pressed shamrock

Blue cardboard box containing a pressed shamrock and poem. Top of the box has a white paper label with green design around the border, with the words ‘Shamrock from Ireland / From J. B. Alexander, 1900 ‘ written in blue ink. Black postmark stamped in the right corner addressed to Miss Hickey, Iluka, Clarence River. […]

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photographs of Glen Innes, corner of Bourke and Grey Streets

Two framed photographs of the corner of Bourke and Grey Streets in Glen Innes, northern NSW. A horse drawn cart and a horse drawn carriage are in the centre of an intersection of wide unpaved streets. Two-storey buildings are on either side of the street. People are walking along the pavement beside the street. […]

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hosiery darning kit

Darning kit with illustrated cardboard cover depicting a dog with a stocking in its mouth. Cover is stapled onto a commercial Della Darn darning kit with five shades of cotton lisle thread wound around a cardboard sheet. […]

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Ruth Mavis Vearing’s pay book

Australian Imperial Forces pay book for Ruth Mavis Vearing, from Eumungerie, including handwritten pay entries. Note: Her service record is available through NAA war records. […]

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wedding accessories

Brown box with roses on top with orange ribbon tied around it Men’s gloves, 27cm x 12cm: off-white with hand stitching and black stud buttons. Women’s gloves, 26cm x 7cm: off-white with hand stitching. Groom’s necktie, 19cm diam: off-white and patterned. Handkerchief, 32cm x 31cm: off-white with hand-stitched leaf and flowers pattern, birds on each […]

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