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  1. Estonian child's National Costume

    1939 - 1945

    Estonian child's National Costume

    This costume is representative of a traditional Estonian folk dress from Tallinn. It is particularly significant though as it was re-created under extraordinary circumstances: during the second world war by an Estonian inmate of a ...

    1939 - 1945

  2. Bikini and beach jacket worn by ...

    1944

    Bikini and beach jacket worn by ...

    This outfit is the oldest in Maureen Cooke's extensive private collection, most of which records in detail her career as a fashion designer and seamstress during the 1950s to 1970s. This beach outfit made in ...

    1944

  3. School of the Air Sports Jacket

    1957 - 1981

    School of the Air Sports Jacket

    The first School of the Air Broken Hill uniform was adopted in 1957, during the school's second year of operation. The adoption of a uniform is significant in that it demonstrates the strong desire of ...

    1957 - 1981

  4. Ecclesiastical vestment

    1930 - 1940

    Ecclesiastical vestment

    Little is know of the provenance of this particular garment other than where it was found after the 1955 Maitland Flood, once of the worst natural disasters in Australia in the 20th Century. The object ...

    1930 - 1940

  5. Lowe's Suit

    1950

    Lowe's Suit

    Part of a donation of three pinstriped wool business suits dating from 1950. Two are labelled Lowes Ltd, the third has either been copied from the Lowes suits or was made elsewhere and used as ...

    1950

  6. Port Macquarie Hockey Club blazer worn ...

    1953

    Port Macquarie Hockey Club blazer worn ...

    This single breasted woollen women’s hockey blazer was worn by Margaret Coral Haynes, known as Peggy [  - 1995] and often spelt as Haines. The blazer recognises Peggy’s participation in five NSW Country Week Competitions ...

    1953

  7. Full dress tail coat and cocked ...

    1832 - 1853

    Full dress tail coat and cocked ...

    This Royal Navy officer’s full dress coat and cocked hat was worn by Jeremiah Linde Jones (c.1796-1866), a ships Purser who settled in the Braidwood area between 1838 and 1845.  The design of the uniform ...

    1832 - 1853

  8. Cocktail dress made by Barbara Cottee

    1951

    Cocktail dress made by Barbara Cottee

    This dress was made by Barbara Cottee (born 29 September 1931) in Sydney in 1951. It was made to complete the requirements of a 3-year dressmaking course at East Sydney Technical College.  Barbara Cottee wore ...

    1951

  9. Nurses Uniform of Sister Camillus Jackson

    1982

    Nurses Uniform of Sister Camillus Jackson

    This carer uniform is unique as it was designed and made by the wearer Sister Camillus Jackson [1922-2007]. The uniform is important in interpreting the life and times of Sister Camillus, her contribution to her faith ...

    1982

  10. Mans Brown Leather Trench Coat

    1915 - 1925

    Mans Brown Leather Trench Coat

    This classic leather trench coat is typical of those worn by men in the early 20th Century. Trench coats were developed in the first word war to be worn by allied soldiers as a windbreaker ...

    1915 - 1925

  11. Protective clothing worn on Mawson's Australasian ...

    1911 - 1913

    Protective clothing worn on Mawson's Australasian ...

    These protective accessories were worn by Morton Henry Moyes who worked as a meteorologist on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) between 1911 and 1913. They are part of a collection of protective clothing worn by Moyes ...

    1911 - 1913

  12. Ellen Drew's wedding dress

    1892

    Ellen Drew's wedding dress

    This is the wedding dress of Ellen Mary Bax (nee Drew) when she married Ernest Stephen Bax at the Primitive Methodist church, Mudgee in 1892. A tiny woman, she continued to wear the dress many, many times, most probably as her 'Sunday ...

    1892