About this Project

The content of this website was developed in 2001 by Clare Land. It was originally created as part of the assessment for a fourth year History subject 'The Secret Life of Things: Material Culture in Australian History', taught by Dr Andrew Brown-May at the University of Melbourne.

Images of fabric samples reproduced with the permission of the Keeper of Public Records, Public Record Office Victoria, Australia. Images of Pentridge woollen manufacture reproduced with the permission of the State Library of Victoria. Images from missions and reserves reproduced with the permission of Museum Victoria and the consent of the relevant Indigenous communities.

The contents are the responsibility of the author and do not represent the views, policies or opinions of Museum Victoria.
Author: Clare Land. Last updated: 07 February 2002