Banner of the Hammersmith branch of the militant Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) is reversible. It bears the union slogan ‘Deeds not Words’. Continue reading
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Watercolour on ivory miniature in oval gilt frame. The miniature shows William Bligh in uniform of an Admiral. Continue reading
The Broken Hill Ottoman Flag is rare being unique and one a few items from the New Years Day attack at Broken Hill in 1915. Continue reading
The Greg Ritchie Negative Collection is a collection of over 3000 negatives featuring buildings and other sites in the City of Canterbury. Between 1990 and 1998 Canterbury City Council staff documented their day-to-day duties through photographs. Continue reading
Discover the history behind the City of Sydney’s headstone, in memory of Eliz Steel who died in 1795. It was uncovered at Sydney Town Hall during excavations. Continue reading
Meet David Hill and see the postcard he sent to his mum in England en route to Australia in 1959. Continue reading
Meet June Webb and see the jewellery box she bought in Port Said en route to Australia in 1960.
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Meet Lorna Denham and see the programs she sold at London’s Royal Opera House during the 1950s.
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Meet Margaret Mort-Yates and see the beach pebble she brought from England in 1962.
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This document has historic value because it has direct links with Federation and the drafting of the first Australian Constitution that put in place the law that was the cornerstone of Australia’s ‘White Australia’ policy. Continue reading
The Villawood Migrant Hostel recipe books and dining equipment are historically significant as evidence of the daily ritual of communal dining at the Hostel from 1948 until the mid 1980s. Continue reading
The sampler and medal are historically significant as evidence of the migration of liberal entrepreneurs from Britain and the prosperity they achieved in 19th century NSW and Fairfield through hard work, chaste and piety. Continue reading
The 1831 convict brinks are historically significant because Horsley House is the only Australian colonial house that can be directly related to Anglo-Indian architecture. Continue reading
Meet Sheila Helprin and see the telegram sent by her grandparents when she left for Australia.
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Meet Billi Turney and see the glass powder bowl she received from her brother for her 21st birthday during World War Two in England. Continue reading
Meet Helen Sowada and see the koala bear her husband gave her as a leaving gift as he left to work in the Snowy Mountains in 1957. Continue reading
Meet Tony Sorge and see the marbles his kids played with at Endeavour migrant hostel in Sydney in 1973. Continue reading
Meet Sussan Ley and see her pilot’s headset. Continue reading
Meet Stewart Lee and see the postcard of the ship he came to Australia on in 1955.
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Meet Beryl Fletcher and see her 1956 Xmas Day menu from Berkeley migrant hostel in Wollongong. Continue reading
Meet Gwen Cole and see the children’s book she hid at Fairbridge Farm School in Australia in 1954. Continue reading
Meet Ingrid Cohen and see the English F.A. Cup Final program from 1973.
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The cake maker has historical value as evidence of the economic transformation that swept over the suburbs of Sydney in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Continue reading
The cape has historical significance as evidence of the experience of women in middle class families in the nineteenth century and of colonial millinery and clothing retail practices. Continue reading
The bell is historically significant as evidence of the changing agricultural practices in the Liverpool area after 1850. Continue reading
The wood staved pipe has historical value as evidence of the development of water supply technologies and the introduction of essential infrastructure to Sydney suburbs. Continue reading
!["Regular reports would go to Fairbridge in London and the parents. Some of the [comments] were terrible. Fairbridge used to amend them to suit. We know. We have [the] correspondence."](../../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/report-150x150.jpg)
Meet Ian Bayliff and see his Fairbridge Farm School cheque from 1974.
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!["They're for competitions. I know the blue one is supposed to be first [prize]. They had a pony club in Molong so it was a good way of getting out from things you had to do [at Fairbridge Farm]."](../../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ribbons-150x150.jpg)
Meet Jan Barby and see the horse-riding ribbons she won as a child migrant at Fairbridge Farm School, Molong in the 1960s. Continue reading
!["At Fairbridge Farm, the children just had stainless steel plates but staff had china [with] the Fairbridge emblem stamped on them. When the farm closed down in '74, [they] were auctioned."](../../cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/plate-150x150.jpg)
Meet Eddie Baker and see his letter from the British Royal family in 1937, accepting he be named after the Duke of Windsor. Continue reading
The banner has historical value as a rare fabric banner from convict era Parramatta. Continue reading
