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[ 78DM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Strip
Owner: David Mort  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW t -  Date: 1940 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "The ribbons were won by the Bodalla Company for showing Guernsey bulls and cows at Bega, Dapto, Sydney Royal Easter and Berry shows between 1959 and 1961."

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[ 79AR ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Frame
Owner: Annette Rich  -  Country/Place Created: SHIPBOARD -  Date: pre 1850
Story of Quilt: "Sisters Margaret and Eliza (Lizzie) Roebuck, who made the quilt, were born in India of Scottish parents, George Douglas Roebuck and his wife Henrietta (Andrew). Major Roebuck was an officer in the 71st Native Infantry of the British..."

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[ 140NWM ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Utilitarian, Typically Australian, Traditional Wagga
Owner: National Wool Museum  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Mr. Perkins joined the police force in his early twenties and apart from an 18 month posting in Melbourne, spent the rest of his career serving communities in country Victoria. He was a keen fisherman and hunter; his first love was..."

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[ 156WCQ ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Typically Australian, Domestic Wagga
Owner: Wangaratta Centre Quilters Inc  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Donated to Centre Quilters by Ted and Fran Waldron, Wangaratta. The quilt was made by Ted's mother, Jessie, who lived in the Sunraysia district of Victoria. - the centre of the dried fruit industry. The 'batting' in the quilt is..."

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[ 191MB ] Quilt Style: Pieced Animal skins, Native Fauna
Owner: Margaret Bryant  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Known as The Kangaroo Rug or Grampy's Rug. Probably made at Bundalong on the Murray River, Yarrawonga, by George Dennis, using kangaroo pelts from kangaroos shot during hunting trips. George Dennis (1882-1944) Mrs Anne Bryant..."

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[ 229SM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Square
Owner: Stansbury Museum  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA SA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Hazel Colwell (born Bowman) was born at Kadina (SA) on 7 February 1900, and died 25 March 1995. Parents Mary and Alfred Bowman lived on the farm at Weavers until 1922 when the family moved to Adelaide, returning to Stansbury in..."

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[ 230SM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Square
Owner: Stansbury Museum  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA SA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Hazel Colwell (born Bowman) was born at Kadina (SA) on 7 February 1900, and died 25 March 1995. Parents Mary and Alfred Bowman lived on the farm at Weavers until 1922 when the family moved to Adelaide, returning to Stansbury in..."

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[ 245RC ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Typically Australian, Tailors' samples
Owner: Ruth Collins  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA SA -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Selina Martens was born on 12th February 1873, at Clare, a rural town north of Adelaide in South Australia. She was the seventh child in a family of five daughters and three sons. The Martens family later moved to Port Germein where..."

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[ 246JE ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Random, Crazy
Owner: Jean East  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA SA -  Date: Unknown
Story of Quilt: "Selina Martens was born on 12th February 1873, at Clare, a rural town north of Adelaide in South Australia. She was the seventh child in a family of five daughters and three sons. The Martens family later moved to Port Germein where..."

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[ 283ST ] Quilt Style: Pieced Animal skins, Native Fauna
Owner: Shirley Thamm  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA SA -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "The skins came from 'Hogback' Station via Burra (SA), owned by the 3 Thomas brothers, including Alan, the maker. 'Hogback' is 60 km from Burra and takes its name from the shaped hill on the property. Alan and Rhena were friends; Rhena..."

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