Category Archives: Australia

BOURKE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Ashtray

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Bourke, New South Wales , Australia

ITEM: Ashtray

NOTES: Bourke is located on the Darling River 789 km north-west of Sydney, in New South Wales. Depicted is the famous North Bourke Bridge across the Darling which was completed in 1883. This bridge was designed to allow paddle-steamers to pass along the river. The bridge is a “lift up” or moveable-span bridge and is the oldest in Australia and is the sole survivor of its type in New South Wales. It served as a Gateway structure for 114 years before being bypassed in 1997. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourke,_New_South_Wales https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/heritage/north-bourke-bridge-darling-river-1883

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: Australia

MANUFACTURER: St Kilda Fine China

DIMENSIONS: 13cm diameter

CANUNGRA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Tea Towel

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Canungra, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Tea Towel

NOTES: A simple but hand made tea towel from the small Gold Coast hinterland town of Canungra. I think the vineyards are a relatively recent addition to the scene but a proud one, hence the grapes. Stylish

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2017

MADE FROM: material

MADE IN: Australia

MANUFACTURER: Marie May

DIMENSIONS: tea towel size

AUSTRALIA – Wall Ornament

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PLACE REPRESENTED:   Australia 

ITEM: Souvenir Spoon Rack NOTES: A small souvenir spoon rack in the shape of Australia. Souvenir spoons, once collected by everyone, are now piled deep in trays at op shops. Still, they can be great (short) talking pieces, preferably inserted into a dip.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s 

MADE FROM: wood     

MADE IN:  Australia   

MANUFACTURER: Tom’s Timber Products 

DIMENSIONS: 36cm x 28cm       

 

 

CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Fridge Magnet

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Cairns, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Fridge Magnet

NOTES: Fridge magnet and thermometer with tropical relief. It is quite Cairns specific as it has the “fish sculptures” that appear in the pool along the waterfront.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2014

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: Citer Souvenirs

DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm across x 6.5cm high

HERVEY BAY, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Fan

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Hervey Bay, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Fan

NOTES: Beautifully kitsch plastic souvenir fans from the 60s or early 70s. The fans fold in on themselves or open up. Nice scenes of the sites at Hervey Bay and the nearby Fraser Island.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: plastic

MADE IN:  Hong Kong (it’s written on the red bit at the bottom)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18cm tall , 3.5cm wide (18cm tall x 3.5cm wide (when folded in) or 25cm when open up)

         

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA – Tea Towel

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TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA – Tea Towel 

PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia 

ITEM: Tea Towel 

NOTES: A humorous tea towel depicting Tasmania and the "large desolate land off" its northern coast (Australia). All the negatives of the "large desolate land" are mentioned as well as all the postives in Tasmania. I can't speak to all the positives because a lot are value statements but the negatives are accurate. This map is made all that much more humourus by the fact that Australia, often, when depicted, leaves off the the large island state. 

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s 

MADE FROM: 100% cotton     

MADE IN:  India   

MANUFACTURER: Nucolorvue 

DIMENSIONS: 44cm x 71cm       

 

PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Wall Tile

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perth - wineries - wall tile (1)PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Wall Tile 

PLACE REPRESENTED: Perth, Western Australia , Australia 

ITEM: Wall Tile 

NOTES: There certainly are a lot of wineries in and around Perth and, not surprisingly, a lot of Continental European migrants. 

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s 

MADE FROM: tile     

MADE IN:   Australia (probably)   

MANUFACTURER: Kylee (signed) 

DIMENSIONS: 15.5cm x 15.5cm   

SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Tray

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QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Tray 

PLACE REPRESENTED: Queensland (specifically Sunshine Coast)  , Australia 

ITEM: Tray 

NOTES: A bamboo tray from the 1970s depicting all the must see sites of the Sunshine Coast tourist trail … especially significant when they start with "The" … The House of Bottles, The Big Cow, The Big Pineapple, The Big Shell, The Endeavour Replica (demolishedin 2007), Tanawha World (now closed), a lighthouse, and The Glasshouse Mountains (the only natural beauty on this list).  

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s MADE FROM: bamboo     

MADE IN:  unknown   

MANUFACTURER: unknown 

DIMENSIONS: 33cm diameter   

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BUNYA MOUNTAINS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Tea Towel

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BUNYA MOUNTAINS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Tea Towel 

PLACE REPRESENTED: Bunya Mountains, Queensland , Australia 

ITEM: Tea Towel NOTES: A tea towel with all the colourful flora and fauna of the Bunya Mountains, on the Great Dividing Range in south east Queensland. 

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s 

MADE FROM: 100% cotton     

MADE IN:  India   

MANUFACTURER: Souvenirs Australia 

DIMENSIONS: 45cm x 70cm        

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA – Cushion Cover

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SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA – Cushion Cover 

PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney. New South Wales , Australia 

ITEM: Cushion Cover 

NOTES: The sites of Sydney in all its gaudy colour and splendour. This is vivid. 

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s 

MADE FROM: material     

MADE IN:  unknown   

MANUFACTURER: unknown DIMENSIONS: 48cm x 48cm        

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