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  1. Sisters of Mercy Reception Dress

    1934 - 1935

    Sisters of Mercy Reception Dress

    This dress is very significant as it is the only original Reception dress held in the collection of the Mercy Heritage Centre in Brisbane. A Reception dress is important to the Postulant and is worn ...

    1934 - 1935

  2. Queensland Policewoman's Winter Uniform 1965 - ...

    1965 - 1970

    Queensland Policewoman's Winter Uniform 1965 - ...

    This complete uniform is a significant piece in the Queensland Police Museum collection as there were only five female sergeants between 1965 and 1970. Additionally, the uniform represents an important period in the history of ...

    1965 - 1970

  3. 1930s Gertrude Mary Vile 'make-do-and-mend' dress

    1920 - 1930

    1930s Gertrude Mary Vile 'make-do-and-mend' dress

    The Gertrude Mary Vile Depression-era dress is a cream Fuji silk dress, with an Eton collar, a patch pocket and buttons down front, from the 1920s though patched into the 30s. Gertrude, who lived at ...

    1920 - 1930

  4. 1870s House of Worth evening dress

    1870 - 1879

    1870s House of Worth evening dress

    This alleged House of Worth evening dress, an aqua taffeta dress, heavily hand-embroidered in cream and multi-coloured medallions and pearl-trimmed, and owned and worn by Anna Maria Eales, is a historically significant item of clothing. ...

    1870 - 1879

  5. 1910s Emily McDonald net dress

    1910 - 1915

    1910s Emily McDonald net dress

    This well provenanced, historically and aesthetically significant full-length white bobbinet dress is a rare example of a wartime special occasion dress. Entirely handmade with cotton bobbinet and cotton organdy, it is a fine demonstration of ...

    1910 - 1915

  6. Margaret Ewin's wedding dress

    1904

    Margaret Ewin's wedding dress

    This bridal gown was worn for a society wedding which brought together two pioneering families, the Ewins and the Kinghams, from the Millthorpe district. Margaret Ewin was 27 when she married James Kingham on July ...

    1904

  7. 1880 Ada Petherbridge (nee Bonarius) wedding ...

    1880

    1880 Ada Petherbridge (nee Bonarius) wedding ...

    The Ada Petherbridge (nee Bonarius) wedding dress, a commendably provenanced cream taffeta dress, trimmed with blonde lace pleated trim and wax orange blossoms, worn on the 19th of October 1880, is a historically and aesthetically ...

    1880

  8. Prue Acton Ski Suit for Australian ...

    1975

    Prue Acton Ski Suit for Australian ...

    “Australia’s ‘golden girl of fashion’ Prue Acton became famous because her bold designs reflected the moods of her times, the 1960s to 1980s.  Amongst Ms Acton’s many achievements was the design of uniforms for every ...

    1975

  9. Lilac Edwardian silk gown

    1900 - 1904

    Lilac Edwardian silk gown

    The Hume family of Tarengo although not descendants, were directly related to Hamilton Hume the explorer and were an affluent grazier family living in New South Wales at the turn of the century. The gowns ...

    1900 - 1904

  10. Queensland Policewoman's Summer Uniform 1965 - ...

    1965 - 1970

    Queensland Policewoman's Summer Uniform 1965 - ...

    Females officially entering into the Queensland Police Force is not only a significant story in the gender history of Queensland, but represents the social and historical progression of the Queensland Police. The Queensland Policewoman's summer ...

    1965 - 1970

  11. Estonian child's National Costume

    1939 - 1945

    Estonian child's National Costume

    This costume is representative of a traditional Estonian folk dress from Tallinn. It is particularly significant though as it was re-created under extraordinary circumstances: during the second world war by an Estonian inmate of a ...

    1939 - 1945

  12. Child's 1885 silk dress

    1885

    Child's 1885 silk dress

    This child's purple/blue silk dress features in a photograph of 4 year old Pauline Ries in 1940. The dress was donated to the Albury City Collection by Sister Clare Ries, among several other objects. It ...

    1885