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[ 20BHS ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Embroidered and/or Appliqued, Signature
Owner: Berry & District Historical Society  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1906
Story of Quilt: "Ida Lewers was unmarried and kept house for her brother Thomas Ross Lewers who was the doctor in Berry until his death, when she left the district. She took an active part in the social life of the town and was one of the founder..."

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[ 186RHS ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Embroidered and/or Appliqued, Signature, Typically Australian, Motifs or Names
Owner: Romsey/Lancefield & Districts Historical Society  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1881 - 1900
Story of Quilt: "'There are 370 names of mainly local families embroidered on the quilt. Many of these families are no longer in the district, but a fair number still are still represented in the area." Newspaper report from The Lancefield..."

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[ 225NTA ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: National Trust of Australia (SA)  -  Country/Place Created: SHIPBOARD England -  Date: 1851 - 1880
Story of Quilt: "Mr Young Bingham Hutchinson came to South Australia in 1836 aboard the ship Buffalo. Mr Hutchinson was involved in exploration in the area south of Adelaide in 1837 in company with Strangways and others. In 1852 he returned to..."

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[ 294WS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Square, Typically Australian, Motifs or Names
Owner: Wendy Springbett  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA SA -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "I think she made a second quilt (the one featuring noted places of the world). It was raffled during the war in aid of Red Cross and was won by a relative on her husband's side of the family. Â..." [Wendy Springbett] The..."

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[ 400IG ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Irene Garran  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Agnes McEwan Brown Maxwell - 1876-1970 Born in the port town of Helensborough Scotland which is not far from Glasgow and Loch Lomond. Died in Sydney At the age of 94. Came to Australia from Vancouver, Canada in 1935. ..."

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[ 401AH ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Anne Howard  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Agnes McEwan Brown Maxwell - 1876-1970 Born in the port town of Helensborough Scotland which is not far from Glasgow and Loch Lomond. Died in Sydney At the age of 94. Came to Australia from Vancouver, Canada in 1935. ..."

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[ 428MS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin, Pieced Random
Owner: Margaret Sheridan  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Kathleen Mary Sheridan was thrilled to win the quilt in a CWA fund raising raffle and it was used in each of her homes until she went into a unit. Kathleen's daughter-in-law Margaret saved it from going to St. Vincent's (a charity..."

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[ 459CT ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Signature, Typically Australian, Motifs or Names
Owner: Christine Taylor  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "The embroidered names on the quilt include students, parents, friends, anyone associated with the Carwarp school and surrounding area. "The border tells the story of special inhabitants, sporting clubs and numerous organisations..."

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[ 493SJ ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Random, Crazy
Owner: Sandra Jones  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1881 - 1900
Quilt History: "This quilt was won in a raffle at Maldon Victoria at the turn of the century when the present owner's maternal great grandmother, Sarah Jackson, was visiting her brother and sister-in-law Robert and Lillie Jane London. It has passed..."

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[ 502EHS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Euroa and District Historical Society  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "The president of the CWA at the time was Mrs. Currie who is said to have inspired members with the idea of the quilt and taught the techniques to CWA members."

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