Black fabric stole with gold embroidered cross and wyvern. Gold and black fringing at each end and twisted gold cord along the long edges.

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The Stole is a Methodist Minister's stole or perhaps the President's stole.

Black fabric sole with gold fringing at each end. The edges are decorated with gold brocade style ribbon. The stole has symbols at each end and a small cross at the middle. The stole is made of synthetic materials.

"METHODIST CHURCH OF AUSTRALASIA THE BEST OF ALL IN GOD WITH US"

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MGC066.1 Handwritten letter to Mrs J Pryor from Joan M James written on Methodist Girls' Comradeship letterhead. The letter includes a diagram of the positioning of the badge on the uniform. The letter contained Rays Social badges for four named girls. MG066.2 Blue felt square backing for Rays Social badge. MGC066.2 Yellow satin ribbon with blue embroidered letter "S".

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Pale blue square cotton tablecloth with Methodist Youth Fellowship Junior blue and gold embroidered emblem in one corner.

"MYF JUNIOR"

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Handmade patchwork banner with mid-blue cotton backing and edging. The patches ae from churches within the Presbytery of Yarra Valley.

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Handmade appliqued square patchwork presbytery cloth with an unbleached calico backing.

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Rectangular cloth with avocado green binding and hand embroidered names of members of the Kew Missionary Band.

In the centre: "K.M.B."

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120 pages with lithographic illustrations. Mid blue hardcover linen book with dark red and gold text and decoration on the cover and spine. Dedication inside.

non-fiction

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Blue hardcover line book with gilt and black text and decoration on the cover and the spine. Dedication inside. 132 pages.

non-fiction

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Soft covered black leather book leather book with gilt embossing on the cover and spine edges. 243 pages. Inscription on the title page.

non-fiction

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Pink silk banner with scalloped lower edge, gold metal fringe on the lower edge. Pink cotton backing with text printed in blue ink. Hand-painted decorations of flowers and a scene of boats on water on the lower left hand corner.

VICTORIAN AND TASMANIA WESLEYAN METHODIST Sunday School Union SCHOLARS' EXAMINATION DISTRICT TROPHY Geelong and Ballarat District Schools between 100 and 200 Average Attendance. Won by BROWN HILL, MAY, 1899. ". "The cost of this Award was kindly donated by MR J.J.BROKENSHIRE" "SPECTATOR CO."

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Pink silk banner with text printed in blue ink. Hand painted picture in the lower left corner showing a moonlit seascape with three boats, life bouy and anchor. Gold metallic fringe on zigzag lower edge. Pink cotton backing.

"VICTORIA AND TASMANIA WESLEYAN METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION Scholars' Examination District Trophy Ballarat & Geelong District. SCHOOLS UNDER 200 AVERAGE ATTENDANCE. Won by BROWN HILL, MAY, 1896, BROWN HILL, OCTOBER, 1896, BROWN HILL, MAY, 1897, BROWN HILL, OCT., 1897. Superintendent: MR. EDWIN HAYWOOD 1896 -1897."

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Pale blue silk banner with linen interfacing and cream cotton backing. Cream fabric appliqued letters and gold cord edging. Scalloped edge on the base with silk fringing. The banner has a wooden pole at the top.

"BY LOVE SERVE"

Leather bound bible with gilt text on the spine and gilt edged pages. The dedication page has a small newspaper cutting stuck at the bottom of the page.

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Tooled brown leather pulpit bible with gilt text on the spine and gilt edged pages. There is a dedication pasted inside the front.

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Black leather bound book with handwritten notes inside covers.

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Mrs Emily Lord gifted £1500 to the building construction which had a total cost of £2000.

Soft black dimpled leather covered bible with gilt page edges. There is a calligraphic inscription in coloured ink inside the front cover.

"To My Friend Emily Lord in happy remembrance of Laying Of Foundation Stone Barkers Road Kew Sunday School by "Mother" November 9th 1935"

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Tooled leather bound pulpit bible with gilt edged pages and an inscription inside the front cover.

"Presented to my worthy friend Mr Michael O'Flarelle [?] for the use of the Wesleyan Chapel C....... [?} from H H Baylis [?} Geelong. "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers" Leb 13.2" In different ink and hand: "William Brinsmead Leopold 1 14 6"

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Brought to Australia in the 1830s.

Hand bound leather bible written in Gaelic. 279 p.

"Mr Dond McAskil Holy Bible 1859"

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Brought to Australia in 1830s.

Leather bound bible written in Gaelic with psalms at the back.

On back endpapers: "Mrs Donald McAskil Burwood Melbourne 1872"

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Brought to Australia in the 1830s.

Leather bound bible written in Gaelic.

Inside: "May McDonald Braonachair owns this Bible March 21 1831"

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Brought to Australia in 1830s.

Leather bound bible written in Gaelic.

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n 1927, during the ministry of the Reverend Charles Mason, Methodist Church services and a combined Anglican-Methodist Sunday School were held in the Mincha State School, The Mincha Memorial Methodist Church was opened on13 March 1936. It was called the Mincha Centenary Church to mark 100 years since the arrival in Victoria of Reverend Orton, the first Methodist minister.

The photograph shows the front and one side of the church and public hall which are located side by side.

Cast metal bookend with an image of a church.

Bottom RH edge "HAMMOND"

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G048.1 and G048.2 two rectangular wooden candle holders with a hole drilled on the top surface. Each has a gold coloured metal plate with text on one side.

"St Andrew's Kirk"

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Names on the duty roster: D Border, B Millar, J Stevenson, J Walker and J Pendrigh.

Stained timber noticeboard which is shaped at the top with a hole in it for hanging. It has a slot for notices to be changed. The typed duty roster in it is for December 1986.

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These finials were probably on the hall of St Andrew's Presbyterian church Ballarat and saved by the Rev Gary Douglas Jacobs when it was demolished. The hall was rebuilt in 1938-1959.

G650.1 and G650.2 metal St Andrew's crosses roof finials. They have been painted blue.

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"Brown's self interpreting Bible with numerous notes by the Rev Henry Cooke, DD, LLD. Reedited with additions by the Rev J L Porter DD" Editors preface dated 1873. Mary Hannah William Thomas married John Thomas at Sebastopol Congregation Church. John Brown (1722-1787) was a Scottish weaver who became a Presbyterian minister. Although self-educated, he prepared an annotated Bible, Bible dictionary and concordance, and a metrical version of the Psalms. His self-interpreting Bible appeared first in 1778 in Edinburgh and was reprinted many times. [Source: https://hbu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2018/06/Byrd-Collection-.pdf]

Heavy dark brown dimpled leather covered bible with marbled endpapers, gilt page edges and many monochrome plates. The bible has a dedication plate inside the front cover.

On spine "BROWN'S BIBLE" Plate: "A GIFT TO MISS MARY HANNAH WILLIAMS ON HER WEDDING DAY JANUARY 14TH, 1891, BY HER OLD SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER TIMOTHY THOMAS. "May the Lord protect her path"

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Rev Stuart Rea was at Central Mission, Lygon Street, Carlton from 1938-1942.

G073.1 Small brown leather suitcase-style case with two lock catches and a handle. The case has a stained wood insert containing G073.2 - G073.9 eight glass communion glasses. The case is lined with navy blue grosgrain fabric and has a small leather label in the lid. Secured in the lid with leather straps is a round silver box, G073.10, with an etched lid, G073.11. G073.12 Silver cylindrical flask with an etched design on the front with G073.13 silver screw top, cork lined, lid. G073.14 Circular white lace mat in a separate section of the box. G073.15 Stained and varnished wooden stand to hold 12 glasses. G073.1 has a name stamped between the handles and a dedication inside.

"REV STUART G. REA" "THE GIFT OF LYGON STREET METHODIST CHURCH"

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G075.1 Metal printing plate on a wooden block. It is an image of the exterior of a church. G075.2 Metal printing plate on a wooden block. It is an image of the main entrance to the church. G075.3 Metal printing plate on a wooden block. It is an image of the interior of the church.

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