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1 to 10 of 13 quilts

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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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[ 153MR ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Embroidered and/or Appliqued
Owner: Mavis Roberts  -  Country/Place Created: ENGLAND -  Date: 1851 - 1880
Story of Quilt: "Â... Aunt Annie was my Mother's real aunt and my great aunt, maybe a small portion of the family tree would help Annie & Ada were sisters Ada my mother's mother Mabel ..."

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[ 190CHS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin, Pieced Random
Owner: Cobram Shire Historical Society  -  Country/Place Created: Unknown -  Date: Unknown
Quilt History: "Maker unknown. Left at the door of the Red Cross Op Shop in Cobram, who gave it to the Cobram Shire Historical Society."

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[ 243EJ ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Quilting as major design element
Owner: Ella Jarvis  -  Country/Place Created: Unknown -  Date: Unknown
Quilt History: "Maker and date of making unknown. Purchased by the owner, Ella Jarvis, at the Red Cross shop at Murray Bridge (SA)."

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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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[ 333GM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Diamond, Tumbling Block
Owner: Gundagai Historical Museum  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: " Miss Mary McLean of 'Big Ben' died on Friday morning, severing a link with Gundagai's pioneering past. She was 94 years of age. The late Miss McLean was the last survivor of one of Gundagai's great pioneering families. She..."

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[ 335GM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Diamond, Tumbling Block
Owner: Gundagai Historical Museum  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: " Miss Mary McLean of 'Big Ben' died on Friday morning, severing a link with Gundagai's pioneering past. She was 94 years of age. The late Miss McLean was the last survivor of one of Gundagai's great pioneering families. She..."

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[ 395MO ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Meg Orr  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "Sarah Edith Smith (1896 - 1974) lived in Randwick, Sydney when first married but then moved to Vaucluse. She was taught to quilt by her mother Mrs. Stewart. Mrs Smith was a painter until she married and also a national ice skater. ..."

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[ 472FN ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block, Log Cabin, Pieced Random
Owner: Flora Noyce  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1881 - 1900
Story of Quilt: "The family knew the quilt was on the bed every Sunday when Mary-Anne and William lived at Glen Logie. "The youngest of Mary-Anne's children rescued this quilt from the 'Red Cross rag bag' about 1950 when an older sister was..."

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[ 538WH ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Random, Crazy
Owner: Wendy Hunter  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: "A family story handed down for many years tells: Gwen made many crazy quilts and gave them to the Red Cross. One quilt ended up in a hospital in England on the bed of a soldier of the 1st world war. Queen Mary on touring the..."

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