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Visit to the State Library of NSW
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The NSW Branch of Australiana held on the 1st May and sell out full day event at the State Library of NSW. We visited; The Charles Rodius exhibition and marvelled...
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Australiana stand at the AAADA Melbourne Fair May 2023
Australiana at AAADA Melbourne Fair
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The Australiana Society's stand at the AAADA Melbourne Fair, 9-12 June 2023. Please visit and say hello!
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21st Australiana Virtual Show and Tell Report
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1 Wool bale stencil Wool bale stencil: S570 with map of Australia 20 x17.5 cm This synthetic fabric stencil used to provide an identity mark on wool bales was acquired...
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20th Australiana Virtual Show and Tell Report
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1 Whale Ivory Glass  Made by Crestfurn Albany WA. Height 20cm. As the manufacturer is in Albany WA, we assume the glass manufacturing process uses byproducts of the whaling industry....
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19th Australiana Virtual Show and Tell Report
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1 The Jockey Club Silver Cup, 1857  Maker: George Angell, London, 1856. Height 20cm, weight 484 g Inscription: “Jockey Club won by Cardinal Wiseman, the Property of Ben Jnr Warby...
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18th Australiana Virtual Show and Tell Report
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1 The Royal Humane Society of Australasia Pupil Award Medal Bronze medal for proficiency in swimming with reference to saving life. The Royal Humane Society of Australasia (RHSA) was established...
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17th Australiana Virtual Show and Tell Report
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1 Leslie Wilkie’s artist’s palette 1908  Cedar, width 495 mm, height 330 mm An artist’s palette is a thin, flat board that has a hole for the thumb at one...
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Australiana Society Sydney Tour, March 2022
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By Peter Crawshaw After two previous attempts to plan a tour by the NSW Branch and being stymied by COVID and lockdowns thirty-four excited members gathered on the 18th March...
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16th Australiana Virtual Show and Tell Report
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1 Henry Miles’ Death of the Wild Horse  Oil on canvas, c 1875 – 1885. 50.5 cm x 63.5 cm Englishman Henry Miles (1813–1900) was the Pound Keeper at North...
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15th Australiana Virtual Show and Tell Report
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1 Influenza Emergency Worker Breast Badge Badge in white metal, pin-backed, reverse usually plain but some examples have ‘Angus & Coote’, 1919. Size 2.5 x 3.8 cm. Photo courtesy Noble...
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