Found in our collection was this stunning outfit. Unfortunately we don’t know anything about it.
The only clue we have is an attached piece of paper saying it was an ‘Italian Judge’s Cloak, WWII’. Can you help?
Special thanks to our wonderful model, Patricio, who also helps out as our brilliant clever handyman.
Cracker Night was celebrated on one of two dates throughout Australia – November 5 and May 24. November 5, known as Guy Fawkes Night, was an annual commemoration, observed primarily in Great Britain, involving bonfires and fireworks displays, but brought to Australia in the early 1800s. It’s impossible to imagine it now. Who even knows that…
Doyle’s adventures in the Antipodes Arthur Conan Doyle had trained and practised as a doctor until the success of his Sherlock Holmes stories allowed him to give up medicine and become a full-time writer. His autobiography, Memories and Adventures, reveals a more than passing interest in the supernatural as early as the 1880s. In his account of…
When I’m an old lady, I’ll live with each kidAnd bring so much happiness – just as they did.I want to pay back all the joy they’ve provided,Returning each deed! OH, they’ll be so excited! I’ll write on the wall with reds, whites and blues,And I’ll bounce on the furniture, wearing my shoes.I’ll drink from…
Governments borrowed heavily to pay for the war. They issued government bonds and raised taxes to pay growing interest debt. The result was increasing inflationary pressure, higher cost of living and an erosion of wealth for those on fixed incomes and pensions. Shortages of manpower as a result of war casualties lead to increased wages,…
The Legend of the Patrol In 1920 the horse and cart were still a predominant means of transport. Many roads were not fit for cars, and ferries were often a preferred means of transport where available. Back then the roads were a disaster. When it rained a car could almost disappear into a pothole, and…
Longbottom (later Concord) Post Office was introduced in 1851, the first suburban post office. This was operated by a Mr. Peter McGrath in his shop on Parramatta Road, opposite Concord Road and next to the lock-up. The next Post Office, Beaconsfield, was opened in 1882 in Wharf Road (now Burwood Road) near Wallace Street, in…
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