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  1. Boys dress worn by John Marsden

    1802 - 1803

    Boys dress worn by John Marsden

    This dress was worn by John Marsden (1801 - 1803), the fourth of Reverend Samuel and Elizabeth Marsden's eight children. Reverend Samuel Marsden was an important figure in colonial Australia.  As the chaplain to New ...

    1802 - 1803

  2. Brocade wedding dress

    1880

    Brocade wedding dress

    This dress was worn by Mary Napier when she married Alfred Hilder in Grenfell on 24 May 1880. Both families came to Grenfell following the discovery of gold in October 1866 and remained after the ...

    1880

  3. Cape belonging to Riverina midwife, Nurse ...

    1920 - 1940

    Cape belonging to Riverina midwife, Nurse ...

    As part of the Nurse Burke Collection, this garment holds historic and aesthetic significance. The long, navy blue cape, Gladstone bag and navy felt hat were powerful symbols of a profession that carried the tools ...

    1920 - 1940

  4. Carabost Cup dance costume worn by ...

    1944 - 1946

    Carabost Cup dance costume worn by ...

    Historic significance The Pauline Harvey (nee Peggy Kenyon) collection is considerable, and comprises certificates, trophies, programs, photographs, dance costumes (c. 1940s-80s) and domestic costume (including Pauline's two wedding gowns). All the objects in this collection ...

    1944 - 1946

  5. 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

  6. Child's Formal Dress and Accessories

    1913 - 1915

    Child's Formal Dress and Accessories

    A charming group of three items of cream silk satin, embellished with ruching and pearls. The dress is thought to be a flower girls dress, which has matching shoes and bonnet. Hope who is thought ...

    1913 - 1915

  7. Child's dance costume worn by Pauline ...

    1935 - 1940

    Child's dance costume worn by Pauline ...

    Pauline Harvey's dance costume is of historic significance. It is a good example of a World War II stage costume; quickly and crudely made from whatever fabrics were available, and probably not intended to last ...

    1935 - 1940

  8. Chrissy Amphlett's School Uniform

    1994

    Chrissy Amphlett's School Uniform

    Chrissy Amphlett's iconic school uniform represents the unrestrained performance style of the lead singer of the internationally successful Australian rock band, Divinyls. The navy blue box pleat tunic and white shirt with a Peter Pan ...

    1994

  9. Christening gown and petticoat

    1875 - 1890

    Christening gown and petticoat

    The christening gown and petticoat are of historical, social and spiritual significance. They provide accounts of what people believed to be important in their daily lives and how they lived them. Barbara's christening was an ...

    1875 - 1890

  10. Christening gown made by Hannah Henderson

    1912

    Christening gown made by Hannah Henderson

    Historic. This humble little christening gown was worn by at least one child born to Hannah and George Henderson, in the opening years of the 20th century. Their first child, a son, was born on ...

    1912

  11. Christening gown made by Jane Kaltenbacher

    1882

    Christening gown made by Jane Kaltenbacher

    This christening gown has been used by three generations of the Kaltenbach(er) family from 1882 to 1938. The Kaltenbach family migrated to Australia from England in 1886. It is understood the gown was made by ...

    1882

  12. Christening gown with shawl and bonnet

    1892

    Christening gown with shawl and bonnet

    This outfit is significant in several categories - historic, aesthetic, social and spiritual: also its rarity and association with prominent Quirindi families. Much handwork has gone into the production of this set of garments, for ...

    1892