PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Pennant
NOTES: A pendant flag with only one major Sydney sight … clearly before the Opera House (1973), the gentrification of the Rocks (the 1970s) and Sydney Tower (1981)
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 18.5cm x 27cm
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
PLACE REPRESENTED: Ballina, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Cup NOTES: A plastic cup, ubiquitous amongst 1970s Australian souvenirs. Here a serene picture of the waterfront at Ballina, on New South Wales far north coast, offers you “greetings” The other photo is either testament to the fact that there isn’t much to photograph in Ballina, or, perhaps, Ballina by night.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: plastic MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: Patina
DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm diameter at top x 11cm tall FOR: Use CONDITION: Very Good.
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
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
PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Tray
NOTES: A bamboo tray (which could double as a wall ornament) with a vivid printed Sydney harbour depicting the Harbour Bridge and, of course, the Sydney Opera House.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: bamboo
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 27.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Port Macquarie, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Pen Holder
NOTES: A nice wooden pen holder made from a branch segment with local seeds, nuts and leaves decorating the front. I like this.
Port Macquarie is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Macquarie
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Australia, I suspect
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9cm across x 7cm deep x 7.5cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Katoomba, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Cheese Knife
NOTES: A nice sturdy cheese knife whose only indication as being a travel souvenir is the gold lettering on the faux bone handle, “Greetings from Katoomba”. Surely, repeated use would cause this to fade? Well maybe it will, but this, from its styling, seems to be from the 1960s, and it’s still going strong. Katoomba is the chief town in the Blue Mountains area of new South Wales. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katoomba,_New_South_Wales
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: steel , hard plastic
MADE IN: England
MANUFACTURER: Viners
DIMENSIONS: 19cm long
PLACE REPRESENTED: Albury, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Small Dish
NOTES: A small nic nac dish displaying the Albury War Memorial built in 1925 to commemorate those who had died in World War 1. Albury is a regional city in southern New South Wales near the Victorian border (it is separated from its twin city in Victoria, Wodonga, by the Murray River). There are many similar memorials throughout Australia. http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww1/display/20038-albury-and-district-war-memorial
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1930s
MADE FROM: china
MADE IN: England
MANUFACTURER: Royal Stafford
DIMENSIONS: 9cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Casino, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Ashtray
NOTES: An old ashtray with the coat of arms for the town of Casino in northern New South Wales. Neither of the animals on the coat of arms looks like a cow … and they should be given Casino is the beef capital of Australia*.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: Daramount by KC Luke, Melbourne
DIMENSIONS: 11cm x , 11cm
* although the town of Rockhampton in Queensland also claims this title