Stories for Tamworth Regional Gallery

A Lovable Lad

Peter Hudson’s Portrait of Chad Morgan

A Lucky Few

Prolific Silversmith, Joachim Wendt

Close up of simple silver mug, slightly oxidised, with an inscription "HERE'S LUCK"

A Toast to Business Success!

Evan Jones’ Testimonial Tankard

silver mug etched with a boat labelled 'S.S Northumbra'

‘Always Ready To Row Himself to Exhaustion’

The Grand Challenge Cup, 1868

An Alchemical Ornament

How Silver is Refined

Silver goblet etched with a placid illustration of a refinery

Blue Skies and Dusty Ground

Anna Culliton’s Real Deal Rodeo

Bullocks Resting

Pastoral Art and the Australian Colonial Identity

Crown Bugalaa

How Bloody Royal

Far Removed

John Salvana’s Dry Billabong

Felt a Little Bit Country

Lucy Culliton’s Fibre Guitar

Fit For a King

A Tall Silver Jug

Close up of Elegant silver jug with pointed spout and slender handle which stretches upwards

Fortunate Babies

A Silver Cup

Slightly oxidised, silver cup with a small circle handle

From Ostrich to Emu Eggs

An Australian Chalice

In the Soup

An Old-Time Silver Tureen

Simple soup tureen made of silver

Kathleen’s Sterling Bequest

Tamworth's Australian Silverware Collection

ornate ink well with lid removed revealing a gold interior with a small circular opening

Madeira, my dear?

Identifying the Snake in the Glass

Musical Memories

Kate Campbell-Pope’s Grass Guitar

Power and Perfume

Henry Steiner’s Grand Silverware

Prestigious Dining

The Rococo Style of William Edwards

Ornate silver soup tureen embellished with petal shapes, scrolls, and floral fittings, photographed on an angle

Royal Expectations

The Rise of William Edwards

Close up of a silver tankard embellished with leafy design

See the Music

Judith Ahern Documents the Tamworth Country Music Festival

Black and white photograpg of a large group of people standing in the street facing towards the camera. People of all ages wear cowboy hats and plaid.

Snake Handling

A Striking Claret Jug

Take Two Emu Eggs

A Tete-à-Tete Tea Service

The Bunkhouse Orchestra

The Strutt Sisters and Tamworth's Peel Street Buskers

The Gift of a Gallery

John Salvana's Artistic Dream

‘The Unfortunate Man, Alexander Dick…’

A Pair of Silver Spoons

Thrown Off a High Horse

The 1863 Geelong and Western Districts Hunt Club Cup

Two Branches Meet

Carol Macgregor's 'Not a tourist'

What Rhymes with Porringer?

A Georgian Jest to Bowl you Over

Slightly oxidised, silver bowl with small circle handles

Winners and Losers

Jockeying for a Place in History