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[ 384LO'G ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Lynette O'Grady  -  Country/Place Created: USA -  Date: 1901 - 1920
Story of Quilt: "The quilt was made for my great aunt Lily Balmour (nee White). Lily was married to an American - Alma Balmour, who was an elder / Missionary in the Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint. She travelled with him for..."

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[ 385MC ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Marie Colbron Conroy  -  Country/Place Created: PAPUA NEW GUINEA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "The maker went from Sydney to Port Moresby following her marriage in 1938 to Eric Mitchell on the 'Bulolo'. She was repatriated to Sydney during the war. Her husband died as a POW. Phyllis remarried in Sydney about 1954 and..."

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[ 471FN ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Signature
Owner: Flora Noyce  -  Country/Place Created: CHINA -  Date: 1901 - 1920
Quilt History: "Thought to have been acquired in China by the grandfather of Flora Noyce the present owner in about 1916 when he was on a visit there. When he died c.1935 Flora's mother, Elsie Weir, had the quilt until her death in 1974 when it..."

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[ 473GW ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Glenda Wilkinson  -  Country/Place Created: USA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Quilt History: "The quilt was made by a church ladies guild in North Carolina, USA about 1967 for Betty Wootton. It was sent to her when she was living in Seoul, South Korea where she was working with her husband for the Presbyterian Missionary..."

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[ 485CB ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Pieced Repeat Block
Owner: Christine Barnes  -  Country/Place Created: USA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Both quilts were bought when living in the USA in the 1960s. Until that period I had not heard about quilts. Many friends showed me their quilts which had been handed down for generations or were made specifically for the..."

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[ 486CB ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Christine Barnes  -  Country/Place Created: USA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "Both quilts were bought when living in the USA in the 1960s. Until that period I had not heard about quilts. Many friends showed me their quilts which had been handed down for generations or were made specifically for the..."

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[ 499AG ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Rectangle
Owner: Anne Griffin  -  Country/Place Created: PAPUA NEW GUINEA -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Story of Quilt: "The quilt was made during the first half of 1949 by my mother, Norma Griffin, aged 24, at Saidor in New Guinea, which was Australian Mandated Territory at the time. My parents were both from Ballarat, Victoria, and had gone to New..."

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[ 587MW ] Quilt Style: Wholecloth, Embroidered and/or Appliqued
Owner: Margaret Wilson  -  Country/Place Created: TAHITI -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Quilt History: "The maker of the quilt is unknown. It is thought to have been a presentation gift to the present owner's aunt and uncle when they left Tahiti c.1930. It is not used now."

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[ 654JL ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Mosaic, Hexagon
Owner: Joyce Lloyd  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA ENGLAND -  Date: 1941 - 1970
Quilt History: "Made by Joyce Lloyd c.1970 and owned by her. It was started in Canberra and worked on while travelling on the motorways in England and Scotland with her husband Peter. "This quilt was begun in Canberra while Peter (my..."

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[ 697CH ] Quilt Style: Patchwork, Suffolk Puff
Owner: Christina Hallett  -  Country/Place Created: AUSTRALIA VIC -  Date: 1921 - 1940
Story of Quilt: " I knew Mrs. Crombie and when she left the district in the early 70s most of her house effects were auctioned. Lovely antiques. I loved her quilts and was fortunate to buy this one. The quilt is made of dress fabrics of the 1920s. ..."

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