PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Wall Tile

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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QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Coasters

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QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Coasters 

PLACE REPRESENTED: Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Coasters 

NOTES: A perfectly kitch set of coasters in a flip open coaster holder. Cheap plastic, cheap graphics, made in Hong Kong, with the standard proclamation for Queensland, "The Sunshine State". Still, they are very handy. 

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s 

MADE FROM: plastic     

MADE IN:  Hong Kong   

MANUFACTURER: unknown 

DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm diameter (coaster)      

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BOWEN, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Bottle Opener

bowen - bottle opener (1)BOWEN, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Bottle Opener 

PLACE REPRESENTED: Bowen, Queensland , Australia 

ITEM: Bottle Opener NOTES: A simple (but useful bottle opener depicting Bowen, or perhaps the surrounds of Bowen. Bowen is on the coast but this depiction of Bowen seems to be facing inland perhaps because in the days before tourism this was a farming and cattle area. I like how this bottle opener has a small protusion at the bottom which has no purpose except for spinning …. perhaps for drinking games? 

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s 

MADE FROM: steel , plastic .  

MADE IN:  unknown   

MANUFACTURER: unknown 

DIMENSIONS: 11.5cm   x 5.5cm  

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ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA – Wall Ornament

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Adelaide, South Australia , Australia

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: A small wall ornament depicting St Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral or St Peter’s Anglican Cathedral or, perhaps, another denomination. Well, Adelaide is known as the “City Of Churches”. The Adelaide tram at the front is less ambiguous.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s

MADE FROM: resin

MADE IN:  China

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 11cm x 8cm

CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Key Chain

Cairns - Keychain - VW - 2014 (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Cairns, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Key Chain

NOTES: The Volkswagen Camper Van is hardly Australian. But, with a surf board on top, and a couple of blokes inside looking for the perfect wave in the endless summer it becomes Australian … and you do see them around Cairns (no surf there though)

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2014

MADE FROM: steel

MADE IN:  Australia

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 4cm across x 4cm high (van)(7cm including chain)

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MACKAY, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Pin Cushion

Mackay - pincushion - shell (3)PLACE REPRESENTED: Mackay, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Pin Cushion

NOTES: A  most unusual pin cushion and quite a good one. I’m not sure is this locally made as I’m not sure Mackay is famous for its shells given it’s located on a river (the Pioneer river) though it is a jumping off point for the nearby Great Barrier Reef, and the Whitsunday Islands. Still, I would be happy to put my pin in this cushion.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: shell

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm long x 5cm high

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