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Boots - Blundstone, Red Leather, Women on Farms Gathering, Benalla, 2005
Pair of red leather work boots, elastic sided, rubber soled workboots, apparently painted/dyed red over original tan leather. Made by Blundstone. Worn a by Benalla Women on Farms Gather ...
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T-Shirt - Bendigo Queer Film Festival, 2004
Black cotton T-shirt, size XL, printed with Bendigo Queer Film Festival logo. Produced as memorial merchandise by and for the Bendigo Queer Film Festival 2004. The Bendigo Queer Film F ...
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Ticket - Bendigo Queer Film Festival, 'A Touch of Pink', 2005
Pink admission ticket to Bendigo Queer Film Festival (BQFF) 2005, 8pm Saturday 2nd April, Campbell Theatrette. The Bendigo Queer Film Festival was begun in 2004 by Chris Walters, in re ...
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Quilt - Women on Farms Gathering, Warragul, 1999
This quilt celebrates the 10th Women on Farms Gathering held in Warragul in 1999 and was on display for the duration of this Gathering. The idea for the quilt was initiated by Quentin ...
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Icon - Wooden Bowl, Women on Farms Gathering, Shepparton, 2007
This wooden bowl is part of a suite of three icons selected by the organising committee of the Women on Farms Gathering, Shepparton, 2007. The bowl is crafted from 80 year old pear wood ...
From: Shepparton, Australia Images: 3 -
Icon - Banner, Women on Farms Gathering, Sea Lake, 1991
Banner created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Sea Lake 1991. This banner was identified as the first "icon" of the Gatherings and has been displayed at each subseque ...
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Icon - Computer Motherboard, Women on Farms Gathering, Bendigo,1997
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Bendigo 1997. The computer motherboard was selected by the Bendigo Gathering organisers to symbolize the place of women ...
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Icon - Basket, Women on Farms Gathering, Ararat, 1996
First displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Ararat 1996 in the 'baton changing' ceremony at the conclusion of the Gathering. It has been suggested that it may be the icon for this ...
From: Ararat, Australia Images: 1 -
Banner - Women on Farms Gathering, Victoria, 1990-2004
The banner displays 15 patches (panels) that illustrate the Gatherings from 1990 to 2004. At the third Gathering (Numurkah, 1992), Shirley Martin, raised concerns that the Gathering ...
From: Tallangatta, Australia Images: 6 -
Icon - Farm Work Boot, Women on Farms Gathering, Warragul, 1999
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Warragul 1999. 'The boot was chosen to signify "Stepping into the Future", as we were about to step into the new millenn ...
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Icon - Irrigation Shovel, Women on Farms Gathering, Numurkah, 1992
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Numurkah 1992. The organising committee for Numurkah selected an irrigation shovel and cow pat as the icons for their Ga ...
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Banner Extension - Women on Farms Gathering, Victoria, from 2004
This extension banner was made after the original banner was no longer able to take any further additions. It was first displayed at the Benalla Gathering in 2005 and features a patch ...
From: Horsham, Australia Images: 2 -
Icon - Lock & Key, Women on Farms Gathering, Yarram, 2003
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Yarram 2003. The Yarram organizers selected an open lock and key to encourage rural women to open themselves to the many ...
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Icon - Cap, Women on Farms Gathering, Swan Hill,1995
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Swan Hill 1995. The peak cap was one of three icons selected for the Swan Hill Gathering. The "Grumpy" cap indicates th ...
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Icon - Cow Pat, Women on Farms Gathering, Numurkah, 1992
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Numurkah 1992. The organising committee for Numrukah selected an irrigation shovel and cowpat as the icon for their Gath ...
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Icon - Stone, Women on Farms Gathering, Swan Hill, 1995
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Swan Hill 1995. The stone was one of three icons selected for the Swan Hill Gathering. The stone directly references th ...
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Icon - Ceramic Hands, Women on Farms Gathering, Macedon Ranges (Kyneton), 2002
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Macedon Ranges (Kyneton) 2002. The organisers for the Macedon Ranges Gathering commissioned the ceramic hands to repre ...
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Icon - Mallee Bottle, Women on Farms Gathering, Ouyen, 1998
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Ouyen, 1998. The bottle of mallee sands and soils are a symbol of the way individuals (represented by the different grai ...
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Icon - Cogs from Harvester, Women on Farms Gathering, Horsham, 2004
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Horsham 2004. The organisers of the Horsham gathering chose two interwoven cogs from a 'well used' Shearer grain harvest ...
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Icon - Spring, Women on Farms Gathering, North East (Beechworth), 2001
Icon selected for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, North East (Beechworth) 2001. The spring represents strength, flexibility, support through tension. The spring from th ...
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Icon - Mallee Root, Women on Farms Gathering, Swan Hill, 1995
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Swan Hill 1995 The mallee root was one of three icons selected for the Swan Hill Gathering. The mallee root is tough, r ...
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Icon - Rustic Rose, Women on Farms Gathering, Benalla, 2005
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Benalla 2005. Bonnie Leatham (daughter of one of the Benalla organisers) made the rustic iron rose icon with barbed wire ...
From: Benalla, Australia Images: 2 -
Icon - Magic Wand, Women on Farms Gathering, Tallangatta, 1993
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Tallangatta 1993. The Magic Wand or Speaker's Baton was a gift from Liz Hogan, the Rural Women's Network Facilitator, wh ...
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Icon - Cheque Facsimile, Women on Farms Gathering, Glenormiston, 1994
The success of the Glenormiston Gathering (1994) made possible a cheque of $1,000 to be handed on to succeeding organising committees as seeding money. This facsimile cheque was create ...
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Icon - Horseshoe, Women on Farms Gathering, Healesville, Yarra Valley, 2000
Icon created for and displayed at the Women on Farms Gathering, Yarra Valley 2000. This horseshoe represents the large number of horses in the Yarra Valley, and offered good luck to th ...
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Carving Knife - Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
Found in the wreckage of Bill Coppinger's kitchen area. The knife was part of a set and was a birthday gift to Bill's wife from her sister in 2003 or 2004. The donor's house at Mount D ...
From: Mt Disappointment, Australia Images: 1 -
Oil Can - Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
Found in the burnt-out remains of Bill Coppinger's shed at Mount Disappointment, this oil can is one of the few objects from a large collection of old tools and machinery to remain foll ...
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Spotlight - Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
Originally attached to Bill Coppinger's machinery shed at Mount Disappointment, this spotlight was found on the ground after the fires. The face of the light had separated from the body ...
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Steel Threads - Radial Tyre, Remnant from Trailer Wheel, Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 ...
These steel threads are from the tyres of the burnt-out remains of the trailer that was destroyed at Bill Coppinger's home by the Kilmore East Bushfire on 7 February 2009. The traile ...
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Page Fragment - Flight Training Manual, Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damage ...
Fragment of a book from Bill Coppinger's home at Mount Disappointment lost in the Kilmore East Bushfire on 7 February 2009. Bill had over 1,000 books in his home. This page is the only ...
From: Mt Disappointment, Australia Images: 1 -
Decking Plank - Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
This outdoor decking, from Bill Coppinger's home at Mount Disappointment lost in the Kilmore East Bushfire on 7 February 2009. It was found near the swimming pool. The area of the deck ...
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Soup Bowls - Set of Four, Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
These four soup bowls were found stacked together, unbroken, in the wreckage of Bill Coppinger's home at Mount Disappointment destroyed in the Kilmore East Bushfire on 7 February 2009. ...
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Tape Measure - Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
Found in the wreckage of Bill Coppinger's shed, this is the remnants of a standard 8-metre Stanley builder's tape measure. It has been transformed by fire into a fragile ribbon of burne ...
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Glass Jar- Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
Found in the wreckage of Bill Coppinger's kitchen area, it is believed to be a glass screw-top jar, but the heat of the fire melted the glass and it is almost beyond recognition. The ...
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Melted Glass - Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
Found in the wreckage of Bill Coppinger's kitchen area, this mass of slumped glass with debris embedded in it is believed to be the remains of two glass jars - one smaller than the othe ...
From: Mt Disappointment, Australia Images: 1 -
Slumped Glass - Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
This is the remains of a plate glass window from Bill Coppinger's home at Mount Disappointment destroyed by the Kilmore East Bushfire on 7 February 2009. The floor-to-ceiling windows we ...
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Bucket - Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
This bucket was one of three located in a line along Bill Coppinger's shed on his property at Mount Disappointment. The original wire handles were burnt off, but each was still holding ...
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Cutting Disc - Food Processor, Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
Found in the wreckage of Bill Coppinger's kitchen area, this blade was part of a set. It was a birthday gift to Bill's wife from her sister in 2003 or 2004. The house, sheds and all ...
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Skillet - Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
Found in the wreckage of the kitchen of Bill Coppinger's home at Mount Disappointment destroyed in the Kilmore East Bushfire on 7 February 2009. The skillet was originally owned by Bill ...
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Blade - Carving Knife, Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
Found in the wreckage of the Bill Coppinger's kitchen area, this carving knife was part of a set originally owned by Bill's mother, Norma. The carving set may been a golfing prize aw ...
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Carving Fork - Mount Disappointment, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
Found in the wreckage of Bill Coppinger's kitchen area, this carving fork was part of a set originally owned by Bill's mother, Norma. The carving set may have been a golfing prize aw ...
From: Mt Disappointment, Australia Images: 1 -
Photograph Album - Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria, Scientific Expedition to King Isla ...
Album containing thirty-two black and white photographs [two are loose] taken by A J Campbell during a Field Naturalists Club of Victoria expedition to King Island. The album also inc ...
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Catalogue - Annual New Zealand Thoroughbred Yearling Sales, 24 Jan 1928
Catalogue for the Annual New Zealand Thoroughbred Yearling Sales, 1928, at which Phar Lap was sold. The original owner of the catalogue has annotated the listing for Lot 41 (later known ...
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Shepherd's Blanket - Wool, Greek, 1886
Alternative Name(s): Velentza Shepherd's blanket which first belonged to the donor's grandfather Yannis Vlahos (Vlahos meaning shepherd in Greek). It is dated 1886, and was probably wo ...
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Brick - Handmade, 'Willis Vale' Homestead, Greensborough, Victoria, 1839
Red handmade brick which was used in the construction of Willis Vale in Greensborough in 1839. The entire homestead was made from brick made and cooked on the property. The home was fin ...
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Soup Bowl - Wedgwood, Green, circa 1907
Green Wedgwood Soup Bowl brought from England to Australia by Susannah Nicholls in 1923. William and Susannah Nicholls, their two children Margaret and John and Will's uncle John Spence ...
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Chisel - Metal
Chisel used by John Spence to make furniture for the Nicholls' home in Australia. John Spence migrated to Australia in 1923 with his nephew's family, William and Susannah Nicholls and t ...
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Doll - Ada Perry, Humpty Dumpty, circa 1930s-1960s
Humpty Dumpty doll, from a collection of handcrafts, produced by English migrant Ada Perry, between the 1930s and 1960s. Ada Perry migrated to Australia as a widow with eight children i ...
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Doll - Ada Perry, Humpty Dumpty, circa 1930s-1960s
Humpty Dumpty doll, from a collection of handcrafts, produced by English migrant Ada Perry, between the 1930s and 1960s. Ada Perry migrated to Australia as a widow with eight children i ...
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Doll - Betty Perry, Pink Knitted Suit with Feather Trim, circa 1970s-1980s
Doll in a pink knitted suit with feather trim, made by Betty, the youngest daughter of Ada Perry. Ada Perry was an English migrant who produced a collection of handcrafts, between the ...
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