PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia
ITEM: Drink Tray
NOTES: I love these drink trays, come wall plates. Great photos of Tasmania in its pristine beauty.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 28cm across
PLACE REPRESENTED: Nambour, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Ashtray
NOTES: Do it yourself tourist trinkets? The “Nambour” looks like it’s hand painted on.
And, why would you want the “work fascinates me, I can watch it for hours” sentiment applied to your town I have no idea. Still, it pretty much sums up Nambour (100 km north of Brisbane) …just kidding Nambourians.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Japan
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm across , 8cm high
CANBERRA, ACT, AUSTRALIA – Bottle Opener
PLACE REPRESENTED: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory , Australia
ITEM: Bottle Opener
NOTES: The House of Parliament on a bottle opener. I would have thought the politicians would have little use for a humble bottle opener. After all you don’t need a bottle opener to pop the cork on a bottle of champers.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: Japan
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 11.5cm long x 4cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Hobart , Australia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: “Greetings from Hobart” the coasters say.
Timeless.
Timeless because I don’t think Hobart has changed that much since the 1970s … just kidding.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: cork
MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 28cm x 10cm (packet)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Adelaide, specifically Marineland, South Australia , Australia
ITEM: Salt & Pepper Shakers
NOTES: Tacky – I have a similar trinket with aligators and Florida.
Marineland in Adelaide (at West Beach) opened in 1969 and closed in 1988, in rather controversial circumstances. The famous pelican ‘Mr Percival’ from the movie ‘Storm Boy’ was a feature attraction, as well as the performing dolphins. It is probably good that it closed down. http://www.adelaiderememberwhen.com.au/mixed-memories-for-marineland/
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: Hong Kong
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 7cm high , 8cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Orchid Beach, Fraser Island, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: A cap depicting Orchid Beach, a beach on Marloo Bay on the north east of Fraser Island. Fraser Island is the world’s largest sand island (120km long and 24 km wide) about 200 kilometres north of Brisbane. The dingo which is all over the island has pride of place at the center of the cap. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraser_Island
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: 100% cotton
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: One Size Fits All
PLACE REPRESENTED: Caloundra, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Salt & Pepper Shakers
NOTES: How cheap ….”Queensland: The Sunshine State” is on the shakers but a little sticker on the holder identifies the generic souvenir as a memento of Caloundra. Insert town name here!
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: glass , plastic , wood
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 11cm across , 10cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Tenterfield, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: A simple cap stating Tenterfield, in northern New South Wales. Home of Banjo Patterson and Peter Allen.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: 60% cotton , 40% polyester
MADE IN: Korea
MANUFACTURER: Murray Views
DIMENSIONS: One Size Fits All
PLACE REPRESENTED: Gold Coast, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Fan
NOTES: Beautifully kitsch plastic souvenir fan from the 60s or early 70s. The pictures say it all. The Gold Coast as it once was, and now isn’t.
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 (when folded in) or 25cm (when open up)
PLACE REPRESENTED: North Coast, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Fan
NOTES: Beautifully kitsch plastic souvenir fans from the 60s or early 70s. The fans open but are clearly decorative and won’t give you much relief from the North Coast heat.
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 (when folded up), 25cm when opened up
