to 1901

          Brass daisy needle with long hook attached to the side.

        • Buckland District Board, 1866
          Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Buckland District Board, 1866

          Round hand stamp -wood handle black - metal stamp

          Bright Shire -stamp black

        • Book, Religion, Holy Bible & Common Prayer, 1849
          Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Book, Religion, Holy Bible & Common Prayer, 1849

          The bible belonged to Francis Newton, who was born in Cornwall, England in 1831. Newton came to Wandiligong with his Irish wife, Mary (Molly) about 1860 by way of Sydney and Beechworth

          Brown embossed leather like cover. Gilt edged fine paper pages

          Cover spine : Hole Bible Common Prayer - in gold. Front Cover : Henry John Colles 1852 - in gold Fly page : Francis William Newton The gift of Mrs. C N Spaulding Growlers Crk Dec 1 1864 - in pencil

        • Buckland District Board, 1862
          Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Buckland District Board, 1862

          Round hand stamp -wood handle brown - metal stamp

          Buckland District Board - 1st meeting at Bright 1862

        • Daisy Needle, Bourke's, Prior to 1901
          Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Daisy Needle, Bourke's, Prior to 1901

          Daisy Needle with brass needle and wooden handle.

        • Day Book
          Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Day Book

          Item donated. Day book kept by Alexander Walker, Cartage Contractor, father of Council employee Bill Walker, as noted by Jean Telford. On pages 156- 159, Walker records details of an incident between William Oaks and himself when they were in the Boot Shop of Mr George Chatfield and Oaks accused Walker of stealing his fence.Oaks called him a liar, a rogue,a thief and a coward. Walker justifies his behaviour with respect to the wood in dispute. Page 185.

          Very old day book with heavy cardboard covers with most of original green colour removed by daily use. Binding black.

          Inside front cover: A. Walker / Bright / 26th Augt./ 1897 Numerical additions -see image Front page: Top of page: Myrtleford / inscription crossed out - see image Further down page: Day Book / 5th Oct. '03 /Alexr. Walker / Gavan St / Bright Below above inscription: Alex Walker - Cartage Contractor / Father of late Bill Walker - Council Employee / Bright

        • medals attached to a hand written card, not known
          Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          medals attached to a hand written card, not known

          Walter John Howell was born in the Buckland Valley 30.11.1871 he died in Bright 13.05.1930. Walter "Watty" ran his Blacksmith shop opposite the Alpine Hotel (corner of Anderson and Wood sts) from 1893 until his death in 1930. He was also proprietor of the Ovens Valley Coach Factory in Ireland Street, near the site of the present library, for a numberof years before World War 1. From 1893 he resided in Cobden Street (no.37) The medals were for attaching to a watch chain and were presented by his grandsons, Keith Edwards and Ron Howell (both born in Bright) in November 1994

          The Medals were presented by the Bright Fire Brigade which has been a local volunteer organisation scince the C1870s The Howell family were one of the first families to settle in the Buckland Valley and many descendants live in the local area Reference to the Ovens Valley Coach Works

          Quarto size ridgid card with information regarding the medal hand written in black ink. Two silver medals with inscriptions, one shield shape and the other round with a star in the center, sash and small horse shoe on the top, medals are stitched to the cardboad and taped on the reverse side.

          Two medals, both silver, one is shield shaped with a fire reel cart inscribed on the front and inscription "B.F.B. ANNIVERSARY 11-5-94 four men won by W. Howell" and number 65. The second one in round with with a star in the center, with a small horse shoe and sash on the top, inscribed on the front, "B.F.B. Anniversary best of eight men W. Howell 11-5-94", the reverse is blank except for a small 69.

        • Coins, Chinese Cash
          Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Coins, Chinese Cash

          Group of two Chinese cash coins.

          Chinese characters on each coin.

          money, cash coins, chinese, goldfields, buckland valley, aldo gios

        • Coins, Chinese Cash
          Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Coins, Chinese Cash

          Group of two Chinese cash coins.

          Chinese characters on each coin.

          money, cash coins, chinese, goldfields, buckland valley, aldo gios

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Coins, Chinese Cash

          Group of two Chinese cash coins.

          Chinese characters on each coin

          money, coins, chinese, goldfields, buckland valley, aldo gios

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Plate

          Reconstructed ceramic dinner plate. Grey design, with scrolls and flowers around the rim. The centre of the plate depicts a boating scene with trees and oriental buildings

          "Rhine" inside a leafy scroll.

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Cup and Saucer

          00262.1 : Reconstructed ceramic cup. White with burgundy, thick and thin line pattern. 00262.2 : Reconstructed matching saucer.

          cup and saucer, tableware, ceramic, goldfields, buckland valley, aldo gios

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Cup and Saucer

          00261.1 : Reconstructed, but incomplete, ceramic cup. Green rose pattern around the rim. 00261.2 : Reconstructed, but incomplete, ceramic saucer. Green rose pattern around the edge.

          cup and saucer, ceramic, tableware, goldfields, buckland valley, aldo gios

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Bowl, soup

          Reconstructed, incomplete soup bowl with a blue fern leaf design.

          soup bowl, tableware, ceramic, buckland valley, aldo gios

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Plate

          Reconstructed, complete dinner plate with a fern leaf design.

          " The letter "D"

          dinner plate, tableware, ceramic, buckland valley, aldo gios

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Plate

          Reconstructed, but incomplete, ceramic dinner plate. Blue floral design around scalloped rim - Asiatic Pheasants design.

          "Asiatic Pheasants" inside a floral surround.

          dinner plate, tableware, ceramic, asiatic pheasants, aldo gios

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Cup

          Reconstructed wide ceramic cup with a blue pattern around the inside rim. Castle design.

          cup, goldfields, tableware, aldo gios, beechworth

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Bowl

          Reconstructed, but incomplete, white ceramic bowl with a blue shell pattern over all surfaces except the base.

          bowl, ceramic, tableware, aldo gios

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Water Jug, E & C Challinor Fenton Potteries, 1862 - 1891

          Reconstructed, but incomplete, ceramic water jug. Design of three urns on each side of the jug in green. Ornate pattern in green around the rim.

          Portland; E & C Challinor

          water jug, dunphy's hotel, buckland valley, ceramics, aldo gios, tableware

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Teapot

          Black ceramic teapot. Highly decorated in faded colours of yellow, white, blue and pink - storks and flowers.

          On base of teapot : Ro. No. 113746

          teapot, ceramic, goldfields, buckland valley, aldo gios, tableware

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Cup

          Willow pattern cup, incomplete

          cup, willow pattern, goldfields, tableware, aldo gios

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Bowl

          Reconstructed but incomplete porcelain bowl. Blue / black pattern on external surface and on internal rim.

          bowl, porcelain, goldfields, aldo gios, tableware

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Bowl

          Reconstructed but incomplete porcelain bowl. Blue /black pattern on external surface and on internal rim.

          bowl, porcelain, goldfields, buckland valley, aldo gios

        • Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum

          Pick Head

          Miner's iron pick head. Digging point at one end. Ballarat pattern.

          goldmining, pick head, tools

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