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311 to 320 of 542 quilts

311.

[ 631PWH ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Square
Owner: The Pioneer Women's Hut  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Patch Work Rugs When my husband was seriously hurt in a road accident in 1956 he was in hospital for a year then another two years recovering until he was fit enough to get a permanent job. There were no Government handouts to..."

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312.

[ 632PWH ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Square
Owner: The Pioneer Women's Hut  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Amy Shore (1901-1999) was married in 1919 and had 8 children. The family always lived on a farm and it was a struggle. "Not long after we came here [Munderoo] things weren't very prosperous and it was coming on Christmas so the..."

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313.

[ 634TS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Square
Owner: Tanya Shephard  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Patch Work Rugs When my husband was seriously hurt in a road accident in 1956 he was in hospital for a year then another two years recovering until he was fit enough to get a permanent job. There were no Government handouts to..."

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314.

[ 639BJ ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Rectangle
Owner: Betty Johnson  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Quilt History: "Betty Johnson made this quilt/rug in 1954 when her son Kenneth was going to The Kookaburra kindergarten in Coleman Street Wagga Wagga NSW. The children had a sleep on canvas stretchers. The seal motif on the back was for easy..."

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315.

[ 641CS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Celia Suddull  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Quilt History: "This is Celia's (Johnson later Suddull) first quilt, commenced in the late 60s and finished 1970. She is self taught and it was made during nursing training at Sydney hospital and The Women's hospital at Paddington, mainly during..."

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316.

[ 642CS ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Suffolk Puff
Owner: Celia Suddull  -  Country/Place Created: ENGLAND & SHIPBOARD -  Date: 1881 - 1900
Story of Quilt: "Clara Jemima Hughes (1863-1955) was in service in London and agreed to marry William Johnson who was already in Adelaide. In 1884 Clara paid 10 pound for a ticket to Adelaide on the Orient line 'Sorata', one of the first steamships. ..."

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317.

[ 647ME ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Utilitarian
Owner: Margaret Eisenhauer  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: " Olive Donaldson (1893-1988) made the quilt in Melbourne probably pre her marriage in 1923. Olive came to the Temora district to be a farmer's wife on a mixed farm, sheep and grain (mainly wheat and oats). The furniture and other..."

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318.

[ 649NG ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Norma Gilchrist  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Norma and her mother Sylvia had previously made a hexagon quilt together and Norma made this one to match as she wanted 2 for the spare beds. It is possible her mother Sylvia helped."

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319.

[ 650NG ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Norma Gilchrist  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Norma was married in 1953 and she and her husband then took over the running of the farm 'Spring Valley' and her parents retired to Temora to live. Norma and her husband had a family of 4, 3 boys and a girl. Life was very busy on..."

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320.

[ 651TRM ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: The Temora Rural Museum  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA NSW -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Sylvia Schleibs was a typical farmer's wife with many interests and commitments including milking the cows and tending a large flock of chooks. She sold butter and eggs and violets, sewed, was a good cook and was practical and..."

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