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  1. Len Forsythe Boat Cloak

    1900

    Len Forsythe Boat Cloak

    This British Royal Navy Officer's boat cloak dates from c.1900-1939. It is made from fine, worsted, British wool, is hip length and has seams at the sides. We know that the garment was not Australian, as the word 'AUSTRALIA' would ...

    1900

  2. Ruth Allbon Wedding Dress

    1945

    Ruth Allbon Wedding Dress

    Ruth Eason Pontifex Shorthouse and Signalman Charles Joseph Malden Allbon married in St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Chatswood, New South Wales, 5th May 1945. They met during the Second World War when both worked at Railway House in ...

    1945

  3. Margaret White's WRANS uniforms

    1968 - 1972

    Margaret White's WRANS uniforms

    These Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service uniforms, issued to Margaret Warene White during her service with the Royal Australian Navy, are a near-complete record of training and subsequent issued dress, work and physical training uniforms ...

    1968 - 1972

  4. Ellen Drew's wedding dress

    1892

    Ellen Drew's wedding dress

    This is the wedding dress of Ellen Mary Bax (nee Drew) when she married Ernest Stephen Bax at the Primitive Methodist church, Mudgee in 1892. A tiny woman, she continued to wear the dress many, many times, most probably as her 'Sunday ...

    1892

  5. Cocktail dress made by Barbara Cottee

    1951

    Cocktail dress made by Barbara Cottee

    This dress was made by Barbara Cottee (born 29 September 1931) in Sydney in 1951. It was made to complete the requirements of a 3-year dressmaking course at East Sydney Technical College.  Barbara Cottee wore ...

    1951

  6. Yellow Wool Port Arthur Issue Convict ...

    1830 - 1855

    Yellow Wool Port Arthur Issue Convict ...

    This waistcoat was issued to a convict transported from Britain to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). It were part of the issued uniform of Port Arthur convicts during the operation of the penal system on ...

    1830 - 1855

  7. Yellow Wool Port Arthur Issue Convict ...

    1855 - 1877

    Yellow Wool Port Arthur Issue Convict ...

    This jacket was issued to a convict transported from Britain to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). It was part of the issued uniform given to Port Arthur convicts during the operation of the penal system 1830 ...

    1855 - 1877

  8. Nurses Uniform of Sister Camillus Jackson

    1982

    Nurses Uniform of Sister Camillus Jackson

    This carer uniform is unique as it was designed and made by the wearer Sister Camillus Jackson [1922-2007]. The uniform is important in interpreting the life and times of Sister Camillus, her contribution to her faith ...

    1982

  9. Australian Women's Land Army Winter Dress ...

    1944

    Australian Women's Land Army Winter Dress ...

    This Australian Women's Land Army uniform represents a section of society that performed an incredibly important role in the war effort by maintaining the food supply for the armed forces in Australia and overseas and ...

    1944

  10. Black silk evening dress

    1920 - 1929

    Black silk evening dress

    This sleeveless, black silk sheath evening gown, with asymmetrical beading, flared skirt and scalloped hem belonged to Wendy Hucker (nee O’Donnell)’s mother Hylda Maria Sophia Australia Adelskold, and was presumably worn in the 1920s or ...

    1920 - 1929

  11. 1879 Mary Trappel (nee Kullner) wedding ...

    1879

    1879 Mary Trappel (nee Kullner) wedding ...

    Mary Trappel (nee Kullner’s) wedding dress, a light blue brocade princess dress, embellished with piping at the bust and sleeves, self-fabric buttons at the sleeves, lace trim at the skirt and hand-pleating at the sleeve ...

    1879

  12. Queensland Police Commissioner's Uniform 1969-1970

    1969 - 1970

    Queensland Police Commissioner's Uniform 1969-1970

    Police Comissioner Norwin William Bauer's uniform is of historical significance because he was Commisioner of the Queensland Police Force during the turbulent years of 1969-1970 when Joh Bjelke-Petersen became Premier and anti-Vietnam demonstrations were prominent. ...

    1969 - 1970