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HERVEY BAY, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Coffee Mug

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Hervey Bay (specifically Pialba), Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Coffee Mug

NOTES: Pialba is a coastal town and central business suburb of Hervey Bay, Shown is the Urangan Pier (which is actually in Urangan … though much of a muchness). The Hervey Bay railway line from Maryborough to Pialba opened in 1896 and was used to transport harvested sugarcane to the Maryborough Sugar Mill in addition to daily passenger trains. The extension to Urangan and the Urangan Pier ( 1107 metres) opened in 1913 and was used for the transfer of cargo between rail and ships. It was closed in 1985, and 239 metres of it was demolished, but, due to public outcry, 868 metres of the pier was left. The photograph on the mug is taken from the end of the (then railroad) pier looking back to the mainland.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: plastic

MADE IN: Australia

MANUFACTURER: Patina

DIMENSIONS: 11cm high x 7.5cm diameter

     

LOVRAN, CROATIA – Pennant

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Lovran , Croatia

ITEM: Pennant

NOTES: A barely recognizable pennant depicting the town of Lovran in Croatia. How do I know it is Lovran? We were sent this in the 1960s from relatives in Lovran.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: cloth

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 16cm long x 11cm wide

IGUAZU NATIONAL PARK, ARGENTINA – T Shirt

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Parque Nacional Iguazu , Argentina

ITEM: T Shirt

NOTES: A kids t-shirt in black celebrating the Parque Nacional Iguazu or, rather, the Iguazú National Park in northern Argentina, next to the Brazillian border. which has an area of 672 km2 (259 sq mi) and has all sorts of uniquely South American flora and fauna, including the toucan depicted. See, you can learn stuff on the internet. http://www.iguazuargentina.com/parques.php

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s

MADE FROM: cotton

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: kids size

WARWICK, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Cap

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Warwick, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Cap

NOTES: A cap from Warwick in Queensland’s southwest saying “Happy Birthday” to Warwick’s City Band … 125 years! I didn’t even know Warwick had a city band, or were a city …and I have spent much time in Warwick.

The band is the oldest continuously serving band in Australia, playing since 1866. https://www.facebook.com/Warwick-City-Band-118568308195706/

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1991

MADE FROM: 65% polyester , 35% nylon

MADE IN: China

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: One Size Fits All

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA – Drink Tray

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30PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia

ITEM: Drink Tray (is it drink tray or drinks tray?)

NOTES: A beautiful stainless steel drinks tray depicting all the sites of Tasmania, as they were circa 1965 (can’t be before the Tasman Bridge, bottom left, was completed in 1964). This drinks tray is exactly the same as another I have posted except King’s Bridge at Launceston has been replaced by Prince’s Square Fountain at Launceston. No idea why.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: stainless steel

MADE IN: Japan

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 28cm

     

ZANZIBAR – Coasters

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Zanzibar

ITEM: Coasters

NOTES: Zanzibar is an island archipelago and an autonomous region of Tanzania on Africa’s west coast. Jambo is a Swahili greeting and similar to “Hello”. Most of the most famous African fauna are depicted on these sturdy and evocative stone tiles.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: stone

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: Coaster holder : 9cm diameter, 5cm high. Coasters: 7cm diameter.

 

SYDNEY (specifically Sydney Tower), NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Vase

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney (specifically the Sydney Tower), New South Wales , Australia

ITEM: Vase

NOTES: A small vase depicting the Sydney Tower, the second tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere, which opened in 1981. The Sky Tower in Auckland is taller.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 10cm tall

VIETNAM – Ornamental Miniature

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Vietnam

ITEM: Miniature

NOTES: A miniature of the famous Vietnamese cyclo, a three-wheel bicycle taxi (Cycle rickshaw) that appeared in Vietnam in 1939 during the French colonial period (after a failed attempt to introduce rickshaws). They are as identifiable in Vietnam as are the gondolas of Venice, or the black cabs of London. But just in case you don’t know where one is from (and they do exist in various forms around the world), there is a Vietnam logo in the seat This miniature has all moving parts and even works on the pedals … of course you would need a miniature person to use it.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2005

MADE FROM: steel , plastic

MADE IN: Vietnam ( I assume)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 23cm long x 13.5cm high

         

ARIZONA (specifically the Grand Canyon), USA – Game

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona , USA

ITEM: Game

NOTES: Okay, so this is designed to come from anywhere given the “Grand Canyon Nat’l Park” is a decal at the front. But, this chess and checkers set is designed for the traveller, or even for the kids in the back seat in the days before electronics, especially useful on the long drive to the Grand Canyon. And, in any event, have chess (and checkers) will travel. You will always find someone who plays chess.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood , plastic

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 12.5cm x 10cm x 5cm FOR: Use

       

MOUNT ISA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Cup

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Mt Isa, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Cup

NOTES: A plastic cup celebrating the heart of lead, silver, copper and zinc mining in Australia. The cup certainly doesn’t try to hide the industrial nature of a mining town in Queensland’s west … the only surprise is it’s made of plastic.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970

MADE FROM: Plastic

MADE IN: Hong Kong

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 10cm high , 8.5cm diameter